DIMENSIONS ON LINE ARTICLES 9/2007
Dear Alumni and Friends,
It's hard to believe, but summer is coming to an end and the 2007-08 academic year is already underway. The class of 2011 moved onto campus August 16, and its members are now beginning their fourth week of classes. As we begin another academic year, I wanted to share with you some of the exciting things that have occurred in the College during the past few months. The accomplishments of our students and faculty continue to impress me, innovative programs like BG Experience continue to gain national attention, and our alumni and friends continue to be supportive of our students and programs in truly extraordinary ways. I additionally invite you to read my recent Opening Day remarks, addressing our College's achievements as well as some of the challenges we face, located at http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/as/page23512.html.
I hope you enjoy this update from the College and that you return to campus in the near future to experience some of the exciting things that are making BGSU a premier learning community. Remember, Homecoming 2007 is Saturday, September 29. I hope you are able to return to campus for the weekend. If you do, be sure to stop by the Arts & Sciences tent outside Doyt Perry Stadium, join us for refreshments, and say hello.
Best wishes,
Donald G. Nieman
Dean
AAC&U Selects BGSU to join "Core Commitments"
One of only 18 institutions nationwide to be so honored, BGSU was recently chosen as a member of the Association of American Colleges and Universities' Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility Leadership Consortium. This exciting opportunity will allow the University to continue to build upon its current values initiative.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/01-22-07/page26201.html
Givens Fellowship winners receive opportunity to explore passions
"What would you do if you could do anything?" This phrase inspired BGSU students Elizabeth Kovar and Matina Hanulova to apply for the Stuart R. Givens Memorial Fellowship, which is administered by the College. Traveling to India and Africa, respectively, Kovar and Hanulova will use their Fellowship awards to fulfill two very different and very exciting dreams.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/02-19-07/page26831.html
Undergraduate research helped change career goals for alumna
1999 graduate Heather Powell, who works with bioengineered skin for burn victims at Cincinnati's Shriner's Hospital for Children, discovered that experiences as an undergraduate researcher can not only improve scientific knowledge, but also inform some very important life-decisions.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/02-19-07/page26893.html
Student's hard work and talent paved way for Supreme Court internship
After reading this article, you may think Bethany Nanamaker is the "super hero" of the student body, and maybe she is. But you will also see the tremendous role that the BGeXperience, Mock Trial, IMPACT, and other BGSU curricula have played in shaping this incredibly talented young woman's education and future.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/02-26-07/page27404.html
'eBuses' present an innovative avenue for research, community involvement
Outfitted with computers, Internet, and other amenities, eBuses are veritable tech labs on wheels, traversing the country to provide a variety of technologically-based services to those in need of them. Originally begun in California, the possible uses of the buses in campus programs have sparked the imaginations of University community members.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/05-07-07/page29981.html
$750,000 donated to Wolfe Center for the Arts
Thomas and Kathleen Donnell, longtime supporters of the University, have announced that they will contribute three-quarters of a million dollars towards the completion of the upcoming Wolfe Center for the Arts.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/05-07-07/page29979.html
Two Arts and Sciences faculty receive Fulbright awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to note that two of its own faculty are among the three BGSU professors to receive Fulbright awards this year: Dr. David Jackson, and Dr. Marc Simon, both of the Political Science Department, will teach in Poland and Austria, respectively. Dr. John Fischer, of the College of Education and Human Development's School of Teaching and Learning, will also teach in Poland.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/05-14-07/page30106.html
Fulbright grants awarded to two Arts and Sciences graduates
Three BGSU graduates were chosen to receive Fulbright awards this year, and two of them, Meaghan Geraghty and Paul Lajeunesse, hail from the College. Meaghan will use her grant to teach English in Hong Kong, while Paul will travel to Iceland to study painting. The third winner, David Wegehaupt, will use his fellowship to study the saxophone at a conservatory in Paris.
http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/monitor/05-21-07/page30140.html