Fall semester opens with Ignite, Welcome Week

Nearly 1,900 first-year students are registered to attend Youngstown State University’s fourth annual IGNITE, a two-day orientation designed to help incoming students get acclimated to campus.

The program is Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 20 and 21, with fall semester classes starting Wednesday, Aug. 22.

Ignite activities include a cookout, “Class Find” tours, Pizza with President Tressel at the Pollock House and the annual Spirit Session at Stambaugh Stadium, where students will participate in the tradition block-Y photo. Also included is a presentation by Zach Mercurio, author of “The Invisible Leader: Transform Your Life, Work and Organization with the Power of Authentic Purpose” and the founder of PurposeSpeaks.com.

For more information, visit Ignite

Meanwhile, “On Cloud Y” is the theme of Welcome Week as YSU kicks off the 2018-19 academic year.

Events include a hiking challenge in Mill Creek Park, a block park in Kilcawley Center, a silent disco dance, corn hole on the campus core, slip and slide, Tic-Tac-Yo, Latin and Hispanic dance night, tie dye shirts, the ever-popular puppy palooza, free root beer floats, the Woodstock Welcome Barbecue, a zipline down Hazel Street and much more.

Welcome Week Schedule