The Youngstown State University Crisis Communications Plan provides procedures for the coordination of communications both internally and externally in the event of a crisis situation. The plan outlines the roles, responsibilities and protocols to guide the university in sharing information with all of YSU’s audiences during an emergency or crisis.
Youngstown State University is open year round except for designated holidays. The university will remain open and classes held unless there is clear and substantiated evidence to warrant otherwise, i.e., extreme weather. Generally, such actions fall under three categories:
On September 11, 2002, 95.9 KISS-FM joined the YSU family for the dedication of a 9/11 Memorial, including a campus core Flagpole and four areas commemorating the attacks on the Pentagon, the World Trade Centers, and the plane brought down by heroic passengers in Pennsylvania. The construction of the memorial was spearheaded by students Anthony Spano and Sara O'Brien, and was dedicated to the memory of YSU graduate Terry Lynch who was killed at the Pentagon.
YSU's emergency alert system is called PenguinAlert.
To be sure that you receive emergency text alerts, verify your cell phone.
PenguinAlert is open only to students and employees with an official YSU email address.
To verify your contact information:
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