Youngstown State University’s master’s program in Counseling has received the national 2015 Outstanding Counselor Education Program Award. The recognition from the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision honors a counselor education program that exemplifies the importance of excellence through standards and innovation. The award will be presented at the ACES Awards Luncheon noon Saturday, Oct. 10 in Philadelphia.

The Warren P. Williamson, Jr. College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University presents the 2015 WCBA Outstanding Alumni Awards at the WCBA Alumni Banquet 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in Williamson Hall on the YSU campus.

Manufacturers, educators, students, government officials and corporate representatives will attend the “Rebuilding America: North Eastern Ohio/ Western Pennsylvania Advanced Manufacturing Career Pathways Summit” Tuesday, Sept. 22 on the campus of Youngstown State University. The event is 7:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center. Sponsors include the OH-PENN Manufacturing Collaborative, Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition, Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnership, YSU College of STEM, Regional Chamber and HAPCO Inc.

Economic Development Strategies for the City of Youngstown, a project developed in partnership with Youngstown State University's Center for Urban and Regional Studies, will be officially rolled out 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at the YSU Community Room of the Covelli Center in downtown Youngstown. Major goals developed for the city based on the current economy, competitive advantages and best practices from other cities will be presented. Also presented will be a review of corridor opportunity sites and the Downtown Vision and Action plan.

The Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor hosts a free screening of the film, La Mia Strada (My Road), 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24. The screening will be accompanied by a discussion by the film’s producer/director, Michael DiLauro.

Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music hosts the inaugural “Dana’s Got Talent” voice scholarship competition 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 in St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Avenue. The event is free. Six singers, all majoring in Voice in the Dana School of Music, will compete for two cash awards: a $3,500 scholarship and a $500 audience favorite award. Each singer will present two selections, one in English and one in Italian. The Italian Scholarship League underwrites the competition and accompanying cash awards.

Youngstown State University’s Williamson College of Business Administration, in conjunction with the Lariccia School of Accounting and Finance, Beta Alpha Psi, the Institute of Management Accountants, and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants’ Student Ambassador, hosts the 19th Annual Accounting and Finance Student/Practitioner Day 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in the Conference Center of Williamson Hall.