Youngstown State University

Six Youngstown State University students have been selected to take part in the Monus Entrepreneurship Fellows Program and are working with Youngstown Business Incubator portfolio companies this fall semester. Students include Alyssa Covert, Isaac Hraga, Jeremy Keillor, My N Lee, Larsen Murvin and Richard Salmen, all seniors. The Monus Entrepreneurship Fellows program provides students interested in entrepreneurship with the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with local entrepreneurs. Projects include marketing research, preparation of financial statements, export readiness studies, project management, marketing, cash flow analysis, and sales forecasts. YBI, one of the world's top ranked university-affiliated incubators, is a key partner with the Monus Fellows Program.

Youngstown State University's Ethics Bowl team has won the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl competition for the fourth consecutive year, advancing to the national finals for a fifth consecutive year. YSU students forming the team are Samantha Fritz, Jacob Tomory, Moataz Abdelrasoul, Eva Lamberson and Michael Factor. The winning team was coached by Alan Tomhave, associate professor and chair of the YSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Mark Vopat, professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies. The regional competition took place in Indianapolis, and the national Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl is Feb. 22 and 23 in Atlanta.

Youngstown State University participated in the Central States Regional Ethics Bowl competition. YSU students forming the first team, which won the regional competition, are Samantha Fritz, Jacob Tomory, Moataz Abdelrasoul, Eva Lamberson and Michael Factor. The second team consisted of Dorcas Gitimu, Jared Cross and Albert Chizmar. Coaches are Alan Tomhave, associate professor and chair of the YSU Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Mark Vopat, professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

A group of 10 Youngstown State University students in the Center for Nonprofit Leadership recently participated in a full-day immersive consulting project with the Children's Museum of Cleveland. The students identified solutions to organizational challenges facing the museum, including strategic planning, member to donor conversion and social media. Students participating in the project were Kate Landry, Amanda Paynter, Briana McGuire, Shannon Arnim, Cliff Hill, Morgan Conley, Kelly Hyden, Khiana Jeanniton, Alyssa Lutker and Leah Tekac.

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

YSU welcomes Fulbright Scholar, Dina Abdo, a citizen of Egypt who is pursuing a masters's degree in Financial Economics. Abdo, who earned a bachelor's degree at Nile University in Cairo, is believed to be the first student ever to study at YSU under the prestigious international scholarship program. The Fulbright Program, started in 1946 and named after U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright, operates in more than 160 countries and annually awards about 8,000 grants. In Egypt, the program offers scholarships to qualified graduate students to study at the graduate level in the United States.

Youngstown State University has recognized 249 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 graduates of local inner-city high schools, and the Trailblazer Scholarship is a $2,000 scholarship for freshmen that aims to encourage outstanding students from diverse backgrounds.

The Honors College at Youngstown State University has launched a new initiative to recognize academic excellence, community engagement and student success. Each week, the college names an "Honors Student of the Week" as a way to share stories about student achievements. The Honors Student of the Week is announced each Sunday in the college's weekly e-newsletter sent to Honors College students, staff and faculty and also posted on the YSU website. There are currently 1,266 students in the college.

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.

Nearly 300 first-year students at Youngstown State University were awarded Honors, Provost and Housing scholarships this Fall Semester.

Youngstown State University has awarded Undergraduate International Scholarships to 28 students new to the YSU campus this fall. The scholarships are renewable and range from $1,000 to $7,000.

Youngstown State University has awarded Scholarships for Excellence to more than 1,000 students new to YSU this Fall Semester.

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.

Youngstown State University students Jenna Binsley, Alanis Chew, Richard Fisher and Ryan Sheffield, have been selected as the John D. Beeghly Fellows in the YSU Williamson College of Business Administration for the 2019 Fall Semester. The program, made possible by an endowment established at the YSU Foundation by Beeghly's wife and children, provides students with a paid fellowship working with the Ohio Small Business Development Center at YSU. Projects include marketing research, preparation of financial statements, export readiness studies, country research, business plan development, cash flow analysis, and sales forecast.

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.

The Ohio Export Internship Program at Youngstown State University's Williamson College of Business Administration recently provided YSU business students with full-time paid exporting internships in the region.

Five men and five women have been named to YSU's 2019 Homecoming court. This year's King and Queen will be crowned during halftime ceremonies of the football game with South Dakota State on Saturday, Oct. 12. This year's theme is "All the Penguins" to commemorate the 79th Homecoming celebration.

Youngstown State University is proud to welcome more than 2,400 newly enrolled undergraduate students to campus for the Fall 2019 semester.

Youngstown State University is proud to announce the newest graduate students pursuing advanced degrees beginning Fall 2019.

Two YSU graduate students conducted the Dana School of Music Wind Ensemble at an outdoor pops concert.

Five students in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University were among a select group of young people from throughout the world chosen to attend the week-long X-Culture Symposium at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Seniors Matthew A. Steer, Alanis Chew, John P. Rembis, Mason Scovil and Stephanie Virgallito were among 150 students chosen out of 5,000 eligible students from 40 countries to go to the conference this past summer.

A student, a faculty member and an alumnae of Youngstown State University swept the awards at the annual conference of the Ohio Additive Manufacturing Cluster in Cleveland. The cluster is a partnership between the Youngstown Business Incubator, Team NEO, MAGNET, JobsOhio and America Makes, with the goal of accelerating the adoption of 3D printing in Ohio. The awards ceremony, attended by more than 200 people, spotlighted individuals contributing to the advancement and use of additive manufacturing in Ohio.

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.

A team of Youngstown State University Civil Engineering students won the 2019 Student Design Competition of the Northeast Section of the Ohio Water Environment Association. The team will move on to the Water Environment Federation's Student Design Competition at the WEF Technical Exhibition and Conference in September in Chicago.

Ten YSU students and two faculty members from the Department of Psychology completed a two week study abroad trip in China in May and learned alongside ten Chinese students from Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. Together, the students read and discussed literature from Psychology and Education. Students and faculty also experienced American and Chinese music, food and other cultural components.

Three YSU students spent part of their summer in Taichung, Taiwan, taking part in a professional and technical writing internship with Providence University. Angela Lock, Courtney Lundgren and Mallory Rader improved their communication skills across international barriers throughout three weeks of cultural field trips, educational meetings and more.

Phi Kappa Phi recently announced the recipients of a 2019 Fellowship. The prestigious $8,500 fellowships were awarded to 50 students nationwide.

Youngstown State University students have been named to the Dean's List for Spring Semester 2019.

Youngstown State University students earning a perfect 4.0 grade point average have been named to the President's List.

YSU students have been recognized with a variety of awards presented by the Department of Geography and Urban-Regional Studies. The accolades were distributed at the 27th annual departmental awards dinner at the end of the 2018-19 academic year.