Youngstown State University

For the third consecutive year, Youngstown State University's Ethics Bowl team is headed to compete in the national finals after again placing first in the regional competition in Indianapolis.

A team of three Youngstown State University students won the regional Quiz Bowl at the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine's annual meeting in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Six Youngstown State University students competed in the final round of the Three Minute Thesis competition Nov. 16 in Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sixteen Youngstown State University students served as volunteers when the International Collegiate Programming Contest was held on campus recently.

Two business majors at Youngstown State University and a recent YSU graduate have passed the national examination to qualify as Certified Global Business Professionals.

Youngstown State University has announced the names of students who have accepted essential leadership positions in various groups and organizations across campus this fall.

A Youngstown State University student was featured in a solo vocal performance when the Dana School of Music Symphony Orchestra performed a concert, titled "Beethoven's Fateful Fifth," at the DeYor Performing Arts Center in Youngstown on Nov. 2. Stephen L. Gage, Director of Bands & Orchestra and professor of Music, directed the concert.

Four Youngstown State University students from the Williamson College of Business Administration have been selected as the John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2017 Fall Semester.

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.

Students at Youngstown State University have elected 10 candidates to serve on the 2017 YSU Homecoming Court. The Homecoming King and Queen will be crowned during halftime ceremonies at YSU's football game with Illinois State University on Saturday, Oct. 28, in Stambaugh Stadium. This year's theme for the event is "Black, White and Red All Over," to commemorate the university's 77th Homecoming Celebration.

Two top editors at The Jambar, Youngstown State University's student newspaper, will be among the featured speakers for YSU's 79th Annual Press Day, set for Monday, Oct. 16 on the YSU campus. More than 300 high school students and advisers from 20 school districts across the region will participate.

Youngstown State University has welcomed 17 students to the prestigious Navarro Executive Fellows program, including five new members, all freshmen, and 12 returning members.

Youngstown State University has awarded Undergraduate International Scholarships to 74 students new to the YSU campus this fall. The scholarships are renewable and range from $1,000 to $7,000.

More than 400 first-year students at Youngstown State University were awarded Honors, Provost and Housing scholarships this Fall Semester.

Youngstown State University has awarded its annual Scholarships for Excellence to more than 1,400 students who are new to YSU this Fall Semester.

Youngstown State University has recognized more than 300 first-year students with Martin Luther King Merit Awards and/or Trailblazer Scholarships. The MLK Merit Award is a $1,000 merit-based award for new high school graduates of local inner-city schools, and the Trailblazer Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for freshmen that aims to encourage outstanding students from diverse backgrounds.

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.

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.

Forty first-year students at Youngstown State University have been accepted into the 2017-18 Williamson College of Business Administration Business Leaders Program.

Youngstown State University is proud to welcome more than 2,600 newly enrolled undergraduate students to campus for the Fall 2017 semester.

Several students played key roles in an event commemorating the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at Youngstown State University on Sept. 11.

Members of Youngstown State University's Ads Club, a collegiate chapter of the American Advertising Federation, spent the summer developing an advertising campaign for Burgan Real Estate.

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.

Youngstown State University has selected 24 students to serve as Presidential Mentors in the 2017-18 academic year. Mentors with YSU President Jim Tressel to discuss critical campus issues.

For the second year in a row, the national political science honor society Pi Sigma Alpha has recognized the Alpha Alpha Rho Chapter at Youngstown State University with a Best Chapter Award.