Below are a variety of items about upcoming events and other news notes on the campus of Youngstown State University:

Calendar
Monday, Jan. 12. YSU Spring Semester begins.

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 12:15 p.m. YSU Jazz Experience, directed by Kent Engelhardt, presents a Music at Noon concert in the Butler Institute of American Art. Free.

Saturday, Jan. 17, 1 p.m. YSU’s swim and diving team takes on Saint Francis (Pa.) in Beeghly Natatorium.

Saturday, Jan. 17, 2:05 p.m. YSU women’s basketball team plays Cleveland State in Beeghly Center.

Working–Class Studies introduces new website

Youngstown State University’s Center for Working–Class Studies is unveiling a new website that provides a variety of resources for secondary and college teachers who want to include attention to work and working–class studies in their courses.

The site, available at http://cwcs.ysu.edu, features a digital library of materials about Mahoning Valley history, projects created by YSU students and faculty, an online exhibit on work in the Mahoning Valley, syllabi and classroom materials for K–12 and college teachers, and links to a variety of resources for those interested in working–class life and culture. The site also provides a link to the Working–Class Perspectives blog, which offers weekly commentaries on working–class issues locally and nationally.

“We’re really excited to have this new site up and running,” said Sherry Linkon, co–director of the CWCS. “By highlighting the creative and critical work being done in working–class studies here at YSU, this website will help us fulfill our mission of increasing awareness and understanding of the working class.”

The site was designed by Tyler Clark with graphic design by Stephen Andrew, and it features photographs by Steve Cagan as well as a variety of historical and artistic images from the Mahoning Valley. The CWCS continues to develop new material for the website, including a section about the ethnic and racial communities of the Mahoning Valley, due to be completed later this year.

The Center for Working–Class Studies at YSU was the first academic program in the United States to focus on interdisciplinary approaches to research, teaching, and activism related to working–class life. The CWCS has played a crucial leadership role in creating a new academic field, and it has gained international recognition for its innovative approaches. The CWCS is funded by YSU, the CWCS Consortium and the Ford Foundation. 

YSU sets inaugural celebration for Obama

Youngstown State University marks the swearing–in of President Barack Obama with an Inaugural Celebration 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20 in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center on the YSU campus.

Admission is free.

The event is co–sponsored by YSU Africana Studies, the Department of History, Office of Student Diversity Programs, Department of Political Science, Office of Student Affairs, and the Center for Working–Class Studies.

YSU Board of Trustees schedules 2009 meetings
The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees has scheduled the following regular quarterly meetings for 2009:

Tuesday, Feb. 24 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Internal Affairs Committee
• 9 a.m. Academic and Student Affairs Committee
• 10 a.m. External Relations Committee

Thursday, Feb. 26 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Investment Subcommittee
• 9 a.m. Audit Subcommittee
• 10 a.m. Finance and Facilities Committee

Friday, March 13 Tod Hall, Board meeting Room

• 3 p.m. Board Meeting

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Tuesday, June 2 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Internal Affairs Committee
• 9 a.m. Academic and Student Affairs Committee
• 10 a.m. External Relations Committee

 Thursday, June 4 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Investment Subcommittee
• 9 a.m. Audit Subcommittee
• 10 a.m. Finance and Facilities Committee

Friday, June 19 Tod Hall, Board meeting Room

• 3 p.m. Board Meeting

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Thursday, Sept. 10 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Internal Affairs Committee
• 9 a.m. Academic and Student Affairs Committee
• 10 a.m. External Relations Committee 

Tuesday, Sept. 15 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Investment Subcommittee
• 9 a.m. Audit Subcommittee
• 10 a.m. Finance and Facilities Committee

Friday, Sept. 25 Tod Hall, Board meeting Room

• 3 p.m. Board Meeting

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Tuesday, Dec. 1 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Internal Affairs Committee
• 9 a.m. Academic and Student Affairs Committee
• 10 a.m. External Relations Committee

Thursday, Dec. 3 Kilcawley Center, Presidential Suite

• 8 a.m. Investment Subcommittee
• 9 a.m. Audit Subcommittee
• 10 a.m. Finance and Facilities Committee

Wednesday, Dec. 16 Tod Hall, Board meeting Room

• 3 p.m. Board Meeting

(Dates, times and locations subject to change.)

Music at Noon Concerts set for spring semester
Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music, in collaboration with the Butler Institute of American Art, presents Music at Noon performances through the spring semester.

Performances are Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. in the Butler Institute of American Art.ﾠ Concerts are free and open to the public. Parking is free at the Butler.

The performance schedule for January:

• Jan. 14 – YSU Jazz Experience, Kent Engelhardt, director.
• Jan. 21 — Francois Fowler, guitar.
• Jan. 28 — Jazz Combos, Kent Engelhardt, director (Note: This performance will be held at Butler North.)

For more information, call the Dana School of Music at 330–941–3636.

Nominees sought for Diversity Leadership Recognition

Youngstown State University and KeyBank are seeking nominations for 2009 Diversity Leadership Recognition honors. Recipients will be honored at a banquet April 2 at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman.

Nominations are being accepted in three categories: Community Leadership, Campus Leadership, and Leader of Tomorrow. Nominees in each category should demonstrate a commitment to the promotion and engagement of one or more of the following aspects of diversity: race, ethnicity, language, religion, culture, gender, social, sexual orientation and organizational membership.

 

More details and nomination forms are available at http://www.ysu.edu/NominationFormLDB.pdf.  Nominations should be submitted to the YSU Office of Equal Opportunity by Jan. 23. For more information, contact the YSU Office of Equal Opportunity at 330–941–3370.

The purpose of the recognition banquet is to celebrate and embrace diversity at YSU and in the community, and to recognize a shared goal of educating leaders of tomorrow. 

Game of Hope Charity Classic Jan. 24 in Beeghly
The Hope Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and Accent Media will present the 5th Annual Game of Hope Charity Classic 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 in Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown State University.

The Game of Hope is a celebrity basketball game that benefits chronically/terminally ill children in the Mahoning Valley and the surrounding areas. The game will be played with squads comprised of celebrities, dignitaries and media from the area and beyond. The game will be taped and later broadcast at 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8 on FOX 17/62–TV.

Donations are being accepted on–line, mail or by stopping at any Home Savings and Loan branch and mentioning "The Game of Hope Account."

For more information, visit www.thegameofhope.com.

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