Two new instructors were added to the Youngstown College evening school faculty. They were James Young, who was to teach industrial statistics, and J. Trantin, Jr., whose course was on foundry practices.
The new SOLAR (Student OnLine Advisement and Registration) system was tested by randomly selected students and advisors. It passed the test and is scheduled to become fully operational by spring or summer of 1995.
A new self-service bookstore has been constructed adjacent to Kilcawley Center. George B. Connor, who ran the previous bookstore, will manage the new facility.
Joseph E. Smith was named head of the social science department at Youngstown College. Smith, a Rhodes Scholar, was formerly the chairman of social science at Hiram College and was also a part-time instructor at Youngstown ...
The YSU Board of Trustees approved President Leslie Cochran's selection for the position of vice president of student affairs. Dr. Raymond E. Dye is scheduled to assume office on August 15, 1993. Dye is the first ...
Former YSU political science professor Larry E. Esterly has been named to the YSU Board of Trustees by Ohio governor George Voinovich. Esterly retired from teaching five years ago and is an alumnus of the university.
Former New York governor Mario Cuomo's visit to YSU has a dual purpose. He will speak before a full audience as a Skeggs lecturer and participate in the announcement of a new endowed chair of Italian Studies.
For the first time in the history of Youngstown College, degrees could be earned in engineering. Students could specialize in the chemical, electrical, industrial, mechanical, or metallurgical fields.
It was announced that approximately 120 YSU maintenance and parking employees would unionize. Parking lot attendants were already members of the Teamsters' union, while maintenance and custodial workers hoped to affiliate ...
Numerous construction projects were underway at YSU during the summer of 1979. These included the Wick Avenue pedestrian bridge, a chemical storage building adjacent to Ward Beecher Science Hall, and the football stadium.
The U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare presented a $69,055 grant to the YSU Nursing Department. The money was earmarked for efforts to establish a four-year, nationally accredited nursing program.
Mr. & Mrs. Martin J. O'Connell voluntarily dropped the lawsuit they had filed in 1994 in the Court of Claims of Ohio. O'Connell was struck by a YSU vehicle while crossing Fifth Avenue after a football game. After the suit ...
The YSU chapter of the Ohio Education Association announced a drive to represent the YSU faculty and to negotiate a contract for the 1972-1973 academic year. Faculty members would be asked to authorize the OEA to act as ...
A YSU chapter of the Ohio Education Association was formed and provisional officers were elected. Its chief goal was to establish collective bargaining for the YSU faculty while protecting job security. The non-renewal ...