Learning Beyond the Classroom: How Service-Learning Experiences Prepare Future Health and Human Service Professionals
Some of the most valuables lessons in health and human services happen outside the classroom. Through service-learning opportunities, YSU students have the chance to apply their knowledge and skills, gain hands on experience, and connect with communities while learning from different cultures and perspectives. Preparing for a Service-Learning Experience A great example of this is YSU’s Rwanda service-learning experience, a program that has provided social work and nursing students with opportunities to learn […]
What Is It Really Like to Be a Nursing Student at YSU?
Being a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student at Youngstown State University (YSU) is about more than attending classes and clinical rotations. Through hands-on clinical experiences, supportive faculty, meaningful friendships, and professional networking opportunities, students gain the skills and confidence needed to become registered nurses. For students like Natasha Sombie and Isabella Slaina, the […]
Finding Purpose Through Nursing: Inside YSU’s ADN Program
For students pursuing a career in nursing, the path is about more than learning clinical skills. It is about discovering purpose, building confidence, and preparing to make a difference in the lives of others. At Youngstown State University (YSU), the Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) program is helping students do exactly that. Through rigorous coursework, […]
Graduating Career-Ready with YSU Health and Human Services Programs
At the YSU Bitonte College of Health and Human Services, students do more than study for their future careers. They actively work to be career-ready through hands-on learning experiences, community partnerships, clinical opportunities, and internships. From healthcare simulation labs to real patient care and interdisciplinary teamwork, BCHHS students graduate with the confidence, skills, and experience […]
Inside YSU’s Innovative Active Aging & Rehabilitation Lab
At Youngstown State University’s Active Aging & Rehabilitation Lab, movement becomes more than exercise, it becomes a pathway to confidence, independence, and community. Through evidence-based programming focused on Parkinson’s Disease support and fall prevention, the Active Aging Lab is helping older adults across the region stay active, safe, and connected. The impact of YSU’s fall […]
YSU Students Train for Real-World Emergencies in Mass Casualty Simulation
In April 2026, more than 250 students from the Youngstown State University Bitonte College of Health and Human Services stepped into a high-pressure mass casualty simulation at the Canfield Fairgrounds, not as spectators, but as active participants in a large-scale training exercise designed to prepare future professionals for the realities of emergency response. The simulation, centered […]