BG Gives Back begins monthlong campaign

Today (Sept. 13) marks the kickoff of BG Gives Back, the campus’s annual charitable giving campaign.

The first E-pledges are going out, and the first person to return his or hers will win Panera bread every month for a year. Employees in facilities and dining services will continue to have the option of submitting a paper pledge. Retirees will also receive paper pledges mailed to their homes. They may donate by check or credit card. Paper pledges will be delivered Sept. 27.

Through the campaign and with the assistance of United Way and Northwest Ohio Community Shares, campus faculty, staff and students have the opportunity to share their goodwill with people in need throughout the region. BGSU Firelands is conducting its campaign through United Way to benefit those in Erie County.

Donors may decide to which agency or program they would like to direct their gifts, or may make undesignated gifts.

To find out more about the campaign, visit http://bgcharity.bgsu.edu or ask your area representative. Email questions to bgcharity@bgnet.bgsu.edu.

Grants available to fund engaged scholarship

Looking for funds to support a new project or extend an existing program? Come to a workshop to find out about how to apply for a Partnerships for Community Action/Center for Innovative and Transformative Education Partnership Support Grant. An on-campus session will be held from 4-5 p.m. today (Sept. 13) in the Sky Bank Room (201), Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

Initiated by President Ribeau, PCA and CITE fund 10-12 projects a year in northwest Ohio. It is a competitive grant program, with up to $5,000 available for projects that address community needs and are built on partnerships between BGSU and the community, based on reciprocity, equal participation and mutual benefit. PCA and CITE are committed to mobilizing ideas and resources from the University and the community that enhance equal educational opportunity, economic development, cultural awareness and democratic participation in community life in northwest Ohio.

Applications are due by noon on Dec. 6.

For further information, call 2-7316 or email pca@bgnet.bgsu.edu or visit our Web site at www.bgsu.edu/offices/pcacitesupportgrant.

David Harnish chosen to lead Ethnic Cultural Arts Program

David Harnish, musical arts, has been appointed the new director of the Ethnic Cultural Arts Program, Donald Nieman, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. has announced.

ECAP supports high-quality ethnic arts projects involving professional or student artists and promotes endeavors that involve audiences across disciplines and age and class distinctions. It focuses on distribution of resources among a range of racial and ethnic orientations and seeks broader BGSU community audiences for ethnic events through emphasis on promotion and planning. It also supports activities on the BGSU campus and in the city of Bowling Green.

Check out BG@100 Frequently Asked Questions

The BG@100 project Web page, at www.bgsu.edu/BGat100, provides an opportunity to learn more about the project through the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link.

Questions asked at the open forums or received at the project email address provide the basis for the site. If you have questions about the project, check to see if the FAQ site provides the answer. If it does not, you may submit your question to the project team by sending an email to BG@100.bgsu.edu.