Wednesday, June 23, 2021
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- Lot 9 closed Wednesday, June 23 and Thursday, June 24
- Bowling Green Fire Division Training
- Kabob It Fundraiser for WCHS
- RallyCap Sports BGSU volunteer opportunity at Courageous Acres!
- Know a student in crisis? Here's how to help!
- Free Summer Session Mindfulness Series
- Silent Auction for BGSU Student Scholarships! LAST CHANCE!
Students
- Want to transfer/major in Computer Science/Software Engineering?
- Improve your health! Sign up for HP 2150 Health and Wellness today!
Faculty/Staff
- Assessing Course Design and Delivery
- Canvas New Quizzes coming soon!
- Update: Fall 2021 Canvas Webex decommission
1. Lot 9 closed Wednesday, June 23 and Thursday, June 24
Lot 9 Closure will be closed Wednesday, June 23 and Thursday, June 24 for the School of Built Environment Groundbreaking Event. Please utilize surrounding lots for alternative parking during this time.
2. Bowling Green Fire Division Training
The Bowling Green Fire Division will be conducting training on Friday, June 25 from roughly 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. in an outdoor space along the expressway on the property of BGSU’s Huntington building. The training exercise will provide fire fighters hands-on experience with special rescue equipment for confined spaces (i.e. elevator shafts, pits, manholes, pipe chases, tunnels, etc.). There will be fire trucks and/or ambulances parked on the south side of Lot I at Huntington so please don’t be alarmed by their presence. Feel free to contact Environmental Health and Safety if you have any questions or concerns (372-2171).
3. Kabob It Fundraiser for WCHS
Feed your hunger / Feed the puppies [and kittens]. Eat at Kabob it this Thursday 6/24, show or mention the flyer and they will donate 20% of your receipt to the Wood County Humane Society. Eat a yummy and healthy lunch and help local animals in need. If you won’t be in town have it delivered for free. Just mention this event when you order. Have a Gyro for lunch and Fattoush for dinner, and don’t forget the desserts. Flyers can be found at the Wood County Humane Society facebook page or by emailing ssadoff@bgsu.edu for a copy.
4. RallyCap Sports BGSU volunteer opportunity at Courageous Acres!
We have an exciting opportunity for volunteers interested in working with youth in sports! RallyCap Sports BGSU has partnered with Courageous Acres (formerly Camp Courageous) and will be hosting a sports program for their campers on June 25 from 10-11 a.m. Volunteers will be leading the campers through different sports stations, very similar to a typical RallyCap Sports session. Please email lily@rallycapsports.org if you are able commit to the final session on Friday. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
5. 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 Monday, July 12, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m., Zoom. Register here, and learn more about how you can help create a community of care at BGSU!
6. Free Summer Session Mindfulness Series
Focused Falcons is a free 4-week workshop to help manage stress, strengthen attention, and increase memory.
Take part in weekly sessions specifically designed for strengthening your ability to focus and pay attention. The workshop includes learning mindfulness meditation, stress management techniques, methods to respond to difficult situations, and skills to live with intention and purpose.
Workshops are free for BGSU students, faculty and staff in collaboration with the BGSUS Counseling Center. The first series of workshops will take place virtually and registration is required.
Workshops will be hosted Wednesdays July 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 12-1 p.m. Register online. For more information contact Morgan Alexander-Coster at morgale@bgsu.edu.
7. Silent Auction for BGSU Student Scholarships! LAST CHANCE!
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 12:00 p.m. on June 25 and all proceeds will be donated to ASC Student Scholarships.
1. Want to transfer/major in Computer Science/Software Engineering?
Want to transfer/major in one of the hottest fields? BGSU's Computer Science and Software Engineering programs offer excellent curricula for a successful career! You might also be eligible for additional scholarship (e.g., COF-CS). Please contact Dr. JK Jake Lee (leej@bgsu.edu) if you are interested in learning about the majors.
2. Improve your health! Sign up for HP 2150 Health and Wellness today!
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. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.