History

Welcome

Hello! I want to tell you how pleased we are to welcome you to Youngstown State University and to the History Program. With a faculty of nine, we offer courses across a broad range of subjects and have something to interest everyone.

I hope that you will drop by and visit us on the fifth floor of DeBartolo Hall, Room 519. Please feel welcome to stop in for advice, general information, or just to chat. You may also want to watch for notices from our Student Clubs -- History Club, Phi Alpha Theta, and the Club for Jewish Culture -- about scheduled events throughout the semester.

I encourage you to drop by the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor located at 151 Wood Street on the southern edge of campus. The museum is managed by the History Program, and you and your guests are very welcome to visit us there. (Your student ID grants you free admission at any time.)

Dr. Brian Bonhomme
History Program Coordinator

Mission

The Program of History at Youngstown State University is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge about the past, to edify our present, and better plan for the future. The program promotes and integrates scholarship, teaching, and service to educate its undergraduate and graduate students. It promotes civic engagement with the wider community. Through the teaching of history in and out of the classroom the program fosters understanding and appreciation of diversity and provides a global perspective. Our aim is to examine and disseminate knowledge of the past and of the nature of its study and reconstruction through a variety of educational experiences and historical methodologies and to train future scholars of history.

The student majoring in history must complete, in addition to the general University requirements, the group requirements outlined on the curriculum sheet. It is recommended that the student select courses with assistance from an advisor, since certain courses are preferable to others according to whether one contemplates graduate study, secondary school teaching, or any of the many other careers for which History provides excellent preparation.

The Bachelor of Arts in History can be completed in eight semesters if students average 16 hours per semester.

For more information, visit the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, which houses the History Program, in DeBartolo Hall, room 519 or contact us at (330) 941-3452.

Record producer Ian Nagoski to join Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

The Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series will welcome music researcher and record producer Ian Nagoski for a presentation Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM in the McDonough Museum of Art lecture hall (room 3000). His lecture will focus on non-English language recordings from the 1920s to the 1950s.

University Theatre to conclude 60th anniversary season with “Once Upon a Mattress”

YSU’s University Theatre will conclude its 60th anniversary season with the production of “Once Upon a Mattress,” a whimsical, enchanting musical that follows a journey through the kingdom of happily ever after. Performances will be held April 5 – 7 and 12 – 14, 2024 in the YSU Ford Theater in Bliss Hall.

Red Press Collaborative program to welcome guest artist Jeffrey Sippel

YSU’s Department of Art is welcoming guest artist Jeffrey Sippel to its Red Press Collaborative program starting Monday, March 18, 2024 through Friday, March 22. Sippel will present an artist talk and hold multiple open studio sessions throughout the week.

McDonough Museum to host 87th Annual Juried Student Art & Design Exhibition

The McDonough Museum of Art will host the 87th Annual Student Art & Design Exhibition, sponsored by the Cliffe College of Creative Arts, the Department of Art, the McDonough, and the Student Art Association, beginning Friday, March 22, 2024 through Saturday, April 6. Liz Maugans will serve as juror for the exhibition.

McDonough Museum announces screening of Bruce Checefsky films

The McDonough Museum of Art has announced it will hold a screening of some of Bruce Checefsky’s most popular films in an event titled “Lost and Unmade: The Films of Bruce Checefsky.” The screening will be held in the McDonough Auditorium Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM.

Image of artwork going into the Postcard Exhibition

“Postcard Exhibition” to open in Judith Rae Solomon Gallery

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located on the second floor of Bliss Hall, will present the “Postcard Exhibition” beginning Monday, February 26, 2024 through Sunday, March 31. The exhibition will feature artwork completed by local high school students on postcard-sized pieces of paper.

Spring season of University Theatre to begin with robot play “It’s a Small World”

YSU’s University Theatre will kick off its spring season with a production of “It’s a Small World (or The Robot Play),” a play that will showcase a fusion of futuristic storytelling and social commentary. The show will be open to the public February 16 – 18 and 23 – 25, 2024.

Jazz at Lincoln Center to join Pipino Performing Arts Series

The next performance in the Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will occur Friday, February 23, 2024, as the series welcomes Jazz at Lincoln Center for their concert titled “SING AND SWING: Our American Songbook.” A celebration of the “Great American Songbook,” the show will feature trumpeters, vocalists, and composers Bria Skonberg and Benny Benack III.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery opens Black History Month exhibition

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located on the second floor of YSU’s Bliss Hall, is featuring local artist and DJ Nasir Watson in its annual Black History Month exhibition that will be open to the public Thursday, February 1, 2024, through Thursday, February 22. Watson is best known for his painting and photography work.

Dana faculty selected to present at Ohio Music Education Association Conference

Professor of music Daniel Keown and lecturer of recording arts Bryan Helsel have been selected to present their research at the 2024 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference that will be held in Columbus February 1 – 3. Sponsored by Technology in Music Education, Keown and Helsel are two of just 17 applicants chosen to present within their fields.

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