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October 21, 2016, 8:57 am

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Brett Miller

Master Sgt. Brett Miller, a Boardman native and Youngstown State University graduate, will perform for a hometown audience Thursday, Oct. 27 at Stambaugh Auditorium as part of a 10-day U.S. Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants concert tour.

Miller, principal French hornist with the band, earned a bachelor’s degree in Music from YSU’s Dana School of Music in 1999 and joined the Air Force band in 2002. “It’s thrilling to come back to Youngstown with the band,” he said, “and it’s especially great to have a chance to perform for so many friends from Boardman and YSU.”

Miller, who also holds a master’s degree from Indiana University and a doctorate from the University of Maryland, is a prolific composer. He has published more than 30 works for various brass solo instruments and chamber ensembles.

Highlights of his career with the Air Force Concert Band include playing for the funerals of Presidents Ronald W. Reagan and Gerald R. Ford, the inaugurals for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and White House arrival ceremonies for Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers of Japan, China and the UK.

The Air Force Band, which marks its 75th anniversary this year, will perform eight concerts in Ohio, with other stops in Pennsylvania, in a community relations tour scheduled for Oct. 20 to 27. The Youngstown concert, set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, is the final event in the series.

All the concerts are free and open to public. For more information, contact the Stambaugh Auditorium box office, 330-259-0555, or e-mail boxoffice@stambaughauditorium.com.

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“It was surreal”: Student wins national figure skating competition

October 21, 2016, 9:13 am

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Youngstown State University sophomore Corey Carbone of Boardman took home a gold medal from the 2016 National Showcase Figure Skating Competition.

“It was surreal,” said Carbone, a Drafting and Design Technology major, said about winning a gold medal. “I was happy that I was able to put up three really solid performances. They were some of the best of my career. Winning gold was a nice surprise.”

Carbone, a native of Erie, Pa., has been skating for 11 years and skating competitively for nine. “I saw the U.S. Nationals on TV one year, and it really inspired me to put on some skates, go to the local ice rink and try it out,” he said.

His competitive season is winding down now. “The next qualifying season starts in March,” he said.

He said studying, skating and coaching can be a challenge.

“It can be pretty difficult,” he said. “I coach, as well, so my schedule goes from classes in the morning, to the rink in the afternoon and the evening, and then I have evening classes on campus until about 11 p.m. three days a week. My days are pretty packed.”

He said he owes his success to several people. “Definitely to Skip Mackall, my current coach at the Ice Zone in Boardman,” he said, “and to my Grandma, who’s supporting me financially through all the years that I’ve been skating.”

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Perfect again: DPT students post perfect passage rate

October 21, 2016, 9:18 am

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For the second consecutive year, Youngstown State University physical therapists are perfect.

All 27 students who received the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from YSU in May 2016 passed the National Physical Therapy Examination on the first attempt. Last year, all 23 students passed.

“Passing the board is the final accomplishment made by our students as they enter into their practice world,” said Nancy Landgraff, professor and chair of Physcial Therapy. “Passing on the first attempt is representative of the intensity of the education that the student’s receive and demonstrates the commitment of faculty and students to student success in the YSU DPT Program.”

The exam must be passed before physical therapists can practice in the United States.

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