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Revving Up: YSU racer uses communications skills to engage community

October 28, 2024
Student Spotlight Vivian Jones, a Youngstown State University student majoring in Communications with a minor in Employee Relations, is speeding her way to success both on and off the track. As an...
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YSU professor receives Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year Award

October 7, 2024
Dawna Cerney, a broadly trained geographer and professor at Youngstown State University, has received the Mon Valley Initiative Community Partner of the Year award for her extensive efforts to...
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Student Feature: CCP program accelerates students’ education at YSU

September 30, 2024
FEATURE STORY Story by: Hannah Werle, Journalism major Photography by: Omar Frazier, Multimedia Communication major Almost 10 years ago, the Ohio Department of Higher Education introduced the College...
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Youngstown State University sees surge in enrollment, bucking national trend

September 17, 2024
Youngstown State University is experiencing a significant surge in enrollment for Fall 2024, defying national trends. With a total headcount of 12,164 students, YSU has achieved a notable 10.7%...
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Summer Festival of the Arts celebrates 27th year back on YSU campus

September 9, 2024
The Youngstown State University Summer Festival of the Arts is thrilled to announce its return to the YSU campus for its 27th year! This beloved annual event, renowned for showcasing the rich...
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The Penguins open the 2015 home schedule Saturday, 7 p.m. against Robert Morris in Stambaugh Stadium

This Week at YSU, Sept. 7, 2015

September 4, 2015

Monday, Sept. 7. Labor Day. YSU closed. Tuesday, Sept. 8. The YSU Board of Trustees...
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ACT Scores through the years

Freshmen numbers, quality up; retention, graduation are priorities

August 31, 2015

Larger. Higher test scores. More diverse. Those are the buzzwords around this year’s freshman class...
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On the move: Summer office relocations on campus

August 31, 2015

Looking for an office on campus and can’t find it? It may have moved. Several...
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Faculty/staff achievements

August 31, 2015

Yogesh Uppal, associate professor, Economics, co-authored a paper titled "Election Cycles and Electricity Provision: Evidence...

New Faculty

August 31, 2015

YSUpdate welcomes the following faculty who are new to YSU this year: Kathleen Aspiranti Assistant...
Fabricae Vniuersitatis

Fabricae Vniuersitatis: Ed Villone

August 31, 2015

When Ed Villone started working as a security guard for Strouss department store in Boardman...
Give Back, Go Forward Initiative

YSU leads the way in GIVEback, GOforward

August 31, 2015

YSU is the focal point of a new state program that...
Honors College Passing of the Torch

Honors College "Passing the Torch"

August 31, 2015

The first entering class of the newly established Honors College at YSU was formally welcomed...

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