Students honored at Ohio Statehouse for Ohio Export Internship Program
Front row, from the left, are Michael Steensen; Fabio Basil; Fadi Chammas; Mousa Kassis, director of the WCBA Ohio Export Internship Program; Briana Scott; Stephanie Wood; and Betty Jo Licata, Dean,...
View ArticleMusical Theater students selected to attend conference in Norway
Students and alumni in Youngstown State University’s Musical Theater program travelling to Oslo, Norway for a conference include, from the left, Mia Colon, Emily Shipley, Angelique Tanner, Stefon...
View ArticleThis Week at YSU, Sept. 5, 2016
Monday, Sept. 5. Labor Day. Campus closed. Tuesday, Sept. 6. The YSU Board of Trustees meets on the following schedule in the Trustees Meeting Room on the first floor of Tod Hall: 12:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleYSU real estate classes start this month
Want to sell real estate? Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration starts coursework later this month to get licensed as an Ohio Real Estate Salesperson. Successful...
View ArticleBring a lawn chair: YSU Wind Ensemble “Sing, Sing, Sing” pops concert this week
The Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University hosts an outdoor pops concert “Sing, Sing, Sing” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7 at Harrison Common Field on the YSU campus. Harrison Field is on...
View ArticleBusiness students get to “Meet the Employers” Sept. 21
Marissa Cattoi, sophomore accounting major, speaks to Dina Casciano, associate at Hill, Barth & King adn WCBA alumna, about internship opportunities. The Williamson College of Business...
View ArticleTelecomm student’s rebooted “Penguin Rundown” heads into second season
Lincoln Williams Telecommunication Studies major Lincoln Williams has been getting plenty of on-camera experience as host of Youngstown State University’s “Penguin Rundown,” a YouTube program...
View ArticleYSU journalism student completes highly-selective Pulliam Fellowship in Arizona
This photo of the aftermath of a fire at the Silver Spur Saloon in Cave Creek, a small town north of Phoenix, was taken this summer by YSU student Graig Graziosi while serving a Pulliam Journalism...
View ArticleMcDonough Museum marks 25th anniversary with “Tastemakers” exhibit
John J. McDonough The John J. McDonough Museum of Art on the campus of Youngstown State University celebrates its 25th anniversary with an exhibit that includes art inspired by the museum’s namesake....
View ArticleEnrollment up at Youngstown State
Youngstown State University enrollment is up by 285 students or 2.3 percent from last year, according to official 15th day counts released this morning. YSU has 12,756 students enrolled this Fall...
View ArticleThis Week at YSU, Sept. 12, 2016
Monday, Sept. 12, noon. Police officers who died during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be honored at a ceremony on the second floor of Cushwa Hall on the campus of Youngstown State...
View ArticlePianists featured in Bliss Hall recital this week
Rika Uchida A free, public recital featuring two piano virtuosos will be 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13 in Bliss Recital Hall on the campus of Youngstown State University. Svetlana Kotova, associate...
View ArticleGraphic design expert from U of Fla lectures on campus Sept. 20
Maria Rogal Maria Rogal, professor of Graphic Design and interim director of the School of Art + Art History at the University of Florida, lectures 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 in Bliss Hall Room 4061 at...
View ArticleHispanic Heritage Month kicks off this week at Mahoning County Courthouse
Miguel Angel Gomez The 2016 Hispanic Heritage Month calendar of events has been set and includes many diverse cultural and educational programs at Youngstown State University and throughout the...
View ArticleYSU student from Ghana places first in “Make Your Mark” contest
YSU graduate student Opoku Minta-Afari, center, was presented the 2016 LewerMark “Make Your Mark” scholarship at an event at the Pollock House on campus. Also pictured, from the left, are Nate Myers,...
View ArticleGilman International Scholarship winners “a mark of excellence for YSU”
Antonette Scharsu Antonette M. Scharsu of Hubbard, a senior majoring in Politics and International Relations and Russian language, is the latest Youngstown State University student to win the...
View ArticleUniversity Theater season features Sondheim musical, Mozart opera and...
The Tony Award-winning comedy “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” opens the University Theater season Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 9 on the YSU campus. Sundays, Oct. 2 and 9, at 2 p.m. A Tony...
View ArticlePenguin Mates: Fall, 2016
Since 2013, YSU Magazine has been sharing married YSU couples’ love stories in our popular “Penguin Mates” feature. The couples featured below were introduced in the magazine’s Fall 2016 print edition...
View ArticleYSU Board of Trustees, Sept. 15, 2016
Youngstown State University Board of Trustees Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 The following is a summary of the YSU Board of Trustees meeting in the Trustees Meeting Room on the first floor of Tod Hall. For...
View ArticleUniversity leaders join in on groundbreaking for Wick Avenue improvements
Mayor John McNally, Sharon Letson, Executive Director of Youngstown CityScape, and Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel joined with other partners, funders, stakeholders and the community...
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