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Carnegie Foundation cites BGSU for engagement
December 27, 2006 - Bowling Green State University is among five U.S. colleges and universities nationally whose curricular engagement with
the community has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Webcasting study leads to book
December 20, 2006 - Webcasting, and Dr. Louisa Ha's research of it, have come a long way in a short time. An associate professor of telecommunications
at Bowling Green State University, Ha says relatively few people had heard of Webcasting, entailing online delivery of audio
and video, when she began studying it in 2002.
LCCC student to get BGSU degree Saturday
December 12, 2006 - Andrew Holewiecki personifies the partnership between Bowling Green State University and Lorain County Community College.
BGSU volunteers turn attention to New Orleans
December 12, 2006 - This holiday season, Bowling Green State University students are doubling their efforts to help Gulf Coast residents still
recovering from the 2005 hurricane season.
Entrepreneurial leadership center director named
December 11, 2006 - An Ann Arbor, Mich., business executive has been named the first director of the Dallas-Hamilton Center for Entrepreneurial
Leadership and executive in residence at Bowling Green State University.
Marketing & Communications wins 10 awards
November 27, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University Office of Marketing & Communications has won 10 awards in the 2006 Crystal Awards Competition
sponsored by the Toledo Chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.
Flu can bide time in icy limbo before re-emerging
November 27, 2006 - It sounds like a campy ‘50s horror movie (“It Came from the Ice!”), but a Bowling Green State University biologist believes
it's a very real possibility. Dr. Scott Rogers is talking about the potential for long-dormant strains of influenza, packed
in ice in remote global outposts, to be unleashed by melting and migratory birds.
$1 million goes to democratic education effort
November 27, 2006 - The International Democratic Education Institute at Bowling Green State University has received $1,060,000 from the Higher
Education Development program office of the U.S. Agency for International Development to conduct the Civic Education Partnership
Initiative in Lebanon and Morocco.
BGSU Arts Extravaganza planned Dec. 8
November 27, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University School of Art will host its third annual Arts Extravaganza from 6-10 p.m. Dec. 8 at
the campus Fine Arts Center.
BGSU announces fall commencement speakers
November 17, 2006 - Two distinguished members of the Bowling Green State University faculty will be the speakers at fall commencement exercises.
Students from four schools win Web contest honors
November 17, 2006 - Students from a wide swath of schools, from Toledo to Wapakoneta to Milan, swept the prizes in Bowling Green State University's
fourth annual high school Web design contest.
Layden honored for star-studded work
November 17, 2006 - It is a great achievement to make discoveries about the stars, but, for a teacher, it is perhaps an even greater achievement
to make “stars” out of one's students. Dr. Andrew Layden has done that so well that he was chosen to receive Bowling Green
State University's 2006 Elliott L. Blinn Award for Faculty-Undergraduate Basic Research/Creative Work.
Crime and Justice Research Lab aids law officers
November 17, 2006 - Bowling Green State University's Crime and Justice Research Lab, now in its second year, is enabling law enforcement agencies
to become more effective by providing them expert training, research and crime analysis.
Theatre professor honored for performance
November 17, 2006 - Dr. Ronald E. Shields, chair of the Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre and Film, will receive the 2006
Leslie Irene Coger Award for Distinguished Performance Saturday (Nov. 18) at the National Communication Association's convention
in San Antonio, Texas.
Bridging cultures, ‘knowledge gap' for teachers
November 15, 2006 - An innovative new degree at Bowling Green State University is addressing the “international knowledge gap.”
Honoree hones students' critical thinking skills
November 15, 2006 - Dr. Donna Nelson-Beene, director of Bowling Green State University's General Studies Writing Program, is the first winner
of the BGeX Distinguished Teaching Award.
BGSU to celebrate Hurlstone's legacy
November 13, 2006 - A memorial exhibition celebrating the work and legacy of Robert “Bud” Hurlstone will open Nov. 19 in the Willard Wankelman
Gallery of Bowling Green State University's Fine Arts Center. Hurlstone, an artist, educator and mentor, headed the BGSU School
of Art's glass program for 28 years until his death last November
Patrick Pauken earns Distinguished Service Award
November 13, 2006 - In only eight years at Bowling Green State University, Dr. Patrick Pauken, an associate professor and chair of the educational
administration and leadership studies department, has created a record of service to his college, the University and his students.
It has earned him campuswide respect and gratitude and, in recognition of his contributions, the Faculty Senate Distinguished
Service Award.
Computer security among BGSU Tech Fair topics
November 13, 2006 - Computer security, an ongoing concern in an online age, will be among the topics headlining Bowling Green State University's
seventh annual Northwest Ohio Technology Fair, set for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 15).
Jeff Gordon is BGSU's 2006 Master Teacher
November 13, 2006 - The students have spoken, and Dr. Jeffrey Gordon, an associate professor of geography, is their choice as the 2006 Bowling
Green State University Master Teacher. Because students choose the recipient, the award is considered the highest among faculty
honors at BGSU.
Stuttering: Research breaks new ground
November 08, 2006 - As if making a simple phone call or asking for directions isn't difficult enough for someone who stutters, even worse can
be the knowledge that people assume you must be nervous or not very bright.
Olscamp Award goes to Leontis for RNA research
November 07, 2006 - Dr. Neocles Leontis, a Bowling Green State University professor of chemistry, has received the Olscamp Research Award for
2006. Given annually to a faculty member for outstanding scholarly or creative accomplishments during the previous three years,
the award includes a $2,000 cash prize and a reserved parking spot for a year.
Susan Brown is 2006 Outstanding Young Scholar
November 07, 2006 - Her research of cohabitation—particularly its effects on children—brought Dr. Susan Brown notice as an outstanding young
scholar long before she received the Bowling Green State University award of the same name last week.
U.S. EPA recognizes mercury minimization efforts
November 03, 2006 - The success of what began as a Bowling Green State University campus program has earned its director an honor from the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Former Iams CEO to speak at BGSU
October 30, 2006 - Clayton Mathile, former Iams president and CEO, will come to Bowling Green State University Monday (Nov. 6) to present
his beliefs on “The Importance of Mission, Vision, Value and Belief in Business.” He will speak at 5 p.m. in 206 Bowen-Thompson
Student Union.
Bowling Green Opera Theater stages double bill
October 26, 2006 - The Opera Theater at Bowling Green State University's College of Musical Arts will present Franz Joseph Haydn's “La Canterina”
and Henry Purcell's “Dido and Aeneas” at 8 p.m. Friday (Nov. 3) and 3 p.m. Sunday (Nov. 5) in Kobacker Hall of the Moore Musical
Arts Center.
Bird brains or brainy birds?
October 26, 2006 - Crows and jays are just as clever as chimpanzees, argues Dr. Nicola Clayton of Cambridge University, even though these
"feathered Einsteins" have very different brains from those of our close relatives. The experimental psychologist will discuss
“What Do Crows Know? Implications for the Evolution of Intelligence” as this year’s speaker in Bowling Green State University’s
annual J.P. Scott Lecture Series
Auto industry's future topic of dinner address
October 26, 2006 - One in 10 Ohioans depends on the motor vehicle industry for a livelihood. Ohio ranks third in North America, behind Ontario
and Michigan, in production of light vehicles, making this region the engine that drives automotive production in North America.
And, with nearly a quarter of its worldwide exports of transportation equipment bound for Canada, Ohio looks there to rev
up performance of its automotive sector.
Women in Science program to feature Realeyes™
October 25, 2006 - Seventh- and eighth-grade girls will discover exciting career opportunities available to them at Bowling Green State University’s
annual Women in Science, Math, Engineering and Technology program.
27th New Music & Art Festival
October 17, 2006 - Special guest composer Frederic Rzewski will headline Bowling Green State University's 27th annual New Music & Art Festival
Oct. 19-21. A showcase for the work of nearly three-dozen composers and artists, the three-day international festival includes
concerts, video screenings, lectures, exhibitions and workshops.
Longtime supporter gives BGSU $1 million
October 13, 2006 - In the mid-1960s, Ashel Bryan was walking in downtown Bowling Green when he was approached by Bowling Green State University's
then-development director and asked for a contribution to his alma mater. The Mid-American National Bank executive reached
in his pocket and dug out a dime. Within two days he received a receipt thanking him for his donation.
Picture books focus of annual conference
October 12, 2006 - The 19th annual Book and Reader Conference, “Focus on Picture Books: Art in Action,” co-sponsored by the Cooperative Services
for Children's Literature and the Curriculum Resource Center at Bowling Green State University, will be held from 4-8 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 30, at Bluffton Middle School in Bluffton.
Alumni Association honors three graduates
October 12, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University Alumni Association will honor Ginger S. Kathrens of Fountain, Colo., Andrew E. Housholder
of Bowling Green and Kristen J. Cajka of Perrysburg on Friday (Oct. 13) at its annual Homecoming weekend Alumni Awards Dinner.
Princeton Review ranks MBA program among best
October 09, 2006 - The Princeton Review says Bowling Green State University's College of Business Administration is among the nation's best.
Arts critics in residence Oct. 18-21 at BGSU
October 06, 2006 - New York Times art and classical music critic Anne Midgette and her husband, the critic, composer and consultant Greg Sandow,
will be in residence Oct. 18-21 at the Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts.
BGSU hosts workshop on student success plans
October 05, 2006 - Seventy representatives from 13 northwest Ohio public and private colleges and universities will be at Bowling Green State
University Monday (Oct. 9) for a regional workshop on student success plans.
Music Discovery Day
October 05, 2006 - More than 250 high school students are expected to take part in the annual Music Discovery Day at Bowling Green State University’s
College of Musical Arts on Monday, Oct. 16.
Silent Witness Project unveiling planned Oct. 4
October 02, 2006 - In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the unveiling of the 2006 collection of the Silent Witness Project
northwest Ohio chapter will be held Wednesday, Oct. 4, the Bowling Green State University Women’s Center has announced.
The 6:30 p.m. event will take place at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 315 S. College Drive, Bowling Green.
Radio program nominated for national award
October 02, 2006 - A student production of WBGU-FM at Bowling Green State University is a finalist for a national award sponsored by College
Broadcasters Inc.
Biography examines life of early American hero
October 02, 2006 - Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry was one of the nation’s most famous early heroes—but not for founding Perrysburg, Ohio (though
the city bears his name).
‘Mechatronics' prepares industrial specialists
October 02, 2006 - A new degree program in Bowling Green State University's College of Technology is addressing the country's serious shortage
of skilled-labor in the manufacturing, processing and construction industries. As a recent Los Angeles Times article pointed
out, “Manufacturing, long known for plant closings and layoffs, is now clamoring for workers to fill high-paying, skilled
jobs.”
Opera star Jon Fredric West to visit BGSU
September 25, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts will host a visit by heldentenor Jon Fredric West, a 1974 BGSU
graduate, as this year's Harold and Helen McMaster Endowed Professorship in Voice and Choral Studies.
Innovation Incentive funding announced by Taft
September 25, 2006 - Bowling Green State University’s Center for Photochemical Sciences has received another boost from the state with additional
funding from the Innovation Incentive program.
Changes in store for December commencement
September 25, 2006 - This December, students from four of Bowling Green State University’s undergraduate colleges will join what historically
has been a Graduate College commencement ceremony.
Grant proposals sought
September 21, 2006 - Grant-writing workshops will be held in the coming weeks for those wishing to apply for Bowling Green State University's
Partnerships for Community Action or Center for Innovative and Transformative Education support grants.
Writer to discuss problems in American journalism
September 21, 2006 - New York-based freelance writer Michael Massing will examine the challenges facing American journalism today when he speaks
Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Bowling Green State University.
Oct. 6-7 Colloquium
September 19, 2006 - Sixty years ago this fall, the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg handed down verdicts against Germany's Nazi
leaders for crimes committed during World War II. A colloquium Oct. 6-7 at Bowling Green State University will revisit those
courtroom proceedings to examine their implications today.
Free event to focus on teaching math and science
September 13, 2006 - Area teachers are invited to hear a talk by Dr. Larry Lowery, a national leader in science and mathematics education, Saturday
(Sept. 16) at Bowling Green State University.
State Fire School fall training set
September 13, 2006 - State Fire School will be held Oct. 7-10 on the Bowling Green State University campus. Continuing education and academic
credit is available through the program, which is sponsored by BGSU in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Public Safety,
Division of Emergency Medical Services, Division of State Fire Marshal.
Givens Fellowship opens possibilities for students
September 13, 2006 - Beginning next summer, a newly created fellowship will allow Bowling Green State University undergraduates to determine
their own setting for learning. BGSU's Ellen and Dr. Chris Dalton have created the Stuart R. Givens Memorial Fellowship to
provide up to two undergraduates a year the funding to pursue a passionate interest in a self-designed experience not possible
in a traditional classroom, job or study-abroad program.
Another record enrollment year
September 08, 2006 - Enrollment at Bowling Green State University has reached a new high again this fall with the help of record numbers of
students of color and out-of-state students.
BGSU scientists want to derail soybean root rot
September 05, 2006 - As northwest Ohio farmers can tell you, it has been an especially bad year for soybean root rot. Drs. Paul Morris and Vipaporn
Phuntumart, Bowling Green State University biologists, are part of an international group of 53 scientists working to decode
the genomes of the pathogen that causes the destruction, with hopes of derailing it.
$100,000,000 closer to fund-raising campaign goal
September 05, 2006 - Bowling Green State University has reached the $100,000,000 milestone in its major fund-raising campaign, University officials
have announced.
Digital textbook option saves students dollars
September 05, 2006 - The BGSU Bookstore has expanded its offering of digital textbooks this fall, giving students an option that can save them
money.
BGSU junior among broadcasters' 10 scholars
August 23, 2006 - Nicole Humphrey, a Bowling Green State University junior from Warren, is one of 10 students chosen as the first National
Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) Scholars.
BGSU biologist trying to crack microscopic code
August 23, 2006 - Dr. Ray Larsen is trying to learn a second language. The Bowling Green State University biologist wants to crack the communication
code of proteins, especially the ones whose “talking” aids and abets disease.
U.S. News & World Report cites BGSU
August 18, 2006 - Bowling Green State University's Learning Communities have once again received national attention. The 2007 edition of
U.S. News & World Report's “America's Best Colleges” cites BGSU in “Programs to Look For.”
New science class a hit with students
August 16, 2006 - If there's any question about current interest in forensic science—fueled by the popular “CSI” television shows—Bowling
Green State University can help answer it.
AIMS students present research
August 16, 2006 - Four undergraduate students in Bowling Green State University's Academic Investment in Math and Science (AIMS) program
presented their research Aug. 10 and 11 at the Ohio Science and Engineering Conference in Columbus.
AEJMC honors Louisa Ha for teaching excellence
August 16, 2006 - Dr. Louisa Ha, an associate professor of telecommunications at Bowling Green State University, was presented the 2006 Barry
Sherman Teaching Award in Media Management and Economics at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication (AEJMC).
Global initiatives director gets Fulbright award
August 16, 2006 - Jeffrey Grilliot, director of global initiatives at Bowling Green State University, has been selected to participate in
the 2006 Fulbright Seminar for U.S. Administrators in International Education.
Musical tribute planned by music college
August 16, 2006 - The College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University will present a concert Aug. 27 in memory of 2002 graduates
Chris Carducci and Robert Samels, who perished in an Indiana plane crash April 20.
Popular culture book chronicles field's coming of age
August 11, 2006 - What is meant by “popular culture,” and is there a particular method for studying it? Even among scholars in the field,
debate goes on about basic questions surrounding the relatively new discipline. Some of the best writing on the issues, representing
a number of perspectives, appears in a new, edited collection of essays on the still-controversial field of study.
Professor to study electoral politics in England
August 10, 2006 - Dr. Neal Jesse, an associate professor of political science at Bowling Green State University, will spend fall semester
teaching and conducting research in England as the Hallsworth Visiting Professor of Political Economy at the University of
Manchester.
Private giving to BGSU sets new record
August 01, 2006 - Alumni, employees and friends of Bowling Green State University helped raise a record $15,912,966 in private donations
for fiscal year 2005-06, University officials have announced.
BGSU composer premieres new work in Orlando
August 01, 2006 - There was deep meaning and emotion behind the music when Dr. Marilyn Shrude's “Lacrimosa” premiered July 29 at the national
convention of Sigma Alpha Iota, the professional fraternity for women musicians, in Orlando, Fla.
BGSU granting honorary degree to local arts patron
July 24, 2006 - Mary T. Wolfe, a longtime supporter of the arts and education in northwest Ohio, will receive an honorary doctorate of
fine arts from Bowling Green State University at summer commencement Aug. 5.
Businesswoman, alumna to speak at BGSU graduation
July 19, 2006 - Valerie L. Newell, one of Ohio's leading businesswomen and a former student-athlete and trustee at Bowling Green State
University, will address BGSU’s summer graduates Aug. 5.
Hess honored for lifetime achievement
July 17, 2006 - Dr. Gary Hess, a Distinguished Research Professor of history at Bowling Green State University, has received the Norman
and Laura Graebner Award for lifetime achievement as a historian of U.S. foreign relations.
BGSU wins national fund-raising award
July 17, 2006 - Bowling Green State University is among four institutions of its kind nationwide to be honored by the Council for Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE) for improvement in fund raising.
Ph.D. candidate chosen to attend symposium
July 06, 2006 - Ramakrishna Boyanapalli, a doctoral candidate at Bowling Green State University from Hyderabad, India, has been invited
to participate in the Dissertations Symposium on Chemical Oceanography (DISCO) Oct. 8-12 in Honolulu. He is among only 26
applicants from 14 different countries invited to discuss their doctoral work.
A new way for estimating illegal immigrants
July 06, 2006 - A Bowling Green State University demographer and two colleagues are developing a new method for estimating the illegal
immigrant population with the support of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Young leaders to discuss U.S.-Muslim relations
July 06, 2006 - Top students from across the country will meet at Bowling Green State University on Saturday, July 15, to discuss "Hope
Not Hate: The Future of U.S.-Muslim World Relations.”
BGSU among founders of EBE Hall of Fame
July 05, 2006 - Bowling Green State University, the University of Toledo and Gorillas & Gazelles LLC, a Perrysburg firm that specializes
in talent assessment and leadership development, have announced creation of the Entrepreneurial & Business Excellence (EBE)
Organization.
African-American history project announced
June 26, 2006 - BGSU’s Center for Archival Collections is partnering with the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, the Ward M. Canaday Center
for Special Collections at the University of Toledo and the African American Legacy Project to gather and preserve materials
related to the history of the northwest Ohio African-American community.
Brady Gaskins appointed graduate student trustee
June 23, 2006 - Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has appointed Brady Gaskins of Bowling Green as the graduate student trustee on the BGSU Board of Trustees.
He replaces Korine Steinke, whose term expired.
Photochemical sciences in line for more funding
June 16, 2006 - Bowling Green State University’s Center for Photochemical Sciences will receive additional funding through a new program
of the Ohio Board of Regents (OBOR).
New athletic director named
June 14, 2006 - Bowling Green State University President Sidney A. Ribeau has announced that Gregory A. Christopher has been named assistant
vice president for student affairs and director of athletics at Bowling Green State University.
Summer Kindermusik camps planned
June 09, 2006 - The Creative Arts Program at Bowling Green State University's College of Musical Arts will host summer Kindermusik camps
with two weeklong sessions of classes July 17-21 and Aug. 7-11.
Buckeye Boys State delegates on campus
June 09, 2006 - Some 1,300 high school juniors from around Ohio are expected to attend the American Legion's 2006 Buckeye Boys State program,
which opens June 10 on the Bowling Green State University campus.
E-portfolios show knowledge, skills, growth
June 07, 2006 - A student's portfolio may look good on paper but it may be even better in pixels. Electronic portfolios are gaining popularity
among college students as a way to show prospective employers, as well as family and peers, what they've learned and how they're
applying it.
Summer Music Institute
June 05, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts is once again offering music camps for students in grades 7-12
through its annual Summer Music Institute.
Finalists named for AD position
June 01, 2006 - Bowling Green State University President Dr. Sidney A. Ribeau has announced that Whit Babcock, assistant athletic director
and executive director of development at West Virginia University, and Greg Christopher, associate athletic director for external
relations and John Purdue Club at Purdue University, are the two finalists for the position of director of athletics at BGSU.
Civil engineer to lead College of Technology
May 31, 2006 - Dr. C. Wayne Unsell will become the new dean of Bowling Green State University's College of Technology Aug. 1, Provost
John Folkins has announced.
BGSU site of new OLN regional center
May 26, 2006 - A $45,000 start-up grant from the Ohio Learning Network to Bowling Green State University is supporting the development
of an OLN regional center for faculty learning communities.
Teamwork needed to move economy forward
May 25, 2006 - Northwest Ohio is in a good place geographically in the new global economy, but how does the region put itself in the best
position to respond to that changing economy?
Hartley named Owens-Illinois Professor at BGSU
May 25, 2006 - Dr. Janet Hartley has been named the Owens-Illinois Professor of Business Administration at Bowling Green State University.
Security on 'other' U.S. border focus of workshop
May 22, 2006 - Participants in a June 2 workshop being organized by Bowling Green State University will learn that U.S. border security
issues aren’t limited to the south.
International expert on regional development to headline BGSU conference
May 15, 2006 - Michael Gallis, widely considered the leading American authority on large-scale regional development strategies, will be
the keynote speaker May 22 at the fifth annual State of the Region Conference, presented by Bowling Green State University’s
Center for Regional Development (CRD).
Affairs of the heart matter to boys, too, sociologists find
May 09, 2006 - Teenage boys have feelings, too, and when it comes to matters of the heart, they may not be so fleeting after all. Not
far beneath the bravado often on display is an unsure adolescent who finds it hard to express emotions that, while new, are
nonetheless often sincerely felt.
Hokey Min named Good Chair of Global Strategy
May 08, 2006 - Dr. Hokey Min, a Distinguished University Scholar in supply chain management at the University of Louisville, has been
named the James R. Good Chair of Global Strategy at Bowling Green State University.
Chemist joins faculty as Ohio Eminent Scholar
May 08, 2006 - A specialist in physical chemistry has been named an Ohio Board of Regents Eminent Scholar in photochemical sciences at
Bowling Green State University. Dr. Peter Lu, currently a chief scientist in the Chemical Sciences Division of the Fundamental
Science Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., will join the faculty Aug. 9.
BGSU trustees oppose TEL amendment
May 05, 2006 - A resolution opposing the proposed Tax Expenditure Limitation (TEL) amendment to the state constitution was passed at the
May 5 meeting of the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees.
Trustees approve budget, fee increases
May 05, 2006 - Like other public colleges these days, Bowling Green State University financially finds itself caught between the proverbial
“rock and a hard place.” In this case, the rock is consumer price hikes that impact operating costs and the hard place is
state subsidy that is 13 percent lower than it was four years ago. The challenge, BGSU administrators say, is keeping income
and expenses balanced.
Campaign generates nearly $96 million for BGSU
May 04, 2006 - One year after it was launched publicly, “Building Dreams: The Centennial Campaign for Bowling Green State University”
is almost 80 percent of the way to its goal.
BGSU-LCCC degree program graduates first student
May 04, 2006 - At Lorain County Community College commencement on May 20, Elyria resident Angela Maziarz will become the first graduate
of the bachelor of science in biology degree program offered by BGSU at the community college. The program was created through
a partnership between the two institutions, with classes offered through distance-learning technology as well as in person.
BGSU-community program honored by NASPA
May 01, 2006 - A program designed to help incoming students be better citizens of the greater community has earned national recognition
for Bowling Green State University.
New business dean named
May 01, 2006 - Dr. Rodney K. Rogers of Portland State University has been appointed dean of the Bowling Green State University College
of Business Administration, BGSU Provost John Folkins has announced. The appointment is effective July 31.
Michigan couple to receive honorary degrees
May 01, 2006 - Bowling Green State University will give honorary degrees to alumni Robert M. Thompson, a 1955 graduate, and Ellen A. Bowen
Thompson, a 1954 graduate, during spring commencement exercises at 9:30 a.m. Saturday (May 6).
Perseverance pays off for nontraditional student
May 01, 2006 - John Haver Jr. says he lost his focus on school during his junior year at Bowling Green State University. That was in 1978,
when the North Royalton native embarked on a career as a journeyman tool and die/mold maker.
Two new degree programs approved by Regents
April 26, 2006 - A new master's degree program in cross-cultural and international education at Bowling Green State University has been
approved by the Ohio Board of Regents.
BGAMA named Outstanding Chapter of Year
April 24, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University chapter of the American Marketing Association has been named an Outstanding Chapter
of the Year. BGSU is in the “Sweet 16,” with only 16 of 400 campus AMA chapters in the United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico receiving the recognition.
Earth Day race powered by ethanol
April 21, 2006 - Motorsports meets energy awareness on Earth Day Saturday (April 22) at Bowling Green State University.
Anthropologist keynotes Latino Issues Conference
April 21, 2006 - The overlap of U.S. society and national and international Latino food and cultures will be in the spotlight Thursday (April
27) when Bowling Green State University hosts its 12th annual Latino Issues Conference. This year's theme is “Meeting at the
Intersection of Market, Politics and Other Cultural Practices.”
Speakers for May graduation announced
April 19, 2006 - A professor, two alumni and three graduating seniors will be speakers at Bowling Green State University commencement exercises
May 5 and 6. That weekend, four separate commencement programs will be held, and nearly 2,300 students will be conferred degrees.
Project EXCITE wins U.S. EPA award
April 18, 2006 - Project EXCITE, an environmental health education program based at Bowling Green State University, is one of 44 recipients
of this year's Children's Environmental Health Awards from the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Regents to learn about student success factors
April 14, 2006 - The Ohio Board of Regents will learn about BGSU student success initiatives during a panel discussion with Bowling Green
students, faculty and President Sidney A. Ribeau at 2 p.m. Wednesday (April 19) in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. The regents
will be on campus for two days related to their monthly meeting Thursday (April 20).
Civil rights agencies visit
April 14, 2006 - Bowling Green State University will host representatives of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Ohio
Civil Rights Commission April 18-20. The EEOC is the federal body charged with monitoring and enforcing federal employment
nondiscrimination laws, while the OCRC has similar responsibilities in Ohio.
Student Health Service garners national honors
April 14, 2006 - Two national organizations have recognized Bowling Green State University's Student Health Service for excellence.
IDEO's Tom Kelley to speak April 28
April 11, 2006 - Tom Kelley, general manager of the world-famous design and development firm IDEO, will deliver the 2006 Bob & Karen Sebo
Lecture in Entrepreneurship April 28 at Bowling Green State University. His topic: innovation.
BGSU football great donates to Sebo Center
April 10, 2006 - Mike Weger and his father, Roy, left their marks on Bowling Green State University as a football standout and director
of bands, respectively.
BGSU cellist among 12 worldwide chosen to perform
April 07, 2006 - A Bowling Green State University junior is one of only 12 cellists in the world chosen to perform in the Orchestra Academy
of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival in Lübeck, Germany, this summer.
BGSU Mock Trial Team in national top 10
April 04, 2006 - Months of intense preparation have paid off—Bowling Green State University's Mock Trial Team tied for 10th place at the
annual national competition held recently in St. Paul, Minn.
Holocaust survivor saw justice served as Nuremberg correspondent
March 31, 2006 - On Nov. 20,1945, Ernest Michel joined dozens of newspaper and radio correspondents from around the world in the press gallery
in Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, where 21 Nazi defendants were about to be tried for crimes against humanity.
Seventh annual spring writing workshops on tap
March 31, 2006 - April 3 is the deadline to register for Bowling Green State University's Spring 2006 Open Writing Workshops for area poets
and fiction writers. The workshops will be held on April 22.
Jazz Week features the Kenny Barron Quartet
March 31, 2006 - Bowling Green State University's 2006 annual Jazz Week, which runs Monday through Friday (April 3-7), will feature jazz
pianist Kenny Barron, performing with his quartet, and jazz trumpeter Tim Hagans.
BGSU debaters end season with national honors
March 30, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University Forensics, Speech and Debate Team finished an outstanding year by chalking up national
honors over spring break.
Dance Marathon raises nearly $156,000
March 29, 2006 - Last weekend's Dance Marathon at BGSU raised almost $156,000 for Toledo's Mercy Children's Hospital, part of the Children's
Miracle Network.
Business law text promotes moral reasoning
March 28, 2006 - There are plenty of business law textbooks to go around, says Dr. M. Neil Browne, but they rarely present the law as a
living, changing thing that citizens can actually shape.
‘War on science' is focus of Lamb Peace Lecture
March 28, 2006 - Best-selling author Chris Mooney will explore “The War on Science” in the annual Edward Lamb Peace Lecture on April 5 at
Bowling Green State University.
Seniors place second in national sales contest
March 23, 2006 - A two-member team of Bowling Green State University seniors placed second in the National Collegiate Sales Competition
held earlier this month at Kennesaw (Ga.) State University.
Tsunamis and other catastrophes
March 16, 2006 - A University of Washington scientist will discuss “Tsunamis and Other Catastrophes in Earth and Human History” to open
the 28th annual Mayfield Distinguished Lecture Series Monday (March 20) at Bowling Green State University.
Tim Reid among Communications Week headliners
March 16, 2006 - Actor and producer Tim Reid, Akron Beacon Journal managing editor Mizell Stewart III and investigative journalist Jerry
Mitchell will headline Communications Week, March 27-29, at Bowling Green State University.
Holocaust speaker covered Nuremberg trials
March 15, 2006 - A concentration-camp survivor who covered the Nuremberg trials for a German news agency will be among the featured speakers
at a conference on the Holocaust March 23-26 at Bowling Green State University.
Music audition day set at BGSU
March 15, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts will hold its annual Junior Audition Day beginning at 11:30
a.m. Saturday, April 8, in the Moore Musical Arts Center.
BGSU forum to examine Latino issues
March 14, 2006 - Bowling Green State University will host a forum with the Ohio Commission on Hispanic/Latino Affairs on Wednesday (March
15) from 1:30-4 p.m. in 223 Olscamp Hall.
‘Make Women's Leadership Stick'
March 14, 2006 - “Make Women's Leadership Stick” is the theme of Women's History Month at Bowling Green State University.
Where inner cities rank in regional development
March 10, 2006 - When regions prosper, are inner cities left behind? Wright State University economics professor Dr. John P. Blair will
address that question Wednesday (March 15) at Bowling Green State University.
BGSU to host statewide gerontology conference
March 10, 2006 - The Ohio Association of Gerontology and Education (OAGE) will hold its 30th annual professional and student conference
March 31 in Bowling Green State University's Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Learn strategies for success in customer service
March 08, 2006 - Executives from Enterprise Rent-a-Car and Wyndham Worldwide—benchmark companies when it comes to customer experience—will
speak March 23 at Bowling Green State University during a symposium devoted to successfully marketing services.
Wind Symphony performs at national conference
March 06, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University Wind Symphony (formerly known as the Symphonic Band) performs Friday (March 10) at the
2006 College Band Directors National Association's North Central Division Conference.
Students to help Mobile rebuild over spring break
March 02, 2006 - A group of Bowling Green State University students will spend spring break on the Gulf Coast, but not in any of the usual
haunts frequented by northern collegians who migrate south this time of year.
Historian gets $40,000 NEH grant
March 01, 2006 - A Bowling Green State University historian has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to conduct
research on the impact of the American Civil Liberties Union on 20 th century American culture.
Men's Chorus embarks on annual spring tour
March 01, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University's Men's Chorus, directed by Dr. William Skoog, begins its annual spring tour March 2.
Activist headlines Africana Studies Colloquium
March 01, 2006 - Internationally known foreign policy advocate and author Randall Robinson will deliver the keynote address for Bowling
Green State University's ninth annual Africana Studies Student Research Colloquium Luncheon on March 17.
Pilots in training to see through new ‘glass’
February 22, 2006 - Tom Buffington wants to fly a corporate jet after graduating from Bowling Green State University's Aviation Studies Program
in May.
‘Tuition lock' available through financial aid
February 21, 2006 - Bowling Green State University is “locking in” the price of tuition.
Red carpet, limos return for Falcon Film Festival
February 20, 2006 - A year ago, Bowling Green rolled out the red carpet—literally—for the iMovie Festival at BG, complete with limousines,
searchlight and velvet ropes at the downtown Cla-Zel Theater. The student stars from Bowling Green State University will be
similarly pampered next Saturday (Feb. 25) at what is now the Falcon Film Festival, with red-carpet interviewers thrown in
and Best Actor and Best Actress awards up for grabs.
BGSU forensics team wins state title
February 20, 2006 - Bowling Green State University has captured the Ohio Forensics Association State Championship for the first time in 35
years.
Authority on European Union to speak
February 17, 2006 - John R. Gillingham, a leading authority on European integration, will give a lecture on current problems facing the European
Union Friday (Feb. 24) at Bowling Green State University. He will speak at noon in 111 Olscamp Hall.
War reporter keynotes national AEJMC Conference
February 16, 2006 - More than 150 educators, students and professionals are expected to attend the 2006 Association for Education in Journalism
and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Midwinter Conference Feb. 24-26 at Bowling Green State University's Bowen Thompson-Student
Union.
Job satisfaction measure offers new business tool
February 15, 2006 - Bowling Green State University is partnering with a Florida survey research organization to offer businesses an online
tool that measures how satisfied their employees are in comparison to others nationwide.
10th Presidents Day open house planned at BGSU
February 15, 2006 - Bowling Green State University will hold its 10th annual Presidents' Day open house for prospective students from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday (Feb. 20).
Composer's work rewarded for excellence
February 14, 2006 - Dr. Burton Beerman, director of the nationally known MidAmerican Center for Contemporary Music at Bowling Green State University,
has received an Individual Excellence Award from the Ohio Arts Council.
‘Great teacher of chemistry'
February 09, 2006 - Dr. Thomas Kinstle, who was named a Distinguished Teaching Professor of chemistry at Bowling Green State University in
2004, has now received similar recognition on a national level.
BGSU Firelands goes wireless
February 07, 2006 - Imagine a campus where students have complete wireless access to Internet resources and course work assignments anywhere
and everywhere. That’s not just a dream; it has become a reality at BGSU Firelands.
2006 partnership grant recipients announced
February 06, 2006 - Twelve campus/community joint projects have received grants totaling $46,290 from Partnerships for Community Action (PCA)
and the Center for Innovative and Transformative Education (CITE) at Bowling Green State University.
EXCITE Odysseys spread statewide
February 06, 2006 - An environmental health education program based at Bowling Green State University is spreading statewide with the help
of nearly $50,000 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Education Fund.
Forensics team wins fifth CFA title
February 03, 2006 - The Bowling Green State University Forensics, Speech and Debate Team successfully defended its Collegiate Forensics Association
title, narrowly defeating Tallahassee College to capture the championship (Jan. 28) in Montreal, Quebec.
Dobb named Bowling Green Citizen of the Year
February 02, 2006 - Although she is busy as the executive vice president and secretary to the Board of Trustees at Bowling Green State University,
Dr. Linda S. Dobb is also active in her adopted hometown. The community has recognized that involvement by naming her the
female 2006 Citizen of the Year.
‘Bridges to the Ancestors'
January 31, 2006 - Indonesia's spectacular Lingsar Festival is ritualistic and historically bound by time. Nevertheless it's changing with
the growing influence of Islam throughout the island nation.
BGSU students Super Bowl-bound
January 27, 2006 - The last time the Super Bowl was played in Detroit, most current Bowling Green State University undergraduates hadn't been
born. This week, 45 of them will be working for the National Football League as it brings the title game to the Motor City
for the first time since 1982.
Enrollment ‘springs ahead'
January 25, 2006 - Spring semester enrollment at Bowling Green State University once again has increased on both the main and Firelands campuses.
BGSU celebrates Black History Month
January 23, 2006 - Bowling Green State University will host a number of events commemorating Black History Month, beginning with a Jan. 30
presentation by Jane Elliott, adapter of the groundbreaking “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” experiment.
NFL execs to offer insider look at Super Bowl
January 20, 2006 - The attention of millions of football fans will turn to Detroit for Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5. But the National Football
League's focus has long been on the Motor City as it prepares to host the championship game.
Capturing the value of the ‘gamer' generation
January 17, 2006 - While baby boomers may view gaming as a waste of time, the co-authors of "Got Game: How the Gamer Generation Is Reshaping
Business Forever" contend it is an effective training camp for critical business skills. Managers can leverage those skills
when they understand gamers and the different ways they learn, think and behave.
BGSU music student invited to Carnegie Hall
January 17, 2006 - Bowling Green State University vocal student Kisma Jordan of Detroit has been invited to perform in a master class at Carnegie
Hall with famed American mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne.
‘Remember the Titans' coaches to speak at BGSU
January 17, 2006 - The former high school football coaches whose shared story inspired the film “Remember the Titans” will headline this month's
remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Bowling Green State University.
2,000 high school musicians to visit BGSU
January 12, 2006 - The nearly 2,000 high school musicians and band directors expected to attend the 48th annual Band Music Reading and Directors
Clinic Jan. 19-21 at Bowling Green State University's College of Musical Arts will have a special treat in store. This year's
special guest is writer and broadcaster Jamie Bernstein, the daughter of legendary American composer, conductor and educator
Leonard Bernstein.
Canadian immigration policies topic of symposium
January 06, 2006 - A panel of experts will gather at Bowling Green State University on Saturday, Jan. 14, to discuss how Canadian multicultural
and immigration policies shape that nation's society and influence its relations with the United States.
Unwanted buildings needed for firefighter training
January 05, 2006 - State Fire School, coordinated by Continuing & Extended Education at Bowling Green State University for the past 32
years, is calling on local residents to provide houses or commercial buildings that can be used during the hands-on training.
Sallie Mae offers BGSU students new loan program
January 04, 2006 - SLM Corporation, commonly known as Sallie Mae, has been chosen by Bowling Green State University to assist in providing
private loan financing for its students.
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