Penguin Mates, Spring '16

Since the summer of 2013, YSU Magazine has been sharing married YSU couples’ love stories in our popular “Penguin Mates”column. The couples featured below were introduced in the magazine’s Spring 2016 print edition – you can read their complete stories and see all their photos here.

YSU Magazine

SPRING 2016 ISSUE

Introducing YSU's first Rhodes Scholar, Ashley Orr.

Alumni succeeding in the beer industry.

Perspectives on upcoming presidential election from professors, alum, students.

Private Loans

Alternative, or private, loan programs are designed to bridge the funding gap when savings, grants, federal loans, and other resources are not enough, or simply not available. YSU encourages all students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and exhaust all eligibility for federal funds before applying for alternative loans.

Kamau Bell gives YSU Centofanti presentation Sept. 14

W. Kamau Bell, comedian, political satirist and host of CNN’s “United Shades of America,” presents the Youngstown State University Centofanti Symposium 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, in Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown.

Tickets for the presentation are free but required for admission. Tickets are now available at the Stambaugh Auditorium box office and also at www.stambaughauditorium.com. Tickets are limited to four per person.

Centofanti Center Student Scholarships

The following scholarships are offered by the center to students:

Centofanti Memorial Scholarship

The James and Coralie Centofanti Memorial Scholarship was established in 2012 through a gift provided by the Centofanti Charitable Trust.  The scholarship supports undergraduate and graduate students in health and human service majors who have expressed a sincere desire to serve vulnerable population groups upon graduation. Student's must:

Financial Need; Applicants must demonstrate financial need verified by a completed FAFSA;