Youngstown State University opens the 2015-16 academic year with Penguin Paradise Welcome Week, featuring 18 days of activities ranging from outdoor movies and caricature artists to puppies and karaoke. Welcome Week events run Saturday, Aug. 15 to Tuesday, Sept. 1. Fall semester classes begin Wednesday, Aug. 19. One of the major events is the 9^th annual Block Party at Kilcawley Center, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, in the Chestnut Room. Last year’s event attracted 1,500 students.

More than 750 students have registered for Youngstown State University’s first IGNITE, a two-day experience designed to help incoming students get acclimated to the campus. IGNITE is 1 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18. Fall semester classes start Wednesday, Aug. 19. First-year students will rotate among a variety of sessions to learn about campus, relationships, academics, involvement and Penguin Pride. Students will spend time in teams led by returning YSU students, who will serve as resources and guides over the two days.

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The first entering class of the newly established Honors Coll

The Youngstown State University Veterans Resource Center, in collaboration with the Mahoning and Trumbull County Veterans Service Commissions, will sponsor a Veterans Resource Fair, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15 on the lawn of the Pollock House at YSU. Various support services will be on hand to assist local veterans with health care issues, housing, emergency funding, continuing education, employment and other benefits. The event is open to the public and parking is free. Veterans in attendance are encouraged to bring their DD Form 214s.

• Annual Government and Not for Profit Seminar, Aug. 21
• Annual Accounting and Auditing Update, Sept. 18
• Annual Tax Update, Nov. 6.
• Real Estate Law, beginning Sept. 28
• Real Estate Principles and Practices, beginning Sept. 29
• Real Estate Finance, beginning Nov.