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This Week at YSU, Sept. 19. 2016
CNN’s Anderson Cooper presents the Skeggs Lecture Saturday, Sept. 24, in Stambaugh Auditorium. Monday, Sept. 19, 7:30 p.m. The Dana School of Music hosts a faculty recital featuring Brian Kiser, tuba;...
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Artist presents campus lecture Sept. 26
Artist Amber Kempthorn lectures 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26 in Bliss Hall’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery on the campus of Youngstown State University. The event is free and open to the public and is part of...
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The Department of Theater and Dance at Youngstown State University hosts the 11th annual Dance Festival, presented by the YSU Dance Ensemble, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 in Beeghly Center on...
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Exhibit focuses on George Washington’s health
George Washington in his last illness attended by doctors, etching by an unidentified artist, early 19th century. The health of the two presidential candidates has become a major focus in this year’s...
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Art prof’s photo exhibit at Butler museum
Claudia Berlinski An exhibit featuring photographs from Claudia Berlinski, assistant professor of Art at Youngstown State University, is now on display at the Butler Institute of American Art in...
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Award-winning Civil Rights reporter visits campus Oct. 5
Jerry Mitchell at his desk at the Jackson Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss.. Award-winning investigative journalist Jerry Mitchell, best known for his reporting on the Civil Rights movement in the...
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YSU Ward Beecher Planetarium turns 50
This is a photo of Ward Beecher Planetarium when it opened in 1967. It celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The Ward Beecher Planetarium at Youngstown State University celebrates its 50th...
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Making History: From CIA Agent to Small-City Mayor
Rochelle Robinson On the day she won her hard-fought battle to be the first woman and the first African American elected mayor of Douglasville, Ga., Rochelle Robinson felt a connection to civil rights...
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Plastics Guru Has Screw and 3D Print Patents
Timothy Womer ’80 AAS, ’82 BSAS In the iconic 1960s film “The Graduate,” Dustin Hoffman’s character gets succinct career advice from an old family friend. He says: “I want to say one word to you, just...
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Rescuing Refugees: ‘One Person Really Can Make a Difference’ – Ashley Anderson
Ashley Anderson and three other volunteers jumped into the water to rescue refugees off the coast of Greece. Photo by Doug Kuntz A 2007 graduate takes a break from her work as a United Nations...
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This Week at YSU, Sept. 26, 2016
Monday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m. Artist Amber Kempthorn lectures in Bliss Hall’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery. The event is free and open to the public and is part of the YSU Department of Art Visiting Lecture...
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David Bowie guitarist presents clinic on campus
Ben Monder Guitarist Ben Monder, who played on David Bowie’s final studio album, “Blackstar,” presents a free, public Jazz clinic noon Friday, Sept. 30, in Bliss Hall Room 2222 on the campus of...
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University Theater opens season with comedy, “Vanya, Sonia, Masha, Spike”
The cast of University Theater performance of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” includes: (bottom row) Quincy Carrier and Jessica Joerndt and (top row) Theresa Leonard, Molly Galano, James...
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STEM Expo Oct. 6 features more than 60 employers
More than 60 employers are expected to attend the Fall 2016 STEM Expo, noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6 in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on the campus of Youngstown State University. The expo is...
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Business students named Beeghly Fellows
John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2016 Fall Semester are: left to right, back row: Gulnara Gumerova, Yana Flider, Megan Guliano, and front row, Rayann Gagliano, Connie Buck, and Samantha Anderson....
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Respiratory Care students win state competition, advance to nationals in San...
YSU’s state champion Sputum team are, from the left, Joe Costello, Alicia Baugh, Kayce Miller and Brendan Hardie. A team of senior respiratory care students at Youngstown State University won the state...
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Lecture focuses on George Harrison and Beatles’“White Album”
John Covach George Harrison The late George Harrison, guitarist for The Beatles, is the subject of a lecture by John Covach, director of the University of Rochester’s Institute for Popular Music, at 4...
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YSU grad’s “Traficant” film makes local premiere this week on campus
Jim Traficant “Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown,” a 90-minute documentary directed by Mahoning Valley native and graduate of Youngstown State University Eric Murphy, will be screened 4:30 p.m....
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College Credit Plus numbers soar; information sessions scheduled
Anthony J. Dickson, a freshman honor student at YSU who completed College Credit Plus courses while at McDonald High School. More than 1,400 Mahoning Valley high school students earned college credit...
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Scenes and Sculptures: Shaping a Successful Art Career
Ryan Johnson From Pink Floyd-themed rooms to popular character sculptures, Ryan Johnson has been crafting larger-than-life pieces for high-profile clients all of his young career. The 26-year-old alum...
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