Youngstown State University

The YSU Williamson College of Business Administration's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi earned first place at the Beta Alpha Psi Best Practices Midwest regional meeting and compete internationally this summer.

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.

Thirteen students from YSU's Williamson College of Business Administration spent spring break in Prague, Czech Republic, as part of the WCBA Global Learning Experience program.

YSU students were recently inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta, a national honor society focused on academic scholarship, leadership and community service.

Morgan Sanner of Jefferson, Ohio, a senior Human Resource Management major at Youngstown State University, is the recipient of the Ohio SHRM State Council Scholarship Award.

The YSU chapter of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has achieved Circle of Excellence Platinum status for 2018-19, the highest award in the society's Circle of Honor Awards Program.

Mario Ricciardi of Boardman, an Advertising and Public Relations major at Youngstown State University, received a Student Silver ADDY Award for video cinematography at the Akron ADDY Awards. The annual awards program recognizes creative excellence in locally-created advertising. Ricciardi's submission was a music video created for Dahnji, a local music artist, to accompany the release of the artist's latest album.

A team of Youngstown State University students placed first at the 2019 American Foundry Society Southeast Regional Casting Competition in Savannah, Ga. The students designed an original 14-inch aluminum alloy wheel, conducted stress and casting simulations in labs at YSU, had the mold printed on YSU's 3D sand printer at Humtown Products in Leetonia, poured it at YSU's foundry in Bliss Hall and submitted it in the competition. Submissions were judged on complexity/difficulty, match to submitted design, casting quality and originality.

Richard Fisher, Gryphon Johnson and Maria Vince, students in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University, have been selected as John D. Beeghly Fellows for the 2019 Spring Semester. The Beeghly Fellows program provides students with paid fellowships working with the Ohio Small Business Development Center at YSU.

The staff of the Jambar, Youngstown State University's student newspaper, was honored for having the Best News Coverage among college newspapers in Ohio for the 2017-18 academic year.

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.

YSU students in the Williamson College of Business Administration finished first in sportsmanship and collegiality at the Ohio HR Games at Ashland University. The games were a Jeopardy-style competition where teams had the opportunity to test their Human Resource knowledge against students from other universities in Ohio. The YSU team placed third overall.

The Youngstown State University Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, hosted by the Williamson College of Business Administration, installed 55 business students during induction ceremonies on campus. Beta Gamma Sigma is the world's premier business honorary reserved exclusively for schools accredited by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Only the top 10 percent of sophomore, junior, or senior business majors or the top 20 percent of the master's students are eligible for membership. The ceremony marked the 19th induction class at YSU. The Williamson College has now inducted 816 students.

Alexander Huber, a Biological Sciences student at Youngstown State University, placed first in the recent Three-Minute Thesis competition on campus. Huber's researched is titled "Purification of Phage-Displayed HSA-Specific Peptide for Biosensor Production," and his faculty advisor is Diana Fagan, professor of Biological Sciences. Huber also received the People's Choice award. Placing second in the competition was Astha Syal, Computing and Information Systems. Syal's research is "Network Data Analysis to predict volume of Future Network Traffic," and her faculty advisor is Alina Lazar, professor, Computer Science and Information Systems. Three-Minute Thesis, presented by the YSU College of Graduate Studies, requires students to explain their research in three minutes in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

The YSU Ethics Bowl team placed fifth at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl National Championships. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Ethics Bowl team competed at nationals after again placing first in the regional competition. There were 36 teams at the national competition.

Nearly 40 Youngstown State University Doctor of Physical Therapy students attended the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting in Washington D.C. last month. The event is the nation's largest physical therapy conference with more than 13,000 therapists in attendance. Students participated in several educational sessions and poster presentations in the specialty areas of Sports, Orthopedics, Neurology, Geriatrics, Health Policy, Pediatrics, Cardiopulmonary, Acute Care, Women's and Men's Health, Electrophysiology and Research.

The Youngstown State University Western Equestrian team has qualified for the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Western Semifinals, March 16 and 17, at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. The top four individuals and top three teams will advance to the National Championships May 2-5 in Syracuse, N.Y.

The Youngstown State football team had a program record eight student-athletes receive the Missouri Valley Football Conference President's Council Academic Excellence Award.

YSU students perform in Cabaret Unrequited, a showcase of tunes from a variety of musicals.

Six graduate students have been named finalists in the Three Minute Thesis research competition. 3MT is a competition that requires graduate students to explain their research in three minutes.

Youngstown State University students have been named to the Dean's List for Fall Semester 2018.

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

Youngstown State University students recently won top prizes at Beta Gamma Sigma's Second Annual Case Competition at YSU's Williamson College of Business Administration.

YSU students, along with alumni, faculty from the YSU Dana School of Music, performed the musical orchestration for the singing of America the Beautiful by Chloe and Halle during Super Bowl pregame ceremonies on Feb. 3.

During Youngstown State University's Fall Commencement celebration 589 students were awarded undergraduate and advanced degrees and certificates.

YSU social work student Kenna Rearick of Beaver Falls, Pa., has been named Student of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers Ohio Region 4. The award was presented at NASW's awards reception earlier this month.

YSU students recently participated in the Soles4Souls International Consulting Competition at the X-Culture Global Symposium in Nashville.

Youngstown State University presented MLK Service Leadership Awards during the Martin Luther King Jr. Observance in January. Awards presented included MLK Emerging Leader Award, MLK Student Leadership Award, MLK Campus Leadership Award and MLK Community Leadership Award.

YSU Dental Hygiene students placed first in the Informative Poster Presentation competition at the Ohio Dental Hygienists Association 2018 Annual Session in suburban Columbus.

YSU students recently participated in a full-day immersive consulting project at Goodwill Industries Ken Weber Community Campus in Canton, Ohio.