YSU invites 85,000 alumni to July 12 centennial reunion

By Harold Gwin

YOUNGSTOWN — All 85,000 of Youngstown State University’s alumni are invited to come back to campus for the All Alumni Reunion on July 12.

The university isn’t expecting quite that many, but it does anticipate several thousand graduates will show up for the event that is part of YSU’s ongoing centennial anniversary celebration.

There are events and activities for all age groups scheduled throughout the day, and each of the university’s six colleges will conduct its own programs.

The reunion is scheduled to run in conjunction with the annual Summer Festival of the Arts on the YSU campus as well as the annual Fort on the Fifty musical entertainment and fireworks display in Stambaugh Stadium, said Heather Belgin, events coordinator for the Office of Alumni and Events Management.

Alumni have been encouraged to schedule a trip back to YSU as part of their summer plans to help with the centennial celebration, which began at homecoming in fall 2007 and will officially end with fall 2008 homecoming.

There will be campus and Andrews Wellness Center tours, a variety of entertaining and informative programs at each of the six colleges throughout the afternoon and an alumni dinner in Kilcawley Center.

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