THE YSU COUNSELOR REVIEW Volume 9, Issue 1 October 2011
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Please check out the Counselor Corner on the YSU admissions website. It offers updates, information, a current electronic version of the newsletter and information for our annual Counselor day!
www.ysu.edu/admissions/counselorcorner Remember these dates: Saturday November 5, 2011 Thursday November 17, 2011 Thursday December 1, 2011 Friday December 2, 2011
Fall Open House Adult Open House Deadline for Spring ‘12 Counselor Day
Youngstown State University
Office of Undergraduate Admissions One University Plaza Youngstown, Ohio 44555 1-877-GO-TO-YSU 330-941-2000 Or Enroll@ysu.edu
FEATURED STORY
Large Solar Array Generates Electricity for YSU Youngstown State University today officially unveiled a 4,100-square-foot solar photovoltaic array on the roof of Moser Hall that will generate about 64,000 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power as many as eight homes for an entire year. The array, which is nearly the size of two tennis courts, was installed free of charge by Carbon Vision LLC of Shaker Heights, Ohio, thanks to state and federal grants aimed at fostering green power generation. YSU plans to use the system to generate power for Moser Hall and to use it as a teaching tool for students in the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Moser Hall is the home of the STEM college. “This solar-energy system, located on the roof of Moser Hall, provides a perfect real-world teaching laboratory for our students as they learn about new and upcoming technology as it relates to alternative energy,” said Martin Abraham, STEM dean. The system was installed under an agreement in which Carbon Vision owns, operates and maintains the array while YSU purchases the energy from Carbon Vision. YSU’s rate in the purchase agreement is equal to that of power otherwise generated from fossil fuels. At the end of the six-year contract, YSU will own the system and generate power free of charge. The life expectancy of the system is 25 years. Carbon Vision, which has installed similar systems at other schools in Ohio, estimates the energy savings for YSU over the life of the system will be about $160,000. From the left are YSU President The solar panel system, the first of its kind to be installed at YSU, is mounted to Cynthia E. Anderson; Martin the roof of Moser Hall by way of the Solar FlexRack system developed by Northern State Abraham, Dean of the YSU Metals, a Youngstown-based metal fabricating and alternative energy firm. Last year, STEM College; and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan. NSM and YSU entered into a research partnership that included the donation of a wind tunnel and other laboratory equipment to the university to conduct tests on the Solar FlexRack and other products. Plans for the solar array were announced a year ago during a news conference with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown. It took a team of two to five people about five weeks this summer to install the array. The panels are pointed to the south to maximize exposure to the sun.
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FEATURED HIGH SCHOOL Crestview High School in Columbiana County, OH is our Fall high school of the month. The Pete Squad visited Crestview High School and presented counselor Elwood Woolman with an award for because of his proactive recruitment and strong support of YSU. Elwood is also a member of YSU’s Guidance Counselor Advisory Board. Congratulations to Elwood and Crestview High! Here are a few pictures from our visit:
December High School of the Month Congratulations to Counselor Maribeth McGlynn of Austintown Fitch High School in Mahoning County, OH. Maribeth was chosen because of her unwavering support of YSU as she encourages her students to matriculate to YSU upon graduating. Maribeth is also a member of YSU’s Guidance Counselor Advisory Board. The Pete Squad will be visiting Austintown Fitch High sometime in December. Congratulations to Maribeth and Fitch High! See you next issue!
CENTER FOR STUDENT PROGRESS Special thanks to:
Monica L. Mastran-Czopor Chief Editor Christine Hubert Copyright Editor YSU News Briefs Office of Marketing And Communication Pat Shively Center for Student Progress
Youngstown State University’s Marion G. Resch Center for Student Progress offers a variety of academic and social support services for students enrolled in the university. In additional to the eight major services that connect students to CSP professional and para-professional staff members, the CSP’s website also provides links to student success as well. After clicking on the CSP website at http://web.ysu.edu/csp, students can learn more about the services offered, read about professional staff members, find the hours of operation for the Center, research subjects covered by CSP Tutorial and the courses and times offered for CSP Supplemental Instructions. The website is also used to provide our new freshmen with the hours and photos of the peer mentors from CSP First-Year Student Services, connects parents to our First-Year Student Services Newsletter and provides question and contact information for the family members of our students. The website provides students with information on our CSP Orientation Services and also offers an assortment of information and forms necessary for registration in the CSP Disability Services program. Using the CSP website, students are also able to click on multiple sites that are designed to support student success. These links are broken down into several areas including: Study Skills; Test Prep Review; Math Practice; Tutorials & Web Resources for College Courses; Calculate Your GPA; Medical; Visual Representation of How You Spend Your Time; Course Lectures from Leading Universities; English Assistance; and College Success Videos. Each area offers students an even more extensive success support service. More information about the CSP and the links to academic success can be found on the YSU Homepage, www.ysu.edu and entering “CSP” in the search box. Academic success through the utilization of YSU’s Center for Student Progress is truly no more than a mouse click
away!