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May 20, 2019 10:15 AM John Starcher Jr. shares important lessons with BGSU degree candidates
Bowling Green State University alumnus John Starcher Jr. shared stories — and their lessons — with degree candidates of the Graduate College and the colleges of Business and Health and Human Services on May 17 at the Stroh Center. He earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1993.

May 18, 2019 11:46 AM BGSU honor achievement at commencement
Degree candidates at BGSU commencement ceremonies May 17-18 heard from alumni who have gone on to distinguished careers in business, journalism and athletics. Of the total 2,493 degrees awarded, 907 were with honors. The Graduate College awarded 486 degrees, including 456 candidates for master’s degrees and 30 for doctorates.

May 17, 2019 9:16 AM Meet the 2019 Peer Leaders
A group of 19 business students, who will be sophomores fall of 2019, have been selected as Peer Leaders for the College of Business.

May 15, 2019 10:30 AM Class of 2019 Success Stories: BGSU sport management graduate goes for the gold
Internships are a critical tool that BGSU students use to build work experience in preparation to enter a professional field, and sport management major Courtney Burson has worked several. Burson's highlights include USA Hockey, the University of Michigan athletics and her current position, Paralympics intern with the U.S. Olympic Committee.

May 9, 2019 11:23 AM Alumni Can Now Incubate Business Ideas Through Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
The Hatch has been a highly successful incubation program for selected BGSU undergraduate and graduate students, known as Hatchlings. Since the program's inception, Falcon Investors have pledged more than $600,000 to student startups.

May 9, 2019 10:37 AM Alumnus Founded BGSU’s Outstanding Senior Award; Celebrating 30 Years and 3 Business Finalists
Thirty years ago, BGSU alumnus Bill Ficken ’63 and his wife, Eileen, along with the BGSU Alumni Association, developed and presented the first BGSU Outstanding Senior Award with a generous gift to recognize a graduating senior who has demonstrated a commitment to BGSU through campus and community involvement and academic achievement.

May 8, 2019 9:16 AM John M. Starcher Jr., Esq. ’93, to offer pragmatic career advice to graduating class
John M. Starcher Jr., Esq., who earned a Bachelor of Science in business administration in 1993, is president and CEO of Bon Secours Mercy Health. He oversees the development of system strategies and operations for 43 Mercy Health and Bon Secours hospitals and more than 1,000 health care facilities.

May 7, 2019 4:09 PM Doing the Math
David O’Brien serves on the BGSU Board of Trustees and has endowed a professorship in the math department in his father’s name: Dr. Thomas V. O’Brien Distinguished Professorship of Actuarial Mathematics. Tom O’Brien taught mathematics at BGSU for 30 years, impacting the lives of many students.

May 7, 2019 8:50 AM  Seven Business Faculty Are Promoted
The University celebrated the scholarly and creative achievements of 53 faculty members on May 3 when the board of trustees awarded promotion and tenure.

May 7, 2019 8:10 AM Vietnamese Students Say BGSU is Best Place to Study Business
Three years ago, the College of Business had only three international students from Vietnam.

May 6, 2019 11:35 AM Business Student Places 4th Worldwide in Capsim Challenge; 4th Consecutive Top Six Finalist
Career readiness and good decision-making are demonstrated through the impressive performance of our students in the Foundation Business Simulation, also known as Capsim.

May 6, 2019 5:30 AM BGSU Class of 2019 has developed lifelong skills, friends
They’ve made lifelong friends, tried new activities, visited new countries and developed skills to take into the workforce or the next phase of their education. We checked in with five students we first met in August of 2015 as they prepare for Bowling Green State University’s May commencement ceremonies.

May 3, 2019 3:30 PM Tenure, promotion granted by trustees
The University celebrated the scholarly and creative achievements of 53 faculty members on May 3 when the board of trustees awarded promotion and tenure.

May 3, 2019 7:50 AM Renou Selected for Karl Vogt Top Graduating Senior Award
The Karl E. Vogt Outstanding Senior Award, named in honor of a former dean of the College, recognizes the top graduating senior who has demonstrated superior scholarship and participation, leadership, and excellence in campus and/or community activities.

May 3, 2019 7:37 AM New Student Ambassadors Selected to Engage Alumni, Students and Prospective Students
A group of high-achieving and engaged students will be joining the Student Ambassador program next fall. Student Ambassadors are motivated, polished, and enthusiastic leaders who assist the dean and the College by engaging with business alumni, current students, and prospective students.

May 1, 2019 6:07 AM Cyber Security is Hot Topic and New Intro Course Helps Students Without Computer Background Prepare for 21st Century Reality
Today’s news often contains reports about people hacking into online information and television advertisements offering identity theft protection.

Apr 26, 2019 2:30 PM BGSU, Cedar Fair partner for new degree opportunity
BGSU and Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. have partnered for a new degree completion program in resort and attraction management beginning in fall 2020. The program will be taught and led by BGSU faculty. The final two years of classes will be taught in downtown Sandusky at a new 78,030-square-foot multipurpose facility.

Apr 24, 2019 4:15 PM Inaugural Distinguished Scholar Series Featured Professor of Logistics
The College of Business hosted its first Distinguished Scholar Series with Dr. Thomas J. Goldsby as the keynote speaker. Dr. Goldsby is the Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation Professor in Business and Professor of Logistics at The Ohio State University.

Apr 24, 2019 3:00 PM Amanda Cook recognized for joint work with graduate student
Dr. Amanda Cook, assistant professor in the Bowling Green State University Department of Economics, won the 2019 President’s Award for Collaborative Research and Creative Work in recognition of her joint research with graduate student Alice Hanan Abboud. Their project reflected each of their interests and resulted in a paper being considered for publication.

Apr 22, 2019 3:47 PM Student AMA Chapter Ranks Among Top 10% in the World
The student chapter of the American Marketing Association (BGAMA) returned from their AMA International Collegiate Conference in New Orleans with several distinguished awards, including another year of being ranked among the top student chapters out of 390 chapters.