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.

Department of Art Lecture Series (DALS): Nica Ross

Visual artist Nica Ross, instructor of video media design at Carnegie Mellon University, will present a free public lecture Monday, December 2 at 4:00 PM in room 1220, located in Bliss Hall.

Two student exhibitions to conclude McDonough Museum’s 2019 season

The McDonough Museum of Art will conclude its 2019 exhibition season with two new exhibits titled “Fall Graduating B.F.A. Exhibition” and “M.F.A. First Year and Collaborative Project Exhibition,” which will feature the work of numerous Department of Art students. The exhibits will be open to the public beginning Friday, November 22 through Saturday, December 14.

New exhibit at Judith Rae Solomon Gallery celebrates student printmaking

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located on the second floor of Bliss Hall, has opened a new exhibition titled “YSU Student Print Collection” that celebrates the printmaking work of Department of Art students. The exhibit, celebrating its tenth anniversary, will be open to the public through Friday, October 4.

University Theatre to present production of Tony- and Oscar-winning musical “Cabaret”

YSU’s University Theatre is set to present its production of “Cabaret,” the Tony- and Oscar-winning musical, to the public November 15 – 17 and 22 – 24, 2019 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall. The production will explore the dark and tumultuous times of pre-World War II Germany.

Cliffe College announces creation of MUSE: A New Music Series

The McDonough Museum of Art and the Dana School of Music have partnered together to launch MUSE: A New Music Series. The MUSE series will feature innovative expressions of contemporary culture with recitals of groundbreaking new music and dynamic collaborations.

Solomon Gallery to host third annual High School Mail Art Show

More than 150 postcard-sized pieces of art by local high school students will be on display at the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery through Friday, November 15, 2019 as part of the third annual High School Mail Art Show. This artistic movement, created in the 1950s, celebrates artists’ use of mail art to network and share their work beyond the traditional art market.

Pipino Performing Arts Series to welcome Rhythm Method String Quartet

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome the Rhythm Method String Quartet, an all-female group with a feminist flare, for a performance Friday, November 8, 2019 at 7:30 PM in The Butler Institute of American Art. The group is best known for the ways in which it highlights the creation of music by women.

Exhibition by Deborah Orloff to open at Judith Rae Solomon Gallery

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery will host a new photography exhibition by University of Toledo professor Deborah Orloff, titled “Elusive Memory,” beginning Monday, October 7, 2019 through Friday, November 1. Orloff has been a professional artist for over 20 years.

National Marionette Theatre to kick off 2019-20 Pipino Performing Arts Series

The 2019-20 Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will kick off with a performance of “Pinocchio” by the National Marionette Theatre Saturday, October 12 at 11:00 AM in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Geared towards families, the show is included in YSU’s Homecoming activities and will feature appearances by YSU President Jim Tressel and Pete the Penguin.

“Romeo and Juliet” and “Cabaret” highlight 2019-20 University Theatre season

The 2019-20 YSU University Theatre season, highlighted by productions of “Romeo and Juliet” and “Cabaret,” will open Friday, September 27, 2019 with “Speech & Debate.” The season will also include the annual YSU Dance Ensemble Concert, fall and spring cabaret performances, and two free productions created by YSU students.

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