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Wednesday, April 28, 2021

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1. Volunteers needed for in-person commencement ceremonies

You are invited be a part of one of the most important days in the lives of the next class of BGSU alumni. Serving as a commencement volunteer is a great way to show your support for our graduates and to help make their celebration memorable. This spring, we will hold ceremonies outdoors, rain or shine, at Doyt L. Perry Stadium. There will be six ceremonies occurring April 30 - May 2.

All registered volunteers will receive a commencement volunteer T-shirt. Complimentary meals will be provided to those volunteering to work more than one ceremony on either Saturday or Sunday.

Register now to be a commencement volunteer

For questions about volunteering, please email commencement@bgsu.edu.

2. Amended University Policy

University Policy 3341-5-41 Non-Discrimination in Employment and Education has been amended. This policy along with all other university policies may be found on the Office of General Counsel website.

3. Softball doubleheader vs. Toledo today

The Falcon softball team hosts the rival Rockets today at Meserve Field in a MAC doubleheader. The first game will begin at 1 p.m. While game two will begin 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. Limited seats are available, so feel free to watch the game here.

4. Today's Outdoor BodyPump moved indoors

Today's Outdoor BodyPump class today from 5:30-6:30 p.m. has been moved indoors due to the expected chance of thunderstorms. It will now be held inside the Student Recreation Center, Studio B.

*BGSU Dining will be distributing free snacks to participants. Sign up is required - reserve your spot here

Questions? Contact Maddi Stiles
Recreation & Wellness, Graduate Assistant of Fitness
madstil@bgsu.edu
bgsu.edu/recwell

5. System outages announced for April 29

The following systems will experience outages on Thursday, April 29, from 12:05-6 a.m. in order to complete required system maintenance. The systems that will be affected are:

The OnBase document imaging system.
The Event Calendar used by the BGSU Event Planning and Reservations Office
Lab Printing - users will be unable to utilize the printing services in labs during this outage period.
iServiceDesk Application

Questions? Contact Information Technology Services (ITS):
419-372-0999
ITSchat.bgsu.edu
www.bgsu.edu/its

6. BGSU Science Cafe: Medicated Streams

Join us for our virtual Science Cafe Event on Thursday, April 29, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.! Registration is required. See below for more details.

Dr. Kevin McCluney is an associate professor in BGSU's Department of Biological Sciences whose research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of global change in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. He will discuss the impacts of human use of legal and illegal pharmaceuticals on aquatic and streamside food webs. A short talk will be followed by a panel discussion including collaborators and students involved in the research.

BGSU Science Café

This is the sixth in a series of events to highlight the important work being done by BGSU researchers that impacts the quality of life in our region, the state and the world.

Registration is required for the livestream. Register here!

For additional information, call 419-372-9865 or email publicimpact@bgsu.edu.

7. Ridge Street and Lot 6 Closure

Beginning Monday, May 3, 2021 until August, 2021, as part of the CCP Infrastructure Ridge Street Tunnel Repairs Project, Lot 6, Ridge Street and the adjacent north and south sidewalks will be closed between Eppler North and Lot 6. The south lane of Ridge Street, up to this point, will still remain open for deliveries and emergency access only by means of the gate at the northwest entrance of Lot N.

Also, as noted on the Campus map, the Union/Hayes area phase 1 chilled water installation work east of the Student Union, will be starting on May 3 and continue until June 14.

Alternative pedestrian route detour signage will be set up for the new work areas near the Union.

Please refer to BGSU’s Interactive Campus Map for additional details.

If questions, please contact Bob Boucher, Senior Project Manager in the Office of Design & Construction at (419) 372-7639.

8. SRC Summer Splash Membership

The Summer Splash Membership is valid starting May 3 - August 31. Price per Individual is $89 and $10 to add a dependent. Locker rentals are now available and parking is an additional fee.

9. Single-Sign-On required for Zoom beginning May 6

On Thursday, May 6, 2020, Information Technology Services (ITS) will implement single-sign-on (SSO) integration for Zoom that will require users to login using their BGSU username and password.

Please direct any questions regarding this change to ITS at 419-372-0999 or ITSchat.bgsu.edu.

10. CSS & HCM PeopleSoft Get Current/PeopleTools Upgrade

On Friday, May 14, at 5 p.m., ITS will begin the CSS and HCM Get Current 2021 upgrade with PeopleTools 8.58 implementation. All tasks are scheduled for completion no later than 6 a.m. on Monday, May 17. During this time, an outage will occur to the Campus Solutions (CSS) and Human Capital Management (HCM) applications. To view a full list of impacted systems, visit www.bgsu.edu/its/issues/outages.

Get Current is the term for applying the latest software update to BGSU’s existing version of the PeopleSoft software. ITS will continue to Get Current with all PeopleSoft applications on a yearly cycle.

If you have any questions regarding this upgrade and outage, please contact Information Technology Services (ITS) at 419-372-0999 or ITSchat.bgsu.edu.

11. Grab-N-Go Food Bags

The Bowling Green State University food assistance programs provide short-term solutions for students who are experiencing food insecurity. The Grab-N-Go Food bags provides 3 meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) for up to 3 days. Fill out this form to request a bag. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 419-372-2843.

12. Summer 2021 Kids Camp Registration OPEN

Become a Happy Camper this Summer with the BGSU Recreation and Wellness Summer 2021 Kids Camp. Meet new friends, unique learning experiences, and have fun all while following COVID- 19 guidelines! Registration is OPEN! For more information visit the BGSU Recreation and Wellness website. Early bird registration ends May 14!

13. Hail fellow, Well met! Camelot awaits...

Was Camelot a silly place? Find out in the topics course "Medieval Legends" (CLCV 3880) this Fall! Ride off into the world of knights and knaves, kings and queens, witches and warlocks as you enter the storied and complex worlds of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and Merlin. Study the legends of medieval chivalry through reading and discussion of primary texts in English translation; we'll connect medieval legend to other kinds of storytelling, and discuss the use of medieval legend in the modern world.

CLCV 3880-1001 (#74692) meets Tues./Thurs., 2:30-3:45. Taught by Dr. J. Pfundstein, (2020 Faculty Senate Achievement Award Winner!) this class is filling quickly, so enroll today!

14. Remote employment opportunity - BGSU Engagement Center

The BGSU Engagement Center is now recruiting Remote Engagement Ambassadors (EAs) for an exciting position this spring!!

Why Work With Us?
Work remotely, from the comfort of your own home! We offer flexible scheduling to work around your busy student schedule EAs reach out to alumni, parents, and friends of BGSU (great networking opportunity!) EAs raise crucial funds and support for campus operations students know and love EAs earn $8.80 per hour plus many opportunities for bonuses and tuition assistance. Work on a team with your peers and friends in a fun environment with games, prizes and other rewards.

For more info and to apply, click here.

If you have additional questions, please email Jerome Harper, Engagement Center Manager, at bgsutelefund@gmail.com.

15. Chance to win $25 gift card: Research study

Are you a family member or romantic partner of an adult (18+) who is diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? If this applies to you, please consider participating in this research study. The aim of this study is to measure the needs and experiences of individuals who provide informal support to someone living with PTSD. If you decide to participate, you will first view and respond to a consent form. Then you will answer some questions to assess for your eligibility. If you are eligible to continue, you will be asked to answer some more questions about your demographics, your family members’ demographics, and other survey measures about your needs and experiences. You can be entered in a raffle to receive one of six $25 gift cards to your choice of locations (Amazon or Walmart) for participating in this study. The survey takes approximately 20-35 minutes to complete. Please click this link if you would like to participate.

16. Donate Meal Swipes

Donate meal swipes to the Falcon Care Program using this link.

Swipes will provide short-term solutions for students who are experiencing food insecurity. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Dean of Students at 419-372-2843.

1. Got stuff? Donate it to WYMO and help others!

BGSU Bucket List item #49 is "Donate to WYMO" and this is your chance! WYMO (When You Move Out Don't Throw It Out) is in full swing and you can donate nearly anything that's still usable in or around the WYMO boxes located in all residence hall lobbies; BTSU Lobby by stairs; Greek townhouses; and Marketplace convenience stores through May 3. These are for you to donate non-perishable food, clothing/shoes, toiletries, cleaning/laundry supplies, electronics, toys/games, school supplies/books, decorations, household items and MORE! Local food pantries and charities benefit from your generosity and you have less to pack up! It's a total win-win! Look for the boxes with Freddy Falcon on them! Volunteers needed. Contact greenbg@bgsu.edu with questions.

2. Great summer course to satisfy the BGP math requirement!

POLS 2900 is a great course for getting the BGP math / quantitative literacy requirement out of the way this summer!

There’s no need for statistics and research methods to be boring! The course incorporates loads of interesting examples from government and politics to keep things interesting.

Taught asynchronously online, the summer version of POLS 2900 is designed for students who may be off campus, working part-time and /or full-time, or taking other classes.

POLS 2900 is required of political science majors, but OPEN TO ALL undergraduates, regardless of major.

Register for POLS 2900 in the first six-week summer session today!

3. HP 2150: Health and Wellness (summer course)

Are you wanting to enroll in a course this summer that can help you improve your overall health? If so, please consider enrolling in HP 2150: Health and Wellness. This course is open to all majors and is 100% online. This course is three credit hours and is offered in the first session (May 26 - July 8) and the second session (July 12-20). If you want to know more about the course, please e-mail Ms. Hartzog who teaches this course at mhartzo@bgsu.edu.

4. Take BGP course Intro to American Culture online!

ACS2000 Intro to American Culture Studies will be available online this summer during Session 6W1 (5/26 – 7/08). This course will ask you to begin to think critically about American culture(s) and the values held therein. By learning to think critically—that is, by learning to ask questions, to be skeptical, to uncover and challenge assumptions—we will be on our way to discovering what types of issues, struggles, and debates lie beneath all those values, and thus to understanding the complexity of life in the contemporary United States. For more information contact the School of Cultural and Critical Studies with questions at ccs@bgsu.edu or 372-2796.

5. Take BGP course Intro to Ethnic Studies this summer!

Available this summer during sessions 6W1 & 6W2, Intro to Ethnic Studies is an introductory-level survey course that explores issues of race and ethnicity in the United States. The course investigates ideologies of race in the United States and the ways in which these ideologies shaped the US as a nation, as well as the lives of African Americans, Native Americans and the immigrants entering the U.S. from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Furthermore, the course explores the attempts of racialized groups to claim equality in the US. The course uses primary documents, historical writings, personal narratives, fiction, census documents, newspaper reports, and multimedia to examine issues of race and ethnicity. ETHN 1010 fulfills BG Perspective requirement for Social and Behavioral Sciences and Cultural Diversity in the US. For more information contact the School of Cultural and Critical Studies with questions at ccs@bgsu.edu or 372-2796.

6. Take POPC 4600 Superhero Movies & TV this summer!

Take POPC4600 Superhero Movies & TV online during Summer Session 6W1 (5/26 – 7/08). This course considers superhero movies and television as a contemporary genre that reveals current trends in American culture. Visit our CCS Course Offerings webpage for more information.

7. Looking for a summer job?

Are you interested in being a part of Special Events & Falcon Game Days? As return to a "normal" event schedule, the Stroh Center is hiring responsible and dependable individuals as Event Attendants.

Please note that events take place during the week and on weekends. Event and weekend availability is required.

Primary Responsibilities Include:
1. Monitor actions of all patrons to enforce rules and safety protocol.
2. Provide first class quality customer service.
3. Help guests locate their assigned seats and report any ticketing problems to a supervisor.
4. Assist with building conversions - daily and for special events.
5. Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply through Handshake. In addition, please send a copy of your resume with a statement of interest to Mackenzie Nelsen, Coordinator of Facility - Stroh Center, at nelsenm@bgsu.edu.

1. Digital Humanities graduate class online this summer!

Take ACS6820 Digital Humanities: Intersections and Praxis this summer during Session 6W1 (5/26 – 7/08). This course will expose students to content and hands-on exercises that will help them think through what it means to plan and enact “Anti-racist Feminist Digital humanities” projects. Students will also be introduced to data visualization using the open source software “Gephi.” This course counts towards the WS (Women’s Studies) Grad Certificate. Contact the instructor, Dr. Gajjala, with questions at radhik@bgsu.edu.

1. Classified Staff Council Awards - Nominate today!

Classified Staff Council Annual Award applications are due April 30 at 5 p.m. Please consider nominating your wonderful Classified Staff coworkers. Questions? Contact Andrea Amstutz at amstuta@bgsu.edu for the individual CSC Outstanding Service Award or Gretchen Avery at gavery@bgsu.edu for the CSC Team Award. Any faculty or staff member may nominate someone. Information and forms are available here.

2. Update: Fall 2021 Canvas Webex Decommission

ITS will decommission the Canvas Webex integration at the end of the Fall 2021 Semester. In response to faculty input, the Canvas Zoom integration was implemented during the Fall 2020 Semester as a replacement for Webex. Faculty who have not yet made the transition to Zoom should prepare to do so in the coming months, which includes the export of videos currently stored in Webex. Export instructions and additional information is available at www.bgsu.edu/webex.

Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or ITSchat.bgsu.edu.

3. CBA Research Incentives

Over 100 bargaining unit faculty members engaged in grant-funded research and creative activities during fiscal years 2019 and 2020 received over $100,000 in professional development funds in accordance with the university’s collective bargaining agreement. These funds were provided by the VP for Research & Economic Engagement to incentivize faculty involvement with grant funded work.