Youngstown State University

Sigma Alpha Lambda is a National Leadership and Honors Organization dedicated to developing the individual and serving the campus and community.

A variety of classical and jazz guitar pieces will be performed by solo guitar students as well as a duo and trio ensemble.

The event, now in its 15th year, raised more than $120,000 this year to support breast cancer research, awareness and education.

Each student was awarded a $1,000 scholarship.

Very few university musical ensembles ever get invited to perform at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York. Even fewer get invited back for an encore appearance. But that's the case for Youngstown State University's Wind Ensemble.

This year's King and Queen will be crowned at halftime of the Homecoming football game on Saturday, October 17.

More than 1,000 Youngstown State University freshmen have received awards through the YSU Scholarships for Excellence program.

Peer Mentors help guide first-year YSU students toward the path of success.

University Theater kicks off the 2015-16 season with the musical, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," with performances starting Oct. 9 in Ford Theater in Bliss Hall on the YSU campus.

The YSU team has historically been one of the most successful at the annual national event, and was once again this year.

Nearly 2,200 freshmen are enrolled for the 2015-16 academic year at Youngstown State University.

Thirty-five incoming freshmen have been selected to enter the Bachelor of Science/Medical Degree program at Youngstown State University. They will complete their first two years of study at YSU before moving into a reserved seat at the Northeast Ohio Medical University.

Seventy-three student athletes in 12 sports made the honor roll list.

The Youngstown State football team had 38 student-athletes named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference's 2014-15 Academic Honor Roll.

Nine students in Youngstown State University's Williamson College of Business Administration are working internships across Ohio this summer as part of the Ohio Export Internship Program.

Seventeen Youngstown State University students were named recipients of the 2015-16 Judge Sidney Rigelhaupt and Attorney Bert Rigelhaupt Pre-Law Scholarship, funded by a $1 million trust held by the Farmers Trust Co. and intended to help YSU students from Mahoning and Trumbull counties who plan to attend law school after earning their undergraduate degrees from YSU.

The President's List includes YSU students earning 4.0 grade point averages in the Spring 2015 semester.

YSU's best and brightest students have been named to the Spring 2015 Dean's List.

YSU celebrated the culmination of the academic careers of hundreds of students at Spring Commencement in Beeghly Center.

Four senior Spanish Education majors at Youngstown State University recently attended the Ohio Foreign Language Association conference in Sandusky, Ohio, where they participated in sessions on foreign languages in Ohio and language pedagogy.

Ten Youngstown State University students are working internships across the region this summer as part of the 2015 Nonprofit Leadership Summer Honors Internship Program.

More than 80 Youngstown State University junior, senior and graduate students were recently inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, one of the oldest and most respected national academic honor societies. The mission of Phi Kappa Phi is to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.

Five Youngstown State University students were presented the Pin Award, which annually recognizes graduating seniors who have achieved academic success and demonstrated outstanding leadership, motivation and creativity in university and community activities.

Seventeen Youngstown State University students were honored at the annual Student Awards Banquet for their participation in the YSU Emerging Leaders Program. The program is designed to strengthen leadership knowledge and skills.

Twenty-nine Youngstown State University students were recognized for their participation in the YSU Presidential Mentors Program. The mentors regularly meet with the university president to provide feedback and advice on a variety of campus topics. The students were honored at the recent YSU Student Awards Banquet.

At this year's Student Awards Banquet, 150 Youngstown State University students were inducted into Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges. Founded in 1934, the national program honors outstanding campus leaders annually for their scholastic and community achievements.

YSU students received a variety of scholarships and honors at the annual Student Awards Banquet on campus.

Students recognized at Youngstown State University's Honors Convocation.

More than 60 Youngstown State University students were recognized at the Beeghly College of Education's Honors Convocation.

Nearly 200 Youngstown State University students were celebrated for their academic accomplishments at the Annual YSU Scholar-Athlete Banquet.