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 Harold Danko residency

Harold Danko, a critically acclaimed jazz pianist, composer, recording artist, and faculty emeritus from the Eastman School of Music, will be Artist-in-Residence at the Dana School of Music beginning Tuesday, April 12, 2022 through Thursday, April 14. Danko, a Dana graduate, will hold performances at 7:30 PM Tuesday and Thursday and will give a lecture talk at 4:00 PM Thursday. All events will be held in the YSU Ford Theater, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall.

New exhibit to feature student mural concept posters

Mural posters created by students enrolled in professor of art Dragana Crnjak’s Mural and Site-Specific Painting course will be featured in a new exhibit in Bliss Hall’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery April 11 – 22, 2022. The gallery is open 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

YSU Jazz Ensemble concert to feature alumnus Harold Danko

YSU’s Dana School of Music will hold a concert by the YSU Jazz Ensemble and the Contemporary Ensemble Monday, April 11, 2022 at 7:30 PM in Kilcawley Center’s Chestnut Room, located on YSU’s campus. The Jazz Ensemble will feature two pieces by alumnus Harold Danko, who will also perform with the group, and four pieces by graduate student guitarist and composer Chandler Carpenter.

Red Press Collaborative welcomes guest artist Richard Repasky

Chicago-based stone lithographer, educator, and artist Richard Repasky is the guest artist for this year’s Red Press Collaborative at Youngstown State University. Repasky and YSU art students will participate in printing sessions from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 1:30 – 4:00 PM beginning Monday, April 4, 2022 through Friday, April 8 in room 4025 of YSU’s Bliss Hall.

University Theatre concludes season with comedic retelling of “Harry Potter” novels

YSU’s University Theatre will conclude its 2021-22 season with a comedic retelling of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” novels titled “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic.” Shows will be held April 1 – 3 and 8 – 10 in the YSU Ford Theater, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to feature “Current Clay” exhibit

“Current Clay,” an exhibit curated by associate professor Missy McCormick, will open to the public in Bliss Hall’s Judith Rae Solomon Gallery beginning Monday, March 28, 2022 through Thursday, April 7. The exhibit will feature ceramic art by YSU alumni and current students.

Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series welcomes Paolo Pedercini

Paolo Pedercini, a game developer, artist, and educator, will present a free virtual lecture Monday, March 28, 2022 at 1:00 PM as part of the Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series. Pedercini, who teaches at Carnegie Mellon University, has lectured and exhibited worldwide.

Yuahao Jiang to present for Beecher Art & Technology Lecture Series

Yuehao Jiang, a Chinese new media artist and educator, will present a free virtual lecture Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM. Yuehao, whose work examines the relationship between mass-produced commodities and digital data under the impact of consumerism, has taught at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 2019.

Dana saxophone and jazz event to feature Grammy Award-winner Ralph Lalama

Three-time Grammy Award-winner and YSU alumnus Ralph Lalama will be among the featured guests at the Dana School of Music’s Saxophone Day and Jazz Day Saturday, March 19, 2022 from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM in YSU’s Bliss Hall. A celebrated tenor saxophonist, Lalama is a mainstay in the world-renowned Village Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and a leading New York City jazz educator.

Grammy Award-winning classical tenor to conclude Pipino season

Grammy Award-winning classical tenor Karim Sulayman will perform the final concert of the 2021-22 Pipino Performing Arts season alongside pianist Yi-heng Yang Saturday, March 16, 2022 at 7:30 PM. The duo’s most recent recording debuted at number one on the Billboard Traditional Classical Chart and was included on The New York Times’ list of best classical music of 2020.

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