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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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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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Nursing grads get medallions at drive-through ceremony

May 3, 2020

Eighty-nine students earning bachelor’s degrees in Nursing from Youngstown State University will receive their Nursing...

Home delivery: YSU Honors College graduates get medallions

May 1, 2020

Graduating Honors College student Jacquelyn Chapman shows off her medallion. Local graduating seniors in the...

Boyd, Bleidt receive YSU Heritage Award

May 1, 2020

Joan Boyd Joan Boyd, professor of Health Professions, and Patricia Bleidt, whose career included stints...
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Hey Alexa, YSU graduate's paper on Echo Dot wins statewide award

May 1, 2020

Adaline Cook of Vandergrift, Pa., a Gerontology major at Youngstown State University, won the Ohio...
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YSU Student Investment Fund places in global competition

May 1, 2020

The Student Investment Fund in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University...

YSU names Focus Groups to consider post-pandemic future

April 28, 2020

Youngstown State University has formed five Take Charge of Our Future Focus Groups to address...

Shipka gives commencement address; Bresson is student speaker

April 25, 2020

Tom Shipka, professor, department chair, Academic Senate head, higher education advocate and a leader in...

English Festival marks 42nd year - virtually

April 25, 2020

After 41 years of bringing thousands of middle and high schoolers to the Youngstown State...

School Psychology students earn 100% passage rate for sixth straight year

April 25, 2020

Imagine getting your report card, and the only grade is this: 100%. Now imagine you...

YSU hosts Virtual Commencement Saturday, May 9

April 19, 2020

Youngstown State University will host a virtual graduation experience 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, for...

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