Dana School of Music jazz and flute concerts set for this week
Jazz and flutes are the order of the day for concerts Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 16 and 17, presented by the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University. Both concerts are free and open to the...
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Events set for Global Entrepreneurship Week, including Elevator Pitch contest
Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business, the Monus Entrepreneurship Center and the Youngstown Business Incubator celebrate entrepreneurship with a series of events during Global...
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“It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” opens this week in Spotlight Theater
Cast members, from the left, Josh Fleming, Mark Warchol and Jack Rusk work on a scene from It’s a Wonderful Live: A Live Radio Play.” Youngstown State University Theater and Penguin Productions...
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Events planned for International Education Week on campus
Youngstown State University celebrates International Education Week and International Students’ Day with a variety of events across campus. Global Meditation. Monday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to noon and 1...
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Phi Kappa Phi deems YSU a Chapter of Excellence
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has recognized the Youngstown State University chapter as a Chapter of Excellence, the highest commendation a chapter can receive from the organization. The award is...
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YSU signs agreements with five Chinese universities
Youngstown State University has signed agreements with five universities in China as part of an effort to expand the institution’s global reach. The agreements, which set the framework for a variety of...
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Tressels donate $1 million to establish student work endowment fund at YSU
Jim and Ellen Tressel Ellen and Jim Tressel have made a $1 million pledge to Youngstown State University to help expand student employment opportunities on campus. The gift will create the Ellen and...
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The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees holds its quarterly meetings in December on the following schedule. All meetings are in the Board of Trustees Meeting Room on the first floor of Tod...
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This Week at YSU: Nov. 23, 2015
The YSU WInd Ensemble performs in New York’s historic Carnegie Hall on Nov. 27. Monday, Nov. 23, 5:30 p.m. YSU History professors Martha Pallante and Donna DeBlasio sign copies of their latest book,...
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Book-signing set for YSU professors’ new book, “Italian Americans of the...
Youngstown State University History professors Martha Pallante and Donna DeBlasio will sign copies of their latest book, “Italian Americans of the Greater Mahoning Valley,” 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23,...
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Graduating YSU Art students display works at McDonough
“Pretty” by Jarrod MacCartney is among the works on display at the Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition at the McDonough Museum of Art on campus. The works of 18 graduating Youngstown State University art...
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“N.Y., Here We Come” concert previews Carnegie Hall performance
The YSU Wind Ensemble performs in New York’s historic Carnegie Hall on Nov. 27. “New York, Here We Come” is the title of a concert by the Youngstown State University Wind Ensemble 7:30 p.m. Monday,...
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Carols & Cocoa, Holiday Concert Dec. 2 in Stambaugh Auditorium
Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music presents the annual Carols & Cocoa and the Dana Holiday Concert 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Stambaugh Auditorium on Fifth Avenue in Youngstown....
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Youngstown State student earns prestigious international Rhodes Scholarship
YSU only fourth public university in Ohio to receive the award Ashley Orr Ashley E. Orr of Columbiana, Ohio, a senior at Youngstown State University, has been named a Rhodes Scholar, the first YSU...
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AT&T, YSU team up in anti-distracted driving effort
AT&T brought a virtual reality simulator to campus Nov. 12 to drive home the dangers of distracted driving. Students, faculty and staff experienced firsthand how dangerous it is to take their eyes...
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Campus celebrates International Students Day
Students carrying flags from their native countries pose at the traffic circle on University Plaza during International Students’ Day Nov. 19 on campus. The processional across campus was part of a...
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Commencement honorees U.S. Sen. Rob Portman receives an honorary degree and speaks at YSU’s Fall Commencement 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 in Beeghly Center. The student speaker is Katina Darkadakis, who is...
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Key to linking YSU to downtown: Get green!
This rendering shows the greening of the space leading to downtown from YSU. More exciting building facades. New traffic patterns. Better signage. Improved lighting. And even a big sliding board to get...
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YSU gets “Crashed”!
About 1,500 prospective students, parents, family and friends “crashed” the YSU campus for fall Crash Day, the largest single recruitment event in university history. To the right, President Jim...
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China: YSU’s next frontier?
YSU Professor Qi Jiang, left, and Rachel Sun of Tractus Asia work the YSU booth at a college expo in China. A delegation representing YSU went to China earlier this fall and returned hopeful that the...
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