It’s not too late to make your gift count

Even though the spring semester has ended, Family Campaign 2004 continues through June 30—the end of the University’s fiscal year. If you have not yet made a gift or pledge, you can still help increase BGSU’s level of participation, says Amy Davis, director of annual giving. The goal is 53 percent participation by June 30, and we are now at 50 percent, according to Davis.

Employee gifts or pledges to any area of BGSU count toward the Family Campaign. This includes gifts to WBGU-TV, the Falcon Club, and numerous department and scholarship funds. You can make your gift online at http://foundation.bgsu.edu, contact your department’s Family Campaign representative, or call the Development Office at 2-2424 for more information.

“The support of BGSU’s faculty and staff is doubly important to the University. Not only do your contributions help to build the University’s quality and prestige, they also send an important message. Your contributions tell alumni and friends that those closest to the University believe so strongly in BGSU that you’re willing to support the University through charitable gifts as well as on the job. That’s a powerful endorsement,” said Davis.

BG@100 project improves campus computer systems

BG@100 has been selected as the name for the Enterprise Resource Project to replace the current AMS administrative systems with PeopleSoft. The project name represents the objective of moving to new administrative systems as we move toward the centennial of BGSU, as well as the desire to achieve 100 percent satisfaction with the services provided through the use of the administrative systems.

An opportunity to learn more about the project and ask project-related questions is provided via the open forum scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday (May 26) in 314 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Open forums will again be offered in July to continue to provide updates on the BG@100 project. Information is also available at the project home page: http://www.bgsu.edu/BGat100.

BGSU Alumni Men’s Chorus comes home for reunion concert

The BGSU Alumni Men’s Chorus will return “home” to campus for its third annual alumni celebration concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (May 29) in Kobacker Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center.

Comprising alumni from the BGSU Men’s Chorus, the group is under the direction of Richard D. Mathey, professor emeritus of music performance studies. Mathey founded the chorus and directed it for 31 years.

The concert will feature the 180-member chorus performing a variety of favorites, including “Sing Dem Herrn” by Michael Pratorius and arranged by Wallace De Pue, professor emeritus of music composition and history at BGSU; “Ave Maria” by Franz Biebl; “How Do I Love Thee” by James Mulholland, featuring soprano soloist and Bowling Green alumna Theresa Severin, and the barbershop favorite “Please Mr. Columbus.”

“The opportunity to have these men back on campus is always an important step to reconnecting them to the University, but we are taking it to the next level with them performing on a BGSU stage again,” said Shaun Moorman, chairman of the Alumni Men’s Chorus Board of Directors. “We will have men from the very first Men’s Chorus in 1971 singing side by side with 2004 graduates.”

The BGSU Men’s Chorus Alumni Society exists to provide a full spectrum of assistance and support to the BGSU Men’s Chorus, as well as fostering a spirit of fraternity and loyalty among the graduates and former Bowling Green students. Through responsive programs, diverse activities and services, the society hopes to enrich camaraderie for alumni and current students.

Tickets for the concert are $8 and $10, and can be purchased at the center’s box office, open from noon-6 p.m. weekdays. The phone number is 2-8171.