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.

YSU Alumni Lecture Series to welcome musician Jason Moncrief (B.M., ’02)

The YSU Alumni Lecture Series is set to welcome musician and YSU alumnus Jason Moncrief for a virtual lecture and presentation Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 7:00 PM. Moncrief graduated from YSU in 2002 with a Bachelor of Music in tuba and flute performance.

Dana Chorale participates in Busan Choral Festival and Competition

YSU’s Dana Chorale was invited to participate in the Busan Choral Festival and Competition’s Virtual Choir Festival October 24, 2020. In combination with the Busan Teacher’s Choir based in South Korea, the two groups recorded a joint virtual performance of “You Do Not Walk Alone” by Elaine Hagenberg.

Six Dana students selected to perform in new McDonough Honors Recital Series

Six Dana School of Music students who play piano, guitar, saxophone, trombone, and the flute have been selected as the winners of a new music competition called the McDonough Honors Recital Series. As acting sponsor, the McDonough Museum of Art will feature the six winners in high-definition video performances on their YouTube channel.

Solomon Gallery to feature exhibit of student paintings

Through October 30, 2020, the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery is showcasing student paintings in a one-wall exhibition titled “Surface.” The exhibit was introduced as an effort to continue displaying student work despite the restrictions put into place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

YSU Wind Ensemble to join Music at Noon series

The Dana School of Music’s popular Music at Noon series will return this semester with an outdoor concert performed by the YSU Wind Ensemble Thursday, October 8, 2020, at 12:00 PM at the Harrison Field Common.

Work on Andrews Avenue Memory Mural continues

The Andrews Avenue Memory Mural project, under the direction of professor of art Dragana Crnjak, is nearing completion as Crnjak’s students continue their work on the mural. The finalized image will feature a ribbon of memories submitted by current and former residents and visitors of downtown Youngstown.

YSU Marching Pride to perform pre-game and halftime shows at Stambaugh Stadium

Though the 2020-21 YSU football season has been put on hold, YSU’s Marching Pride will perform its pre-game and halftime shows at the “Meet the Marching Pride” event Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 1:30 PM at Stambaugh Stadium. The event is free and open to the public.

University Theatre Season Opener - The Glass Menagerie

Production of “The Glass Menagerie” to kick off University Theatre season

YSU’s University Theatre is kicking off its 2020-21 season with a virtual production of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, “The Glass Menagerie,” September 25 – 27 and October 2 – 4. The show will follow a family of three as they struggle to keep up with the changing world around them.

University Theatre unveils fall 2020 event schedule

Tennessee Williams’ classic play “The Glass Menagerie,” a holiday cabaret, and the 10th annual Ten-Minute Play performances are among the highlights of the YSU University Theatre’s fall 2020 event schedule, which will begin Friday, September 25.

Faculty art show opens at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will present the work of 17 Department of Art faculty members in a new exhibit titled “Enigmatic Reflections” that will be open to the public beginning Friday, August 28, 2020 through Saturday, October 24.

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