Youngstown State University

More than 680 students were awarded undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees at Youngstown State University's 2016 Fall Commencement. The event was in December on the YSU campus.

Ninety-six sophomore nursing students at Youngstown State University receive their "white coats" during a Jan. 23 ceremony in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus.

Youngstown State University's best and brightest students have been named to the Dean's List for Fall Semester 2016.

Youngstown State University's most outstanding students have been named to the YSU President's List. To qualify, students must have earned a 4.0 grade point average in the Fall 2016 semester.

Seven Youngstown State University graduates, representing each of YSU's seven colleges, served as Honorary Student Marshals at Fall Commencement Ceremonies.

Four graduate students in Youngstown State University's Counseling Program have been selected to present at the American Counseling Association's 2017 Conference and Expo in San Francisco.

Twelve Youngstown State University seniors will display their best artwork at the Fall Graduating BFA Exhibition on campus Nov. 18 through Dec. 10.

Seventeen Youngstown State University freshmen have been named to the inaugural class of the Navarro Executive Fellows program.

Youngstown State University students present the musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" the weekends of Nov. 18-20 and Dec. 2-4 on campus in Bliss Hall's Ford Theater.

Eight students represented Youngstown State University - and one gave a presentation - at the American College of Sports Medicine Midwest Chapter Annual Meeting.

Twelve Dana School of Music students presented a voice recital Oct. 30 on the Youngstown State University campus under the direction of associate professor Misook Yun. The group, known as Misook Young's Voice Studio, performed a diverse repertoire from composers such as Debussy, Vivaldi, Schubert and Mozart.

Members of a Youngstown State Univerisity sorority raised more than $107,000 to fight cancer at the 16th annual Pink Ribbon Cheer Classic, an event showcasing the cheerleading talents of students from 90 schools across the region.

The Phi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi at Youngstown State University raised $2,000 at its Second Annual Strike-Out Arthritis event.

Fourteen talented students in Youngstown State University's Dana School of Music performed a recital on campus recently as members of YSU Flute Studio. The flutists were directed by Kathryn Umble, associate professor.

Senior YSU sociology, linguistics and English triple major Megan Evans received top honors at a national sociology conference this month for her research presentation on home ownership and impoverished populations.

Ten Youngstown State University students have been elected to YSU's 2016 Homecoming Court.

Fourteen students from YSU's Honors College were selected to present their research at the 51st Annual Conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council, held this semester in Seattle, Wash.

Eight Youngstown State University students recently traveled to the Isle of Man just off the coast of Ireland for a geological field trip. Professor Ray Beiersdorfer and Associate Professors Colleen MLean and Felicia Armstrong organized the 10-day trip.

Six Youngstown State University business majors, all seniors, have been named John D. Beeghly Fellows and will complete paid fellowships at the Ohio Small Business Development Center.

A team of four Youngstown State University students majoring in Respiratory Care won a state competition in their field and qualified to advance to a national competition in San Antonio.

More than 675 Youngstown State University students have assumed leadership positions at clubs and organizations across campus.

A Youngstown State University senior from Hubbard was awarded the prestigious Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.

Four Youngstown State University students are featured performers in the first University Theater production of the fall season, a comedy entitled "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike."

More than 1,200 Youngstown State University freshmen have been awarded scholarships for the Fall 2016 semester in recognition of their academic excellence.

The Youngstown State University Honors College is proud to welcome 268 freshman members to its community this semester.

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

Upperclassmen welcomed the Class of 2020 to campus this academic year by serving as Peer, Orientation and IGNITE leaders.

Five undergraduate students and two alumni in the Musical Theater program at YSU traveled to Oslo, Norway, to participate in the Musical Theatre Educators Alliance Conference.

Nine students from Youngstown State University's Williamson College of Business Administration recently completed full-time, paid exporting internships as part of the Ohio Export Internship Program.

Youngstown State University mathematics students continued their winning ways at MathFest 2016 in Columbus, earning two awards for excellence.