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

• Telecomm students broadcast NCAA championships
• President–elect Anderson gives 'Word to Live By' lecture
• Award–winning Times reporter at YSU Press Day
• WYSU features 'The Daily Buzz'
• Rich Center fund–raising show set for April 23
• HR Society holds conference on campus
• Etruscan book wins top prize
• Dana bands present concerts on April 19  
   
  

Calendar
Monday, April 12, 8 p.m. The Dana School of Music's Jazz Ensemble 2 & 3 performs in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center.

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, April 16. Last day of the 74th Annual Student Juried Exhibition at the McDonough Museum of Art. Featured are 70 selected works from 40 YSU students. The museum is located on Wick Avenue. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum is open to the public and admission is free. For additional information, call 330–941–1400.

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.

Sunday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. YSU hosts its annual Spring Open House, designed for high school juniors and seniors. Among the activities are tours of the campus and residence halls, information sessions on admissions, financial aid and academics, and lunch. Call 877–468–6978.

Telecomm students broadcast NCAA championships

Four Youngstown State University telecommunications studies students produced live video streaming of the 2010 NCAA Div. II Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at the C. T. Branin Natatorium in Canton, Ohio.

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.

Before being tapped to cover the NCAA championships, the crew honed their skills by shooting and producing YSU athletics events, including swimming/diving, women''s volleyball and soccer, as well as providing video and graphics for the Stambaugh Stadium Jumbotron during the football season.

"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

Cynthia Anderson, president–elect of Youngstown State University, is the featured inaugural speaker in the YSU Student Government Association's "Words to Live By – Last Lecture" series at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 13 in the Ohio Room of Kilcawley Center on campus.

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
David Gonzalez, a New York Times reporter whose work has documented the lives and challenges of people living in some of New York's most diverse neighborhoods, will be the keynote speaker at Press Day May 10 at Youngstown State University.

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.

Gonzalez received a 2008 Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors for "House Afire," a three–part series on the life of a struggling Pentecostal storefront church. He also was awarded Columbia University¹s Mike Berger Award in May 1992, for his coverage of New York and its neighborhoods.

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'

WYSU 88.5 FM and The Business Journal have joined forces to bring listeners "The Daily Buzz" weekdays during broadcasts of "All Things Considered."

"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

"Autistically Speaking," a variety show organized by the Parents of Autistically Learning Students at the Rich Center for Autism at Youngstown State University, will be 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 23 at Mr. Anthony's in Boardman.

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 Western Reserve Chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, in partnership with the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University, will hold its annual conference on Tuesday, April 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at YSU.

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:

• "HR Competencies: Setting the Stage for Success" by Martha Ramirez, SPHR director of the Western and North Central Region. (This session is approved for one hour of STRATEGIC recertification credit.)
• "Diversity and Inclusion as a Business Strategy" by Andres Gonzalez, director of diversity at the Cleveland Clinic.
• "Discovering Your Powerful Presence" by Maia Beatty, principal of Maia Beatty & Associates in Bath, Ohio.
• "Cultures That Rock!" by Steve Browne, SPHR, executive director of HR LaRosaÕs Inc. in Cincinnati.
• "Igniting Leadership/Driving Success" by Roxanne Kaufman, president and founder of ProLaureate in Cleveland.
• "How can HR Lead with Social Media Policies" by Sharon Toerek, attorney, Licata & Associates in Independence, Ohio.
• "Leadership@The Speed of Life" by Jim Smith, SPHR, PCC–The Executive Happiness Coach in Cleveland.
  

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
The Poetry Society of America has selected Toucans in the Artic by Scott Coffel, published by Etruscan Press, as this year's winner of the Norma Farber First Book 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 YSU Symphonic Band and the YSU Concert Band will present their final concerts of the spring 2010 semester 8 p.m. Monday, April 19, in the Edward G. Powers Auditorium in downtown Youngstown.  

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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