BGSU Campus Update

Friday, April 29, 2022

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Campus Update Archive

1. Campus Update summer schedule

Campus Update will not be sent May 2-13 during the break. It will be distributed on a weekly basis during summer session, and will return to daily distribution with the beginning of fall semester in August.

2. DEADLINE EXTENDED - Submit your small grant proposal to the Optimal Aging Institute, due May 1

The Optimal Aging Institute (OAI) is accepting applications for their small grants awards ($500 to $1,000). Grant funds through the OAI are designed for original scholarship, seed money or pilot data. Applicants may be full-time faculty or graduate-level students with support from a full-time faculty member. The upcoming deadline for submission is May 1. For more information and the application, please go to this page.

3. Sidewalk closure for sewer repair

Beginning Monday, May 2, until Friday, May 13, due to sewer line repairs near the Student Union, a portion of the sidewalk will be closed. 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.

4. Multi-building hot water, heat and steam temporary shut-down

Beginning Monday, May 2, until Friday, May 6, the Technology, Falcon Heights, Offenhauer Towers, Psychology, Physical Science, Life Science, Math Science and Overman Hall buildings will lose all domestic hot water, building heat and steam services in order to repair a steam anchor in the tunnel system near the Student 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.

5. Olscamp skylight replacement

Beginning Monday, May 2 until Friday, July 15, Olscamp will undergo a Kalwal skylight replacement on the north and south portions of the building. Lounge areas below the skylights in Olscamp will also be closed while work is in progress. Additionally, a portion (as shown on the map) of Lot N will be closed in association with this work. There may also be intermittent sidewalk closures around Olscamp while work is in progress. 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.

6. SAAM Survivor Drive - THANK YOU!

The Center for Violence Prevention and Education extends a sincere THANK YOU to everyone that donated to the SAAM Survivor Drive! We collected 111 toothbrushes, 104 tubes of toothpaste, 98 wash clothes, 49 bottles of body wash and so much more! Your generosity will help support survivors of sexual assault that receive services from the Wood County Hospital.

7. Donate your CAP & GOWN!

Help future Global Falcons graduate by donating your clean and gently used cap and gown! International Programs & Partnerships is accepting donations for caps and gowns of all education levels that future international students can borrow for their graduation.

Drop off your items at our office at 301 University Hall during our business hours from Monday to Thursday, May 2-5 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Questions? Please contact our office at international@bgsu.edu or 419-372-2247.

8. Getting excited! Administrative Staff Reception and Awards RSVP

Please join us for the annual Administrative Staff Reception and Awards! May 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the BTSU Ballroom. There will be light snacks and refreshments!

We are excited to reveal the winners of our annual awards including: Ferrari, BG Best, Newcomer and the newly created Diversity and Belonging Award!

9. MEDLIFE facilitated: Accelerated EMT-B summer course

Thanks for your interest in the EMT course! We are having the class June 13 through August 19, M/W/F 1 to 9 p.m. Your last day to register for the course is May 25; confirmation is done by paper form that needs to be completed prior to the date above. This can be turned in by giving it to Gonzalo directly, or sending it to the instructor via emailed PDF. The class will be held on campus; location will be sent out once registration has been completed. Please let me know if you are still interested or have any questions! Contact pizarrg@bgsu.edu.

10. System outages announced for May 5

The following systems will experience outages on Thursday, May 5, from 12:05 to 6:00 a.m. in order to complete required system maintenance. The systems that will be affected are:

OnBase document imaging system.
The Event Calendar used by the BGSU Event Planning and Reservations Office, accessible at http://ems.bgsu.edu.
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) at 419-372-0999 or ITSchat.bgsu.edu.

11. April Spirit of BG Award Nominees Classified Staff

Congratulations to Danielle Burkin, Teresa Mayo and Monica Hartzler for earning the April nominations for the Classified Staff Spirit of BG Award. Read about their contributions.

Every qualified nominee is recognized and presented a certificate of appreciation and their nomination(s) are published each month. There are no limits on nominations throughout the year. Qualified nominations are placed in a drawing at the annual Classified Staff Awards ceremony to win one of 12 monetary prizes. Nominate a deserving staff member for May.

12. BGSU website re-brand rescheduled for May 3

As part of the continued efforts to implement a new institutional brand for Bowling Green State University, the www.bgsu.edu website and all of its webpages managed through Adobe Experience Manager CMS will undergo a re-brand. Due to technical issues with Adobe, implementation has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 3.

Most of the changes implemented are style changes, which are primarily visual in nature, as well as certain changes that will help with our continued commitment to accessibility. We’ve worked hard to make sure any structural changes will not affect content.

However, many pages have had customizations applied to them over the years, and those can create conflicts with any global change made to the system, especially a change of this scale. With that in mind, we’ve created a form that our University colleagues can use to notify us of pages that are experiencing issues stemming from the upgrade.

1. Gender/Identity in U.S Comics online course!

Taught online from May 16 to June 24, ACS 3000/ WS 3000 101W 40066 will take a closer look at how gender, sexuality and identity have been essential in the evolution of comics and highlight the need to re-frame our perspective on comics history. This course will cover contemporary classics, including Alison Bechel’s Fun Home, as well as some superhero narratives, graphic memoirs, webtoons/digital comics and comic transmedia (film, television, fan media, etc.). Please see CCS course offerings for more info.

2. ETHN 3000 Race and Sports online summer course!

ETHN 3000 101W 42454 will be investigating Race and Sports during this online summer course offered during the first six weeks summer session from May 16 to June 24. Sports has long played an important role in American Identity, often serving as a metaphor for larger social, economic and political issues. This class explores the relationship between race and sports, using sports to analyze changes in racial attitudes and actions over time. The main focus will be on American sports, but some topics will bring an international approach. For more information, please visit the CCS website.

3. Public Administration Master's - Lead, manage & make a difference

Are you looking for a stimulating and challenging career? Do you want to lead, manage and make a difference? Do you want to work in a nonprofit, at any level of government, in an international organization, or become a leader in public service? If so, the Bowling Green State University Master of Public Administration (MPA) might be the degree for you.

Fast facts about our program:

The BGSU MPA requires just 36 credit hours, and can be completed full-time or part-time or in the evenings
Our program combines theory with real world projects – Just in the last year our students have done projects for NASA and cities and nonprofits throughout Ohio
All majors are welcome, we have no undergraduate prerequisites. We have had students in the program who majored in interior design, environmental science, psychology, computer science, international studies, political science, fashion design, biology and education to name just a few.
Applications are also accepted on a rolling basis, with a final deadline of July 1 for fall admission and November 1 for spring admission. A limited amount of funding is still available.

Online applications are available here: http://www.bgsu.edu/graduate.html

More information about our program is available here: http://www.bgsu.edu/mpa

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have about our program at jmrex@bgsu.edu.

4. Intro to American Culture Studies online summer BGP course

ACS2000 101W 40062 Intro to American Culture Studies will be available online this summer during Session 6W1 (5/16-6/24). 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

5. The Female Detective - Online POPC summer course

Online from May 16 to June 24, POPC 4600/101W/41681 taught by Professor Cragin. This course will teach students about the most common ways that violence is represented in narratives of detection, and how these representations (as well as the realities of crime) are shaped by inequalities of race, class, gender and sexuality. Please see the CCS course offerings for more info.

1. NCFDD webinar - How to be a Strong Sponsor and Advocate for Faculty

Date: Monday, May 2
Time: 2 to 3 p.m.
Location: Zoom

Synopsis: This flipped session is designed to give participants a space to engage, discuss and practice strategies for being a stronger sponsor and advocate for faculty. Prior to this session, participants will be asked to watch the NCFDD webinar titled “How to Be a Strong Sponsor and Advocate for Faculty,” which features BGSU Professor and BGSU ALLIES Principal Investigator, Dr. Peg Yacobucci. During the session, we will engage in a lively discussion session and participants will have opportunities to apply some of the strategies, best practices and ideas that Dr. Yacobucci shared in her NCFDD webinar.

2. Nominate deserving Arts & Sciences staff for an award!

Do you work with an exceptional classified or administrative staff member in the College of Arts and Sciences? The Arts and Sciences Staff Council is seeking nominations for our annual staff awards of up to $250. Nomination form available on the A & S Staff Council website. Deadline extended to May 13. Please contact DeeDee Wentland dwentla@bgsu.edu with questions.

3. Safe Zone training

The Safe Zone workshop promotes awareness of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer +) people. The workshop provides education concerning LGBTQ+ issues and seeks to improve the environment for LGBTQ+ people. This workshop helps to build a support network of allies for the BGSU LGBTQ+ community.

Date: May 5
Time: 1:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Facilitator: Katherine Stygles, Ph.D., Director of Multicultural Affairs and LGBTQ+ Programs
Register

4. Title IX Summit

Bowling Green State University is hosting a Title IX Summit on Friday, May 13. The Title IX Summit is an opportunity for professionals in Ohio and neighboring states to share Title IX resources, trends and best practices. The summit will be a great way to receive support and guidance from others with Title IX response, coordination, education and prevention responsibilities. This event marks 50 years of the Title IX Education Amendments of 1972 and BGSU’s third time hosting this event.

Registration is open and we are currently seeking program proposals. More information and links can be found here.