YSU First Year Student Services

We had a great first orientation with everyone!! Welcome to YSU! 🐧🐧

The rock is painted and the Orientation Leaders are ready to welcome you to YSU🐧

24-25 Peer Leaders signing off🐧

Congratulations to all of our student leaders who were recognized tonight at the Annual Awards Banquet. We are so proud of the impact you have at YSU🐧

Say hello to our 2025-2026 team of student leaders!!

This week’s FreshGuin of the week is Ethan Lau! 🐧🖤🥳
Major: Pre-Nursing 
What encouraged you to join the program?: “I want to test my leadership, accountability and communication skills.”
What have you enjoyed most about the program: “I have enjoyed the conversations with fellow Freshguins and having a mentor that I can look up to. I believe joining Freshguins has brought new opportunities are bound to arrive.”
Who is your FreshGuins Mentor: .pl.dom

This week’s FreshGuin of the week is Kallista Medley! 🐧🖤🥳
Major: Graphic and Interactive Design 
What encouraged you to join the program?: “I want to become a peer leader and orientation leader!”
What have you enjoyed most about the program: “Our monthly meetings and the laughs that come with them! ”
Who is your FreshGuins Mentor: .pl.francesca

Show off your Penguin Pride tonight at the Men’s Basketball game!! 🎉 RAH RAH RAH🎉

This week’s FreshGuin of the week is Jake Rothenbuhler! 🐧🖤🥳
Major: Mechanical Engineering 
What encouraged you to join the program?: “To meet new people and to potentially become a peer/orientation leader in the future.”
What have you enjoyed most about the program: “The monthly meeting being enjoyable and a good time.”
Who is your FreshGuins Mentor: .pl.hailey

Peer Leader Spotlight of the week! This week we asked peer leader Hailey ( .pl.hailey ) the following questions:
Major: Social Work
How many years have you worked for first year- 2
Favorite thing about working for FYSS- Being able to get creative!
Favorite FYSS Event- IGNITE
Stay tuned each Thursday for more Peer Leader Spotlights! 🐧🖤🪩🥳

This week’s FreshGuin of the week is Tinisha Khatri! 🐧🖤🥳
Major: Civil Engineering 
What encouraged you to join the program?: “I joined Freshguin to become a peer leader and to interact with new people.”
What have you enjoyed most about the program: “I have enjoyed every game and laugh we share at each meeting.”
Who is your FreshGuins Mentor: .pl.sabrina

We are o-fish-ally looking for our next group of student leaders! 🐠🫧 Join us for an information session if you are interested in becoming a Peer Leader, Orientation Leader, or an IGNITE Ambassador! 🪸🐟🦀