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HLC - Criterion 5-B
Phase 2 Report
5b. The organization has the capacity and the commitment to
engage with its identified constituencies and communities.
5.b.1 The organization’s structures and processes enable effective
connections with its communities.
To demonstrate a commitment to engagement and services, YSU must do more than
include appropriate endorsements within its core documents. It must also commit
its resources. The extensive list of examples of this commitment is diverse in
magnitude of investment and impact. A proposed new home for the College of
Business represents a $30,000,000 investment of private and state funds. It will
more closely link the physical campus with the downtown and serve as a
mechanism for increased engagement with downtown entities. It will also provide a
venue for increased engagement with a wide variety of constituents who will
participate in civic events that will be held in ―public presentation facilities‖
included in the design of the building, and that will be supported by private
donations that are part of the fund raising process associated with new building.
While no less important to the individuals participating in numerous Fine &
Performing Arts events, most of these events individually require a modest
investment of University dollars. However, collectively, the University annually
invests millions of dollars into a world-class arts college that daily serves the public
through concerts, museum exhibits, theatrical events, and performances at regional
schools and civic events. One F&PA program – SMARTS – is particularly worthy
of note. The YSU Students Motivated by the Arts program has reached thousands
of Youngstown City children and engaged them in activities to enrich and focus
their lives. A number of years ago this program was moved from campus to a
downtown location to strengthen the City’s arts community, and to facilitate
increase public participation in the arts. This strengthening also occurred through
the University’s strong advocacy of the development of the Decor Center for the
Performing Arts. While private funds built this new downtown arts venue, YSU’s
commitment to use this Center as a primary facility for University performances
was key to fund raising efforts. The University also strongly supported the building
of the City’s new convocation center – another facility to deepen civic participation
in events that improve the quality of life.
Among the plethora of examples that demonstrate YSU’s commitment to service is
the Distinguished Professorship award. Distinguished Professorships illustrate a
structure, a process and a financial commitment to service. The University annually
recognizes approximately 24 faculty for exceptional accomplishments.
Historically, six faculty were recognized in the areas of teaching and research.
Several years ago, another six awards were added for the area of service. In the
mid-1990’s the ―service‖ area was subdivided into ―university service‖ and
―community service‖, with six awards available in each area.
Current major initiatives supported or led by the University that are aimed at
positively impacting the structure and life of the community include the
development of Smokey Hollow, the development of the near North side by Wick
Neighbors and other groups, the expansion of the Community Health Center, and
YSU’s Centennial Master Plan that includes renovation of University gateways and
bordering properties. As an expanded example, Buy Into Youngstown is a program
funded by a grant from the Community Development Agency. This program is
housed at YSU and is staffed by University personnel whose compensation is partly
matched by University dollars. This program educates citizens about predatory
lenders; assists clients in correcting credit histories; educates clients about home
buying and home ownership issues; and assists clients in finding homes, securing
loans for these homes and in obtaining down payment assistance for these homes.
The University and the City were recent joint recipients of a national award by the
American Planning Association. This award was in recognition of the development
of Youngstown 2010, the first comprehensive plan for the City in 50 years. YSU’s
Center for Urban and Regional Studies was a co-partner with the city in working
with residents and professional planners to construct the plan. The process included
numerous community meetings, touching all neighborhoods and sectors of the City.
It also included a few meetings of 200 to 400 citizens, and two meetings of
approximately 1500 citizens. The success of this engagement process not only led
to national recognition, but to the election of a new major who is the focal point for
the plan’s implementation, and to the hiring of the Center by another city in the
region to lead the development of their civic plan.
The campus is currently investigating two major structural changes that have the
potential to substantially impact the community. Both changes have largely grown
out of conversations between the YSU Cabinet and the YSU Trustees, based on
their commitment to serve the region. A campus/community group has been
created to study the potential for YSU to parent a community college for the region,
and a major grant has been submitted to partially underwrite this study. Also, it has
been proposed that YSU’s colleges be reorganized to create a new STEM college
(Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), focusing resources on
disciplines central to the economic development of the region.
While many evidences document YSU’s financial and structural commitment to
community service, recent changes in funding of Metro College and the Public
Service Institute must also be acknowledged. Like virtually all universities, YSU
faces increasing financial pressures. In response, the budget of the PSI was reduced
by approximately $137,000. While most PSI staff have historically been paid
through external grants and contracts, the 26% cut to the PSI’s university budget
will necessitate additional staff being paid with non-University funds. This will
reduce the amount of work that can be done by the PSI for community entities at
subsidized rates. As most entities served by the PSI cannot afford public sector
rates, service to these entities may decline. FY07 budget cuts to Metro College
have been similar in scope and will impact on this unit’s community service role.
College and Unit Evidence
University Events, Alumni, Facilities and Development
The Office of Events Management supports the use of all facilities outside
Kilcawley Center for non-academic use by the general public for cultural,
intellectual, educational, social, and economic programs.
Lectures bringing in speakers of national repute and open to all students, faculty,
staff and the general public, present programs of an intellectual and educational
nature. The Skeggs Lecture Series brings to the University speakers from the arts,
politics or the sciences who are experts in their respective fields. The Paul J. and
Marguerite K. Thomas Colloquium on Free Enterprise brings speakers of interest to
the students, faculty, and members of the region’s business community.
The University extends its recruiting and marketing efforts through a presence at
Canfield Fair. Recruitment and informational materials are available to fairgoers
visiting the tent placed in a strategic location. Keeping the same location year after
year has people returning each year to find out what’s new. Each academic college
is given an opportunity to market that college on a specific day.
A summertime concert and fireworks show held in conjunction with the YSU
Summer Festival of the Arts is open to the general public. Each year over 2,500
people attend the show in Stambaugh Stadium to hear the YSU Dana All Star Band,
consisting of students, faculty, and alumni from the Dana School of Music and
watch a fireworks show donated by B J Alan Fireworks Company.
University Development and Events Management annually recognize a University
donor and community leader at a black-tie event. The two departments also
coordinate donor recognition events with plaque and portrait unveilings at
receptions planned for each donor. Major donors and prospective donors are
invited to a picnic each year at the President’s residence, an event used to maintain
relationships with a particular segment of University ―friends.‖ Alumni Relations
annually honors an outstanding member of the community with is Distinguished
Citizen Award banquet.
As part of its Judaic and Holocaust Studies Program, the Office of Events
Management assists in planning and screening films for the Youngstown Area
Jewish Film Festival. Open to the public, the films deal primarily with Jewish
content, but are of interest to the general public as well.
Recognition is given to U. S. military veterans at a Veterans’ ceremony on
Veterans’ Plaza and includes a football half-time show of patriotic music in which
the veterans participate.
A partnership with the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber and the office of
U.S. Representative Tim Ryan results in an ongoing dialog for area business and
professional leaders to discuss ways to retool the economic environment of the
Mahoning Valley.
For those alumni who live within the 60-mile radius programming is focused on
University events and community activities. This also helps the University engage
with ―friends‖ that could be referred to as external communities. They have a
vested interest in the well being of the institution but may not receive as mush
personal communication and information since they are not a part of the University
database. Successful events have included sporting events, invitations to theater
performances or working with the community on such projects as Streetscape.
Each of the events are focused on family activities which differs from the events
that are held outside of this area. Alumni in the immediate area view the Alumni
Relations Office as a partner in connecting with University programs and engaging
as a family.
For those living outside the 60-mile radius but in the State of Ohio and in Western
Pennsylvania events are planned a little differently. These alumni have knowledge
of campus activities but are not as well tuned into the growth of campus or the
immediate area. There is a concentrated effort to bring the ―show on the road‖ by
gathering alumni for informal events either around a cultural event or for the sole
purpose of mingling with fellow graduates. These activities are planned with the
help of graduates in the geographic areas to connect with them and give them a
purpose to have a vested interest in future programs.
Our Alumni living across the country pose a difficult situation at times. Contact is
maintained through office generated list serves and request for information on the
type of programs in which they are interested. An effort is made to take a look at
the concentration of degrees that are held by our graduates in specific areas. This
sometimes makes the decision easy to request a Dean to travel. An effort has been
made to travel more to areas in the country that have a large concentration of
alumni. Details of planned trips can been viewed in the attached calendar of events
information.
College of Arts and Sciences
YSU received a 1.5 million dollar grant (over 3 years) called Ohio Partnership for
the Far East Region Science Teachers(2006-2009):Physics and Astronomy,
Geological and Environmental Sciences, Biology that was the outcome of numerous
ties between YSU faculty and the Educational Service Centers for the three counties
served by the grant.
In 2002, the Department of Mathematics and Statistics met with several local high
school teachers to develop an outreach event for high school students interested in
mathematics. A committee was formed, and YSU MathFest was designed by the
teachers and faculty from the department. The event is held annually in November.
The English Department includes the study of literature, writing, and linguistics as
well as the Journalism and Professional Writing and Editing programs, The
department is a strong supporter of the programs in American Studies and Working-
Class studies. Each of these sub-sections is very active in community engagement,
particularly with K-12 students and teachers. English Faculty members have served
or are serving as directors of the Women’s Studies program, American Studies
program, and the Center for Working-Class Studies.
The Center for Working-Class Studies has 13 faculty affiliates from several
departments and colleges and 7 community affiliates.
American Studies has a Community Advisory Board consisting of a dozen leaders
from area institutions (e.g. Mahoning Valley Historical society, Steel Museum,
Director of Catholic Charities, Help Hotline Crisis Center, and Public Library).
The department of Sociology and Anthropology is well known for its expertise on
forensic investigations and in archeological explorations. Local law enforcement
agencies use the department expertise, and communities and organizations with
historic structures use the department for archeological digs.
Beeghly College of Education
The Professional Education Council (PEC) is the governing body for all
professional education programs at YSU. The PEC, composed of BCOE faulty and
student representatives, faculty from other Colleges who teach courses in our
teacher, counselor, and administrator preparation programs, and representatives
from area school districts and community agencies, meets between 4-6 times
annually (PEC By-laws and minutes).
Decisions on student teaching placements are made in collaboration with designated
school district contact persons. Requests submitted by school administrators are
given special consideration. Recommendations for teaching positions are provided
upon request.
Faculty in the Department of Teacher Education engaged in redesigning graduate
programs, professional development offerings, and summer workshops to better
address educators’ needs and interests (Annual Report for TE 2005).
All Counseling programs have an active advisory committee composed of local
school, community, social service and university leaders (BCOE Annual Report
2001-02).
All clinical and school counseling candidates contribute one evening each semester
to provide services for our community (BCOE Annual Report 2001-02).
The Community Clinic developed contracts with both Family Court and Youth
Services, and these agencies received interns and referred clients.
Dr. Randy Hoover, faculty member in the Department of Teacher Education,
offered courses for Youngstown City teachers on analyzing Proficiency Test data to
improve scores. His extensive research on this topic was a significant part of the
course content (BCOE Annual Report 2000-01).
As the Beeghly College of Education moved into its new building in fall 1998,
Dean Clara Jennings announced the Partners in Art Project. This project invited art
teachers from schools in our service area to select and donate a piece of art to be
displayed on the walls of Beeghly Hall. Simultaneously, donors were solicited to
contribute the framing costs. Two celebrations of art, held in McKay Auditorium,
brought the young artists, their art teachers, and their donors together to view the
framed artworks. Nationally-renowned children’s author/illustrator Ralph Masiello
spoke at the first Celebration and Susan Russo, faculty member in the Art
Department at YSU, spoke at the second. Approximately 200 pieces of art are on
display throughout Beeghly Hall. Drs. Mary Lou DiPillo and Patricia Hauschildt
coordinated this extensive project that sought to recognize the talent of our young
artists while providing encouragement and support for the continued development
of their talents (BCOE Annual Reports 1998-2000). This project is being renewed
for our Centennial Celebration.
Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
The Advisory Committees and the clinical affiliations are the formal organizational
structures and processes that enable effective communication between the College,
its departments and programs and its communities. Most health and human service
agencies with staff and programs qualified for student field, internship or practicum
placement are affiliated with the College. Such affiliations extend beyond the
Mahoning Valley and include at least six counties.
The Criminal Justice Department’s Police academy has a Community Advisory
Board consisting of local Police Chiefs, Judges, Prison Wardens, Police Officers
(current and retired), citizens and YSU students. The Criminal Justice Department
is working with the Ohio Adult Parole Authority to evaluate Mahoning County’s
Drug Court.
A Nursing Advisory committee consists of members of acute care, long term care,
home health and rehabilitation agencies.
The Department of Social work maintains partnerships with over 70 agencies that
provide internship/practicum opportunities for MSW, BSW and AAS programs.
In the department of Health Professions there are advisory committees for the
Emergency Medical Technician program, Respiratory Therapy program, Medical
Assisting program and Dental Hygiene program. These programs maintain
affiliations for internships/practicum and field placements with over 40 agencies in
six counties.
College of Fine and Performing Arts
The College of Fine and Performing Arts strives to engage with the constituencies
and communities it serves through a long list of programs and activities geared
toward meeting the needs of these constituencies. For example, the College offers a
wide variety of free-programs to satisfy the senior citizens in the community who
are routinely calling the Office of the Dean to be provided with information about
these programs. Other community people and students from grade and high schools
also have great interest in participating and attending the Colleges performances
and exhibitions. YSU students, faculty and staff are also interested in the programs
and activities the College offers to the public. Therefore, the College and all three
departments have made the effort of having updated and informative web sites,
brochures and leaflets providing all the necessary information.
To keep the College’s alumni informed about past, present and future happenings in
the College the Dean’s Office has developed The Bliss Hall Press in newspaper
style format which is also cost effective. We have received very positive feed back
about this publication, and several alumni are sending their information to be
included in the paper.
Each individual department also contribute to staying connected with their relevant
constituencies through fund raising endeavors, through student associations,
through faculty community service, through faculty and student art exhibitions
among others.
The College of Fine and Performing Arts is an active participant with the
community at large and the YSU community. It is rare to find the College not
participating in what is going on in the community and the University. For
example, providing the Dana School of Music’s talent at commencement, sports
games, Homecoming celebrations, theater productions in and out of the University,
musical entertainment at area businesses and much more. Because the College has
a close and direct connection with the Butler Institute of American Art, it is also
very common to find art faculty, students and alumni making presentations or
exhibiting art work at the BIAA. In fact, the director of the Butler Institute of
American Art is a tenured faculty member at YSU’s Department of Art. The
College brings thousands of community individuals to campus through the wide
variety of events offered by all the departments and programs in the College.
Rayen College of Engineering and Technology
Implementation of ABET Engineering Criteria (EC) 2000 require engineering and
technology programs to develop mission, objectives, and outcomes with input from
all constituencies. All engineering and technology programs have established
advisory boards of alumni, employers, industry professionals, and students. The
faculty meets regularly with these boards to identify potential improvements in
academic programs.
Metro College and the Public Service Institute
The university supports two departments that focus on engagement, outreach, and
service, the PSI and Metro College. Within Metro College, positions exist devoted
to outreach to business and industry and to non-traditional students. Successes like
Youngstown 2010 and the Weed & Seed grant demonstrate the synergy and
cooperation between the PSI and the community, and the positive outcomes from
these connections.
Maag Library
Maag has effective working relationships with the Youngstown Public Library. A
former Maag Library director and a current faculty member do sit or have sat on the
board of trustees for the Public Library.
The Archives & Special Collections unit works with the Mahoning Valley
Historical Society, the Ohio Historical Society, and groups within the medical
community relative to the Rose Melnick Medical Museum.
WYSU-FM
WYSU engaged its constituents by sponsoring or co-sponsoring numerous
community events, including the annual Mad About the Arts, Folk Festival
concert, YSU Dana Piano Week, Searching for a Non-Violent Future Seminar,
Ohio Percussion Day, Smoky Hollow 5-K Run, WYSU Blossom Bus Excursions,
Minority Business Enterprises Supplier Coalition Tailgate Party, the regional
MLK Celebration, Youngstown Peace Race, Double-Bass Jazz Symposium and
the WYSU Dana Showcase Concert.
WYSU established and developed underwriting partnerships with 63 program
underwriters over the past year.
WYSU established partnerships with 20 regional businesses that serve as WYSU
Classic Card Participants. These businesses thereby serve as a special service for
WYSU members by offering product and service discounts.
Over the past year, WYSU brought in 120 volunteers to provide assistance during
the station’s semi-annual pledge drives and special events.
WYSU provided the opportunity for the community at large to participate in
overseas educational tours. 71 members of our community joined the WYSU
station-sponsored Go Ahead tour of Italy in May of 2006.
Student Government
The organization of students into a Student Government with programmatic
committees permits us to quickly identify and communicate needs identified in our
community. In addition, our structures enable us to make decisions on the
disposition of our resources and the participation of students. Student government
also maintains links to other student organizations to enable collaborative activity..
5.b.2.The organization’s cocurricular activities engage students, staff,
administrators, and faculty with external communities.
College and Unit Evidence
University Events, Alumni, Facilities and Development
Programs that are open to the public include but are not limited to the following:
Skeggs Lecture Series
Thomas Colloquium on Free Enterprise
Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival
Celebrando
Speakers visiting campus under the auspices of the Skeggs Lecture Series
and Thomas Colloquium are required to meet with students in the classroom
to give students exposure to experts in their field in a small setting.
College of Arts and Sciences
Several English Department activities including the English Festival and Press Day
bring hundreds of students and K-12 teachers to campus each year. The department
also engages with the community through EECAP student writing awards and
poetry readings, which bring nationally recognized poets to campus.
In 2006 the English Festival drew over 2,500 students from 175 area schools and
distributed over $15,000 in prizes to deserving students.
The 2006 Press Day drew over 525 students and 23 advisors from 23 area high
schools. Fifty-five speakers conducted 75 workshops, and 20 monitors and 26 board
members assisted in the event.
Also in 2006, the Poetry Center completed its 12th season with seven readings
attended by over 1,000 people.
The English Department sponsored or co-sponsored programs for the community
on linguistics, prison issues, working-class issues, and international and urban
education.
CAS has regular ongoing contact with K-12 teachers in the region. Examples
include the Youngstown Area Physics Alliance and Chemistry's High School
Teachers Professional Development Day
The three student organizations of the Dept. of History (The History Club, Phi
Alpha Theta and the Student Society for Applied History) organize events to raise
money to benefit the local community as well as other communities in need (such
as a Hurricane Katrina relief Benefit).
The Department of Computer Science and Information Systems is a liaison with
Youngstown Business Incubator to facilitate internships and research.
The Department of Geography internship program remains strong with thirteen
students placed, almost double last year’s number and more than one-third of their
majors.
The Center for Working-Class Studies offers courses in American Studies, English,
History, and Labor Studies.
Department of Sociology and Anthropology-sponsored archeological digs have
been done in several foreign countries and in Mahoning and Trumbull counties and
in Pennsylvania.
American Studies students regularly do field work and internships with many local
community institutions. The main partner institutions are the Mahoning Valley
Historical Society, Butler Institute of American Art, the Children’s Museum of the
Valley, the Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor (Steel Museum),
and the Mahoning River Education Project. Students have worked with these
institutions multiple times.
Beeghly College of Education
CATALYST sponsored twenty-three public teaching and learning events, including
presentations by four nationally-known speakers and YSU faculty. Invitations to
local school personnel and staff at Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull County
Educational Service Centers were extended. Radio interviews of Barbara
Walvoord, Ed Huhfer, Ronald Berk, and Mano Singham were conducted by Dr.
Michael Theall and broadcast over WYSU (Annual Report for TE 2005-06).
The Department of Educational Administration, Research, & Foundations held its
first annual Spring Get-Together for all majors in May 2004 (BCOE Annual Report
2003-04).
The doctoral program in Educational Leadership celebrated the tenth anniversary of
awarding doctoral degrees with a dinner held in Stambaugh Stadium Club on June
3, 2005 (BCOE Annual Report 2004-05).
The BCOE Showcase publication is sent to all alumni yearly to provide annual
College updates and maintain connections with former students. In May 2004, this
publication was mailed to 9,826 alumni and donors and to over 12,000 alumni and
donors in July 2005 (BCOE Annual Report 2004-05).
The BCOE honors retired faculty and staff at an annual Emeritus Luncheon held in
October. This tradition, which began in 2002, provides a forum to renew
acquaintances and obtain college updates.
The BCOE held its first annual Alumni Awards Dinner that honored 3 community
YSU success stories: Mrs. Diana Cohol Bauman (Teacher Education); Dr.
Benjamin L. McGee (Educational Administration, Research, & Foundations); and
Mrs. Marie A. Pavlicko (Counseling) in April, 2003. Approximately 160 were in
attendance. The second Alumni Awards Dinner was held on May 13, 2004 to
honor the following: Dr. Susan Leone (Teacher education), Mr. William Mullane
(Educational Administration, Research, & Foundations), and Dr. Toni Di Margio
(Counseling). Over 175 attended. The third annual Alumni Awards Dinner was
held on April 28, 2005 and honored the following: Mr. Dante Zambrini
(Educational Administration), Mrs. Margaret (Peggy) Stevens (Counseling), Mrs.
Kristen Dailey (Teacher Education), and Sr. Charlotte Italiano (Lifetime
Educational Service Award). Over 200 people attended. The fourth annual Alumni
Awards Dinner was held on April 27, 2006 and honored the following: Mrs. Marie
Viglio (Teacher Education), Mr. Ronald Marian (Counseling), Mr. Charles
Swindler (Educational Administration), and Mr. James Hall (Lifetime Educational
Service Award). Approximately 300 guests attended the event. (BCOE Annual
Reports for 2002-03; 2003-04; 2004-05; 2005-06).
Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
The primary co-curricular activities for community engagement are conducted by
the many discipline-specific student organizations, which include:
Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society)
Association of Family and Consumer Students
Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association of YSU
Early Childhood Student Association
Eta Sigma Gamma, the national health science honorary
Forensic Science Club
Future Physical Therapists Club
Hospitality Management Society
Hospitality Management Student organization
Kappa Omicron Nu (Human Ecology)
Lambda Beta Society-National Honor Society for Respiratory Care
Physical Educators Club
Student Association of the American Dental Hygienists Association
Student Nurses Association
Student organization for Respiratory Care (SORC)
Student organization of EMT-Paramedics
Student Physical Therapy Association
Student Social Work Association
College of Fine and Performing Arts
The College has not used a formal assessment instrument to evaluate the
engagement of students, staff, administrators, and faculty with external
communities; however, the level of engagement with these communities is made
evident by the level of participation in cocurricular activities such as, internships.
For example, the Department of Communication offers an internship with local and
regional radio and television stations. These internships require engagement of
students, staff, administrators and faculty with external communities. Other
College departments also offer internships.
The College engages its internal and external communities through hundreds of
performances, concerts, theater productions, art exhibitions at the McDonough
Museum of Art, the Summer Festival of the Arts, Students Motivated by the Arts
(SMARTS), Homework Express; Mad About the Arts, the Annual College Open
House for local and regional area prospective students, teachers and parents.
Rayen College of Engineering and Technology
Prof. John F. Ritter (CE; now Emeritus) surveyed local Jr. High Math teachers to
gauge interest in MATHCOUNTS competition developed by NSPE (circa 1980).
Dr. Jalal Jalali (ECE) and Mr. Tom Reardon, Math teacher at Austintown Fitch
High School, planned a program to inform high school students about careers
opportunities in engineering and mathematics.
For Destination imagination competition, Dr. Price (ChE, 2005) and Dr. Scott
Martin (CE, 2006) attended Challenge Master Training workshops and made all
necessary preparations for the structural competition.
Mr. David Kurtanich (CCET) agreed to serve as advisor for Learning for Life
Engineering Explorers’ post of the Greater Western Reserve Council, Boy Scout of
America.
Annual Lake to River Science Fair: Faculty meet with students to provide research
ideas and technical support in carrying out experiments.
Dr. Messuri and GM representatives developed plans for a Northeast Ohio (NEO)
Robotics Competition.
Williamson College of Business Administration
Administrators
The Dean of the WCBA is a board member of the Youngstown Business Incubator
and Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley. Both of those activities have brought
programs for external and internal audiences to the YSU campus.
Faculty
Faculty in the WCBA serve on various boards in the community
Students
The WCBA has several active student organizations within the three academic
department as well as Beta Gamma Sigma which is a national honor society for
business students. The student groups have professional programs (e.g., advertising
students attending the Youngstown AD Club showing of the CLIO awards) as well
as community-service projects (e.g., American Marketing Association students
collecting non-perishable food for Second Harvest Foodbank).
Metro College and the Public Service Institute
The YSU Metro College has responded to the needs of external communities by
organizing major regional planning events such as the 2002 Healthcare Workforce
Summit and the 2004 Healthcare Education Summit. Members of the YSU
community participated in the planning of these events, and sat on panel, presented
at workshops, and facilitated breakout sessions designed to develop collaborative
plans with partner institutions.
The PSI and Metro College were also the catalyst behind the development of two
industry cluster initiatives, the NEO HealthForce and the Mahoning Shenango
Advanced Manufacturing Initiative. These cluster initiatives engage the YSU
community with business and industry to solve industry identified problems.
Student Government
Student organizations maintain active participation in such activities as American
Red Cross and other community organizations.
5.b.3. The organization’s educational programs connect students with
external communities.
College and Unit Evidence
College of Arts and Sciences
The English Department graduate students are active participants in the annual
English Festival.
Many programs and departments in Arts and Sciences require their undergraduate
majors to complete an internship prior to graduation, such as the B.S. Degree in
Environmental Science.
YSU convenes conferences that connect students with external communities such as
Abandoned Underground Coal Mines: A Symposium in Honor of the Retirement of
Prof. Ann Harris, June 2-4, 2000; PAKISTAN: A Multi-disciplinary Symposium in
Honor of the Retirement of Dr. Ikram Khawaja December 7, 2003; Geology and
Human Health: A Symposium in Honor of the Retirement of Dr. Charles Singler on
May 7, 2005 and Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide.
The Center for Working-Class Studies has collected oral histories from workers at
the General Motors plant at Lordstown and in the local African-American
community.
American Studies: In addition to the field sites listed in 5b2 (Mahoning Valley
Historical Society, Butler Institute of American Art, the Children’s Museum of the
Valley, the Youngstown Historical Center for Industry and Labor (Steel Museum),
and the Mahoning River Education Project) American Studies students have done
internships with local political campaigns and the Youngstown Playhouse.
Students of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology participated in many
archeological digs such as the Mill Creek Furnace, Fowler Mill in Poland, Quaker
Burying Ground #17 in Damascus, Hezlep General Store in Gustavus.
Beeghly College of Education
Two Ohio Energy Fairs were held at YSU on November 3, 2000 and January 26,
2001. Under the umbrella of the National Energy Project, the Ohio Energy Project
sought to inform individuals about energy and its productive uses by having
students teach students. Participants included approximately 300 fourth through
eighth grade students and their teachers from schools in Mahoning, Trumbull, and
Columbiana Counties. YSU faculty, pre-service teacher candidates, and graduate
assistants from the Department of Teacher Education worked with eighth grade
students from St. Christine School. Two Energy Fairs, funded as part of The Ohio
Energy Project by Ohio Environmental Education, were held in Beeghly Hall on
November 2 and 16, 2001. Approximately 500 elementary students from area
schools participated in activities aligned with science objectives from the Ohio
Model and questions often asked on the Ohio Proficiency Tests. Mrs. Marie Viglio
coordinated the project in collaboration with Dr. Mary Lou DiPillo and science
faculty from the Department of Teacher Education. YSU pre-service teacher
candidates served as co-facilitators as they worked with eighth-grade students to
conduct the energy sessions. This project brought numerous teachers, parents, and
potential students to visit Beeghly Hall and the YSU campus (BCOE Annual Report
2001-02).
The Community Clinic, which provides free counseling services to local children,
families, and adults in our area, also serves as a practicum site for our students and
utilizes the latest training technology. In addition, the Clinic developed a group
counseling laboratory for student training and instruction (BCOE Annual Report
2000-01).
The University Counseling Center served as the training site for the Practicum I
students from the Department of Counseling. Twenty-one counselor trainees
provided counseling services to 27 community clients. The UCC/CCC staff met
initially with each community client to assess if training clinic services were
appropriate, and 20 intakes/screenings were completed. Clients not accepted for
counseling services in the training clinic were referred to Parkview Counseling,
Eastern Counseling, Family Services, or private practitioners. Eighty-nine (89)
programs were presented to 3,299 individuals at YSU and the surrounding
community by the staff of the University Counseling Center (BCOE Annual Report
2000-01).
The Department of Counseling received $14,000 from the Urban Partnership Center
Grant for providing counseling services by counseling graduate students to group
homes. These services were given to local community members who are disabled
with severe mental illness (BCOE Annual Report 2003-04).
The Summer Honors Institutes, held on the YSU campus, serve as a field site for
graduate candidates enrolled in the Gifted Education Licensure Program offered
through the Department of Counseling and Special Education (BCOE Annual
Report 2000-06).
Pre-service teachers in the YSU Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International
Honorary Society for Students in Education, visit selected Youngstown City
Schools to present a program on the values of reading during April’s Reading Is
Fundamental Week. Dr. Joyce Feist-Willis, faculty advisor from the Department of
Teacher Education, selected, purchased, and organized books for distribution to P-6
students. The RIF project began in 1994 and grows larger every year. In May
2001, 950 students in P-6 and special education classrooms at West Elementary
School in Youngstown received books (Annual Report for TE, 2000-01).
Pre-service teachers in the YSU Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children,
under the direction of faculty-advisor Dr. Margaret Briley, sponsored two
fundraisers and a Christmas party for students with disabilities at Cleveland
Elementary School in Youngstown. The CEC Chapter also hosted a seminar on the
inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom presented
by Karen Kanotz, Director of Special Education for Struthers City Schools. This
group also joined the Ohio Chapter of CEC in Project Support, a regional
commitment to work with and mentor CEC student chapters in local high schools
(Annual Report for TE, 2000-01).
Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
Many programs in the college include Service Learning Components. Examples
include:
The Dental Hygiene faculty and students participate in ―Give Kids a Smile Day‖
The Dental Hygiene students, volunteer dentists and dental hygienists provided
screenings, cleaning, radiographs and fluoride treatments for Youngstown public
school children. Dental Hygiene students also provide screenings, cleaning,
radiographs and fluoride treatments for children from Trumbull County Action
Program Head Start.
Physical Therapy students present a one-hour health lesson to middle or high school
students in their physical education or science classes. At the end of each
presentation, students answer questions about pursuing a career in physical
therapy. Teachers in schools serving rural and inner city students
Public Health, School Health and Community Health students participate in projects
health education programs with Head Start students; conduct readability assessment
for health materials for community agencies; conduct fundraisers for Second
Harvest Foodbank, Red Cross for Hurricane Katrina, and Camp Sunrise for
HIV/AIDS infected/affected Children. They also perform volunteer hours in
community health agencies as part of some course requirements.
College of Fine and Performing Arts
Yes, through internships relevant to their academic discipline and volunteer
participation in community organizations.
Rayen College of Engineering and Technology
YSU’s Industrial Information Institute for Education and Small Business
Development Center awarded grants of over $300,000 to support student
Internships at local companies. Dr. Cynthia Hirtzel (Dean, E&T) met with
companies to identify need for Interns. Over 70 Interns were placed with local
companies in positions related to manufacturing, advanced materials, and
information technology.
Williamson College of Business Administration
Business (college-wide)
Thomas Colloquium
Thomas Entrepreneur on Campus
BUS3740 class—different community-service project conducted in fall and
spring semesters. Visit four nonprofit agencies each semester.
Accounting and Finance
VITA Program
Accounting Student/Practitioner Day
Federal Tax Directors’ Institute
Student internships
Management
Workplace Diversity
Culture Fest—students provide introduction to a culture and then serve food
and have entertainment from that culture.
Human Resource Management Conference
Student internships
Marketing
Class projects that serve profit and nonprofit organizations
Advertising Student Shadow Day
Student internships
5.b.4. The organization’s resources – physical, financial, and human
– support effective programs of engagement and service
College and Unit Evidence
University Events, Alumni, Facilities and Development
The organization supports the use of all facilities outside Kilcawley Center for non-
academic use by the general public for cultural, intellectual, educational, social, and
economic programs. Stambaugh Stadium is home field for Youngstown City
Schools, Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline high schools. University facilities are used
by the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society for fund raising
efforts. Local organizations use facilities for a variety of educational and athletic
purposes.
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Gary Salvner was reappointed in 2006 to a second five-year term as Executive
Secretary of the Adolescent Literature Assembly of the National Council of
Teachers of English. (ALAN) and was re-appointed to the Ohio Graduation Test in
Writing Committee of the Ohio Department of Education. He is the longest serving
member of that committee.
Dr. Sherry Linkon was a guest speaker at the University of Peking in China, the
University of Kansas, Florida Atlantic University, and London Metropolitan
University in the UK.
Dr. Rick Shale was appointed to a three-year term on the Board of Park
Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks.
Dr. Virginia Monseau served as editor for English Journal, a leading national
periodical in the field.
YSU supports a base station of the Ohio Seismic Network (YSUO). YSU's Ward
Beecher Planetarium is undergoing a $450,000 renovation. The Clarence Smith
Mineral Museum houses a collection appraised at 1.2 million dollars.
The History Club administers the “Lynch Center for Youth Development” which
runs a competition to send children to Space camp.
The Department of History received a $500,000 Jewish Studies Center Endowment
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology has undertaken projects at the
request of the Mayor of Poland, the Gustavus Historical Society, and the Damascus
Friends Church
Beeghly College of Education
In fall of 1999, Youngstown State University was awarded a $2.5 million Teacher
Quality Enhancement grant for the Tri-County Partnership for Excellence in
Teacher Education, the largest grant in YSU history at that time. The Beeghly
College of Education, the College of Arts & Sciences, Beaver Local Schools,
Youngstown City Schools, and Warren City Schools were partners and Dr. Paul
Gallagher was hired as the director. Throughout the five-year grant period, YSU
faculty from both colleges served as faculty-in-residence in the partner schools,
sharing their expertise with classroom teachers while learning about challenges
teachers experience in teaching mathematics, science, and language arts. Three
teachers on-loan from partner schools served as teacher scholars, working with pre-
service teachers in the areas of language arts and mathematics. Summer workshops
for in-service teachers and a summer camp for middle-grade students were offered
to increase understanding of conceptually-based mathematics and inquiry-based
science. Regularly scheduled curriculum meetings were held with faculty from
both colleges to discuss enhancement and revision of the pre-service teacher
education curriculum in language arts, mathematics, and science. The Project
Advisory Council and Project Team monitored all grant activities that resulted in
several significant curriculum changes in our pre-service courses. (BCOE Annual
Reports 1999-2005).
Due to the continued efforts and hard work of many YSU administrators and faculty
members, the Youngstown Early College High School opened in Fedor Hall on the
YSU campus in fall 2004 with its first group of 75 ninth-grade students. The
KnowledgeWorks Foundation accepted the Youngstown Early College (YEC)
implementation plan in mid-October 2003. The Youngstown City School District’s
Board of Education and the YSU Board of Trustees passed resolutions of support
for the YEC in late November and mid-December 2003, respectively. The
implementation team hired Mr. Larry Johnson as Dean of the College. Discussions
with local, state, and national legislators and funding groups continue so that
projected budget shortfalls can be addressed (Institutional Annual Plan 2003-04).
Since its opening, YEC has added two additional classes of students.
Youngstown State University was selected as one of sixteen state supported and
private higher education institutions to host the 2001 Ohio Summer Honors
Institutes for gifted freshman and sophomore high school students, as defined by
Ohio Administrative Code 3301-51-15 (A) and (C). These grants are awarded by
the Ohio Department of Education in conjunction with the Ohio Legislature.
Collaborative efforts with guidance counselors, school administrators, and
Educational Service Centers has enabled the YSU Summer Honors Institute to be
the highest subscribed Institute for academically gifted and talented high school
students in the state of Ohio. Dr. Marianne Dove, Director of the Institute, was
awarded the following grants: $62,500 for the 2001 Institute which served 227
students from 59 school districts; $58,823 for the 2002 Institute which served 183
students from Ohio school districts; and $62,500 for the 2003 Institute which served
230 students from Ohio school districts. In its fourth year, students from 9 counties
and over 50 schools came to campus. The 2004 Institute ($62,500 award) served
220 gifted youth representing 70 school districts from throughout the state of Ohio.
The 2005 Institute ($100,000 grant) served 270 gifted youth representing 59
schools. The courses, covering a variety of topics, are taught by university
professors and area school educators (BCOE Annual Report 2001-02; Annual
Reports for TE 2000-01). The 2006 Summer Honors Institute ($100,000) served
270 students from 55 schools.
The Far East Regional Partnership for Conceptually Based mathematics was funded
by the Ohio Department of Education’s Mathematics and Science Partnership
Program at approximately $510,000 for the first year and similar levels of funding
for the second and third years of the grant. Dr. Howard Pullman, faculty member in
the Department of Teacher Education and Assistant Director and Evaluation
Liaison for the grant, and Dr. David Pollack, faculty member in the Department of
Mathematics and Statistics and PI and Director of the grant, secured this grant that
will provide professional development in mathematics content and pedagogy for
400 teachers in the Tri-County area (Annual Report for TE 2005).
The Beeghly College of Education contributes $3,000 annually to SMARTS
(Students Motivated by the Arts), a partnership among the College of Fine &
Performing Arts, the College of Education, and Youngstown City Schools. This
initiative provides after-school, weekend, and summer arts education programming
for students in Youngstown City Schools as well as for students from other area
schools.
The Learning Tree Project has utilized resource rooms in the Wilcox Curriculum
Resource Center for after-school tutoring over the past four years, 2002-2006.
The BCOE hosts and sponsors various educational functions, such as the Ohio
Department of Education updates for the Far East Region Professional
Development Center, by sharing its facilities. These sponsored events bring
numerous community members to the YSU campus each year.
College of Fine and Performing Arts
The College of Fine and Performing Arts has adequate support for effective
programs of engagement and service. A lot of the progress made in this regard has
been due to the attainment of grants and the generosity of private donors. However,
programs that depend on grants and gifts are not on safe ground for long-term
subsistence. The College is also cognizant of the importance of providing
appropriate support to the academic programs; thus, balance of programs is
extremely important.
Williamson College of Business Administration
As part of the promotion and tenure in the WCBA, the faculty are required to
provide service. Part of that service is community service.
Metro College and the Public Service institute
The effectiveness of the PSI’s work can be judged by repeat business, recognitions
by external entities (e.g., the American Planning Association), and by grants and
contracts secured. Declining state and University support will impact on the
selection of Center projects and the amount of heavily discounted and free work
performed by the Centers for the community.
Maag Library
Space in Maag Library supports events such as the English Festival, group meetings
of organizations such as the League of Women Voters, Northeast Ohio Federal
Depository Librarians, Professional and Business Women’s Club and Friends of
Maag Library special events. A lecture room and a conference room in the Rose
Melnick Medical Museum can be reserved by external groups, usually without a
fee.
Student Government
Students contributed or raised money for numerous community programs:
Campus Program, ―Searching for a Non-Violent Future‖ - $500 from budget
United Way - $200 raised In addition, the time of students was contributed toward
many charitable events.
5.b.5. Planning processes project ongoing engagement and service.
College and Unit Evidence
University Events, Alumni, Facilities and Development
With the hierarchy of space utilization, plans cannot be made until the academic
and athletic calendars are finalized. Classroom use takes priority over non-
academic use of facilities. Athletic facilities cannot be scheduled for public use
until YSU Intercollegiate Athletics has finalized their practice and play schedules.
Often, high school games are not finalized until a few weeks prior to the season
opener.
While we plan for some events and usages of University facilities far in advance,
setting specific dates is often difficult. Annual events to engage the students,
faculty, staff and the general public routinely occur and the time of year can be
chosen. It is only the specific dates that must remain flexible.
College of Arts and Sciences
Prior to the formation of the American Studies program, the faculty leaders of the
program consulted with community leaders for input on what the program should
offer to students who aspire to jobs with these same kind of institutions (e.g.
museums, galleries).
Beeghly College of Education
As the state of Ohio transitioned from teacher certification to licensure
(1996-1998), numerous meetings were held with representatives from the Colleges
of Arts & Sciences, the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the College of Health
and Human Services, and area school districts to discuss the development of the
curricula for our pre-service teacher preparation programs. The significant changes
made in the licensure programs enable us to prepare teachers who can meet the
needs of the diverse student populations in today’s schools.
Bitonte College of Health and Human Services
Providing courses via distance education is a service provided by the college to
many of the existing and new students in distance communities. Distance learning
plays a key role in courses and programs offered by the college. Distance learning
and the synchronous and asynchronous technologies associated with it are used to
provide an online learning environment for our asynchronous online courses and
also to support and enhance courses taught through use of interactive video
conferencing, as well as courses taught in a traditional face to face manner.
The department of health professions offers several courses and degree programs to
students at a distance using asynchronous (online) and synchronous (interactive
video conferencing) technologies. Distance learning related programs include the
University Partnership with Lorain County Community College which includes the
BSAS in Allied Health Degree Program which is offered in both asynchronous
(online) and synchronous (interactive video conferencing) formats. This degree
program is also offered through our partnership with Cuyahoga Community College
using the same formats. The BSAS in Public Health Degree Program is being
offered to students at Lorain County Community College. Courses are offered in
both asynchronous (online) and synchronous (interactive video conferencing)
formats, but the entire degree cannot be completed completely online.
The Ohio Learning Network funded our project entitled, Asynchronous Distance
Learning BSAS and Certificate Programs for Health Professions, through their
Emerging Needs Grant Program in 2003. This grant was awarded $245,560.00
which was used as partial funding to train faculty/course designers in distance
learning and to create asynchronous online courses to be offered in BSAS in Allied
Health Degree Program and the Community Health Certificate Program. This grant
project resulted in the creation of twelve asynchronous online courses in the Allied
Health Program and eleven asynchronous online courses. The resources and
experience provided by this grant project allowed asynchronous distance learning to
be developed on a larger scale and online courses have continued to be developed.
Two degree programs (BSAS in Allied Health and the Masters in Health & Human
Services) are approved by the Higher Learning Commission to be offered online.
Plans are to pursue approval for the BSAS in Public Health degree to be offered
online in the near future. Online course offerings for the Health Professions
Department continue to grow. In the fall semester of 2003, three online courses
were offered, two in spring 2004, nine in fall 2004, twelve in Fall 2005, fifteen in
spring 06 and thirteen in fall 2006.
Distance learning related programs include the University Partnership with Lorain
County Community College which includes the BSAS in Allied Health Degree
Program which is offered in both asynchronous (online) and synchronous
(interactive video conferencing) formats. This degree program is offered through our
partnership with Cuyahoga Community College using the same formats. The BSAS
in Public Health Degree Program is being offered to students at Lorain County
Community College. Courses are offered in both asynchronous (online) and
synchronous (interactive video conferencing) formats, but the entire degree cannot
be completed completely online.
The following tables are for the Bitonte College of Health & Human Services.
BCHHS Enrollment in DL Courses 2003-2004
SPR 04, SUM 04
Total in all Courses Total Distance Enrollment
470 241
Enrollment in Online Courses (OLN)
198
Enrollment in Interactive Video Conferencing Courses (IVC)
272
Enrollment in Interactive Video Conferencing Courses (IVC-DO) Distance Only
43
Enrollment in Combined Courses (COMB)
0
Notes:
In OLN courses all students are counted.
In IVC-DO courses only students located at a physical distance from YSU + All
MPH students are counted.
In COMB courses all students are counted: Students may be
taking the course via OLN, IVC or a combination of both.
BCHHS Enrollment in DL Courses 2004-2005
FALL 04, SPR 05, SUM 05
Total in all Courses Total Distance Enrollment
1057 743
Enrollment in Online Courses (OLN)
510
Enrollment in Interactive Video Conferencing Courses (IVC)
430
Enrollment in Interactive Video Conferencing Courses (IVC-DO) Distance Only
116
Enrollment in Combined Courses (COMB)
117
Notes:
In OLN courses all students are counted.
In IVC-DO courses only students located at a physical distance from YSU + All MPH
students are counted.
In COMB courses all students are counted: Students may be
taking the course via OLN, IVC or a combination of both.
BCHHS Enrollment in DL Courses 2005-2006
FALL 05, SPR 06
Total in all Courses Total Distance Enrollment
1031 767
Enrollment in Online Courses (OLN)
608
Enrollment in Interactive Video Conferencing Courses (IVC)
373
Enrollment in Interactive Video Conferencing Courses (IVC-DO) Distance Only
109
Enrollment in Combined Courses (COMB)
50
Notes:
In OLN courses all students are counted.
In IVC-DO courses only students located at a physical distance from YSU + All MPH students are
counted.
In COMB courses all students are counted: Students may be
taking the course via OLN, IVC or a combination of both.
To best serve the constituents of distance education students, the College uses several
online systems and support programs. The course management system, WebCT, is
commonly utilized to provide an online learning environment for our asynchronous
online courses and also to support and enhance courses taught through use of
interactive video conferencing. Student support services for students in distance
learning courses have benefited from implementation of an online tutoring service
provided by Smarthinking.com (http://www.smarthinking.com). Services offered online to
students include an online writing center and tutorial services for areas such as
statistics, mathematics. Services are provided at no additional cost to the students.
Online plagiarism prevention service has been implemented to assist students and
instructors in preventing and identifying plagiarism. This service is available through
turnitin.com. Impatica software has been purchased and will soon be implemented
allowing PowerPoint presentations using audio and video to be delivered faster to
students accessing them online.
Other evidence of planning that has resulted in increased ongoing community
engagement and service include:
- The respiratory therapy program, in response to local and national need to prepare
individual that not only have the RT credential, but also are eligible to sit for national
boards in Polysomnography, implemented a Certificate Option in Polysomnography.
Our first certificate class graduated in Spring 2006 and those students are now
eligible to sit for the national exam and become Registered Polysomnographic
Technologists (RpsgT). The certificate option is an ―add-on‖ to the current respiratory
therapy program. The program is open to senior RT students as well as any
credentialed respiratory therapist in the region.
- The Physical Therapy Department is in the process of planning to implement a
doctorate in Physical Therapy in response to needs of the professional community.
- In response to the needs of local schools, a School Nurse Certificate Program was
planned and implemented by the Department of Nursing.
- The Department of Social Work planned an implemented the MSW program in
response to a community needs assessment.
- The Community Health program in Department of Health professions was
changed to public health program. Environmental health track is being planned for
this program. Public health better reflects the breadth of what students master in this
major. In 2005, The chair of the Department of Health Professions and the
Community Health Program Coordinator met, at the request of the President of
Loraine County Community College, with several of their faculty and two health
commissioners in the LCCC region. They expressed enthusiasm for the proposed
program changes and expect enrollment in the program from LCCC degree
completion students and health department employees. The BSAS in Public Health
is now a partnership program with YSU and LCCC with a growing enrollment.,
Department of Criminal Justice in conjunction with Computer Science and Art
departs is in the process of developing a new major in Computer crime,
Investigation and security. This department has also developed an interdisciplinary
forensic science degree and is in the feasibility stage of development of a homeland
security coordinated with the Department of Health Profession’s
Bioterrorism/Disaster Preparedness Certificate which is in the final year of
development.
College of Fine and Performing Arts
The College of Fine and Performing Arts is perhaps one of the most visible, if not
the most visible organization of the University in the outside communities;
therefore the Dean and its staff, the Chairs and their faculty are very proactive in
planning to support those endeavors that support the mission and vision of the
College and the University and therefore the College has established various
cultural programs that engage the University and the College with its
constituencies. This is achieved through appropriate planning and involvement of
faculty, staff and administrators in this process.
Metro College and the Public Service Institute
Currently, the University is investigating the development of a community college
model to meet identified needs in the community. This effort, coupled with state
level policy trends seeking better alignment with the k-12 vocational training
system positions the University for innovative partnerships with the Career and
Technical Centers.
YSU collaborated with Educational Service Centers in Ashtabula, Trumbull,
Mahoning, Columbiana, and Jefferson county on the development of the T4 STEM
Teacher Training Initiative grant (approval pending) that seeks to encourage high
school students to enter teaching fields in science, technology, engineering and
math. The program provides a residential college experience and the opportunity to
achieve college credit while meeting high school graduation requirements.
A similar Dual Credit Enrollment Grant in collaboration with the Educational
Service Centers in Ashtabula, Trumbull, and Mahoning counties will provide high
school students the opportunity to take college science and math courses after
school for college credit.
The PSI’s Centers respond to the environment, planning future work in response to
market conditions, and seeking to build new projects on referrals from completed
projects.
Maag Library
The Maag planning process is evidence of ongoing community engagement as this
is clearly defined as a goal in the Maag Strategic Plan.
Student Affairs – Student Business Services
Youngstown State University and the city of Youngstown are currently working
together on Vision 2010 to continue to unify the community by engaging in public
open forums, known as town hall meetings. Commitment is shown through the
extensive collaborations, researches, human resources, and time that have been
allocated for this community endeavor. The Undergraduate Admissions office has
coordinators that are liaisons to each of the six Colleges; the purpose is to learn the
updates about what each college has to provide our potential students every year.
Fall and spring travels are a part of process to recruit students by engaging them at
their local high schools, churches, or at a social service agency’s to visit and
hopefully select YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY for their post-secondary
education. Several annual Open Houses are provided to serve and engage the
general public to visit our campus to learn from all the student business service
units what is offered to them if they apply and attend YSU. Each student business
service unit is involved with the SOAR program, student orientation advisement
and registration takes place several weeks throughout the year. A list with data has
been submitted to Chairman to provide additional examples of more projects and
activities that are ongoing.
