Campus Update

Thursday, April 6, 2023

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1. Last call for zine submissions on class in America

The Browne Popular Culture Library is compiling a zine as a companion to the upcoming class conference All of This is Temporary: A Conference on Class Consciousness and Popular Culture!. The submission deadline is quickly approaching!

This zine will be a collection of public responses to the broad topic of class in America. We welcome responses in the form of prose, poetry and/or visual art. Each submission will be included as a single page in the collaborative zine.

Submissions should explore class-related themes, ideas and experiences. You can address questions like:

What is your experience of class difference on a college campus?
Why are class studies important?
What does “class consciousness” mean to you?

Interpret these ideas or questions in the manner and 2D medium of your choice. Your zine page should be in the form of an 8.5x11" document or sheet of paper. This zine will be distributed after the conference in April 2023 and will also be available electronically.

Submit your zine page by Saturday, April 15, at 11:59 p.m.

Happy zine-making! If you have any questions, please email us at classcon@bgsu.edu.

2. Movie night with the Pop. Culture Library next week

Join the Browne Popular Culture Library on Monday, April 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. for a showing of Halloween III. The evening will include an introduction by Shane Hesketh, American Culture Studies Ph.D. candidate and graduate teaching assistant, Department of Theatre and Film.

This movie showing is in conjunction with All of This is Temporary: A Conference on Class Consciousness and Popular Culture!. Shane will be presenting a paper on Halloween III at the conference on Saturday, April 15.

3. Time to donate food and still-usable stuff to WYMO!

Non-perishable food of any kind; t-shirts; a Frisbee; shower caddy; pencils/paper; Halloween costume; Easter basket; silverware; body wash; laundry detergent; hair dryer; teddy bear; fan; storage container. What do they have in common? They’re just a small sample of what you can donate to the When You Move Out, Don’t Throw It Out (WYMO) program starting April 10 until May 1!

Collection boxes will be in all residence hall lobbies, Greek townhouses, Union lobby and BGSU Dining Marketplaces for food and any still usable items. Food goes to the Falcon Food Pantry; you can order in bulk from Dining to use leftover dining plan balances. Donations benefit dozens of local charities, shelters and non-profits as well as BGSU Sustainability programs and the ReStore initiative. Don’t throw it out! Donate it!

See BGSUserves to volunteer. Contact greenbg@bgsu.edu with questions. Find out more about When You Move Out, Don’t Throw It Out.

4. ITS service desk hours April 7-9

The Information Technology Services (ITS) service desk will close at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 7, and remain closed on April 8 and 9. Regular operating hours will resume on Monday, April 10, at 7:30 a.m.

Any questions about these hours may be directed to ITS at 419-372-0999 or http://ITSchat.bgsu.edu.

5. Environmental Action Group Career Night room change

Environmental Action Group is hosting a Career Night this week on Thursday, April 6. The event will now be held in the BTSU Theatre from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. There will be time to network with the speakers who have a variety of sustainable and environmental careers that may be of interest. Then, there will be a presentation portion for each of them to speak about their education and positions they have had.

6. Pizza and Punk with Dr. Matthew A. Donahue next week

Dr. Matthew A. Donahue will give a presentation titled “Punk… History… Reality…” on Tuesday, April 11, at 1 p.m. in the Jerome Library, Pallister Conference Room, first floor. In conjunction with the University Libraries’ Punk exhibit located on the first floor of the library, Dr. Donahue’s presentation will highlight the history of punk music and its pioneers. This talk is free and open to all.

We will be serving free pizza at this event while it lasts!

Dr. Matthew A. Donahue is a musician, artist, filmmaker, writer and teaching professor for the Department of Popular Culture.

7. What Were You Wearing? SAAM exhibit

"What Were You Wearing" will take place on April 12-13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at BTSU 208.

The Cocoon will display their exhibit “What Were You Wearing?” to dismantle the rape myth that sexual violence happens because of what someone was wearing. This display has been created based on real survivor stories and actual depictions of the clothing that they were wearing.

CONTENT WARNING

The images displayed at the events above are the stories of those who have been impacted by violence. Some share details of traumatic experiences. Please be aware of your own well-being and take the time to process how these images may impact you.

8. Upcoming presentation: Making Music on YouTube

You are invited to attend Dr. Christopher Cayari’s presentation entitled "Making Music on YouTube: How Content Creation Can Empower Creativity, Community and Change."

The presentation will be held Friday, April 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Zoom (Meeting ID: 824 6064 0716, Passcode: 2022, click here for the meeting link). It is part of the School of Media and Communication’s Colloquium Series.

This event is free and open to the public, all are welcome to attend!

9. Setup BGSU account/password recovery options

BGSU offers three different self-service account recovery options for resetting forgotten passwords: email, voice call or SMS text message. To access instructions for configuring your account to use SMS or voice call recovery options, view the BGSU Passwords webpage. The email reset option is configured by default using your BGSU email address.

If you have any questions regarding password resets/BGSU account recovery options, please contact Information Technology Services (ITS) at 419-372-0999 or http://ITSchat.bgsu.edu.

10. “Evil Dead the Musical” opens next week!

Join us! “Evil Dead the Musical” with story and lyrics written by George Reinblatt and music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris and George Reinblatt has shows next weekend in the Thomas B. and Kathleen M. Donnell Theatre for performances from April 13-16. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on April 13-15 and there will be performances at 2 p.m. on April 15 and 16.

Remember, students who buy their tickets in advance get them for just $5.00! Click here to purchase tickets and view ticket prices. Come support the theatre department and enjoy a night of entertainment - we hope to see you there! Parking Lot "N" is free after 6 p.m. and on weekends.

11. Looking to give back to the community and have fun?

Interested in giving back to the community while having fun? The Wood County Suicide Prevention Coalition's Resiliency Jubilee will be held on Sunday, June 4, at the Junior Fair Building on the Wood County Fairgrounds from 1 to 5 p.m. Volunteers will work entry and prize tables and monitor activities such as the bouncy castle, petting zoo and more. Additionally, volunteers will receive a special staff t-shirt! Please email Kaylee Smith, chair of the jubilee subcommittee, at ksmith@wcadamh.org to register to volunteer or with any questions!

12. CWGE Research Seminar with Val Erwin next Tuesday

Join the Center for Women and Gender Equity Tuesday, April 12, from noon to 1 p.m. in Hayes Hall 203 or via Zoom for a research seminar with Val Erwin! Erwin is a Ph.D. candidate in Higher Education studying the ways disabled and gender policy affect equity in colleges and universities. Her presentation will focus on the experiences of disabled survivors on college campuses. For more information, contact cwge@bgsu.edu.

13. RecWell Summer Kids Camp 2023 registration is open!

New friends, unique learning experiences and fun!

Campers participate in a variety of recreation-based activities such as rock climbing, swimming, ice skating, crafting and on and off-campus field trips to emphasize physical development and education while promoting a healthy lifestyle. Recreation and Wellness camps serve youth ages kindergarten through 6th grade. Camp is 10 weeks long from June to August 2023.

For more information, contact camp directors Jacob Muellerschoen at jamuell@bgsu.edu and Julia Adams at jthatch@bgsu.edu or visit the RecWell Kids Camp website.

14. Next week - climate change presentation!

Join us on Thursday, April 13, at 6 p.m. in Central Hall 101 for an Earth Week presentation by Dr. Christopher Lepre: "The Geological Mysteries of Climate Change". He will be unraveling the climate science and ancient history of the earth, and relate that to the future fate of humanity if we don't take climate change more seriously. Email greenbg@bgsu.edu with any questions!

1. POPC 2800: Introduction to Popular Music Online course summer session 2

The Department of Popular Culture is offering a cool and fun course for summer session 2. Introduction to Popular Music Online (POPC 2800) covers the history of rock and roll and popular music. This course highlights different genres such as hip-hop, punk, heavy metal, reggae, blues and many others. POPC 2800 fulfills a general humanities and a multidisciplinary component. If you have further questions about the course, feel free to reach out to the course instructor, Dr. Matthew Donahue at mattdon@bgsu.edu.

2. Scholarship opportunity for first and second-year Latino undergraduate students

Lideres Avanzando (Advancing Leaders Program) is a virtual scholarship program to first and second-year Latinx undergraduate students.

Implemented in 2016 at Esperanza, catering to Latinx students, Lideres Avanzando empowers students to take pride in their Latino heritage while providing necessary tools to become successful, culturally cognizant professionals.

Applicants are selected to participate in an elite nationwide virtual Latinx program for incoming college freshman and sophomores.

What Lideres Avanzando Fellows Do:

Throughout the semester you will complete ten virtual workshops on topics such as Mental Health, Financial Literacy, Cultural Advocacy and Career Exploration. In addition, you will be required to complete a service project and assist in a crowdfunding initiative for other Latino Scholars.

Sign up to be a Lideres Avanzando Fellow, with the program to begin in the fall of 2023.

Brief summary and benefits include: - $400 Micro-scholarship upon successful completion of the program 
- 10 Virtual workshops with curriculum from UNIDOS US, the largest Latinx civil rights organization in the USA - Guest speakers and professionals in a range of fields that students can connect with 
- Internships and additional scholarship opportunities - Access to the Esperanza Network - DACA and Undocumented students are also eligible

For more information please visit our website: https://esperanzainc.org/lideres-avanzando/

For questions or inquiries contact Joshua White at (216)-338-8684 or joshua@espera nzainc.org.

3. PNC's free webcast: 6 money lessons

We encourage all students to attend PNC's free student webcast: 6 Money Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Earlier, a free student webcast sponsored by PNC Bank, featuring Chelsea Fagan, founder and CEO of The Financial Diet, on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. Register for 6 Money Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Earlier.

4. Interested in Ethnic Studies? Take ETHN 1010 online this summer

ETHN 1010 401W 40162 will be offered online this summer during the second six-week session from June 26 to Aug. 4. This gateway course to the field of Ethnic Studies introduces students to interdisciplinary analyses of race and ethnicity in the U.S. It explores the social construction and ideologies of race in colonial conquest, slavery and immigration, and the intersections of race with other hierarchies such as class, gender and sexuality. Please contact the instructor Dr. Vibha Bhalla with any questions. vibhab@bgsu.edu.

5. Research study participants needed!

BGSU undergraduate students (18+) are needed to participate in an online survey about the transition from high school to college and its impact on their mental health and well-being. This study focuses primarily on the mental health of first-year students, but all undergraduate students are eligible to participate.

Participation requires taking an online survey lasting approximately 5–10 minutes.

If you are interested in participating, please click here to proceed to the Qualtrics survey.

If you have any questions, please contact Hailey Kurtz at hkurtz@bgsu.edu.

6. Spanish for Education Professionals

SPAN 2030-1002 (#76939), will meet MW 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Spanish for Education Professionals aims to help current and future teachers, administrators, guidance counselors and SLPs better serve the growing population of Latinx students.

From 2011-2021, there was a 76% increase in the Hispanic student population in Ohio (ODE Facts and Figures 2022). This class will familiarize teachers with U.S. varieties of Spanish, equipping them with the phrases necessary for basic classroom conversation, acquainting them with the concept of translanguaging and helping them understand ways to incorporate this practice into their classes. The class will also train students on how to effectively use Google Translate to communicate with parents (and avoid insulting them). We will also examine Latinx family cultural practices to better understand different cultural approaches to education. The class is designed for ALL education professionals - pre-K, elementary, middle and secondary levels.

Questions? Email Prof. Ducar at cmducar@bgsu.edu.

7. ICS internship application

Are you a BGSU student looking for opportunities to put your academic research and writing skills into practice? Are you looking for meaningful work experience from the convenient location of BGSU’s campus? Would you like to do it for course credit?

Then consider applying to be an intern for BGSU’s own interdisciplinary, public humanities center. You can get valuable experience with event planning, marketing and public relations, graphic design, research, curricular development and more.

ICS internships are offered in the following tracks:

Social Media and Publicity
Graphic Design
Research and Curriculum Development
Project Management and Event Planning
Media Production
Podcast Research and Production

Learn more about ICS and our internship tracks. Review of applications will begin immediately, with interviews to follow. Applications are due by Friday, April 7.

8. Have a meal plan? Check your balance!

Have a meal plan? Make sure you know your current balance by visiting your MyBGSU and heading to BG1 Card services. BGSU Dining has also created this great guide to check your current balance to where you need to be by the end of the semester. Visit the Meal Plan Spending Guidelines page for more information.

9. ROTC scholarships available and $5K bonus

Scholarships and other monetary support are available when you join BGSU Army ROTC, which allows you to focus on your education by relieving some of the financial pressure. You will graduate with a respected and secure career path as an Army Officer and with less debt for the school years your scholarship covers. You are eligible to apply for a ROTC scholarship, which could get you up to 100% tuition coverage and a $420 a month stipend and $600 a semester for books. You may also be qualified to receive free room and board from BGSU!

To be accepted for any ROTC scholarship, you must meet these standards:

Be a U.S. citizen
Be at least 17, and under 31 in year of commissioning
Have a high school diploma or equivalent
Have a college GPA of at least 2.50
Have taken the SAT or ACT
Take the current Army physical fitness test
Meet the physical weight and height requirements
Agree to accept a commission and serve in the Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard

Please contact Joe Howell at jmhowel@bgsu.edu or 419-372-9968 for more information.

10. All of This is Temporary: A Conference on Class Consciousness

Please join the School of Cultural and Critical Studies and the Browne Popular Culture Library for "All of This is Temporary: A Conference on Class Consciousness and Popular Culture."

Friday, April 14, from 1 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Both days will take place at the Pallister Conference Room, Jerome Library, first floor. Free for in-person and online attendees.

The need for class consciousness in universities is greater than ever. Few students are provided the tools to understand what is happening to America’s most vulnerable and therefore have no understanding of how to address and combat it. Lower-income students often find themselves lost and unsupported within an academic system that neglects class. This conference aims to facilitate dialog concerning the issue of class in our culture by means of traditional academic presentations, as well as in workshops and creative forums.

Major discussion topics will include:

Class issues in academia, politics and the global sphere
Unionization, tenants’ rights and other topics that affect local workers
Class representation and analysis in popular culture (television, movies, comics and more)

Our keynote speaker, Walter Benn Michaels, will give a presentation titled “Merit Raises and the Consciousness of the Professoriate” on Saturday, April 15.

Visit our website for more information and a full conference schedule..

11. We're hiring! RecWell Summer Kids Camp 2023

Join the RecWell team as a Summer Kids Camp counselor! Camp programming includes a variety of recreation-based activities such as rock climbing, swimming, ice skating and on and off-campus field trips. Camp activities emphasize physical development and education while promoting a healthy lifestyle. Counselors assist in planning daily camp activities, maintaining a safe environment, addressing camper's needs, and interacting daily with other counselors, parents, guardians and professional staff. Recreation and Wellness camps serve youth ages kindergarten through 6th grade. Camp is 10 weeks long from June to August 2023.

Apply online through HANDSHAKE to be a Kids Camp counselor or submit a resume to Jacob Muellerschoen at jamuell@bgsu.edu.

1. Serve as a mentor for IFN

Are you interested in serving as a mentor for independent students on campus? The Independent Falcon Network is a network for independent students, connecting them with individuals and resources that support and encourage academic success, self-reliance and community.

We are currently seeking 3-5 additional faculty or staff members to join as mentors to create a supportive, sustained mentoring relationship throughout the student's time at BGSU. For more information, contact Alishea Wynn at alisutt@bgsu.edu.

2. Call for nominations to ICS Executive Board

We are seeking nominations and self-nominations to serve on the Executive Board of ICS. For this cycle, we are particularly interested in nominations for those in the social sciences or natural sciences. If you are a faculty or staff member with a passion for interdisciplinary collaborations, community engagement, and high-impact programming, please consider applying to be a board member; if you know someone who fits this description, please nominate them.

To nominate someone for the board, send an email to ics@bgsu.edu with the person’s name, email address, title and program/unit/department. We will ask all nominees to submit a statement of interest and relevant experience (500 words maximum) and a CV. The term of service is three years, beginning in fall 2024.

The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. on Friday, April 7.

3. Call for applications: CFE Faculty Associates

Each year, the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) welcomes applications for three Faculty Associate positions. Faculty Associates partner with the CFE to serve as a resource and an active participant with other faculty, staff, administrators and graduate students to reach the strategic goals of the CFE. Associates will be expected to design and facilitate one Learning Community per semester and assist with the facilitation of CFE workshops on an as-needed basis. Faculty Associates are compensated for their work with the CFE.

Application closes on Monday, April 10, at 5 p.m.

Learn more about Faculty Associates.

Apply to be a Faculty Associate.

4. CFE workshop: 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: Tuesday, April 11

Time: 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.

Location: Olscamp 106

Complete the Safe Zone training registration form.

Click here for more information.

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