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YSU Student Media Win National Awards | June 19, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The student newspaper at Youngstown State University was named No. 1 among members of the Society for Collegiate Journalists for overall coverage last school year. The award is the paper’s second prominent award this year. In February, the Ohio News Media Association named The Jambar the state’s top student newspaper. YO Magazine, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The student newspaper at Youngstown State University was named No. 1 among members of the Society for Collegiate Journalists for overall coverage last school year. The award is the paper’s second prominent award this year. In February, the Ohio News Media Association named The Jambar the state’s...

Home Savings Donates $25K to Ursuline High School | June 19, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Home Savings Bank has donated $25,000 to Ursuline High School for the purchase of equipment to support the school’s science curriculum. The funds will be used to purchase an Anatomage Table and an accompanying digital library, which allow students in biology, health and anatomy courses view photorealistic renderings of bodies developed from […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Home Savings Bank has donated $25,000 to Ursuline High School for the purchase of equipment to support the school’s science curriculum. The funds will be used to purchase an Anatomage Table and an accompanying digital library, which allow students in biology, health and anatomy courses view photorealistic...

Bus Tour Exposes Students to Job Opportunities | June 18, 2019

NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — School’s out for summer, but 26 students boarded a school bus Monday morning to get a fresh perspective on what is available to them after they graduate high school. The group of seventh- to ninth-grade students representing 21 school districts from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Portage counties took part in the […]

NEW MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- School’s out for summer, but 26 students boarded a school bus Monday morning to get a fresh perspective on what is available to them after they graduate high school. The group of seventh- to ninth-grade students representing 21 school districts from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Portage...

YSU Announces Partnership to Improve Online Courses | June 17, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State University is teaming with Academic Partnerships to improve the accessibility and affordability of YSU’s online programs, including the master’s of business administration program. Academic Partnerships is a Texas-based company that provides technical support for online courses at more than 60 universities in the United States, as well as colleges around […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Youngstown State University is teaming with Academic Partnerships to improve the accessibility and affordability of YSU’s online programs, including the master's of business administration program. Academic Partnerships is a Texas-based company that provides technical support for online courses at more than 60 universities in the United States,...

Business Students Travel to Italy, Meet with Executives | June 13, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As part of the Williamson College of Business Administration’s Global Learning Experience program, 14 students traveled to Italy to meet with entrepreneurs in Rome and Florence. Prior to leaving, the Youngstown State University students conducted country and industry research. The trip was part of a credit-bearing course that counts as an upper […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – As part of the Williamson College of Business Administration’s Global Learning Experience program, 14 students traveled to Italy to meet with entrepreneurs in Rome and Florence. Prior to leaving, the Youngstown State University students conducted country and industry research. The trip was part of a credit-bearing course...

Foundation Awards 65 Oil and Gas Scholarships | June 11, 2019

GRANVILLE, Ohio — In the latest round of scholarships from the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) and Foundation, 65 were awarded to qualified students pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry. Of the scholarships awarded, 36 are new and 29 are renewed. Scholarships are worth a minimum of $1,000 annually […]

GRANVILLE, Ohio -- In the latest round of scholarships from the Ohio Oil and Gas Energy Education Program (OOGEEP) and Foundation, 65 were awarded to qualified students pursuing careers in the natural gas and oil industry. Of the scholarships awarded, 36 are new and 29 are renewed. Scholarships are worth...

Contest Win Earns YSU a Trumpf 3D Printer | June 10, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — A new Trumpf Inc TruPrint 1000 3D printer is coming to Youngstown State University for a year after a win at a national research contest focused on additive manufacturing. YSU, Drexel University in Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan were all winners among 22 applicants at the competition last fall that tasked […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A new Trumpf Inc TruPrint 1000 3D printer is coming to Youngstown State University for a year after a win at a national research contest focused on additive manufacturing. YSU, Drexel University in Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan were all winners among 22 applicants at the...

11 YSU Students to Spend Summer with Nonprofits | June 7, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Eleven students from Youngstown State University will spend the summer working at area nonprofit organizations as part of the biennial Nonprofit Leadership Summer Honors Internship. The program is supported by a $65,000 grant from the Raymond John Wean Foundation, Warren. All students have a minimum GPA of 3.0. “This program aims to […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Eleven students from Youngstown State University will spend the summer working at area nonprofit organizations as part of the biennial Nonprofit Leadership Summer Honors Internship. The program is supported by a $65,000 grant from the Raymond John Wean Foundation, Warren. All students have a minimum GPA of...

YSU Trustees OK Budget, Small Tuition Increase | June 7, 2019

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees approved Thursday a budget of $183.96 million for the fiscal year 2020 and a tuition increase for students who enrolled before the 2018-2019 school year.  The budget increase, the trustees noted, assumes no growth in enrollment, a 0.5% increase in state funding and spending increases […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees approved Thursday a budget of $183.96 million for the fiscal year 2020 and a tuition increase for students who enrolled before the 2018-2019 school year.  The budget increase, the trustees noted, assumes no growth in enrollment, a 0.5% increase in...

Grove City College Names Frank New Provost | June 6, 2019

GROVE CITY, Pa. – Peter M. Frank has been named the new provost and vice president of academic affairs at Grove City College. Frank is a 1995 graduate of the college who double majored in economics and religion. Afterward, earned a master’s in economics with a concentration on urban and regional economic development from the […]

GROVE CITY, Pa. – Peter M. Frank has been named the new provost and vice president of academic affairs at Grove City College. Frank is a 1995 graduate of the college who double majored in economics and religion. Afterward, earned a master's in economics with a concentration on urban and...