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Calendar Monday, April 12, 8 p.m. Guest pianist Per Enflo performs in Bliss Recital Hall. Tuesday, April 13, 6 p.m. The Dana School of Music's Flute Ensemble performs in Bliss Recital Hall Tuesday, April 13, 8 p.m. Guest guitarist Gabriel Bianco, winner of 2008 Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition, performs in Bliss Recital Hall. Wednesday, April 14, 12:15 p.m. The Dana School of Music presents a free Music at Noon concert featuring the Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble in the Butler Institute of American Art. Wednesday, April 14, 3 p.m. The YSU baseball team takes on Akron at Eastwood Field in Niles. The Penguins also play LeMoyne at Eastwood Field: noon and 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17, and noon Sunday, April 18. Wednesday, April 14, 6 p.m. The Peace Corps hosts an information session in Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus. The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. Since that time, more than 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in 139 countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation. For more information, call Christina Hardy, YSU career coordinator, at 330–941–3514. Wednesday, April 14, 8 p.m. The Dana School of Music's Jazz Combos perform in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center. Thursday, April 15, 2 to 4 p.m. The YSU History Club hosts its annual Faculty Karaoke fundraiser at Peaberry's in Kilcawley Center. Admission is free. For more information, contact Jennifer Hanuschak at jlhanuschak@student.ysu.edu. Thursday, April 15, 7 p.m. A
panel discussion about the United States' growing national debt will be
held in The Gallery in Kilcawley Center. The discussion will take place
after the screening of "I.O.U.S.A.," a short documentary about the
national debt. The event is sponsored by the YSU Economics Club. Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m. The Dana School of Music's Saxophone Studio Recital in First Presbyterian Church. Friday and Saturday, April 16 and 17. The 8th Annual American Cancer Society Relay For Life Youngstown takes place inside Beeghly Center on the YSU campus. The event begins 6 p.m. Friday and ends at 11 a.m. Saturday. For more information, contact Sharon Schroeder at 330–941–2445 or sjschroeder@ysu.edu. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 16, 17 and 18. The YSU Performing Arts Series presents
the opera, The Mikado, in Ford Theater of Bliss Hall. Performances are
7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. For Reservations call 330–941–3105. Saturday, April 17, 1 p.m. YSU softball squad plays Wright State in a doubleheader at McCune Park. The two teams play again noon Sunday, April 18, also at McCune Park. Telecomm students broadcast NCAA championships The video was streamed via
the NCAA/CBS television servers, and was recorded for later highlight
videos to be offered via the NCAA site. "Any time our students
tell the story of an event like this to the rest of the world, they are
also telling the world about our Telecommunication Studies program and
about YSU," said Bill Brophy, instructor. "There is no better way for
them to truly hone skills than to apply classroom lessons
independently in a real world situation." Students who worked on the broadcast are John Raidel of Girard, producer/director; Kevin Davis of Warren, camera operator/graphic coordinator; Ben Lane of Hubbard, camera operator/technician; and Candi Thomas of Warren, camera operator/technician. The crew provided more than 40 hours of live television of the event over the four–day event, March 10 to 13. The sports broadcasting
program started in fall 2009 as a joint venture of the YSU
Telecommunications Studies program and the YSU sports information
department. "We did volleyball, girls
soccer, swimming and diving in the fall ,and we have been able to
produce two girls basketball games, all of which have exceeded
everybody''s expectations," Raidel said. "In six months, without a lot
of equipment, we have built enough of a reputation to get this
opportunity." In addition to YSU and NCAA athletics events, Raidel and the other crew members produce a regularly scheduled wrestling program for Sports Time Ohio. Several of the crew members also help produce the T–Com Studies live TV program "Homework Express." President–elect Anderson gives 'Word to Live By' lecture The lecture series will feature a different university professor or administrator each time who will answer the question, "If you could give one final lecture, what would you tell your students?" The series is based on the "last lecture" of Randy Pausch, a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. The lecture, given in September 2007 when Pausch was suffering from pancreatic cancer, gained national fame. Pausch died in July 2008. Anderson's lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Joni Koneval, Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, YSU Student Government Association, at joni.koneval@gmail.com or 330–720–3263. Award–winning Times reporter at YSU Press Day Gonzalez came to the New York Times from Newsweek magazine in 1990. At the Times, he has been the Bronx Bureau Chief, "About New York" columnist and the Central America/Caribbean Bureau Chief. Most recently, he wrote the biweekly "Citywide" feature column, as well as having published a year–long look at the life of an undocumented family in New York.
Press Day, sponsored by the YSU journalism program with support from the English Department, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, The New York Times, The Vindicator and The Tribune Chronicle, is an annual event for area high school students interested in journalism or journalism–related disciplines. Each year, about 400 to 500 students come to campus for workshops related to journalism, reporting and story–telling. For more information about Press Day, visit www.ysu.edu/journalism/pressday. WYSU features 'The Daily Buzz' "The
Daily Buzz," a compilation of local, state and national business news,
can be heard weekdays during the 6 p.m. hour on WYSU, Youngstown State
University's public radio station. The Business Journal also posts a daily newscast of "The Daily Buzz" anchored on its website, www.business–journal.com. "With excellent local news partners, and still without our own news department, I''m pleased that we continue to build our local news presence on the air," said Gary Sexton, WYSU director. "We established a standard that anything we put on the air locally has to sound like NPR. 'The Daily Buzz' does that." "We are excited to join with WYSU–FM to bring our daily webcast to the station''s listeners," said Andrea Wood, publisher of The Business Journal. "'The Daily Buzz' is designed to be a fast–paced compilation of the day''s top local, regional and national business news. It results from the trend that our industry calls convergence journalism. In our case, we''re converging The Business Journal''s print and online publications, then adding video to maximize resources. With the addition of WYSU–FM and radio, the circle – and our convergence – is complete." The anchor of "The Daily Buzz" is Stacia Erdos, former anchor at WYTV in Youngstown. For information, contact Melinda Bowen–Houck at 330–941–1777 or msbowenhouck@ysu.edu Rich Center fund–raising show set for April 23 The event, now in its
sixth year, is a major fundraiser for the Rich Center, raising up to
$20,000 annually to support programs that help children living with
autism achieve their best. The variety show will include students from the center, as well as Youngstown's own Rodd Coonce and his troop of talented vocalists. Coonce has entertained crowds for the past seven years as the host of "Music at Madison," a showcase for amateur musicians and vocalists held at his Madison Avenue home. Steve Fazzini will perform dinner vocals. Tickets are $50/person. For more information, call Tricia Perry, Rich Center events coordinator, at 330–941–2047. HR Society holds conference on campus The conference theme is "Leading with Vision." Jeanne T. Hauer, author and chief marketing officer of Advocare Group in Cleveland, will open the conference by addressing the topic – "The Power of a Positive HR Vision." Other topics to be addressed at the conference include:
Registration for WRC–SHRM members is $99, non–member $110. Visit the Chapter website at www.wrc–shrm.org for a brochure, including a registration form. Email registration to Amy Needles–Barnes (amy@classicoptical.com) or fax the registration form to 330–759–0176, attention Amy Needles–Barnes. WRC–SHRM
serves local HR professionals throughout Mahoning, Trumbull, and
Columbiana counties, as well as Western Pennsylvania. The Chapter has
grown to over 150 members since its inception in 1997. The Chapter
received the SHRM Superior Merit Award for 2007 and 2008. Etruscan book wins top prize Founded in 2001, Etruscan Press is
a non–profit independent literary press housed at Wilkes University in
partnership with Youngstown State University and the Northeast Ohio
Master of Fine Arts. For more information, visit www.etruscanpress.org. Awarded to a first book of original
poetry written by an American and published in 2009, the Norma Farber
First Book Prize is one of the most prestigious awards in the country. Toucans in the Arctic has been called "an inspired truant from any number of poetical schools." In this lyric case study of tumult and tranquility, the poet, tour pamphlet in hand, wanders through the national park of the psyche, noting surfeits of beauty and ruin as he scrambles across the eerie landscapes of identity and marriage. Dana bands present concerts on April 19 The Symphonic Band is led by Donald P. Linn, and the Concert Band is conducted by Stephen L. Gage. Both ensembles will also feature YSU Band Conducting Assistants Brian Harris and David Blon as guest conductors. The concert will feature more than 100 students from the Dana School of Music Wind and Percussion program. The concert is sponsored by the Dana Concert Series. Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $5 for adults and $4 for senior citizens and students. Children under 12 and anyone with a YSU ID are free. For more information, call the Dana School of Music at 330–941–3636.
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