In the midst of unsettled state budget negotiations, BGSU has adopted a balanced budget for 2009-10. The BGSU Board of Trustees at its June 26 meeting approved a $283.6 million educational and general budget for the University’s main campus and a $14.8 million budget for its Firelands campus. The budget reflects the third year of a freeze on undergraduate tuition rates, and comes at the beginning of Ohio’s next budget biennium.

The adopted budget amounts are based on State Share of Instruction projections from the governor’s office. However, the state legislature is still debating the budget, and the amount universities ultimately will receive could go lower, Chief Financial Officer Sheri Stoll warned the board.

In addition to adopting a budget for the coming fiscal year, the BGSU Board of Trustees addressed employee policies and a number of other topics at its June 26 meeting. The board also welcomed Dr. Kevin B. Lake, its newest member, along with new undergraduate student trustee Skyler Rogers, a junior from Kenton majoring in marketing and finance.

The Trustees honored 23 retiring faculty members June 26 by granting them emeritus status.

The Huron Playhouse celebrates the rich heritage of American musical theatre as the playhouse opens its 61st season with “A Grand Night for Singing.”

BGSU will have a significantly livelier look and feel within the next few years, with residence halls more integrated with academic buildings and dining centers more of a destination—resulting in greater “cross-traffic” as students and faculty move about the campus in their daily lives.