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Making History: Three Alumni Women on 7th District Appeals Court Bench
Standing at the courtroom door in Ohio’s Seventh District Court of Appeals building in downtown Youngstown are, from left, Appellate Judges Mary DeGenaro, Cheryl Waite and Carol Ann Robb. When Judge...
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Across the Miles: YSU Alums Hold Court in ‘Chicagoland’
Proud YSU alumnae Judge Mary Seminara Schostok, left, presiding judge of the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois, and Judge Laura Liu, of the First District Appellate Court of Illinois, the...
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Education major presents paper at international conference
Todd Rossi Todd Rossi of Petersburg, Ohio, a junior Education major at Youngstown State University, has written a scholarly article that has been accepted for publication in the International Journal...
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Teen graduate: Computer Science major completes degree at age 19
Cameron Dinopoulos When Cameron Dinopoulos enrolled as a student at Youngstown State University in Fall 2013, he was already in a hurry to finish – but his plan worked even better than he expected....
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Students speak at spring commencements on Saturday
Melanie Shipman Melanie Shipman, a graduate student in the Beeghly College of Education, and Kayleigh Perline, a double major in Psychology and Interpersonal/Organizational Communications, are the...
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Communication students place first at Philadelphia convention
Jake Kucek with the first place award. Three students in Youngstown State University’s master’s program in Interdisciplinary Communication took home first place honors at the Eastern Communication...
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Biology major awarded YSU-OEA Heritage Scholarship
Meagan Healy Meagan Healy, a biology major at Youngstown State University with a chemistry minor, is this year’s recipient of the Academic YSU-OEA Union Heritage Scholarship award. Healy, of LaGrange,...
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Two YSU students win Gilman scholarships to study abroad
Carmen Moradian Ashley Orr Youngstown State University students Carmen Moradian of Boardman and Ashley Orr of Columbiana have been selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International...
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YSU graduate receives prestigious Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
Kristi Yazvac Kristi Cosette Yazvac of Boardman, Ohio, has been awarded the prestigious $5,000 Walter and Adelheid Hohenstein Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship to pursue a master’s degree in Economics at...
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Hershey’s Chocolate Geek: Making a Career in the Sweet Sciences
W. Jeffrey Hurst, ’75 MS Jeffrey Hurst has spent the last 39 years of his life working for The Hershey Company and analyzing the science and history of everyone’s favorite guilty pleasure – chocolate....
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Alumnus Leads News Coverage of High Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
Chris Geidner, ’01 BA Call it the “tweet” heard ‘round the world. At 10:01 a.m. on June 26, Chris Geidner believes he was the first journalist to tweet news of the Supreme Court ruling declaring...
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FBI Agent’s Goal: Bringing Health, Healing to Los Angeles
Robert Clark, ’93 BS, ’01 MS Six thousand, seven hundred. It’s a number that Robert Clark takes very seriously. Clark, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Criminal Justice from YSU, estimates...
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Wean Foundation President Channels Opportunity to Mahoning Valley Region
Jennifer Roller, ’91 BA, ‘93 MA Jennifer Roller can pinpoint moments that have served as guideposts in her professional life. And they all involve people.From a YSU professor who invited her to sit on...
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Nursing major completes internship at Akron Children’s Hospital
Olivia Millsop, left, with her internship mentor Dr. Elena Rossi, a Youngstown pediatrician. Olivia Millsop, a junior nursing major at YSU, was one of 12 university students selected to serve the...
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Physical Therapy students’ research selected for prestigious national conference
Research by three students in YSU’s doctorate of Physical Therapy program has been accepted for presentation at a prestigious national conference in physical therapy. The students are, from the left,...
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YSU Graphic + Interactive Design students semi-finalists in worldwide Adobe...
Nathan Unger’s brand identity for a fictional company called ChowDown, an all-natural dog food and treat company. And below, his infographic that could be used to help raise awareness for any social...
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Respiratory Care major wins scholarships from national and state scholarships
Karissa Kuneli Karissa Kuneli, a Respiratory Care major at Youngstown State University, was recently awarded two highly selective state and national scholarships. The scholarships were awarded by the...
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Telecomm student entertains PNC Park crowds: ‘My favorite part was the...
YSU student Lauren Minenok on the jumbo scoreboard in left field at PNC Park. Lauren Minenok of New Castle, Pa., a senior Telecommunications major at Youngstown State University, wanted a public...
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Five business students named Beeghly Fellows at YSU
From the left, Beeghly Fellows Jessica Marando, Corey Patrick, Jerry Dugan, Fadi El Chammas and Alex McFarland. Fadi El Chammas, Jerry Dugan, Jessica Marando, Alex McFarland and Corey Patrick, business...
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Youngstown State student earns prestigious international Rhodes Scholarship
YSU only fourth public university in Ohio to receive the award Ashley Orr Ashley E. Orr of Columbiana, Ohio, a senior at Youngstown State University, has been named a Rhodes Scholar, the first YSU...
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