Wednesday, June 16, 2021
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- IT Service Portal outage scheduled June 19
- Know a student in crisis? Here's how to help!
- Memorial Service for Dr. Neil Englehart (1964-2020)
- BiG Band BG needs some new members
- Asian participants needed: Covid-19 research study with $10 gift card compensation
Students
- Asian Theatre course offering for Fall 2021 - Sign up today!
- Improve your health! Sign up for HP 2150!
Faculty/Staff
- Building Community in a Virtual Classroom
- How to Be a Strong Sponsor & Advocate for Faculty
- Collaborating in a Virtual Classroom
- Support BGSU students through Silent Auction!
- Canvas New Quizzes coming soon!
1. IT Service Portal outage scheduled June 19
An upgrade is scheduled for the IT Service Portal located at www.bgsu.edu/its/services between 12-4 a.m. on Saturday, Jun. 19, 2021. During this time, the electronic Service Catalog, Knowledge Base and online forms may be unavailable.
If you have any questions regarding this upgrade, please contact the Information Technology Services (ITS).
Contact ITS:
419-372-0999
ITSchat.bgsu.edu
2. 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, and learn more about how you can help create a community of care at BGSU!
3. 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.
4. BiG Band BG needs some new members
BiG Band BG, the Bowling Green Area Community Jazz Band (an all-volunteer group), needs some new members. It has openings in the saxophone, trombone, and rhythm (piano, guitar) sections. The band has a great time playing jazz arrangements on Monday nights through most of the year, plus about eight performances annually (mostly on Sundays). No jazz experience is necessary. Good music-reading ability is important, because most parts are written out fully. Rehearsals begin July 12. Contact Bill Lake wlake@bgsu.edu. A waiting list is kept, if you are interested and don’t happen to play any of the above-mentioned instruments. About two-thirds of the members are BGSU retirees or alumni.
5. Asian participants needed: Covid-19 research study with $10 gift card compensation
The purpose of the study (BGSU IRB: 1741456) is to understand if ethnicity, specifically east and southeast Asian heritage, impacted emotional eating during the pandemic. The study includes a virtual interview (<1 hr). Anyone who identifies as Asian, is at least 18 years old, and currently lives in Northwest Ohio is invited to participate. Participants who complete the interview will be compensated for their time with a $10 Kroger gift card. If you would like to participate in this study, please contact Dr. Wan Shen (wanshen@bgsu.edu) or Dr. Lucy Long (lucyl@bgsu.edu). Feel free to forward this information to others.
1. Asian Theatre course offering for Fall 2021 - Sign up today!
The Department of Theatre and Film is excited to offer a course in Asian Theatre for the Fall 2021 semester! This 3 unit course, taught by Professor Bradford Clark, introduces the rich performance forms of countries that include Japan, China, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. This ASIA 4700-1001 Special Topics in Asian Studies / THFM 4900-1001 Problems in Theatre and Film course is scheduled for Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:40-5:45pm in 208 Wolfe Center. Please contact Professor Clark at bclark@bgsu.edu for more information or any questions regarding the course. Sign up today for this fascinating and diverse class!
2. Improve your health! Sign up for HP 2150!
Are you interested in enhancing 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. Building Community in a Virtual Classroom
Fostering a sense of community and belonging in remote learning contexts can help students feel less isolated and more connected to their peers, the instructor, and the course content. This workshop focuses on elements of online pedagogy that promote community building in remote learning. Referencing the Community of Inquiry framework, this session focuses on online and remote teaching strategies and Canvas tools that support Cognitive Presence (critical thinking and reflection), Teaching Presence (facilitating discussions, creating connections, and providing feedback and support), and Social Presence (student engagement, authentic peer interaction, shared goals, and collaboration).
2. How to Be a Strong Sponsor & Advocate for Faculty
The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) webinar will be held on Tuesday June 22 from 2-3 p.m. (EDT), and then be available to view after that on demand. The webinar is on “How to Be a Strong Sponsor and Advocate for Faculty” (Faculty Diversity). Throughout the webinar, Dr. Yacobucci, Professor, Geology, guides participants in short activities to explore their own experiences and reflect on their areas of privilege and capacity to act as a sponsor or advocate. Participants will also develop an individualized sponsor/advocate action plan to pursue.
Participant Learning Goals:
- Distinguish between mentors, sponsors, and advocates
- Identify obstacles that prevent marginalized faculty from receiving the effective sponsorship they need
- Describe specific actions that effective sponsors and advocates take and pitfalls to avoid
- Develop an action plan for becoming a stronger sponsor or advocate
With BGSU’s institutional membership, all faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars have access to NCFDD. Activate your BGSU sponsored membership
3. Collaborating in a Virtual Classroom
This workshop serves as an introduction or review of communication and collaboration strategies and tools for effective online teaching and learning. In this workshop, we will discuss and explore effective Canvas features and teaching strategies that can help you create collaborative spaces and inclusive learning experiences in your online and remote course.
Wednesday, June 23 from Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Register for the Collaborating in a Virtual Classroom workshop being offered through the Center for Faculty Excellence.
4. Support BGSU students through Silent Auction!
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 here. 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 12:00pm on June 25 and all proceeds will be donated to ASC Student Scholarships.
5. Canvas New Quizzes coming soon!
“New Quizzes” is coming in July 2021. Instructors will have the option to continue to use the current assessment feature “Classic Quizzes” through December 2022 when the vendor will discontinue its use.
“New Quizzes” is an updated assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and replaces the current quizzes functionality (Classic Quizzes) in Canvas. “New Quizzes” will be enabled for instructors to begin to familiarize themselves with the tool. There are new question types such as Categorization, Ordering, and Hot Spots. Some other improvements you may notice include a more streamlined way to manage item banks and the ability to copy quizzes.
"Classic Quizzes" will be discontinued by the vendor in December 2022 at which time all assessment will need to be in "New Quizzes". We recommend that any new course assessments use "New Quizzes" beginning in July 2021.
Click this link for more information such as FAQs and tutorials.
The Center for Faculty Excellence is offering workshops in July and August. Register here.