Youngstown State University is a comprehensive urban research university that offers nearly 13,000 students more than 135 undergraduate and graduate programs of study. As a major educational and economic development resource in the region, YSU is known for its focus on academic research and creative programs that transform its students into successful professionals, scholars and leaders.
Located in the heart of the Tech Belt between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, YSU provides opportunities for students to actively participate with accomplished faculty, often in one-on-one settings, on advanced research and creative collaborations. The beautiful 145-acre campus includes high-tech classrooms, state-of-the-art labs and performance facilities, a variety of on-campus housing options and recreational facilities among the best in the nation. The university's 18 athletics teams, including the four-time national champion football team, compete on the Division I NCAA level, while the Dana School of Music and the Department of Theater and Dance offer a variety of performances on and off campus. For more information, visit www.ysu.edu.
(see more)Youngstown State University is a comprehensive urban research university that offers nearly 13,000 students more than 135 undergraduate and graduate programs of study. As a major educational and economic development resource in the region, YSU is known for its focus on academic research and creative programs that transform its students into successful professionals, scholars and leaders.
Located in the heart of the Tech Belt between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, YSU provides opportunities for students to actively participate with accomplished faculty, often in one-on-one settings, on advanced research and creative collaborations. The beautiful 145-acre campus includes high-tech classrooms, state-of-the-art labs and performance facilities, a variety of on-campus housing options and recreational facilities among the best in the nation. The university's 18 athletics teams, including the four-time national champion football team, compete on the Division I NCAA level, while the Dana School of Music and the Department of Theater and Dance offer a variety of performances on and off campus. For more information, visit www.ysu.edu.
YSU students perform in "Haunted Youngstown-Ghastly Ghost Stories," during the next Good Humor Radio Hour. The show runs 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 and Wednesday, Oct. 30, in the Butler Institute of American Art-North. Tickets are free but must be secured in advance by calling the University Theatre Box Office at 330-941-3105.
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2019 Oct 25
The work of Youngstown State University Art students is featured in two new exhibits at the McDonough Museum of Art on campus. The Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition and the MFA First Year and Collaborative Project Exhibition are on view in the McDonough galleries through Dec. 14.
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2019 Nov 22
Youngstown State University Theatre's production "Cabaret," the Tony- and Oscar-winning musical that explores the dark and tumultuous times of pre-World War II Germany, opens Friday, Nov. 15, in Ford Theater, Bliss Hall on the YSU campus. The show, directed by Matthew Mazuroski, a faculty member in YSU's Department of Theatre & Dance, runs two weekends, Nov. 15-17 and 22-24, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matinee performance at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16. Special rate tickets are: $8 for non-YSU students, YSU faculty and staff with valid ID, YSU alumni, senior citizens, Penguin Club members and groups of eight or more. YSU student tickets are free with valid ID. Call 330-941-3105 or go to www.ysu.tix.com
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2019 Nov 13
YSU students perform music from Les Miserables, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera and several other top Broadway musicals at the Department of Theatre and Dance's "The Heavy Hitters Cabaret" this evening, Oct. 18, in the Eleanor Beech Flad Pavilion at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown.
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2019 Oct 18
Two YSU graduate students conducted the Dana School of Music Wind Ensemble at an outdoor pops concert.
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2019 Sep 9
Youngstown State University launches a new online student-run news program called Jambar TV, which airs weekly on YouTube. The same editorial staff that publishes The Jambar, YSU's award-winning student newspaper, and thejambar.com will produce Jambar TV.
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2019 Sep 9
Artwork from graduating students in Youngstown State University's Department of Art is featured at two exhibits opening this month at the McDonough Museum of Art on campus. The Spring Graduating BFA Exhibit and the MFA Thesis Exhibit run April 26 through May 11, with a public opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. April 26 at the museum.
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2019 Apr 23
Several YSU students have created their own musical arrangements as part of a series of spring concerts presented by the Dana School of Music Jazz Studies.
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2019 Apr 16
Youngstown State University's Department of Theatre and Dance and Dana School of Music present Stephen Sondheim's Tony Award-winning musical "Into the Woods" with performances through April 20 in Ford Theater, Bliss Hall, on campus.
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2019 Apr 16
YSU student artwork is on display at the McDonough Museum of Art as part of the 83rd Annual Juried Student Art and Design Exhibition, sponsored by the Student Art Association.
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2019 Apr 3
Students performed original choreography as part of Youngstown State University's Dance Ensemble Feb. 28, March 1 and 2, in the Ford Theater of Bliss Hall on campus. The concert featured a total of 30 student dancers performing a variety of jazz, tap, modern and dance theatre.
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2019 Mar 4
Youngstown State University students presented the musical "The Addams Family" earlier this fall. Students formed the cast, ensemble and orchestra for the University Theatre production.
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2018 Nov 14
YSU students perform in Cabaret Unrequited, a showcase of tunes from a variety of musicals.
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2019 Feb 18
The artwork of 10 students earning bachelor's degree in Fine Arts this fall from Youngstown State University is featured at the Fall Graduating BFA Exhibit in the McDonough Museum of Art Nov. 16 through Dec. 7 on the YSU campus. Also in the McDonough galleries will be the MFA Student Exhibition, featuring artwork from four students in YSU's master's of Fine Arts program. Admission is free. For more information, call 330-941-1400 or visit www.mcdonoughmuseum.ysu.edu.
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2018 Nov 14
How I Learned to Drive,a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that grapples with difficult issues such as family dysfunction and pedophilia, is presented by Youngstown State University Theater Nov. 9 through 11 and Nov. 16 through 18 in Bliss Hall's Spotlight Theater.
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2018 Nov 5
Youngstown State University's Poetry Center and Etruscan Press have announced four YSU undergraduate winners of the 2018 Etruscan Prize.
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2018 May 3
Youngstown State University students made up the cast and much of the production team when the Dana School of Music presented the Jules Massenet opera "Cinderella", on stage earlier this spring in Bliss Hall's Ford Theater on campus. "Cinderella" was the fifth opera at YSU staged under the auspices of the Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series.
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2018 May 3
The works of a dozen Youngstown State University Art students who will graduate later this spring are featured in the Spring Graduating BFA Exhibition at the McDonough Museum of Art on campus.
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2018 Apr 18
Twelve Youngstown State University students have their ceramic art on display in an exhibit titled "Current Clay (2016-2018)" in Bliss Hall's Judith Rae Solomon Gallery on the YSU campus.
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2018 Mar 19
Eight Youngstown State University students are performing in "Mr. Wheeler's," a play written by Youngstown area playwright Rob Zellers that is debuting Feb. 16 - 25 on the YSU campus. Evening and matinee performances are in Bliss Hall's Spotlight Theater. Visit http://www.ysu.tix.com/ for ticket information.
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2018 Feb 14
Student musicians at Youngstown State Unversity, members of the Dana Chamber Orchestra, performed a Sunday afternoon concert recently in Youngstown's historic DeYor Performing Arts Center. Youngstown, OHThe Dana School of Music announces a concert by the Dana Chamber Orchestra, directed by Joseph Kromholz, on Sunday, February 4 at 4:00 p.m. in the Ford Family Recital Hall at the Eleanor Beecher Flad Pavilion, DeYor Performing Arts Center, 260 West Federal Street. Tickets are $7; $6 for senior citizens and students from other schools; and free for anyone with a valid YSU ID, and may be purchased at the door. The program will include Gioachino Rossini's "Una Voce Poco Fa" from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia featuring soloist first year Master's student Lindsay Heavner, soprano, and Serenade for Strings, Op. 22 by Antonin Dvorak.
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2018 Feb 5
Youngstown State University students involved in the fall production of "Dead Man's Cell Phone" on campus were selected to perform the show at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Region II, part of a national collegiate theater program. Several other theater students were also recognized at the annual regional event that aims to improve the quality of university theater nationally.
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2018 Jan 31
Eight student composers in the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University had their original compositions performed in concert in mid-November at YSU's Bliss Hall. In total, 25 students, including the composers, performed the original works.
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2017 Nov 20
The Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University started off the month of November by presenting four recitals in three days, all featuring talented YSU student musicians.
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2017 Nov 16
Youngstown State University Theater is presenting a rock musical titled "Spring Awakening" that opens Friday, Nov. 10, and runs through Nov. 19 in Bliss Hall on the YSU campus.
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2017 Nov 6
Youngstown State University students performed in the Dana School of Music fall choral concert, titled "Celebration of Life in Every Corner," on Oct. 30 at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown.
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2017 Nov 6
Student musicians will be in the spotlight when Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music presents a recital by Kathryn Thomas Umble's Flute Studio. The event is set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23, in Bliss Recital Halll on the YSU campus.
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2017 Oct 16
Youngstown State University Theatre opens the 2017-18 season with the comedy "Dead Man's Cell Phone" by Sarah Ruhl, September 29 - October 1 and October 6 - 8 in Bliss Hall's Spotlight Theater on campus.
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2017 Sep 25
Three student musicians perform with Youngstown State University's Dana Faculty Trio in a concert scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, in St. John's Episcopal Church in Youngstown.
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2017 Sep 11
The Dana School of Music's Wind Ensemble performed its first concert of the fall season, "Movie Magic," an outdoor event on Harrison Common Field adjacent from the Youngstown State University campus.
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2017 Sep 25