YSU's performing arts college gets new name

The College of Fine and Performing Arts at Youngstown State University is getting a new name.

The college, which includes the departments of Art, Communication, Theater and Dance and the Dana School of Music, will now be the College of Creative Arts and Communication.

“In essence, all of the disciplines in this college are about creativity and communication, so it is appropriate that the name of the college reflects that mission,” YSU President Cynthia E. Anderson said.

The College of Fine and Performing Arts, housed in Bliss Hall, was founded in 1974. For many years the college consisted of three departments: Art; Communication and Theater; and the Dana School of Music. In 2007, the department of Communication and Theater was divided into two departments: Communication and Theater and Dance.