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.

NATS winner

Junior vocalist Rachel Jones (student of Dr. Misook Yun) took second place at the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing auditions in Toledo.

Professor James Umble

James Umble, Professor of Saxophone, has been selected as a featured guest clinician at the 42nd International Saxophone Symposium in January at the George Mason University Center for the Performing Arts in Fairfax, Va.

Award-winning designs

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Virtual performances

This past spring, our music making might have looked a little different, but our faculty and students found innovative ways to continue bringing performances to our community. Links to performances: YSU Alma Mater and YSU Virtual Wind Ensemble Stars and Stripes.

Utilizing his skills

Jalen Bosker is a graphic designer at Grove Bags, a cannabis packaging company. In response to his new position, Jalen said, “I absolutely love my job, and I couldn’t have found a better position to utilize all of the skills that I obtained at Youngstown State University.”

Brass quintet plays Heinz Hall

A student brass quintet featuring Maxwell Franko and Darren Thompson (trumpets), Brendan Gage (horn), Dominic Gentile (trombone), and Alyssa Kordecki (tuba) performed a recital at historic Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh.