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For Youngstown State University nursing student Natasha Nyahalay Sombie, faith, compassion and preparation came together during her internship at AdventHealth in La Grange, Illinois.
Sombie, a nursing major set to graduate in May 2026, completed her internship at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth as a nurse technician, a role positioned between a certified nursing assistant and a registered nurse. The experience allowed her to perform a wide range of patient care responsibilities while gaining firsthand exposure to the realities of hospital nursing.
“I loved that AdventHealth is a faith-based system,” Sombie said. “Their mission is literally extending the healing ministry of Christ, and that really aligned with my beliefs about caring for and healing people.”
Youngstown State University proudly announced today that it has been awarded the Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a prestigious national recognition honoring institutions that demonstrate an exceptional commitment to meaningful, reciprocal partnerships with their communities.
The classification, granted by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, recognizes colleges and universities that integrate community engagement into their mission, culture, curriculum and operations through measurable impact. Founded in 1905 and chartered by an act of Congress, the Carnegie Foundation is a national authority on higher education classification.
Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration is proud to announce that Yogesh Uppal, professor of economics, has been appointed associate editor of Economics of Governance. The appointment was extended by Springer on behalf of the journal’s editors-in-chief, Thushyanthan Baskaran and Felix Muñoz-Garcia.
Economics of Governance is a highly regarded international journal that publishes rigorous, interdisciplinary research on the economic dimensions of governance, including institutions, public policy and organizational structures across the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
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Heather Belgin
Director of Alumni
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Allison Bye
Assistant Director of Alumni
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