Campus Update Archive
1. Attend the Holiday Fair, shop local and support student entrepreneurs
Get ready to celebrate the holiday season in style as we invite you to come and shop at the 2023 BGSUces’ Holiday Fair, sponsored by the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership! The Holiday Fair takes place from 12:30 to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 16, in the Schmeltz Atrium of the Maurer Center. This event is an excellent opportunity to support student entrepreneurs as they showcase their small businesses and side hustles, sell their unique products and spread cheer to our community. Mark your calendars and come shop local!
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2. Attention all writers: Writing festival this weekend!
Winter Wheat Writing Festival, sponsored by Mid-American Review and the Ohio Arts Council, is this weekend on campus, Nov. 9-11, featuring workshops, open mics, guest readings and a bookfair. All events are free and pre-registration is encouraged.
Would you like to learn more about the BG Writers Workshop? About writing poems about history? About trimming a novel down - or expanding it? About writing through other voices? About performing your poems and spoken word pieces? About our own phantom powers? Sign up for workshops on these topics and more!
Register for the Winter Wheat Festival and read more!
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3. Have you heard about the Battle of I-75 Giving Challenge?
We need everyone to help BGSU beat Toledo in this friendly competition to see which university can inspire the most supporters to make a gift! The campaign will run until noon on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The university with the most donors will be named the winner during the BGSU vs. Toledo football game Tuesday evening.
The true winners will be our students – make your gift today!
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4. Battle of I-75: Falcon and Friends Tailgate
It's time for the Battle of I-75! Stay warm in the Mileti Alumni Center during the final Falcons and Friends Tailgate of the 2023 football season! Enjoy a chili bar and hot cocoa bar!
Learn more and register for the Battle of I-75 Falcon and Friends Tailgate!
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5. Battle of I-75 watch party in Findlay!
Can't make it to the BGSU vs. Toledo game on Nov. 14? Don't worry, join us at the famous Campus Pollyeyes in Findlay as we cheer the Falcons to victory against Toledo! The watch party will take place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at 339 S. Blanchard Street, Findlay. We hope to see you there! Go Falcons!
Register for the watch party!
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6. BG Band Bash!
Join the Music Industry Club for their first annual autumn music festival, BG Band Bash! BG Band Bash will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17, in the Schmeltz Atrium of the Maurer Center. This free event will feature live entertainment from four bands local to the Bowling Green area: Tree No Leaves, Milk on the Rocks, Upon the Ether and Freight Street. It will include apple cider and baked goods for sale and campus and community music organizations tables providing information about their musical activities in BG!
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7. Blood drive: Donors and volunteers needed
The blood drive will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day on Nov. 14-16 in Olscamp 101. Donors can enter a raffle to win one of three squishmallows!
Register to volunteer for the November Blood Drive!
Sign-up to donate and enter code BGSU.
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8. Body Acceptance Week pool party
Come enjoy the Every Body Pool Party from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Student Recreation Center in honor of Body Acceptance Week. Enjoy the pool or join us for other activities including crafting, therapy dogs and education on the body acceptance movement. The Every Body Pool Party is hosted by the Office of Health and Wellness and Center for Women and Gender Equity.
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9. From BGSU Baseball to New Business Ventures: Leadership and Entrepreneurship with Orel Hershiser
The key hallmarks of entrepreneurs are their grit, determination and perseverance in the face of challenges. Orel Hershiser, also known as “Bull Dog,” is much more than one of major league baseball’s most well-known and respected retired pitchers. He has transcended beyond sport to become an American icon known for overcoming obstacles and persevering onward to success. Not just success in baseball or broadcasting, but in all aspects of his life. A best-selling author of two books, BGSU Athletics Hall of Famer Orel Hershiser embodies BGSU’s entrepreneurial and community spirit. Join us as Hershiser shares insights on leadership and entrepreneurship, providing valuable advice for embracing entrepreneurial thinking and overcoming challenges for your career and life journey. For more information about his career and return to BGSU, please see the recent press release.
This event takes place from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in the Schmeltz Atrium of the Maurer Center. Space is limited! Reserve your seat today!
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10. Guest performance by Faylita Hicks
Join the Winter Wheat Writing Festival from 1:15 to 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Education Building, for a reading and performance by poet and spoken word artist Faylita Hicks. Hicks will also give a workshop on Grantwriting for Artists at 11:30 a.m. in the Education Building. Events are free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Mid-American Review.
Find out more about the writing festival.
Faylita Hicks is a queer Afro-Latinx writer, spoken word artist and cultural strategist. Hicks is the author of the poetry collection HoodWitch (Acre Books, 2019), a finalist for the 2020 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry, the 2019 Julie Suk Award and the 2019 Balcones Poetry Prize. Hicks released their latest indie spoken word album, A New Name for My Love (Arrondi Productions, 2021), after becoming a voting member of the Recording Academy/GRAMMYs and its Songwriters and Composers Committee for the Texas Chapter. The former editor-in-chief of Black Femme Collective and Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Hicks has also received fellowships and residencies from the Tony Award-winning Broadway Advocacy Coalition, Civil Rights Corps, Lambda Literary and Texas After Violence Project.
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11. Join the NSLS in spreading holiday cheer!
From Nov. 6 through the 20th, the Natonal Society of Leadership and Success is collecting new toys for children in need in the Bowling Green area! Toys can be dropped off in-person from 4 to 5 p.m. on Nov. 20 in the lobbies of Offenhauer Towers and Centennial Hall or in Central Hall room 104. The NSLS is also collecting handmade cards for children in the hospital. Rules and examples of Cards Can be found at the Cardz for Kidz website. There will be an in-person card making event and toy drop on Monday, Nov. 20, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Central Hall Room 104. Supplies and snacks will be provided!
To make arrangements for donation drop off or if you have questions, contact Kalli Gregory at Gregork@bgsu.edu.
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12. Join us for a show at the BGSU Planetarium
Join us at the Planetarium this weekend as we continue showing an immersive full-dome video double feature of STARGAZERS OF AFRICA and THE FIRST STARGAZERS.
STARGAZERS OF AFRICA - A journey connecting the stars, moon and planets to the people of Africa - from long ago to the stargazers of today.
THE FIRST STARGAZERS - Discover how the first stargazers around the world experienced the sky above. Discover how ancient peoples tried to understand the sky and how modern astronomy grew from their work.
Showing at 11 a.m. on Saturdays and 7:30 p.m. on Sundays through Sunday, Nov. 19.
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13. National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual week intended to highlight the unique needs of members of our community who are housing and/or food insecure. Did you know in Wood County nearly 15% of people are facing food insecurity? Did you also know that in Wood County nearly 28% of households are living below the poverty line? To bring awareness to this the Office of the Dean of Students wants to educate the BGSU community about issues, needs and experiences impacting people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity.
During the week of Nov. 13-17, there will be multiple events around campus that you can attend and engage with to learn more about these issues and resources to support folks impacted by housing and food insecurity.
Please visit the Student Care and Support webpage for a complete list of events.
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14. No Campus Update tomorrow
Campus Update will not be sent out Friday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day.
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15. Poetic Portraits of Older Women in the Great Black Swamp
Join us from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Wood County District Public Library for Poetic Portraits of Older Women in the Great Black Swamp!
Women have shaped the landscape and contour of the Bowling Green area, yet we do not have many records of their contributions. Collecting oral histories is one way to preserve and celebrate the contributions of older women in our community. Oral history provides an opportunity for women to tell their story in their own words, deciding what is important to share, what stories they wish to emphasize and how they present themselves.
Dr. Sandra Faulkner, professor of Media and Communication at BGSU, will share Portraits of Older Women in the Great Black Swamp, a collaborative project with The Wood County Committee on Aging, the BGSU Archives and local women, which focuses on how women have contributed to Bowling Green and the surrounding community. Faulkner interviewed prominent older women in the Bowling Green area about their experiences across the life course and their contributions to our community. She will discuss the importance of oral histories and listening to older women by presenting poetic portraits of older women in the Bowling Green area that she co-created from oral histories. Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of Culture and Society (ICS).
Learn more about Portraits of Older Women in the Great Black Swamp.
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16. Presentation registration for Symposium on Diversity now open
- 9th ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON DIVERSITY
- Hosted by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship as part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Learning, presented by the Beyond the Dream Committee.
- When? 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Jan. 17, in Lenhart Grand Ballroom in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.
Undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines as well as faculty and administrative staff may submit proposals to give a poster presentation on any topic related to diversity, including but not limited to culture, ethnicity, race, gender, sexuality, age, disability and socio-economic status. Both group and individual presentations will be accepted. For student presenters, submissions as part of classroom work as well as individually faculty-mentored student projects are welcome. Please share this announcement widely with students and colleagues.
The deadline for presentation is 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29 (extensions can be given if requested in advance in response to this email).
Submit your proposal. Only a presentation title and brief abstract are required for presentation registration and please submit only one registration per presentation.
For any questions, please contact the director for CURS, Dr. Cordula Mora, at cmora@bgsu.edu.
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17. Toys for Tickets - Citations dismissed in exchange for a new unwrapped toy
BGSU Parking will dismiss any citations issued Oct. 1 through Dec. 1 in exchange for a new unwrapped toy. The toys must be delivered to the BGSU Parking office before the end of finals week and must be of equal or greater value than the ticket. The toy receipt must be delivered with the toy. Forged or illegal permits and those for parking in a handicap area do not qualify. The toys will be donated to the Wood County Children's Protective Service and Wood County Children's Resource Center. You may also donate a toy without a citation.
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18. ...to step into one another's words
"Sich gegenseitig in die Sprache steigen / to step into one another‘s words“
Combined class, offered as: GERM 4800-1001 (#16783) and GERM 5450-5001 (#15880), from 6 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays. Taught by the 2024 Max Kade Writer-in-Residence, Katherina Braschel.
Literature is writing as much as reading and understanding what others have written. Including ourselves. Being an active reader means to be an archeological detective, to dig up what others have hidden in their words, sentences and stories, sometimes intentionally, sometimes by accident.
In this course we will be archeologists as we examine how different contemporary writers make use of the German language. We will also include our own writing in our discussions. We will move back and forth between reading and writing and we will try out a variety of approaches to, and styles of, writing. This will always be accompanied by open discussions in the group where a culture of respectful and supportive feedback is key. The seminar will include feminist and queer literature, literature and responsibility, genre-bending literature, vestiges of National Socialism in German and Austrian language and literature, crip literature, “Austrianness” in literature.
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1. Be an orientation leader!
The Orientation Office is looking for students to become orientation leaders for this summer! It's a great way to gain helpful skills like public speaking, group facilitation, interacting with diverse populations, teamwork and problem-solving all while representing BGSU! The position works in May and June, pays $11/hour and is a great way to become even more engrained in your campus community. Learn more about becoming a leader on the Orientation Leader webpage.
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2. Comfort in crafts!
Come join us to make crafts and learn about anxiety! This will take place at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, in the Youth and Family Classroom No. 188. The first 20 people to come will be able to make a keychain and/or pen. Snacks will be provided! Sponsored by the Office of Health and Wellness.
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3. EAG meets tonight
The Environmental Action Group meets tonight from 8 to 9 p.m. in Central Hall 100! We are a club that's passionate about the environment and making a positive difference right here at BGSU. We are a warm and inviting group that's a good place to meet friends. We'll be having a group discussion and are working on a couple of group projects - so bring your laptop with you! Students from all majors are welcome. See you tonight!
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4. Hail fellow, well met!
This spring, ride off with knights & knaves, kings & queens and witches & warlocks as you enter the storied worlds of Arthur, Guinevere and Merlin. Study the legends of medieval chivalry through reading and discussion of primary texts in English translation. Connect to other kinds of storytelling and explore medieval legend use in the modern world. CLCV 3880-1001 (#15535) meets from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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5. How do empires rise and fall?
This spring, get some answers straight from the ancient Greek and Roman historians themselves! Other questions to be explored: What are the origins of writing history in Europe? What were the emperors really like? How should one behave in politically turbulent times? "Ancient Historians" this spring meets 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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6. Religious diversity
Ever been asked why you like learning about other religions? Concerned about one religious group trying to drown out others? With the rise of Religious Nones, those without religious affiliation, in the country and a general increasing diversity of spiritual thought, comes major challenges to long-held beliefs. The BGSU Secular Student Alliance invites you, no matter your spiritual affiliation, to their meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. tonight in Central Hall 110. To actively discuss religious diversity in this country and abroad.
Have any questions? Email Donovan Heinze at dheinze@bgsu.edu.
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7. Trash cleanup service project Nov. 19
Campus Sustainability and the Environmental Service Club are teaming up for a litter cleanup from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov 19! We have two target locations for trash removal, pick your preference! ESC will be leading the cleanup near the BG Recycle Center and Campus Sustainability will be leading the Tech Pond/Fieldhouse area cleanup.
Learn more about the trash cleanup service project.
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8. Warm clothing pick-up for international students
St. Marks Church, located at 315 S. College Dr. in Bowling Green, is hosting a coat drive pick up from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 12. It is open for all international students to help during the colder months.
If you have any questions please contact Molly at 440-308-0706 or via email at mollyjm@bgsu.edu.
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1. ESOL 6080: Academic and Professional Oral Communication, spring
The T/ESOL Program offers ESOL 6080: Academic and Professional Oral Communication in spring 2024 (TR 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Call # 16035). This class is open to all multilingual and international graduate students and is designed to support students as they develop their academic and professional oral communication skills. The class focuses on listening/note-taking strategies; interacting with professors, classmates and professionals; presentation skills; academic vocabulary; nonverbal communication and pragmatics. Students also build overall fluency, pronunciation and oral grammar skills.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions at esolprog@bgsu.edu.
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1. Create a course syllabus that engages your students!
Thinking about the upcoming semester? Want to revise your syllabus and, more importantly, get students to engage with it? The Center for Faculty Excellence’s workshop, Designing a Course Syllabus that Encourages Growth Mindsets and Engages Students, is designed to help you critically evaluate your syllabus or existing syllabi to determine the messaging sent to students. During this in-workshop, you will work with peers to develop syllabi language to turn fixed mindset phrasing into growth mindset phrasing. Facilitated by CFE faculty associate and assistant teaching professor, Jennifer Stuart, this workshop will be held in-person from 2 to 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 13, in Olscamp 106.
Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE workshops.
Register for this workshop and other CFE workshops.
Registration closes one business day before the event. CFE workshops are open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members.
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2. November Research and Innovation Forum
Faculty are invited to join fellow researchers and scholars for a series of monthly events hosted by the Division of Research at BGSU. Participants will learn about current research initiatives and make new connections for future collaborations. Enjoy a panel discussion or presentation followed by Q&A and networking opportunities. Light refreshments, snacks and dessert will be served.
November's Research and Innovation Forum will be held from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Multipurpose Room 228. Professor Susan Brown, director of the Center for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR) and co-director of the National Center for Family and Marriage Research (NCFMR), will be speaking.
RSVP for the November Research and Innovation Forum.
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