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.

African American History Month exhibition to open at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will open artist Donald Black Jr.’s exhibition “A Day No One Will Remember” Friday, January 21, 2022 in recognition of African American History Month. The exhibition is comprised of a series of photographs of ordinary days filled with childhood play, imagination, and innocence and centers on black children’s premature loss of adolescence.

McDonough Museum of Art opens 2022 with four new exhibits

Four new exhibitions that explore the COVID-19 pandemic, childhood, identity, and intimacy will open the McDonough Museum of Art’s 2022 spring season beginning Friday, January 21, 2022 at the museum. The exhibits will be open to the public through March 5 and will feature the works of Matthew Kolodziej, Piotr Szyhalski, Donald Black Jr., and Carnegie Mellon University’s M.F.A. class of 2023.

YSU Musical Theatre to present “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” cabaret

YSU’s Musical Theatre program will present a cabaret titled “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Friday, December 10, 2021 at the B&O Station Banquet Hall in Youngstown. The event will feature 30 popular seasonal songs, including jazz, country, and delta blues favorites.

Dana Brass Chamber Ensemble performs Eric Ewazen’s “Frost Fire”

The Dana Brass Chamber Ensemble held a recital Thursday, December 2, 2021, where they performed Eric Ewazen’s “Frost Fire.” Student performers at the recital included Ryan Bowden, Darren Thompson, Sevérino Paredes, Brandon Hackimer, and Zak Rahal.

YSU Youth Orchestra to perform concert at Stambaugh Auditorium

The YSU Youth Orchestra, comprised of Youngstown-area middle and high school students, will perform their fall concert Monday, December 6, 2021 at 7:00 PM at the Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown. Featured music will include Gioachino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” and “Jingle Bell Rock.”

Five new exhibits to open at McDonough Museum of Art

The McDonough Museum of Art will present five new exhibits beginning Friday, December 3, 2021, including annual shows that feature the work of graduating YSU Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts students. The exhibits will be open to the public through Saturday, December 18.

Andrews Avenue Mural earns CityScape Beautification Award

The 500-foot-long Andrews Avenue Memory Mural, which was a collaborative project between YSU's Department of Art and Lit Youngstown, earned a Youngstown CityScape Beautification Award for Institutions November 18, 2021. The project, led by professor of art Dragana Crnjak, was funded by a Neighborhood SUCCESS grant from the Raymond J. Wean Foundation and was also supported by Youngstown CityScape and the Andrews Avenue Business Group.

Pipino Performing Arts Series to welcome René Izquierdo

The Donald P. Pipino Performing Arts Series will welcome classical guitarist René Izquierdo to campus Saturday and Sunday, November 13 and 14, 2021. Izquierdo will present a free masterclass November 13 at 3:00 PM in YSU’s Bliss Recital Hall and will perform a concert November 14 in the North Hall of The Butler Institute of American Art at 3:00 PM.

Judith Rae Solomon Gallery to feature 18 student art sculptures

The Judith Rae Solomon Gallery, located in YSU’s Bliss Hall, will feature 18 sculptures by students enrolled in the YSU Department of Art November 8 – 19, 2021. The exhibit is free and open to the public 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday through Friday.

Dana School of Music to present “We Rise Again” fall choral concert

YSU’s Dana School of Music will present their fall choral concert titled “We Rise Again” Monday, November 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM at the St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown. Performers at the concert will include the Dana Chorale, directed by associate professor of music Hae-Jong Lee, and Voices of YSU, directed by associate professor of music Daniel Keown. Jack Ciarniello and Kathy Miller will accompany the ensembles.

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