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Greg Ritchie drives the first campus mower to run on vegetable oil as project participants (left to right) Scott Euler, Duane
Hamilton and Dr. Enrique Gomezdelcampo observe the trial run.
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Waste cooking oil to power campus mowers
Next summer, when the grass is green and the lawn mowers go about their work, campus pedestrians might notice the enticing
smell of . . . doughnuts. Thanks to the work of two former environmental studies classes; support from Duane Hamilton, director
of campus services in facilities services, and a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, BGSU mowers will begin
to run on used cooking oil from the dining halls.
The project has been in the works since 2005, when Dr. Enrique Gomezdelcampo’s Environmental Studies 402 class, for its capstone
project, prepared an environmental impact statement on “Limiting Emissions from the Campus Maintenance and Small Equipment
Fleet.” Last spring’s 402 class concentrated on the use of “Waste Vegetable Oil as Fuel for Campus Lawn Mowers.”
Working alongside the facilities services department, the class researched the feasibility of recycling the vegetable oil
produced in the dining halls. “They asked the questions: How much fuel do we need? How would you go about it? How would we
filter the oil? The students did all that, and they figured the costs,” Gomezdelcampo said.
With a $50,000 ODNR grant, signed last July, the University can now proceed with the conversion of the first mower and purchase
a holding tank and collection drums—which are now supplied by an outside company—along with building a filtration system for
the oil.
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Mock active shooter exercise set for Jan. 5
BGSU police will host other law enforcement agencies and emergency personnel responding to a mock active shooter incident
on campus Jan. 5.
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Berger invited to keynote conference in London
Dr. Bonnie Berger, director of the School of Human Movement, Sport and Leisure Studies, has given many invited presentations
around the world, but next month she will give an especially prestigious one.
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ArtsX to celebrate BGSU excellence in the arts
With the arts having been designated a “center of excellence” at BGSU, the fifth annual arts extravaganza—renamed ArtsX last
year—will be, fittingly, a celebration of excellence in the arts.
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It's 'A Christmas Carol' time again
A BGSU tradition returns as the Department of Theatre and Film presents its newest adaptation of the holiday classic “A Christmas
Carol” by Charles Dickens.
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A&S Forum explores impact of Bach oratorio
The next Arts and Sciences Forum will look at an important moment in classical music history, when a nearly lost masterpiece
of Bach’s was performed for the first time in almost 100 years.
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Note: Due to the Thanksgiving break, Monitor will not be published next week (Dec. 1). Have a wonderful holiday!
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