Youngstown State University

Students in the Sokolov Honors College Transcribing Club reached a new milestone, logging 10,000 pages transcribed and 1,000 hours served just prior to the start of fall semester. Individual students also celebrated milestone achievements for their service. The Transcribing Club is made up of honors students who volunteer together to preserve history by transcribing documents in partnership with the Smithsonian and the Library of Congress.

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 a helping hand to the Youngstown community. Jor...

The YSU Sokolov Honors College Transcribing Club recently held a joint transcribe-a-thon with honors students at University of Texas at Arlington. In all, 61 students from both schools transcribed about 400 documents in two hours. The collaboration resulted from the National Collegiate Honors Council conference last fall. The YSU Honors College's transcribing efforts began in August 2020 as a way for students to volunteer virtually while building community. Students transcribe documents through the Smithsonian and Library of Congress and have collectively transcribed more than 19,000 documents since inception.

Two Youngstown State University students are designing and installing a 70-foot-long canopy of 26,000-LED lights to brighten up a popular alleyway in downtown Warren.

First-year students in the Honors College at Youngstown State University collectively contributed nearly 1,000 hours of service to the community as part of Global Day of Service, held earlier this semester. Students volunteered at 15 sites throughout Mahoning County, ranging from Gleaners Food Bank, Mill Creek Metro Parks and the Dorothy Day House to Habitat for Humanity, the OH WOW children's center and the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley. The work included making cards with older adults, gardening and even working with St. Angela Merici Parish in Youngstown to pull debris out of a ravine in Lincoln Park and recovering nearly 250 discarded tires. The event is designed to not only make an impact in the community but also formally start the students' volunteer experience, part of the honors college curriculum.

More than 200 runners participated in the first Youngstown State University Honors College 5K run/walk, "Y Are You Running," and raised $2,800 to benefit local charities.

Eight Youngstown State University students, all Nursing majors, are in San Quintin, Mexico, where they will set up and run a medical clinic in a small rural church.

Nearly 450 YSU Honors College students spent a Saturday this semester volunteering at local organizations for the annual Global Day of Service event.

The following local residents were among 10 Youngstown State University students who recently traveled to South Africa to deliver more than 500 pounds of supplies to 11 poor, rural schools: