Office of Alumni & Events
The Office of Alumni and Events is dedicated to excellence in service to the campus and community. The alumni side of the department fosters lifelong relationships between Youngstown State University and over 100,000 graduates worldwide. They are here to help others connect, learn, volunteer and celebrate, within a strong community of proud Penguins. The department also creates, coordinates, and/or assists with university events on and off campus, including commencement, dignitary visits, presidential installations, and news conferences.
Certificate of Enrollment
A deceased student who was enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degree program at the time of his/her death or enrolled in the academic year previous to his/her death may be recommended for a Certificate of Enrollment by a faculty member or advisor, department chairperson, or dean of the appropriate college or academic unit.
The University Registrar will notify appropriate university departments, including University Relations, of the student’s death. Upon notification, University Relations will create a letter and the Certificate of Enrollment for the family of the student. If there is a university point person who has remained in contact with the family, he/she will work out details on how to present the Certificate based on the family’s desire and comfort level in lieu of a posthumous degree. The Certificate can be mailed or the family can be invited to campus for a brief presentation arranged by University Relations. Through the Office of Marketing and Communications, the student’s life will be commemorated in a campus communication.
A deceased student who was enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or doctoral degree program at the time of his/her death or enrolled in the academic year previous to his/her death may be recommended for a Certificate of Enrollment by a faculty member or advisor, department chairperson, or dean of the appropriate college or academic unit.
The University Registrar will notify appropriate university departments, including University Relations, of the student’s death. Upon notification, University Relations will create a letter and the Certificate of Enrollment for the family of the student. If there is a university point person who has remained in contact with the family, he/she will work out details on how to present the Certificate based on the family’s desire and comfort level in lieu of a posthumous degree. The Certificate can be mailed or the family can be invited to campus for a brief presentation arranged by University Relations. Through the Office of Marketing and Communications, the student’s life will be commemorated in a campus communication.
Community Counseling Clinic
The Community Counseling Clinic (CCC) is a training clinic for students who are earning their master's degree in counseling. The clinic's counselors and trainees provide individual, family, couples, and group counseling services to YSU students and their families, as well as all children, adolescents, and adults living in Youngstown and its surrounding communities.
The CCC offers a relaxed and confidential environment to discuss personal, relationship, academic, or work-related problems. Examples of matters which may cause one to seek counseling include: academic success-related concerns, relationship problems, family conflicts, adjustment-related problems, depression, anxiety, career indecision, and loss and grief issues. Talking with a counselor can be an important first step in making desired life changes.
Day and evening appointments are available. Appointments can be made in person or by calling (330) 941-3056. The CCC is located in Room 3101 in the Beeghly College of Education, which is at the corner of Fifth and Rayen avenues. Free parking is available. Additional information is available at the Community Counseling Clinic website.
Center for Human Services Development
The Center for Human Services Development is an externally-funded, community outreach department. With the mission to work with organizations and faculty to provide quality evaluation, grant, programming, and training services to help organizations grow in Northeast Ohio. Led by experienced professionals, the Center works to provide a variety of services to community agencies and departments across campus.
The Center is housed in the Beeghly College of Education and can be contacted by calling (330) 941-3427 or emailing CHSD@ysu.edu.
The Ohio Small Business Development Center
THE OHIO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (SBDC) AND EXPORT ASSISTANCE NETWORK AT YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY
The Ohio Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and Export Assistance Network at YSU is part of the most comprehensive and effective business assistance network in the nation. Its purpose is to help existing businesses develop, grow, and retain a competitive advantage in the ever-changing global economy while helping entrepreneurs realize their goals of business ownership.
In Ohio, the SBDC program is a partnership of the Ohio Development Services Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Locally, the SBDC is hosted by Youngstown State University and the Williamson College of Business Administration. The Center provides professional, in-depth business, exporting, and international trade consulting and training to existing and new business ventures to help foster a strong and successful business community in the counties they serve. There is no fee for the consulting services, and all company and project information is held in strict confidence.
The Ohio Small Business Development Center and Export Assistance Network at YSU is located in the Williamson College of Business Administration – Room 1155, and can be reached at: ohiosbdc@ysu.edu.
Office of the Registrar
The College for the Over 60 program is a state-mandated program providing for the enrollment of Ohioans 60 years of age or older (who have been residents of the state for the preceding 12 months) in undergraduate classes on a space-available basis. Each state university or college shall permit any person who is sixty years of age or older and who has resided in the state for at least one year to attend its courses and classes without charging that person a tuition or matriculation fee, provided the attendance is on a noncredit basis, is in courses where classroom space is available, and is approved by the instructors of the courses involved. The university or college may require payment of special fees, including any laboratory fees, if the fees are required of all students taking a course. Each university or college shall issue rules for determining the availability of classroom space and may issue such other rules as it considers necessary to implement this section, including rules exempting from the requirements of this section courses or classes for which special course or training prerequisites apply, in which physical demands upon students are inappropriate for imposition upon persons sixty years of age or older, or in which the number of participating regular students is insufficient to cover the university's or college's course-related expenses. A university or college also may extend to persons attending its courses and classes under this section any other student rights or privileges it considers appropriate (see Ohio Revised Code 3345.27 for more information).
Telecommunication Services
WYSU-FM, 88.5 MHZ
Youngstown State University owns and operates WYSU-FM, a 50,000-watt radio station that serves the Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania region with fine arts and news and information programming from its studios in Melnick Hall. The station broadcasts a mix of news and classical music programs on its main analog channel, on its HD1 (digital) channel, and as an Internet stream; it also broadcasts all-classical music on its HD2 channel and second Internet stream. The station broadcasts at 88.5 MHz in Youngstown, at 88.1 MHz in Ashtabula, and 89.7 MHz in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.
WYSU-FM is non-commercial, listener-supported public radio, committed to being the community's leading source for trusted, in-depth news, engaging conversation, and music that stimulates the mind and spirit.
As one of Youngstown State University's most visible daily representatives to the community, WYSU also strives to be a valuable ambassador to that community, providing a forum to promote the artistic and intellectual activities of the university. The core of the radio operation is a full-time professional staff. Youngstown State University students whose qualifications meet professional broadcasting standards are also employed to support various aspects of the station's operations.
FM-SCA PROGRAMS
In partnership with Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries, WYSU-FM transmits the Youngstown Radio Reading Service, providing special educational programs for the sight-disabled on a multiplex basis using a sub-carrier frequency of 67 kilohertz.
WESTERN RESERVE PUBLIC MEDIA, NORTHEASTERN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION OF OHIO
The University is a member of NETO (Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio), a public television consortium of the state universities at Akron, Kent, and Youngstown, which operates UHF Channels 45 and 49.
Common transmitters at Salem and Akron broadcast programs acquired from the Public Broadcasting Service and the Ohio Educational Television Network as well as local programs produced at Kent, Akron, and by contract at Youngstown.