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 Wind Ensemble to perform in concert alongside local high school students

YSU’s Dana School of Music will host a unique concert experience as it presents the Honors Side-by-Side Concert Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Stambaugh Auditorium. Local high school students have been given the opportunity to sign up and perform side-by-side with the YSU Wind Ensemble as they perform David Maslanka’s symphony, “Give Us This Day.”

Department of Art Paint Studio to exhibit class project in Solomon Gallery

The YSU Department of Art’s Paint Studio will exhibit its class project, titled “Multiples,” in the Judith Rae Solomon Gallery beginning Wednesday, October 30, through Friday, November 29. The exhibit will be comprised of exciting, small-scale art created in multiples that expand both the formal and conceptual dimensions of the students’ work.

Cliffe College Performing Arts Series to open season with performance by Nobuntu

The Cliffe College Performing Arts Series will welcome Nobuntu, an all-female Zimbabwean a cappella ensemble, for the first performance of the series’ 2024-25 season. Celebrated for its vocal harmonies and vibrant performances, the ensemble’s music reflects the beauty and power of Zimbabwean culture. The concert will be held Sunday, October 27, at the Ford Family Recital Hall, located within the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown.

Dana student and alum earn top honors at fall 2024 NATS Auditions

Dana School of Music student Erika Walker, along with Dana alumna Rachel Gardner, were awarded first and second place honors, respectively, at the fall 2024 National Association of Teachers of Singing Ohio Chapter Student Auditions, held Saturday, October 19, at Kent State University. Students of professor of voice Misook Yun, both Walker and Gardner placed in the Adult Classical – Treble Voices category.

2024-25 Department of Art Lecture Series to begin with guest artist Katie Butler

The Department of Art Lecture Series will welcome guest artist Katie Butler as the first lecturer of its 2024-25 season Thursday, October 24, in the McDonough Museum of Art. From Southwestern Ontario, Butler’s work is rooted in expressive, personal scenes that invite audiences to explore the range of emotions that can be found in her pieces.

Musical theatre students win top honors at NATS competition

Musical theatre majors Brooke May and Ryan Bedi, students in YSU’s University Theatre, were awarded first-place in their respective performance categories at the 2024 National Association of Teachers of Singing Tri-State Chapter “Student Auditions” Competition, held Saturday, October 5 at West Virginia University. May and Bedi competed in the Women’s Treble and Men’s Tenor, Baritone, and Bass Divisions, respectively.

Dana School of Music to hold Wind Ensemble concert with Dana alumni

The Dana School of Music will welcome back 60 of its distinguished alumni to perform alongside students in the school’s first Wind Ensemble concert of the school year. Featuring music by Andrew Boysen, Michael Gandolfi, Alfred Reed, and more, the concert will be held Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 4:00 PM at the Powers Auditorium, located within the DeYor Performing Arts Center in downtown Youngstown.

Guest artist Michael Loderstedt to exhibit in Solomon Gallery

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall, will welcome guest artist Michael Loderstedt to campus as he presents his work in an exhibition titled “Island of Little Truths” beginning Wednesday, September 25, 2024, through Wednesday, October 23. Loderstedt has been creating original prints, photographs, installations, and books for over 30 years.

University Theatre to open 2024-25 season with comedic “On the Verge”

YSU’s University Theatre will open its 2024-25 season with “On the Verge,” an adventurous comedy originally written by Eric Overmyer. Shows will be held October 4 – 6 and 11 – 13, 2024 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in Bliss Hall.

McDonough Museum to open fall season with “Legacy: 58 Years of YSU Art”

The McDonough Museum of Art will open its fall 2024 exhibition season with “Legacy: 58 Years of YSU Art,” to be on display from Tuesday, September 3 through Saturday, October 26. Featuring projects by current and past Department of Art faculty and staff, the exhibit is an exploration of innovation and tradition that imparts new vision and reinvestigates long-standing practices in the fields of art and design.

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