Alumni, students overcome pandemic hurdles COVID-19 and all that goes with it has certainly and rightfully been at the forefront of our focus over the last two years here at YSU and, for that matter, just about anywhere and everywhere else. While there have been disruptions on just about every level of the institution, and while the virus still presents significant challenges, YSU overall has weathered the storm well. We’re back on campus, in classrooms, teaching, learning and – most importantly – helping thousands of young people become the leaders of our post-pandemic world. It’s been

1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ’60s June Summers, bachelor’s in Education/Art, 1962, released her fifth suspense novel, There Was an Old Woman. “They make an unlikely trio: a grandmother—she’s sixty-six; her granddaughter—she’s fourteen; and her grandson—he’s ten. When up against a horrific home invasion, what chance do they have against three masked gunmen?” The setting for the novel takes place in Mahoning County, especially around Sebring. Summers other published books are Let Freedom Ring (2016), Before We Fade Away (2018), A Conflict of Time (2018), and Whatever It Takes (2020)

Class Notes - Extras Alum keeps the dream alive in Beantown The Rev. Carrington Moore, bachelor of Political Science and Philosophy, 2010, is working to keep the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alive in the city of Boston. Moore, associate pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Boston, was recently named director of Community Organizing for King Boston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring the legacy of King and his wife, Coretta Scott King, and their time and work together in Boston. The initiative includes a memorial called “The Embrace,” expected to be

Student Success from math and research, to softball and track Many of the students on YSU’s Ethics Bowl team have probably never even seen a vinyl record – like one you put on a turnstile to play music. Truth is, though, that the Penguins Ethics Bowl team is a lot like a broken record – success after success after success after success after success after success. This past year, for the sixth consecutive year, the YSU Ethics Bowl team won the Central State Regional Ethics Bowl, and with the victory advances to the national contest in February 2022 in Cincinnati for a seventh consecutive year

Preparation, patience, persistence and prayer YSU completed its first on-campus semester of the pandemic this past Fall, culminating with commencement in December in Beeghly Center, where more than 600 students received diplomas. When COVID-19 hit in March 2020, YSU transitioned all on-campus classes to remote offerings. The online classes continued for the Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, with a socially-distanced and masked outdoor commencement ceremony in May 2021. The university returned to on-campus classes for Fall 2021, and commencement was held as usual in Beeghly. “We’re so proud

"We See Tomorrow" campaign concludes Kohlis’ $5M gift matches largest in YSU history There’s busy, and then there’s – BUSY! It’s fair to say that YSU philanthropy was BUSY this past summer and fall. In a 14-week period between July and October 2021, YSU announced several millions of dollars in gifts from prominent donors, including a gift matching the largest ever for YSU from Dr. Chander Kohli and Karen Kohli. The gifts created endowed professorships, renamed buildings and infused funds into academic programs ranging from Nursing to English. In the midst of it all, dozens of donors from

alumni receive cityscape honor YSU alumni have been chosen to receive the 2022 David and Pat Sweet Grass Roots Award, honoring more than two decades of helping beautify downtown Youngstown as part of Youngstown CityScape’s annual Streetscape Day initiative. “Our alumni engage in the Streetscape project as representatives of Youngstown State University, demonstrating the important partnership between the university and the city,” said Heather Belgin, YSU associate director of Alumni and Events. “They look forward to being part of Cityscape’s remarkable beautification efforts each year.” Since