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.

Dana School of Music announces Summer Music Camp dates and registration

YSU’s Dana School of Music has announced that it will hold its annual Summer Music Camp beginning Sunday, June 8, through Friday, June 13, 2025, on YSU’s campus. Open to both middle and high school students, this immersive program offers young musicians the opportunity to develop their skills under the guidance of esteemed Dana faculty and guest artists. Registration for the camp is open now through Friday, May 30.

University Theatre professor to showcase costume designs at 2025 USITT Expo

Katherine Garlick, associate professor of costume design and technology and resident designer for YSU’s University Theatre (UT) program, has been selected to display her designs from UT’s production of “Antigone” at the United States Institute for Theatre Technology's 2025 Annual Conference & Stage Expo. The conference, a gathering for performing arts design and technology professionals, will take place Wednesday, March 5, to Saturday, March 8, in Columbus.

YSU’s Jazz Studies Area to present Jazz Combos Concert

The YSU Dana School of Music’s Jazz Studies Area will present a Jazz Combos Concert Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the YSU Spotlight Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Under the direction of professors of music Kent Engelhardt and Glenn Schaft, the concert will feature two student ensembles performing classic jazz selections.

Dana to host Wind Band Invitational featuring two high school ensembles

YSU’s Dana School of Music will host a Wind Band Invitational featuring the YSU Percussion Ensemble, YSU Wind Ensemble, and two Pennsylvania high school bands Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. The Brookville Area Senior High School Band and the Norwin High School Wind Ensemble, led by Kyle Grabigel and Tim Daniels, respectively, will join the YSU Percussion and Wind Ensembles to perform a variety of musical selections.

Department of Art Lecture Series to welcome guest artist Will Hutnick

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome guest artist Will Hutnick for a lecture Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the McDonough Museum of Art. Based in Connecticut, Hutnick currently serves as the director of artistic programming at the Wassaic Project, a nonprofit organization that utilizes art and education to foster positive social change. His exhibit, “QUEER HORIZONS,” is on display at the McDonough through Friday, February 28

YSU Concert Band to welcome high school ensemble for joint performance

The YSU Dana School of Music’s Concert Band will welcome the Crestwood High School Symphonic Band for a Concert Band Partnership Concert Monday, February 24, at 7:30 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. Directed by Angela Adkins, the Crestwood Symphonic Band will perform a variety of musical selections alongside the YSU Concert Band, showcasing the talent of these student musicians.

Sculptor Sidney Mullis to join Department of Art Lecture Series

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome sculptor Sidney Mullis to present on her work Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 5:30 PM at the McDonough Museum of Art. Her current exhibit, “Caught Skies and Pillowed Pines,” is based around a make-believe forest in which childhood selves retreat to in adulthood. Her other work has focused on puberty, the intimacy of forgetting, and the performance of gender.

Harlem Quartet to join Cliffe College Performing Arts Series

The 2024-25 Cliffe College Performing Arts Series will continue this spring as it welcomes Harlem Quartet, a New York-based string group, Saturday, February 22, 2025, at 7:00 PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Youngstown. Currently quartet-in-residence at the John J. Cali School of Music and the Royal College of Music in London, the group advances diversity in classical music with varied repertoire, including minority composers.

YSU Jazz Ensemble to present concert featuring new music and jazz classics

The Dana School of Music’s Jazz Studies Area will present a concert by the YSU Jazz Ensemble Monday, February 17, 2025, at 7:30 PM at the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall. Directed by professor of music Kent J. Engelhardt, the ensemble will perform a variety of jazz classics and new music, including “Better” by Cody Fry, as arranged by Dana graduate student and lead alto saxophonist Andrea Richard.

“The Playboy of the Western World” to open University Theatre’s spring semester

YSU’s University Theatre will continue its 2024-25 season with the production of “The Playboy of the Western World” in the YSU Spotlight Theater February 14 – 16 and 21 – 23, 2025. Directed by senior lecturer Todd Dicken and set against the rugged backdrop of rural Ireland, this timeless tale follows the charming yet controversial Christy Mahon as he captivates a small village with his tall tales of heroism.

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