Campus Update

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Campus Update Archive

1. ITS service desk winter break hours

The Information Technology Services (ITS) service desk will close at 5 p.m. on weekdays from Dec. 11 to Jan. 5 and will also be closed on weekends and University holidays during this time. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, Jan. 6.

Additional information on ITS hours.

Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or chat online. Happy Holidays!

2. Nominate an administrative staff member for the Spirit of BG award

The Administrative Staff Council recognizes monthly administrative staff members who are caught showing "The Spirit of BG" as defined by any of the core values of BGSU:

Intellectual and personal growth
Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurism
Diversity and inclusion
Collaboration with each other and our partners
Excellence in all we do

If you are a member of the University community (faculty, staff, student) you may nominate an employee for "The Spirit of BG Award". Complete a nomination form, providing a short summary (up to 250 words) as to why you feel this person deserves the award.

Nominations must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the month to be considered for the following month's recognition.

Nominate an administrative staff member for the Spirit of BG Award!

3. Outages to multiple BGSU systems scheduled for Dec. 15

The following systems will experience outages from 12:05 to 6:00 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 15, in order to complete required system maintenance. The systems that will be affected are:

Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or chat online.

4. PaperCut (printing) outages scheduled for Dec. 19 & Dec. 20

The PaperCut Printing Service will be unavailable from approximately 4-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 and Wednesday, Dec. 20 while Information Technology Services (ITS) performs an upgrade. Please do not log into or try to access the system during this time frame. During the upgrade period, all functions related to campus printing (offices, labs, etc.) will be unavailable.

Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or chat online.

5. Falcon Fan Pregame at the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit!

Get ready to cheer on Falcon Football at the Quick Lane Bowl!

Don’t miss the Falcon Fan Pregame as Bowling Green State University gets ready to take on the University of Minnesota. Join the incredible experience as the Falcons make their second straight appearance in the Quick Lane Bowl! The Pregame will be hosted at the Gridiron Club inside Ford Field from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 26. The Falcon Fan Pregame registration includes lunch, non-alcoholic beverages, giveaways and plenty of fun. A cashless bar will be available.

Need a ride to the stadium? BGSU Athletics will provide a bus from BGSU to Detroit for $50 per person additionally.

The Pregame registration site, as well as Bowl Ticket sales, close next Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 11:59 p.m. Reserve your spot now!

Register for the Falcon Fan Pregame and Bus!

Get your Quick Lane Bowl tickets!

6. Join the How Learning Works CFE Book Club!

Have you ever wondered what the research says about how we learn? Would you like to know more about specific evidence-based practices you can implement in your classroom to facilitate your students’ learning? Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) for their spring 2024 book club that will discuss the book, “How Learning Works: Eight Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching.” Facilitated by Amy Cook, teaching professor for the English Department, this community will meet via Zoom once a month to discuss the book as well as ideas for implementing research-based practices in your specific teaching contexts at BGSU. All BGSU faculty, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and staff are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this learning community. Participants in this group will be provided with a hard-backed copy of the book.

Learn more about this book club!

To learn more about this community, consider attending the spring 2024 CFE Community of Practice Info Session from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, via Zoom.

Register for this community of practice and other CFE communities.

7. Join the semester-long Service-Learning Community of Practice

Service-learning has the power to transform student learning and bridge the gap between college campuses and the community. If you are interested in learning more about how you can integrate service-learning into your courses or want to strengthen your existing service-learning courses, we encourage you to join the Service-Learning Community of Practice, co-hosted by the Center for Faculty Excellence and the C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement. Facilitated by Hoang Do, the assistant director of the Marvin Center, this Community of Practice will meet in-person seven times throughout the semester to explore how you can integrate meaningful service-learning experiences into the curriculum, build sustainable community partnerships and incorporate critical reflection into the service-learning process. All BGSU faculty, adjunct instructors, graduate students and staff are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this community.

Find out more about the Service-Learning Community of Practice.

To learn more about this community, consider attending the Spring 2024 CFE Community of Practice Info Session from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, via Zoom.

Register for this Community of Practice or other CFE Communities of Practice. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2024.

1. Female athletes can earn a $5 gift card!

Current college athletes who identify as female are invited to participate in a study about how collegiate female athletes think and feel about their bodies. Participants can earn a $5 Amazon gift card in exchange for completing an online survey. Here is some additional information about the survey to help you decide if you want to participate:

This survey will be voluntary. No one is forced to participate.
It will be confidential. No one will be asked to provide information like their name, address or school ID number.
Your responses will NOT be shared with anyone else, including your coach or teammates.
This survey will take about 30 minutes to complete.
Everyone who completes the survey will earn a $5 Amazon gift card! To receive your gift card, you will be asked to provide your contact information. Your contact information will also remain confidential.

If you wish to participate, please access the Collegiate Athletes’ Mental Health survey. You may contact Amy Jordan if you have questions about this study or survey.

2. Need food assistance?

Need assistance with food? The Dean of Students is here to help. We offer two programs that can help you with that.

You can also stop in during our drop-in hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday in University Hall 303 and one of our staff members can assist you.

3. Student health insurance requirement

The spring health insurance requirement is due Jan. 1. To see if this applies to you, check your ‘To Dos’ in your MyBGSU. There will be a $1,457 charge to your spring tuition bill as well. To waive or enroll in the spring/summer insurance, go to the Quick Links section on your MyBGSU, select ‘Insurance Requirement’ and fill out the appropriate form. If you have other insurance that meets BGSU requirements and waive prior to the deadline, the $1,457 insurance fee will be cleared from your tuition bill.

Learn more about the student health insurance plan by visiting the United HealthCare Services website and entering BGSU as your school. If you have questions, contact the Student Insurance Office at studentins@bgsu.edu or 419-372-7495.

1. BGSU VPN/Pulse Secure upgrade to begin Dec. 14

Beginning at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, Information Technology Services (ITS) will release an upgrade for the BGSU VPN/Pulse Secure application to update it to a newer version. This upgrade brings the application up to date with BGSU’s latest standards and provides increased network security and compatibility with newer operating systems.

If you are connected to the VPN when the upgrade is released (on or off-campus) you will be briefly disconnected. Please wait 2-3 minutes before attempting to reconnect to the network. For the upgrade to be successfully applied, you must be connected to either VPN/Pulse Secure, eduroam or the BGSU wired network. The upgrade will attempt to complete the next time your device is connected to one of these networks after the release at 5 p.m. on Dec. 14.

Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or chat online.

2. CFE workshop: BGP assessment process discussion

Are you teaching a Bowling Green Perspective (BGP) course? Do you have questions about the BGP assessment process? Join this virtual workshop, hosted by the Center for Faculty Excellence and the Office of Academic Assessment, to review the BGP learning outcomes assessment process and discuss best practices and lessons learned from the general education assessment process. Facilitated by Dr. Jessica Turos, the associate director of Academic Assessment, this workshop will walk you through all the steps to submit BGP assessment data via Canvas.

These workshops will be held online via Zoom on the following dates and times during the spring 2024 semester: from 11 a.m. to noon on Jan. 4, from 4 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 9, from 11 a.m. to noon on April 10, and from 3 to 4 p.m. on April 14.

Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE events.

Register for this workshop and other CFE workshops.

3. CFE workshop: Faculty180 Training

Join the Center for Faculty Excellence to learn about Faculty180, the faculty activity reporting system that is used for reappointment, tenure and promotion, as well as merit, accreditation, reporting and other processes. Facilitated by PJ Mays, the assistant dean of Institutional Effectiveness on the Firelands campus, this virtual workshop will show you how to document your achievements in research, teaching and service using the Faculty180 system.

The Faculty180 workshop will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, via Zoom.

Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE events.

Register for this workshop and other CFE workshops. CFE workshops are open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members. Registration closes one business day before the event.

4. CFE workshop: Intro to Canvas

If you're new to teaching with Canvas, join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) for their Intro to Canvas workshop. In this virtual workshop, you will learn how to customize your course settings and navigation, upload course files and documents, create and add content, and manage Gradebook and Speedgrader. Facilitated by Holly Barber, CFE instructional designer, the Intro to Canvas workshop will be held via Zoom from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4.

Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE events.

Register for this workshop and other CFE workshops. CFE workshops are open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members. Registration closes one business day before the event.

5. Find out more about the Spring 2024 CFE Communities of Practice!

Each academic year, the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) works with faculty associates and campus partners to develop and deliver innovative and timely Communities of Practice. CFE Communities of Practice include book clubs, writing groups, podcast listening clubs, Learning Communities, and other semester- and year-long learning opportunities. The CFE will be offering seven different Communities of Practice this spring covering a range of topics including culturally and socially responsible assessments, the “Science of Reading,” how learning works, service-learning, student engagement and motivation, teaching and learning with AI, and using data to support equity and student success.

To find out more about our upcoming Communities of Practice, attend the Spring 2024 CFE Community of Practice info session from noon to 1:00 PM on Friday, Jan. 12, via Zoom. During this session, we will discuss the Communities of Practice being offered by the CFE this spring and answer any questions interested participants may have.

Please register in advance for the Spring 2024 CFE Community of Practice info session.

Learn about the communities being offered. CFE Communities of Practice are open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members, unless noted otherwise.

6. Find out what the Division of Research can do for you!

Are you interested in learning what BGSU can do for you to advance your scholarly and creative ambitions? Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and the Division of Research for this virtual info session on how the Division of Research can support you and your scholarship. The current vice president for research, Ali Eskandarian, and colleagues from across the University will discuss the various resources and opportunities offered by the Division of Research. This info session will include a Q&A session during which you can ask questions and learn first-hand from your colleagues.

Learn more about this event and other upcoming CFE events.

Register to find out more about how the Division of Research can support you and your scholarship. CFE workshops are open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members. Registration closes one business day before the event.

7. ITS spring 2024 start-of-term freeze

Information Technology Services (ITS) will be placing a freeze on operating system upgrades and replacement device installation requests during the first two weeks of the spring semester (Jan. 8-19) to prioritize support for the start of the semester and new hire devices. Any requests for this type of support will be scheduled out after Jan. 19, so please plan accordingly.

Direct any questions regarding this freeze to ITS at 419-372-0999 or chat online.

8. Join the CFE to find out more about Canvas New Quizzes!

New Quizzes is Canvas’s new assessment engine that integrates with Canvas and will be replacing Classic Quizzes. New Quizzes offers new features, question types and a new interface. Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) for their virtual workshop, Getting Started with Canvas New Quizzes, to learn about this new tool. In this workshop, you will learn how to create questions in an item bank and how to utilize the item bank in a quiz.

Facilitated by Holly Barber, CFE instructional designer, the Getting Started with New Quizzes workshop will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Jan. 31 via Zoom.

Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE events.

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. Registration closes one business day before the event.

9. The CFE's Active Learning Certificate Program is now accepting applications!

The CFE’s Active Learning Certificate Program is now accepting applications for spring 2024. During this 2-month long hybrid program, you will reflect on your current teaching practices, develop a plan for incorporating active learning into your teaching, and practice implementing active learning strategies into your classroom instruction. After successfully completing the program, you will receive a digital certificate and badge noting your accomplishment. Receipt of the Active Learning Certificate allows you to be pre-assigned to an active learning classroom.

Find out more about the Active Learning Certificate Program.

Apply for the Active Learning Certificate Program. Applications are due Friday, Jan. 19. Space is limited. This program is open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members.

10. Call for Honors 4000 seminar proposals

Faculty are invited to submit proposals for HNRS 4000 seminars. The one credit seminars explore topics that intersect with issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and privilege, and are intended for first-year and upper-class students.

Spring 2025 seminar proposals are due Friday, Jan. 12. A proposal workshop will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Friday, Jan. 8, in the Honors College in the basement of Founders Hall.

Proposals should include:

Faculty name and title
Title of class
Term
Description of seminar (up to 500 words)
Description of how students will develop their intercultural knowledge and competence, highlighting how students will achieve level 2 on at least one competency in AACU’s Intercultural Knowledge and Competency VALUE Rubric
Brief statement (approx. 250 words) approach to diversity, equity, inclusion and privilege, and a description of any relevant training completed in the last two years.

Proposals and questions should be submitted to Michelle Sprouse at msprous@bgsu.edu.

11. Learn about Curriculog, BGSU's new curriculum proposal management system

Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) for the “Curriculog for New Proposers and Approvers” workshop that will cover Curriculog’s functionality and demonstrate how to input and read a curriculum proposal in Curriculog. This training is designed for faculty and staff who will be submitting and/or approving curriculum proposals.

These workshops will be held online via Zoom from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, and from 1 to 2 p.m. on Feb. 2.

Learn more about these workshops and other upcoming CFE events.

Register for Spring 2024 CFE workshops. Registration closes one business day before the event.

12. Curious about Service-Learning?

Want to learn more about service-learning and how you can use it to enrich your courses and contribute to your students’ holistic development? Join the Center for Faculty Excellence and the C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement for the first workshop in Spring 2024 Service-Learning Workshop Series, “What is Service-Learning?”. Facilitated by Hoang Do, sssistant director of the Marvin Center, this workshop will explore service-learning’s core principles and the benefits for both educators and students. This workshop will take place three times throughout the spring semester: from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 23, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 20, and from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on March 19.

Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE events.

Register for this workshop and other CFE workshops. All BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members are welcomed and encouraged to attend these sessions. Registration closes one business day before the event.

13. Join the CFE's first podcast listening club & discuss how students learn reading

Want to join a book club, but don’t have time to read the book? Join the Center for Faculty Excellence’s first ever podcast club! The “Delving into the ‘Science of Reading’ Podcast Club” will explore how reading is taught in the U.S. and Ohio by discussing the provocative podcast series, “Sold A Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong.” Facilitated by Dr. Colleen Boff, head librarian of the Curriculum Resource Center, Dr. Kitty Burroughs, associate director of the University Writing Program, and Dr. Kate Brodeur, associate professor and graduate reading program coordinator for the School of Inclusive Teacher Education, this community will meet in-person once a month to discuss the podcast and better understand the debates about the science of reading. All BGSU faculty, adjunct instructors, graduate students and staff are welcomed and encouraged to participate. This community of practice may be of interest to anyone who works or plans to work in the K-12 setting or in higher education.

Learn more about this Community of Practice.

To learn more about this learning experience, consider attending the Spring 2024 CFE Community of Practice Info Session from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024 via Zoom.

Register for this Community of Practice and other Spring 2024 CFE Communities of Practice. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on Jan. 19.

14. Learn how to create culturally responsible assessments!

The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) is excited to announce a new Learning Community for spring 2024, “Creating Culturally Responsible Assessments in the University Classroom Learning Community”. Facilitated by CFE faculty associate and assistant professor, Dr. Audrey Conway Roberts, this Learning Community will meet six times during the spring semester via Zoom to explore how students from multicultural backgrounds experience assessment in the classroom and how to adapt assignments to be more culturally responsible.

This Community is designed for new faculty and instructors; however, all faculty and instructors are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this Learning Community. Participants in this program who meet eligibility and participation requirements may receive $100 professional development funds upon their successful completion of the program.

Learn more about the Creating Culturally Responsible Assessments in the University Classroom Learning Community.

To learn more about this learning experience, consider attending the Spring 2024 CFE Community of Practice info session from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12, via Zoom.

Register for this Community of Practice and other Spring 2024 CFE Communities of Practice. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on Jan. 19.

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