Lot 4 closes for improvements

Lot 4, the commuter parking lot across the railroad tracks from the Heating Plant, will close beginning today (Aug. 30) for construction, including paving. The project is expected to continue through mid-November barring no weather-related delays.

In the meantime, the University will attempt to offset the displacement of those who would normally park in Lot 4 by offering a special shuttle run. Shuttle stops will be at Perry Field House, the Ice Arena and a site yet to be determined near the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Those who normally park in Lot 4 are asked to park either at the field house or Ice Arena and use the shuttle. It will operate from 7:30-10:30 a.m. and 2:30-5:30 p.m. daily, although those hours will be reviewed periodically to determine if adjustments are needed.

ABC picks up BGSU/Oklahoma season opener

Saturday's (Sept. 4) season-opening football game between Bowling Green and Oklahoma will be televised regionally by ABC Sports and will be available nationally as part of ESPN's Game Plan. The game will kick off at noon Eastern time.

This will mark the first of three scheduled national television appearances for BGSU in 2004. The Falcons also will play on ESPN/ESPN2 at Northern Illinois on Sept. 24, and at Toledo on Nov. 23.

Last year, Oklahoma was 12-2 and played in the Bowl Championship Series title game, losing to LSU in the Sugar Bowl. The Falcons were 11-3 and won the Motor City Bowl. BGSU, which also captured the MAC West title last season, was ranked 23rd in the final Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls.

Since the 2001 season, the Falcons are 8-1 against BCS-affiliated opposition, including a 3-0 mark against teams from Oklahoma's conference, the Big XII.

Education Abroad offers program development workshop

The Education Abroad Office will sponsor a workshop to assist faculty in developing short-term education abroad programs. The workshop will take place from 3:30-5 p.m. Sept. 9 in 307 Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

Topics to be discussed are course proposal; course approval process; course schedule/itinerary; program budget; overseas logistics; liability management (health and safety issues); student recruitment; financial aid; and pre-departure, on-site orientation and re-entry activities.

To attend, contact Sally Raymont by Thursday (Sept. 2) at sallyr@bgnet or 2-0309.

BGSU, MCO, UT announce collaborative parking agreement

Faculty and staff who are involved in collaborative research or academic initiatives with the University of Toledo or Medical College of Ohio should find it easier to park beginning this semester.

The Office of Inter-Institutional Collaboration has announced a parking agreement in which the three institutions will honor one another’s valid parking permits in all valid parking spots. Those parking at the host institutions must follow the parking regulations for each campus.

Parking maps and regulations are available at the following Web sites:
BGSU http://www.bgsu.edu/offices/safety/parking/parking.html
MCO http://www.mco.edu/depts/police/parking.html
UT http://parkingservices.utoledo.edu/