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President Obama's First 100 Days Forum

The Youngstown State University Black Faculty and Staff Association will be hosting a panelist discussion on "The First 100 Days of Barack Obama's Presidency." The organization has chosen April 30th,, 2009 at 5:30 to 7:30 PM on the campus of YSU at the Debartolo Auditorium in Debartolo Hall to serve as the date, time, and location for this event.

The panelists currently include are:

Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown

Jim Graham, President of UAW Local 1112

Clifford Scott, Director of YMHA

Molly Seals, Senior VP of Human Resources and Learning for Catholic Healthcare Partner's Eastern Division

Veronika Dolar, Ph.D. Candidate of Economics at CSU

Dr. Paul Carr, Author and Professor of Education at YSU

Dr. Keith Lepak, Professor of Political Science at YSU

Our moderator will be Dr. Victor Wan-Tatah. These panelists will discuss topics from economics, politics and international relations as it relates to the “First 100 Days” of President Obama's policies.

This is our second installment of a forum of this type. In November, BFSA hosted, “The Poltical, Social and Cultural Impact of Barack Obama's Candidacy”. ...more

Accomplishments of BFSA Members

Bonnie Laing, assistant professor, Social Work, will have an article entitled "A Critique of Rothman's and other Standard Community Organizing Models: Toward Developing A Culturally Proficient Community Organizing Framework" published in Community Development: The Journal of the Community Development Society.

Sylvia J. Imler, assistant professor, Counseling and Special Education, presented her research entitled "Becoming Culturally Responsive: A Need for Pre-service Special Education Teachers" at the Council for Exceptional Children 2009 Convention and Expo in Seattle in April.

Our BFSA members are a diverse list of accomplished intelligent individuals that are constantly pushing themselves to make greater achievements, contributions to the University and our community. Here is a list of some of our members and what they accomplished this year from degrees, to awards and community involvement and many years of service. The list includes:

Hasheen Wilson
Dr. Tom Oder
Rosa Vega
Jo Ann Traylor
Brenda Scarborough
Frank Akpadock
Cheryl Levy
Cameron Hughes
Dr. Samuel Adu-Poku

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BFSA Has 4 New Committees

BFSA has four new committees:

Membership
Constitution and Bylaws
Advisory
Special Projects

Contact the committee chairs if you wish to be involved in one of these committees. There are committee member limits. ...more

Let us know when you can attend meeting!

We would like maximum participation of BFSA in this election and all upcoming meetings and events. When scheduling events and meetings, we need to know when members are available. Please click on the logo and fill out the form so we will know when is the best time and day we can guarantee maximum participation. ...calendar

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President Obama's First 100 Days Forum The Youngstown State University Black Faculty and Staff Association will be hosting a panelist discussion on "The First 100 Days of Barack Obama's Presidency." The organization has chosen April 30th,, 2009 at 5:30 to 7:30 PM on the campus of YSU at the Debartolo Auditorium in Debartolo Hall to serve as the date, time, and location for this event. The panelists currently include are: Mayor Jay Williams of Youngstown Jim Graham, President of UAW Local 1112 Clifford Scott, Director of YMHA Molly Seals, Senior VP of Human Resources and Learning for Catholic Healthcare Partner's Eastern Division Veronika Dolar, Ph.D. Candidate of Economics at CSU Dr. Paul Carr, Author and Professor of Education at YSU Dr. Keith Lepak, Professor of Political Science at YSU Our moderator will be Dr. Victor Wan-Tatah. These panelists will discuss topics from economics, politics and international relations as it relates to the “First 100 Days” of President Obama's policies. This is our second installment of a forum of this type. In November, BFSA hosted, “The Poltical, Social and Cultural Impact of Barack Obama's Candidacy”. ...more

Accomplishments of BFSA Members Bonnie Laing, assistant professor, Social Work, will have an article entitled "A Critique of Rothman's and other Standard Community Organizing Models: Toward Developing A Culturally Proficient Community Organizing Framework" published in Community Development: The Journal of the Community Development Society. Sylvia J. Imler, assistant professor, Counseling and Special Education, presented her research entitled "Becoming Culturally Responsive: A Need for Pre-service Special Education Teachers" at the Council for Exceptional Children 2009 Convention and Expo in Seattle in April. Our BFSA members are a diverse list of accomplished intelligent individuals that are constantly pushing themselves to make greater achievements, contributions to the University and our community. Here is a list of some of our members and what they accomplished this year from degrees, to awards and community involvement and many years of service. The list includes: Hasheen Wilson Dr. Tom Oder Rosa Vega Jo Ann Traylor Brenda Scarborough Frank Akpadock Cheryl Levy Cameron Hughes Dr. Samuel Adu-Poku ...more

BFSA Has 4 New Committees BFSA has four new committees: Membership Constitution and Bylaws Advisory Special Projects Contact the committee chairs if you wish to be involved in one of these committees. There are committee member limits. ...more	Let us know when you can attend meeting! We would like maximum participation of BFSA in this election and all upcoming meetings and events. When scheduling events and meetings, we need to know when members are available. Please click on the logo and fill out the form so we will know when is the best time and day we can guarantee maximum participation. ...calendar