Photographer lectures at McDonough this week
“Final Destination” by contemporary photographer David Hilliard. Contemporary photographer David Hilliard, known for his panoramic photographs documenting his life and the lives of those around him,...
View ArticleMarketing/PR Shadow Day this month
Pasquale LaRocca, manager of strategic marketing and branding, AVI Foodsystems, works with Robert Grahovac, junior, international business major from Columbiana, as a mentor during Shadow Day. The...
View ArticleLectures scheduled Oct. 26-28 on international sports
Hanna Vehmas of the Department of Sport Sciences/Sport Management at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland presents a series of lectures on international sports during a visit to Youngstown State...
View ArticleYSU Veterans and ROTC Alumni Reunion Nov. 6 and 7
Lt. Col. George L Hammar IV The annual Youngstown State University Veterans and ROTC Alumni Reunion will be Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6 and 7 on campus. The event features a reception and reunion...
View ArticleFall Fire Fest Oct 15 features music, food, pep rally
Live music, a bonfire, food and drink vendors and a pep rally are planned as part of the third annual Fall Fire Fest 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at Youngstown State University. The event, held in...
View ArticleYSU celebrates 75th Homecoming with Kings and Queens, past and present
Members of the YSU 2015 Homecoming Court are, left to right, Catherine Cooper, Steve DiPaolo, Ashley Milligan, Trevon Wright, Ahmed “Silver” Alghamdi, Gianna Marinucci, Austin McLean, Jordan Wolfe,...
View ArticleAndrews Trust donates $250,000 for Wick Avenue improvements
From the left are trustees of the Andrews Trust Scott Schulick, Paul Williams and Dave Sabine, Youngstown Mayor John McNally and YSU President Jim Tressel. The John S. and Doris M. Andrews Trust has...
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Best of the best YSU’s undergraduate engineering program is among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News. The program was placed in the top third nationwide in the magazine’s latest list of...
View ArticleFirst-year engineering students make recycled cars
Students in the First-Year Engineering Program, under director Kerry Meyers, participated in a project earlier this semester to create a vehicle out of recycled materials. The program partnered with...
View ArticleTaking the oath
Samantha Anderson takes the oath of office earlier this semester as a student member of the YSU Board of Trustees. Giving the oath is Franklin S. Bennett, Jr., secretary to the board. Looking on is...
View ArticleSkeggs lecturer talks about looming pandemic
Nathan Wolfe, the “Indiana Jones” of virus hunting, signs a copy of his latest book prior to giving the YSU Skeggs Lecture Oct. 8, in Stambaugh Auditorium. Below, Wolfe is interviewed by a Vindicator...
View Article“Little Rock Nine” member visits campus
Civil rights leader and peace activist Minnijean Brown Trickey, one of the Little Rock Nine who defied threats to attend an all-white high school in 1957, waits to be introduced for a presentation on...
View ArticleWind Ensemble makes encore trip to Carnegie Hall
Stephen L. Gage, professor of Music and director of Bands and Orchestra at YSU’s Dana School of Music, directs the YSU Wind Ensemble as part of a news conference announcing the ensemble’s performance...
View ArticleFabricae Vniuersitatis: Eva Gucwa
It’s been almost three decades since Eva Gucwa took her position at the YSU Bookstore. In her 27 years of service, Gucwa has stocked the shelves with YSU apparel, supplies and gifts and provided...
View ArticleSocial Work prof gives homeless ‘power to make positive change’
Dana Davis One of YSU’s newest faculty members spent the last nine years helping chronically homeless people in Pittsburgh. Now she’s working to bring similar services to the Mahoning Valley. Dana...
View ArticleFaculty & Staff: Celebrating scholarly work and honors
Claudia Berlinski Claudia Berlinski, assistant professor, Art, recently curated an art exhibition titled “Sense of Place: A Mixed Media Invitational,” which ran Sept. 3 through Oct. 16 at The College...
View ArticleConstruction starts on student apartments
Come next Fall semester, YSU students will have another housing option on campus. Work has started on the construction of a new 162-bed student apartment building along Rayen Avenue between Fifth and...
View ArticleBig changes in store for Wick and Lincoln avenues
Rendering of the improved Wick Avenue, looking south. Main corridors into and around campus will get major upgrades as part of four campus improvement projects that are expected to be finished by the...
View ArticleThis Week at YSU, Oct. 19, 2015
Tuesday, Oct. 20. About 300 high school journalists and newspaper advisors from throughout the region participate in YSU Press Day in Kilcawley Center. Monday, Oct,19, 4 p.m. Robert D. Fitzer Clarinet...
View ArticleYSUccess Multi-Cultural Diversity Program Nov. 4 on campus
Youngstown State University hosts the YSUccess Multi-Cultural Diversity Program 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus. The event, designed for...
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