Monday, Nov. 23
Open Forum, “Bowling Green State University: A Comparison with Sister Institutions,” with President Cartwright; Sherideen Stoll, vice president for finance and administration, and Dr. Kenneth Borland, senior vice president for academic affairs/provost, 9-11 a.m., Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater. Dr. Ron Shields, chair of Faculty Senate, will facilitate. The forum will be a live feed broadcast and will include an opportunity for questions at the presentation or by phone at 2-6609. Hosted by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
Instructional Design Discussion, “Developing the ‘Promising Syllabus,’” 9:30-10:30 a.m., 201 University Hall. Register at www.bgsu.edu/ctl/page10718.html.
Graduate String Quartet, 8 p.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Tuesday, Nov. 24
Urban Education Conference, final session, hosted by the Partners in Context & Community learning community, 9:15-10:30 p.m., Education Building. For more information, contact Patrick Vrooman at 2-9185 or vrooman@bgsu.edu.

Wednesday, Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Recess, Classes canceled, offices open.

Thursday, Nov. 26
Thanksgiving, Classes canceled, offices closed.

Friday, Nov. 27
Thanksgiving Recess, Classes canceled, offices closed.
Pre-Game Event, featuring food and family entertainment, noon-2 p.m., Mileti Alumni Center. $5 admission, children age 5 and under free.
Football vs. Toledo, 2 p.m., Doyt Perry Stadium.
Women’s Basketball vs. UNC-Greensboro, 7 p.m., Anderson Arena.

Saturday, Nov. 28
Men’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2 p.m., Anderson Arena.

Monday, Nov. 30
Brown Bag Lunch, “Organic Food: 101,” Halstead Conference Room, Family and Consumer Sciences Building, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Presented by the dietetics program as part of the “Nutrition: What's in It for Me?” series.
Economics Colloquium Series, “News Shocks and Technology Adoption,” with Yi-Chan Tsai, Ph.D. candidate from Ohio State University, 1:30 p.m., 1001 Business Administration Building.
Men’s Basketball vs. Florida International, 7 p.m., Anderson Arena.

Tuesday, Dec.1
EcoBreak Seminar Series, with Sean Ryan, biological sciences graduate assistant, 11:30 a.m., 332 Life Sciences Building.
Women’s Basketball vs. Saint Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m., Anderson Arena.

Wednesday, Dec. 2
CFDR Fall Speaker Series, featuring Dr. Chadwick Menning, sociology, Ball State University, noon-1 p.m., 315 Union. Sponsored by the Center for Family and Demographic Research.
Instructional Design Workshop, “Extending the Classroom Experience with Podcasting,” noon-1 p.m., 201 University Hall. Register at www.bgsu.edu/ctl/page10718.html.
Brown Bag Lunch, “In Women's Hands: A Film on Women, HIV, and Hope,” in
recognition of International AIDS Day, noon-1 p.m., Women's Center, 107 Hanna Hall.
Brown Bag Lunch, “Eating on a Budget,” Halstead Conference Room, Family and Consumer Sciences Building, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Presented by the dietetics program as part of the “Nutrition: What's in It for Me?” series.
Information Session, demonstrating the CSS submission process for final grades, 2-3:30 p.m., 107 Olscamp Hall and 1011 Cedar Point Center, BGSU Firelands. For more details about this process, visit www.bgsu.edu/offices/cio/grades.html.
Biological Sciences Seminar Series, “Are We There Yet? Over 30 Years of Rehabilitation but only Continued Impairment in Lake Erie,” with Dr. Joe Conroy, Ohio State University, 3:30-4:30 p.m., 112 Life Sciences Building. Meet the speaker at the 3 p.m. social prior to the talk.
Winter Beer Tasting, hosted by Mike Coomes, 5:30 p.m., 201 Union. The price is $10; register at the Information Center in the Union.
Lecture, “From Copyright to Corruption and Back Again,” with Lawrence Lessig, Harvard Law School, 7 p.m., Union Theater.
Architecture Lecture Series, featuring Leah Ray, communications strategist, Gensler Chicago, 6 p.m., Union Theater. Series sponsored by the American Institute of Architecture Students.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Challenge Planning Meeting, 8 p.m., 315 University Hall.
Festival Series, Handel’s “Messiah,” featuring the University Choral Society and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. Tickets are $36, $28 and $20 for adults and $29, $22 and $15 for students. For tickets, call the box office at 2-8171.

Thursday, Dec. 3
Board of Trustees, 1:30 p.m., 308 Union.
Instructional Design Discussion, “Principals for Good Practice,” 11 a.m. to noon, 201 University Hall. Register at www.bgsu.edu/ctl/page10718.html.
BG@100 Open Forum, 1:30 p.m., 314 Union.
Assessment Workshop, “Promoting Academic Integrity: A Guide for Best Practice,” 2-3:30 p.m., 201 University Hall. Register at www.bgsu.edu/ctl/page10718.html.
Men’s Basketball vs. Savannah State, 7 p.m., Anderson Arena.
Free Trial Zumba Fitness Class, 7 p.m., Student Recreation Center Dance Room.
BFA Reading, 7:30 p.m., Prout Chapel.
World Percussion Night, featuring the Afro-Caribbean Ensemble, Kusuma Sari Gamelan and Hayubusa Taiko Ensemble, 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Friday, Dec. 4
Omicron Delta Kappa Induction of 34 students and six faculty and staff members into the national leadership honorary, 7:30 a.m. breakfast, 316 Union, and 4:30 p.m. induction ceremony, Prout Chapel. RSVP to Deb McLean at dmclean@bgsu.edu.
Instructional Design Discussion, “Pragmatic Practices for Teaching Assistants,” 10-11 a.m., 201 University Hall. Register at www.bgsu.edu/ctl/page10718.html.
Assessment Workshop, “Promoting Academic Integrity: A Guide for Best Practice,” 2-3:30 p.m., 201 University Hall. Register at www.bgsu.edu/ctl/page10718.html.
Women's Research Network Seminar, “Gender, Television and Military Culture,” with Manda Hicks, American culture studies, 1:30-3 p.m., Women's Center, 107 Hanna Hall.
Kwanzaa Celebration, featuring special guest Dr. Safisha Hill from Dallas, Texas, with African dancing and drumming, singing and light refreshments, 6-8 p.m., 101 Olscamp Hall. For more information, contact Sheila Brown at stbrown@bgsu.edu.
ArtsX, featuring student performers from the Department of Theatre and Film and the College of Musical Arts, in addition to showcasing the work of School of Art faculty, staff and students, 6-10 p.m., Fine Arts Center.
Hockey vs. Lake Superior, 7:05 p.m., Ice Arena.
University Men’s Chorus, 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Saturday, Dec. 5
Young People’s Concert, “Holiday Stars,” featuring young musicians from the Creative Arts Program, 11 a.m., Bryan Recital Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center. Admission is $1 for children and $2 for adults, payable at the box office the morning of the concert.
Hockey vs. Lake Superior, 5:05 p.m., Ice Arena.
Bowling Green Philharmonia, 8 p.m., Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Sunday, Dec. 6
Percussion Ensemble, 3 p.m., Kobacker Hall, Moore Musical Arts Center.

Monday, Dec. 7
Service-Learning Faculty Learning Community Meeting, 4-5:30 p.m., 201 University Hall.

Continuing Events
Nov. 25-29
Thanksgiving Recess.

Through Nov. 28
Planetarium Show, “Hubble Vision,” best of the space telescope, showings at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday. $1 donation suggested.

Nov. 29-Dec. 5
Planetarium Show, “Alphabet Universe,” the best of space from A to Z, showings at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, and 2 p.m. Saturday. $1 donation suggested.

Beginning Nov. 30
Free Excel Training, offered in four sessions beginning Nov. 30, 9-11:30 a.m. To register or for more information, visit http://ctc.bgsu.edu/training or call 2-8181.

Beginning Dec. 1
Free Access Training, offered in four sessions beginning Dec. 1, 1:30-4 p.m. To register or for more information, visit http://ctc.bgsu.edu/training or call 2-8181.

Beginning Dec. 2
Free Outlook Training, offered in three sessions beginning Dec. 2, 9-11:30 a.m. To register or for more information, visit http://ctc.bgsu.edu/training or call 2-8181.

Dec. 3-5
13th Annual Holiday Ceramics Sale, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 3), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday (Dec. 4), and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (Dec. 5), 1218 Fine Arts Center. Hosted by the BGSU Clay Club.

Dec. 3-6
Theatre Production, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” performances at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday (Dec. 3-5) and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 5 and 6), Joe E. Brown Theatre, University Hall. Tickets are $12 for students and other adults, $6 for children under 12, and $5 for those 65 and older. To order tickets, call the box office at 2-2719.

Beginning Dec. 4
Free Photoshop Training, offered in three sessions beginning Dec. 4, 1:30-4 p.m. To register or for more information, visit http://ctc.bgsu.edu/training or call 2-8181.

Beginning Dec. 5
Art Exhibit, Annual Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Dorothy Uber Bryan Gallery, Fine Arts Center. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays.

Through Dec. 6
Art Exhibit, “Art from Visiting the Margins,” Union Art Gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Beginning Dec. 6
Planetarium Show, “Secret of the Star: A Show for Christmastime,” showings at 7:30 p.m. Sundays, 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, and Thursday, Dec. 24. $1 donation suggested.

Through Dec. 13
Art Exhibit, “Southern Graphics Council Traveling Exhibition,” Willard Wankelman Gallery, Fine Arts Center. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 6-9 p.m. Thursdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. Closed Nov. 26-30.