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YSU announces Spring 2024 commencement speakers

April 29, 2024
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. Unless...
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Student Feature: From classrooms to careers: YSU student employees gain valuable skills on campus

April 21, 2024
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...
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Business students selected for John D. Beeghly Fellows program

April 8, 2024
Rebecca Catlos, Steven Boschert and Zachary Clark, students from the Williamson College of Business Administration, were selected as the John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2024 Spring Semester. The John...
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Red Cross club hosts CPR training

Student Feature: YSU students uniting in serving their community

March 25, 2024
FEATURE STORY Story by: Trey Turner, Master of Arts in Professional Communication At Youngstown State University, students are not only driven by academic goals, they’re also passionate about lending...
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Student Counseling Services "Reimagined" at YSU

February 26, 2024
Francine Packard, director of Student Counseling Services at YSU stepped into her current role at the university just this past summer. Since that time, Packard has worked diligently to “reimagine”...
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Drawing of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

MLK Observance Jan. 17 on campus

January 4, 2019

Col. Richard Toliver, retired Air Force pilot whose many honors include the Distinguished Flying Cross...

YSU Moot Court competes in national finals

January 3, 2019

Four teams of Youngstown State University students compete in the national moot court tournament Jan...
Flor "Shorty" and Elba Navarro, seated front, are pictured with YSU President Jim and Ellen Tressel

Navarros meet with scholarship recipients

December 14, 2018

Flor "Shorty" and Elba Navarro, seated front, are pictured with YSU President Jim and Ellen...

Hripko, Dillon named to positions in economic development, research

December 14, 2018

Mike Hripko Mike Hripko, associate vice president for Research at Youngstown State University, is the...

"Walk with a Doc" marks first anniversary

December 14, 2018

“Walk with a Doc,” led by the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Youngstown State...

YSU programs score on national rankings

December 7, 2018

As the 2018 calendar year draws to a close, several Youngstown State University academic programs...

Fall Commencement Dec. 16 features successful biology alum

December 7, 2018

Marc Malandro, a graduate of Youngstown State University and now vice president of Operations for...
Rendering of Youngstown State University

$10.8M federal grant means big improvements for Fifth Avenue

December 7, 2018

Fifth Avenue, from Mercy Health through the YSU campus, will undergo significant improvements as part...
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Board, Tressel agree to one-year contract extension

December 6, 2018

Jim Tressel The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees and President Jim Tressel agreed today...
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City schools, YSU team up to teach computer programming

November 29, 2018

Officials from Youngstown State University and the Youngstown City School District unveiled a new program...

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