ABOUT US
We are a dedicated group of university professionals that support the mission of this institution and promote excellence among students, faculty, and staff.

We believe in the African-American concept of IMANI (EE-MAH-NEE) or faith which focuses on honoring the best of our traditions, draws upon the best in ourselves, and helps us strive for a higher level of life for humankind, by affirming our self-worth and confidence in our ability to succeed and triumph in righteous struggle. ...our mission

What's Up









Read the new Spring/Summer Ogele Newletter with new exciting stories and information:

  • YSU graduate lands job at Merck
  • $40,000 in scholarship money added
  • Minority student lagging in STEM majors
  • Panel discussion uncovers racial division
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INSIDE BFSA

BFSA met with Provost Robert Herbert
On Thursday, February 15th at 4:30 PM in the Gallery Room in Kilcawley Center, the general assembly met with Provost Robert Herbert. This was very important meeting and was attended by many BFSA members. ...our mission

CALL FOR INVOLVEMENT!
For all of the members out there whether you have been active/inactive committed/non-committed, interested/not interested, the reinvigoration and reorganization of the BFSA is a reason for you to step up. ...more


Faculty and Staff

Welcoming new faculty and staff to YSU

Yulanda McCarthy, a Texas native joins YSU as the new director of Equal Opportunity and Diversity. “If you do not make diversity a part of a strategic plan, then it will fall to the wayside.” Since McCarty-Harris' arrival to campus in April, it has been her mission to meet with all the organizations and groups that have taken leadership roles on issues of diversity at YSU. McCarty-Harris said she cannot lead the charge alone, It will take all of us. “If you do not make diversity a part of a strategic plan then it will fall to the wayside.” The new director met with The Office of Student Diversity, Working Class Studies, and YSUnity to gain a sense of the concerns on campus and discuss what steps have already taken place to create an environment of diversity and tolerance. McCarty-Harris said these groups and others represent the university's “stakeholders.” Read more about Ms. McCarthy in the Ogele Newsletter.

Distingushed English Professor Dr. Salvatore Attardo leaves YSU

Dr. Salvatore Attardo, distinguished English professor, is leaving YSU because officials refused to continue to support him as editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Humor. He had asked the university to continue to allow him to have a reduced teaching load of two courses each semester to the normal faculty load of four courses. along with a research assistant. This was an arrangement Attardo had with the former Provost Tony Atwater for the past five years. The agreement ended this year. According to Provost Robert Herbert, the university does not have the funds to sustain this agreement.

Tracey Hughes: My Two Cents:
This is another example of the university not being concerned with the quality of education but the quantity of classes; not concerned with enriching the educational experience of students by supporting such distinguished and accomplished professors such as Dr. Attardo. ...more

Read the ‘GOOD BOOK’

“Barbershops, Bibles and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought”, written by Melissa Victoria Harris-Lacewell is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. The book sheds light on black political ideology. Ms. Melissa Harris-Lacewell explains that one can understand “Black Political Thought” by listening to the everyday talk of African Americans in public spaces such as barbershops, churches, and in the hip-hop community. She used statistics, experimentation, and ethnographic methods in her research on this book. Ms. Harris-Lacewell examines the structure of black political ideology by claiming it is a composite of:

  • Black Nationalism
  • Black Feminism
  • Black Conservatism
  • Liberal Integrationism

“Barbershops, Bibles and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought” is a winner of the American Political Science Association 2005 Best Book Award in Racial and Ethnic Political Identities, Ideologies and Theories Category of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, and the Co-Winner of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists 2005 W.E.B. Du Bois Book Award. ...sample chapters ...book description





“Supreme Discomfort: The Divided Soul of Clarence Thomas”

The book was written by Washington Post reporters Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher. It chronicles Thomas' childhood in Pin Point, Ga., to journey as a conservative within the Republican Party. Thomas held important positions in the Reagan administration but the public only knows him as the consistent and silent conservative Supreme Court Justice and his brutal confirmations hearings spurred by accusations of workplace harassment The book states that Thomas' conservative views was forged by his academic and professional experiences. ...more


Ode to the Ozone: Required Reading from the Ogele Newsletter

Boiling Point By Ross Gelbspan Ross Gelbspan a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and former editor and reporter for The Philadelphia Bulletin, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe addresses global warming. In his latest literary installment Boiling Point, he attacks the current Bush administration, fellow journalists and activists. Gelbspan says journalists are minimizing the severity of global warming and activists are quick to make compromises at the expense of making real change.
YSU's Campus

Should African-Americans students be encouraged to pursue STEM Majors?
As YSU positions itself to create a new college that will focus on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), national and university statistics show that minority students at the undergraduate and graduate level are not flocking to these majors. Here are the statistics reflecting what areas have the greatest concentration of minority students. ...more

Campus Climate Survey says morale on campus is low

A recent survey taken by faculty and staff unvieled the low morale on campus of its faculty and staff. An article that appeared in the Jambar covered the response of President Sweet to the results of the survey. The article stated that President Sweet sent out a five page letter to faculty and staff stating that the low morale was not primarily caused by administration but by the union members. He named several members including the ACE president Chris Domhoff who recently won a lawsuit against the university for wrongful termination, and Philosophy Professor Gabriel Palmer-Fernandez. In the letter, Sweet as attrbuted inaccurate statistics about the growth of administration to Chris Domhoff, and Fernandez refers to problems existing from 2000 that has not been addressed. Union leaders in response to the letter said it did nothing to improve labor relations and should be igonored. ...more

College Grads starting salaries are up

“Starting salary offers to new college graduates continue to rise, reflecting the positive job market for Class of 2007 graduates, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The Spring 2007 issue of NACE's Salary Survey shows that, at the bachelor's degree level, nearly all of the majors that reported a change in their average starting salary offer reported increases (26 out of 29 majors).” ...more

Hiring of College Grads are also up

“There's good news about the job market for the college Class of 2007, according to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE's Job Outlook 2007 Spring Update shows that employers have revised their earlier hiring projections up from 17.4 percent to 19.2 percent. This means that employers plan to hire nearly 20 percent more new college graduates in 2006-07 than they did in 2005-06. Overall, nearly 60 percent of responding employers said they plan to hire more new college graduates in 2006-07 than they did in 2005-06.” ...more




Community

Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama visits Cleveland Ohio.
On February 26th, Senator Barack Obama was in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cuyahoga Community College at 6pm. The event was booked out. ...more

A Full scholarship is available for single moms to attend a college in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Sister Thea Bowman Foundation has four scholarships for African-American single mothers and their child to attend the College of St. Mary in Omaha, Nebraska. The Foundation will grant $30,000 over a period of four years to the College of St. Mary on behalf of each student. In return the College of St. Mary will match that grant with an additional $24,000. The student must be an African-American single mother who has completed high school. ...more



Free College for African American males who want to be teachers
Do you know any African American males who are in senior high school who want to go to college out of state for free? Black Colleges are looking for future African American male teachers and will send them to universities/colleges for 4 years FREE. ...more

Youngstown 2010 Plan is nationally recognized
  • Winner of “National Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach”
    American Planning Association April 17, 2007 - Youngstown has been named recipient of the American Planning Association (APA) 2007 National Planning Excellence Award for Public Outreach. APA's national planning awards are considered by U.S. planners to be the profession's highest honor.

  • Best Idea - “Creative Shrinkage”
    The New York Times Magazine December 10, 2006 - The New York Times Magazine sixth annual year in ideas looked back at the best of 2006. The magazine looked back on the passing year from a distinctive vantage point: that of ideas. Youngstown was recognized for 2010 and planning for a smaller city.

  • Conference Session - “Marketing, Public Participation and the Planning Process:  A Relationship for Success”
    Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Planning Conference, Cincinnati, OH October 4 - 6, 2006 - The Youngstown 2010 planning process was the featured case-study for the conference session presented by Anthony Kobak (Chief Planner & 2010 Project Manager, City of Youngstown), Richard Hahn (President, Keynote Media Group) and Ken Ryan (Principal, EDAW) to a standing-room only crowd of 70+ urban planners, elected officials, consultants and others interested in the latest planning trends and techniques.
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OEA Opposes new Ohio Core Curriculum
Sente Bill 311 and House Bill 565 propose the establishment of a new Ohio Core Curriculum. It is intended to bring more academic rigor to Ohio's high schools by strengthening math and science requirements. It is hoped that the curriculum will better prepare students for the 21st Century challenges of higher education or joining the workforce after graduation. Although, The Ohio Education Association is an advocate of innovative efforts to improve academic rigor and accountability of public education in Ohio, they oppose the Ohio Core curriculum as a viable proposal to advance these objectives. ...more


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