It’s going to be a few months of dirt, detours and dump trucks on campus. Major improvement projects by the city of Youngstown are underway on two mai...
New bowling team rolls into action
Chelsea Gilliam knows bowling. She was the Illinois state champion in bowling as a high school junior. She was on the University of Pikeville’s nation...
Faculty and Staff Achievements
Don Martin, professor, Special Education and School Counseling, has authored a new parenting book entitled Finding Grit: The No-Nonsense Guide for Rai...
Rescuing Refugees: ‘One Person Really Can Make a Difference’ – Ashley Anderson
A 2007 graduate takes a break from her work as a United Nations consultant to feed and care for refugees. Ashley Anderson stood on the rocky shore of ...
Plastics Guru Has Screw and 3D Print Patents
In the iconic 1960s film “The Graduate,” Dustin Hoffman’s character gets succinct career advice from an old family friend. He says: “I want to say one...
Penguin Mates: Fall, 2016
Since 2013, YSU Magazine has been sharing married YSU couples’ love stories in our popular “Penguin Mates” feature. The couples featured below were in...
Culture of Community: “Breaking down barriers that keep us apart”
A 72-member committee met for the first time last month to advance the university’s new Culture of Community initiative. The Culture of Community Coll...
NextYSU: Plan outlines campus improvements
The sounds of backhoes, hammers and other construction equipment will ring through campus this summer as work moves forward on many of the projects ou...
Patented processes: ‘The baby’s not ugly, it just needs tweaking’
With two patented processes for improving semiconductors to his credit, YSU Physics Professor Tom Oder now has research to prove they’re commercially ...
Next on her bucket list: Westminster, prime time
When it comes to canine competition, Sue Davis mingles with the top dogs. She and her curly coated retriever, Flash, were invited this year to compete...
Intern gets deskbound employees up and walking
It’s in the news every day: sedentary desk jobs can be hazardous to your health. That’s why Youngstown State University senior Emeka Obinnakwelu Jr. d...
New Student Success Center planned for Jones Hall; HR moves to Tod Hall
The Office of Human Resources is moving as part of a plan to eventually establish a new Student Success Center in Jones Hall. HR, now on the third flo...