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Trustees approve issuance
of bonds and creation of musicology degree
BOWLING GREEN, O.--At their first
meeting of the new academic year, Bowling Green State
University Trustees voted Friday (Oct. 6) to proceed with
the sale of bonds to finance several campus renovation
projects.
The board approved a measure authorizing
the issuance and sale of general receipts bonds not to
exceed $67 million on a 15-year basis to fund completion
of the renovation and expansion of the Student Union;
the technology infrastructure project; installation of
air conditioning in the Student Recreation Center, and
major improvements to Conklin and Offenhauer residence
halls. Fifth Third Securities Inc. was chosen as the underwriter.
The two largest projects the sale
of bonds will help to finance are the renovation of the
Student Union and technology infrastructure project.
When the Student Union reopens
in January 2002, the enlarged facility will feature a
250-seat theater/auditorium, a new student bookstore,
recreation and entertainment areas, a modern food court
with seating for more than 500 people, meeting rooms and
office space for student organizations and staff affairs
staff.
The more than $40 million infrastructure
project will provide high-speed, reliable data, video
and voice communications and significantly enhance learning
opportunities for BGSU students, faculty and staff when
it is completed by the end of 2001. Most of the outside
construction phase of the project was completed over the
summer months. Interior construction and installation
of cable is ongoing. Wiring and electronics will be replaced
inside about 120 buildings on BGSU’s two campuses.
The Board of Trustees also approved
creation of a new master’s degree program in ethnomusicology,
which is the study of the role music plays in the lives
of people in various cultures.
BGSU College of Musical Arts has
offered course work in ethnomusicology since 1978, and
master’s degree candidates in music history have
been able to specialize in ethnomusicology since 1996.
What sets the new master’s
degree program apart from others are the opportunities
the University offers for students to perform as well
as study abroad. In addition to having two ensembles devoted
to the performance of world music, a gamelan ensemble
and an Afro-Caribbean ensemble, the College of Musical
Arts regularly offers opportunities for students to study
in Bali and in Ghana.
In other action, the Trustees named
the University’s cross country course in honor of
Mel Brodt, who served as men’s cross country coach
from 1960-84. Brodt developed 53 NCAA Division I All-Americans
and coached five collegiate record-holders.
Brodt coached two Mid-American
Conference championship teams during a time when the conference
was one of the strongest cross-country and track conferences
in the nation. Five of his teams finished in the top 10
at the NCAA Championships.
He was also instrumental in the
development of Dave Wottle, the 1972 gold medal winner
in the 800-meter run at the Olympics. Wottle also broke
the world record in the 800-meter run. (Posted 10/6/2000)
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