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

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Friday, June 19. The YSU Board of Trustees meets on the following schedule in the Ohio Room of Kilcawley Center: Noon, Lunch. 12:15 p.m., Academic and Student Affairs Committee; 12:45 p.m., Internal Affairs Committee; 2 p.m., Finance and Facilities Committee. The full Board of Trustees meeting will be 4 p.m. in the Board Meeting Room on the first floor of Tod Hall. Following the meeting, a reception will be held in the Tod Hall lobby to welcome John Jakubek, new member of the board.

Sunday, June 21, 4 p.m. YSU and the city of Youngstown host a free public screening of the internationally–acclaimed documentary, FUEL, in Schwebel Auditorium in Moser Hall on the YSU campus. The film, a portrait of America’s addiction to oil and a testament to the immediacy of new energy solutions, won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. The film’s director, Josh Tickell, will answer questions following the screening, at approximately 5:45 p.m. Free parking is available in the F1 parking lot at the corner of Wick Avenue and University Plaza.

YSU expands College in High School program
Youngstown State University has announced a major expansion of its College in High School Program, giving more Mahoning Valley high school students the opportunity to take classes for college credit.

The program, which enters its fourth year next academic year, currently offers college–credit classes in calculus for 89 high school students in 10 school districts in Mahoning County.

Next academic year, the program will expand to include college–credit classes in calculus, chemistry, physics and English literature for high school students in Trumbull and Columbiana counties, as well as Mahoning.

The university projects that enrollment in the program could more than double.

“The expansion of this program is yet another initiative by the university to increase educational attainment levels throughout the tri–county region,” said Karla Krodel, director of YSU Metro Credit, which operates the program.

“This is good news during tough economic times. Everybody wins — students get a big boost in their college careers; they save money on tuition, which lowers the cost of earning a college degree; the school districts can help more students at a much lower cost than traditional programs; and YSU gets to meet these great high school students before they graduate. Ultimately, we hope more students will continue on to earn the degrees that they need to get well–paying jobs.”

Under the program, started in spring 2007, high school teachers who teach advanced–level classes are certified by YSU to teach college–level courses, said Sharon Schroeder, assistant director of YSU’s Metro Credit Educational Outreach Office.ﾠ

High school students take the courses during the regular school day, so they do not have to rearrange schedules, find transportation, or limit participation in school activities, she said. The university bills the district for the tuition at a lower, alternative rate of $49 per credit hour. A four–hour math or science course can cost more than $1,200 to a part–time student taking the class on the YSU campus. Under the College in High School Program, the cost is only $196, she said.

“The availability of these courses varies by each school district’s capacity and needs,” Schroeder said.

She said the program enrolled 54 high school students in its first year. That grew to 71 in 2008 and 89 this past school year. With the expansion, Schroeder projected that enrollment could grow to more than 200.

For more information on the program, contact Schroeder at 330–941–2445 or sjschroeder@ysu.edu.

McDonough Museum features 'Rust Fest' exhibit

Rust Fest, a digital arts and new media festival, runs through July 24 in the McDonough Museum of Art on the campus of Youngstown State University.

The exhibition features the work of graduate students in master of fine arts programs in digital arts and new media from eight universities across the nation — Rhode Island School of Design, Transart Institute, Alfred University, New York University, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of California at Santa Cruz, Carnegie Mellon University and University of Minnesota.

Each institution was asked to submit seven examples of notable work from students currently enrolled in their graduate programs. The exhibition will feature a presentation of screen–based work in all forms — from animation to computer games and novel visualization environments – to works in 2nd life. The exhibition will provide an unparalleled opportunity for visitors to encounter compelling new media and digital art works from several progressive MFA programs.

The museum on Wick Avenue on the YSU campus is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesdays. For more information, visit http://mcdonoughmuseum.ysu.edu/ .


YSU Women’s Club awards seven scholarships
The Youngstown State University Women’s Club honored student scholarship recipients at the organization’s recent spring luncheon.

Four students received $1,000 YSU Women’s Club Scholarships: junior Christina Burrows of Niles and sophomore Jodie Kluchar of Struthers, both of whom are studying social work; junior English major Natalie Kiriazis of Austintown; and junior criminal justice major Joyce Cutright of Austintown.

Recipients of the $1,000 Martha Kryston Shuster Memorial Scholarship were Nicole DelQuadri of Austintown, a graduate student majoring in physical therapy; David Patrick of Hubbard, a junior exercise science/physical therapy major; and Matthew Jaykel of Elyria, a junior biology major.

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