Monday, June 14, 2021
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- Education Building chilled water conversion work
- University Libraries study room update
- Know a student in crisis? Here's how to help!
- BBQ Tempeh Bowls this Thursday
- Memorial Service for Dr. Neil Englehart, 1964-2020
- Learn to make cauliflower pizza crust next Monday!
- Participants needed: COVID-19 study
Students
- Take BGP course Intro to Folklore this summer!
- Take Intro to Popular Music this summer!
- Online Summer Course HP 2150-Health and Wellness
Faculty/Staff
- Silent Auction! Win a meal with President Rogers, football or hockey tickets!
- Assessing Course Design and Delivery
- Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academy Conference
1. Education Building chilled water conversion work
Beginning Monday, June 14 until August, 2021, as part of the CCP Infrastructure Ridge Street Tunnel Repairs Project, construction work associated with the conversion of the Education Building to central plant supplied air conditioning will begin. Specific work starting on Monday, will be excavation work on the west side of the building to install new chilled water lines to the building. There will also be additional work starting inside the ground floor to run new chilled water piping in a chase to the penthouse mechanical room.
The building will remain open and cooled during this work. Minimal disruption if any will occur inside or outside the building during this work. Some intermittent noise may be noticed when work gets closer to Penthouse.
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, or rjbouch@bgsu.edu.
2. University Libraries study room update
Study rooms on the first and seventh floor of Jerome Library will be first come, first served. Reservations for the study rooms will resume on August 16.
3. Know a student in crisis? Here's how to help!
Help create a Community of Care at BGSU and make sure no Falcon struggles unnoticed and alone! Start the Conversation is a collaborative training offered by the Counseling Center and the Humanities Troupe from the Department of Theatre and Film. In the training, you will learn how to contribute to a community of care, how to identify the warning signs of people who may be struggling, and how to help (including suicide prevention strategies). Simple expressions of care are powerful, and you can make a difference in someone's life!
The next training is Wednesday, June 16, 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., Zoom. Register here, and learn more about how you can help create a community of care at BGSU!
4. BBQ Tempeh Bowls this Thursday
The Teaching Kitchen is back, and we're ready to show you how to make some amazing food! This Thursday at noon, join us as we learn to make marinated and grilled BBQ tempeh grain bowls, fresh grilled vegetables, and homemade dressing. Paige Wagner, our Campus Dietitian, will teach you all about incorporating protein into your summer diet. This event will be $15, and you can register here. We can't wait to see you soon!
5. Memorial Service for Dr. Neil Englehart, 1964-2020
With Covid restrictions lifted, a memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Neil Englehart will be held on Saturday, June 19 at 11 a.m. at Zoar Lutheran Church in Perrysburg. A luncheon will follow in Zoar’s Family Life Center.
Dr. Englehart served as Professor and Chair of BGSU’s Political Science Department until 2020. An international expert on human rights, state failure, non-state armed groups and Southeast Asia, he authored several books and numerous scholarly articles. Dr. Englehart traveled to 14 countries to conduct research, bringing his experiences home and into BGSU’s classrooms. The Dr. Neil Andrew Englehart Memorial Study Abroad Scholarship honors his commitment to exposing BGSU students to global issues and cultures.
Zoar Lutheran Church is located at 314 East Indiana Avenue in Perrysburg. Those unable to attend can view the service live on Zoar’s Facebook page, where it will also be available for later viewing.
6. Learn to make cauliflower pizza crust next Monday!
Let's learn how to make some amazing food! Next Monday at 5:30 p.m. join us as we learn to make cauliflower pizza crust with all of the toppings, fresh arugula salad with grilled vegetables and balsamic herb vinaigrette, and a strawberry basil mocktail. This event will be $20, and you can register here. We can't wait to see you soon!
7. Participants needed: COVID-19 study
BGSU undergraduate students (age 18+) are being recruited for a study to identify, categorize, and understand the opinions of college students regarding their stresses, coping, and needs for academic/social support during the late stages of the COVID-19 crisis and beyond (BGSU IRB 1740736). Students who complete the Q-grid (Excel file) and questionnaire will receive a $5 Amazon.com gift card. The grid and questionnaire will take about 30 minutes to complete.
1. Take BGP course Intro to Folklore this summer!
POPC2200 Intro to Folklore & Folklife is available during Summer Session 6W2. Throughout this course we will consider different definitions of folklore, and we will continue to come back to the question of what texts (defined broadly to include music, artistic expression, and ritual practices) might be considered examples of folklore, and the functions they serve in social life. Students will become familiar with a variety of folklore forms and genres. We will explore many of the basic concepts of folklore scholarship in order to better understand what people hold to be particularly meaningful. POPC 2200 fulfills BG Perspective requirement for Humanities and the Arts. For more information contact the School of Cultural and Critical Studies with questions at ccs@bgsu.edu or 372-2796.
2. Take Intro to Popular Music this summer!
POPC2800 Introduction to Popular Music is available online during Summer Session 6W2 (7/12 – 8/20). This course covers the History of Rock and Roll and Popular Music. Highlights include different genres of popular music including, rap/hip-hop, punk, heavy metal, reggae, blues, rockabilly and others. This course explores the relationship between musical styles, trends in popular music, popular performers and entertainers and what they reveal about popular music and popular culture. Contact the instructor, Dr. Matt Donahue, for questions or more information at mattdon@bgsu.edu.
3. Online Summer Course HP 2150-Health and Wellness
Do you want to enhance your health in just six weeks? If so, sign up for HP 2150: Health and Wellness. This course is open to all majors and is 100% online. This course is three credit hours and will run July 6-August 14. If you want to know more specifics about the course, please e-mail Ms. Hartzog at mhartzo@bgsu.edu.
1. Silent Auction! Win a meal with President Rogers, football or hockey tickets!
Each year Administrative Staff Council provides several $1,000 scholarships to deserving student leaders. Please join us in this year’s Silent Auction to continue to support BGSU students.
Check out the great auction items up for bid. Prizes range from a meal with President Rogers and Dr. Earle to suite tickets to BGSU Football and Hockey games.
The auction will close at 12:00 p.m. on June 25 and all proceeds will be donated to ASC Student Scholarships.
2. Assessing Course Design and Delivery
The design elements of an online or remote course can influence both the teaching and learning that occur within the course. In this workshop, participants will reflect on their online and remote course design and delivery, review standards for high quality course design (Quality Matters and BGSU Rubrics), and share best practices for (re)designing an effective, engaging, and well-structured online course.
Dates:
Friday, July 9 from Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Monday, August 9 from 10:30 a.m. - Noon
Register for an Assessing Your Online Course workshop being offered through the Center for Faculty Excellence.
3. Scholarship of Teaching & Learning Academy Conference
BGSU is hosting the 11th Annual SoTL Academy Conference, online, on July 26-27, 2021. This two-day conference will promote dialogue on teaching and learning under pandemic conditions and going forward.
WE WELCOME PROPOSALS by Friday, June 18, along one or more of five thematic tracks:
• Teaching Practice
• Student Learning
• Culturally Relevant / Inclusive Pedagogy
• Teaching with Technology
• Faculty Development
We especially welcome proposals that reflect on the experience of teaching and learning under COVID conditions in 2020-21, or discuss the pandemic’s legacy for college preparation and higher education in the near future. Proposals may include live panel and workshop presentations, and digital poster sessions hosted on ScholarWorks.
Registration for the conference is also now open here. For more details, please visit the conference website.