Alumni News

From coast to coast, Youngstown State University’s 105,000+ graduates reside in every state in the nation and in 78 countries worldwide. Ohio residents make up 60 percent of the total, followed by Pennsylvania, Florida, California, North Carolina and Texas, in that order. Our alumni serve as ambassadors for YSU – living, working, learning and leading in the communities in which they live.
YSU’s Office of Alumni Engagement is launching a new program for recent graduates and alumni who are relocating for career reasons. “Alumni Connect” will link YSU alumni moving to a new area with a YSU liaison in or near their new city of residence. For more information, call the Office of Alumni Engagement, 330-941-3119, or visit ysu.edu/alumni, “Update Your Information,” and check the Alumni Connect box. We’ll be in touch with you!

From Vegas to New York and in a host of other cities, YSU alumni dressed in red Jan. 1-7 for a weeklong celebration of support as their Penguins competed for their fifth National Championship in Frisco, Texas. Exhibitions of Penguin Pride included: More than 250 alumni, students, faculty and staff who braved frigid temperatures for a send-off rally Jan. 4 on the YSU campus. Eleven alumni-sponsored game day watch parties in: Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati; Cleveland; Columbus; Las Vegas; Massillon; Naples, Fla.; New York; Pittsburgh; Tampa Bay, Fla.; and Washington, D.C. A community watch party at the Covelli Centre in downtown Youngstown attended by more than 4,000 fans. About 4,000 Penguin fans traveled to Frisco for the game Jan.7; YSU lost to James Madison University 28-14.

Email your “Take Pete Along” photos, with your name, graduation year, city of residence and information about your trip, to universitymagazine@ysu.edu.