YSU announces Spring 2024 commencement speakers

Youngstown State University’s Spring 2024 commencement will be separated into six ceremonies, one for each college, on May 4 and 5. Each ceremony will feature a ceremony and student speaker.… Continue reading YSU announces Spring 2024 commencement speakers

YSU Penguin Productions’ music and arts festival Federal Frenzy is back for its 10th year

Youngstown State University’s Penguin Productions is hosting the Federal Frenzy Music and Arts Festival with headlining act BULLY on April 27 from 2 to 11 p.m. This year’s event will… Continue reading YSU Penguin Productions’ music and arts festival Federal Frenzy is back for its 10th year

YSU’s Doctoral Nursing Program celebrates its first graduating cohort

YSU and St. Elizabeth Health Center School for Nurse Anesthetists celebrated the first cohort of doctoral student graduates from the Nurse Anesthesia Program since the program unveiling in August 2020,… Continue reading YSU’s Doctoral Nursing Program celebrates its first graduating cohort

The Jambar places second in Overall Excellence at ONMA’s Collegiate Journalism Competition

The Jambar, the student-run newspaper at Youngstown State University, placed second in overall excellence in Division A of the Ohio News Media Association’s (ONMA) 2024 Collegiate Journalism contest. Division A… Continue reading The Jambar places second in Overall Excellence at ONMA’s Collegiate Journalism Competition

Student Feature: From classrooms to careers: YSU student employees gain valuable skills on campus

FEATURE STORY Story by: Hannah Werle, Communication and Journalism major Photography and Videography by: Spencer Tatta, Marketing major Beyond conventional coursework, a student’s college experience is often shaped through practical skills gained… Continue reading Student Feature: From classrooms to careers: YSU student employees gain valuable skills on campus

Community Foundation awards YSU Campus Rec over $50,000 in grants

The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and its supporting foundations have awarded $706,684 in grant awards to 50 nonprofit organizations in the first round of funding for 2024. Through… Continue reading Community Foundation awards YSU Campus Rec over $50,000 in grants

Five YSU students to receive Alumni Legacy Scholarship

Youngstown State University’s Office of Alumni Engagement has awarded five students with the YSU Alumni Legacy Scholarship for the 2024 – 2025 school year. The YSU Alumni Legacy Scholarship awards… Continue reading Five YSU students to receive Alumni Legacy Scholarship

Summer Festival of the Arts Returns to Wean Park in Downtown Youngstown

The heart of downtown Youngstown, is set to come alive again as the Summer Festival of the Arts returns to Wean Park. This yearly event, celebrating creativity and culture, will… Continue reading Summer Festival of the Arts Returns to Wean Park in Downtown Youngstown

YSU Computer Club wraps up 2024 YSU Hackathon

2024 Hackathon First Place finishers, Cecil Manjerovic and Caroline Manjerovic. The YSU Computer Club recently completed their 2024 Hackathon, where students across campus came together to collaborate, design, and build… Continue reading YSU Computer Club wraps up 2024 YSU Hackathon

WCBA’s Lariccia School hosted the Paul J. Thomas Interdisciplinary Seminar on Trust

WCBA’S Lariccia School of Accounting and Finance hosted the Paul J. Thomas Interdisciplinary Seminar on Trust, with the theme, Trust Across Disciplines. The seminar featured a series of eight-minute presentations… Continue reading WCBA’s Lariccia School hosted the Paul J. Thomas Interdisciplinary Seminar on Trust