Final figures tabulated for the Spring 1959 semester at Youngstown University showed a total enrollment of 5,655 students. This number represented an increase of 332 over the previous year's enrollment.
Construction of the new Arts and Sciences building was announced. It was scheduled to commence in October 1975 and to be completed two and one half years later.
Due to a labor dispute, the new Technical and Community College building did not open in the fall of 1975 as planned. Classes were rescheduled to take place in other campus buildings.
The YSU Board of Trustees gave President John J. Coffelt permission to study the possibility of constructing a five to six million dollar sports facility on campus. $2 million was already earmarked for the project with ...
Mrs. Catherine Berg Semans, an instructor in the English and Psychology Departments, was appointed Dean of Women of Youngstown College by President Howard W. Jones.
Dr. George Beelen of the History Department) announced his candidacy for Congress. An Austintown Township trustee, Beelen came out against the incumbent congressman Charles J. Carney.
It was announced that the program to procure nearly $13 million for the sports complex was almost complete. Construction on the YSU stadium was set to begin in the spring of 1978.
Photographic story of a fire that swept through Rayen Hall. The blaze was caused when a contractor's torch accidentally ignited a bird's nest at the top of the building.
President Howard W. Jones announced that tuition at Youngstown College was to be raised to $224 per year. This represented an increase of $12 per semester.