Campus Update

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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Campus Update Archive

1. Free cooking class compliments of WBGU-PBS

WBGU-PBS is offering BGSU staff, students and alumni the opportunity to take part in a free online cooking class compliments of Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. No (apron) strings attached! If you’re a foodie who loves cooking or a novice looking to brush up on your skills, Milk Street has a class for you! Choose from live-streamed or self-paced classes. (Does not include workshops or intensives.) Take the online classes using code: MILKSTREETTV. Then start cooking!

You can watch Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Television at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays on-air on WBGU-PBS (check your channel listing) or live stream.

2. ITS labs to close for fall break

Information Technology Services (ITS) “scheduled” computer labs will be closed over fall break, from Saturday, Oct. 7, until Tuesday, Oct. 10. For additional information on BGSU computer labs and hours, visit our Computer Labs website.

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

3. Join us for Asian Studies Forum

Dr. Shaojun Bai, professor of business, Xian International Study University, China, will share his expert analysis and insights about the Chinese entrepreneurship and political environment focused on development of Chinese advanced manufacturing enterprises.

Dr. Man Zhang, professor in the BGSU Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business and Asian Studies Advisory Committee member, will moderate the Q&A following the lecture. This event will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 28, in BTSU 208. The event is free and open to the public.

4. Looking for volunteer hours?

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Wood County is hosting their annual AfterBurn event this year and are seeking volunteers to help. The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, at the Wood County Fairgrounds. If you are interested in being a volunteer for this event, please register via BGSUServes or on the AfterBurn 2023 Volunteer website. You are also more than welcome to invite friends, family, and peers to help volunteer as well. We would love to have you!

Contact Brianna Snow with any questions at briannas@namiwoodcounty.org.

5. Managing Anxious Thoughts and Emotions

Managing Anxious Thoughts and Emotions will take place from noon to 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, and Thursday, Oct. 26, in the Student Rec Center Classroom and virtually.

Well-Being Series: Free 60-minute sessions on mental well-being topics including self-care, managing anxious thoughts and emotions, managing holiday and winter stress, caring for the caregiver and recovering from burnout.

Register for Managing Anxious Thoughts and Emotions!

Contact Ashley Hartman at ashthom@bgsu.edu.

6. Passionate about mental health? Want to become a leader?

The National Alliance on Mental Illness chapter at BGSU is having their first meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, in Education 205.

The organization is looking for three executive roles to help lead their journey to promote mental health advocacy and erase the stigma surrounding mental health. Come to this meeting if you are interested in becoming a Vice President, Secretary or Social Media Chair! These roles would look amazing on a CV or resume. President and Treasurer roles will open at the end of the spring semester. No experience is required! All are welcome to come to this meeting. Leadership roles are open to undergraduate and graduate students.

7. Reminder: The CFE wants your feedback!

The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) is seeking feedback from the teaching community to inform and improve our marketing efforts. Please take five minutes to fill out the CFE Marketing Survey to share information with the CFE regarding our marketing via social media and other channels. The deadline to complete the survey is at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 2.

For additional information about the Center for Faculty Excellence and our upcoming workshops and events, please visit the CFE website.

8. Share your experiences at the Embracing Global Engagement Conference

The Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS) invites presentation proposals from undergraduate and graduate students of all disciplines. Oral, poster and photo/video presentations will be accepted.

Showcase your work. Build your resume. Inspire other students to go abroad or study global, international or intercultural issues.

This is an excellent opportunity for students who have participated in:

Internships, co-ops or practica while studying abroad
Research, scholarly or creative activities while studying abroad
International public policy or service-learning projects
Research, scholarly or creative projects as international students at BGSU
Cultural experiences (e.g., the Navajo Reservation Trip)
On-campus research/scholarly/creative projects with global/international/intercultural perspectives

Registration deadline is Sept. 27.

Embracing Global Engagement Conference

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18
Location: Multipurpose Room, 228 Bowen-Thompson Student Union
Keynote Presentation: Dr. Kristie Foell, Associate Professor, German, "Lessons Learned from 50 Years of Study Abroad"

Top presenters will receive an original glasswork designed by BGSU alumnus Austin Wittenberg at a later award ceremony.

Contact the CURS director, Dr. Cordula Mora, at cmora@bgsu.edu, with any questions.

9. Spirit of BG - Classified Staff

The Classified Staff Council's Spirit of BG Award Committee is pleased to accept September and/or October nominations for the Spirit of BG - CSC Award. Every qualified nominee will be recognized and presented a certificate of appreciation and their nomination(s) published in Campus Updates each month. There are no limits on nominations throughout the year. Qualified nominations submitted from May through the following April will be placed in a drawing at the Annual Classified Staff Awards Ceremony in May and/or June to win one of 12 monetary prizes.

Nominate a staff member!

10. Volunteer for the annual Falcon BEST Robotics Competition

Earn volunteer hours for volunteering at the annual Falcon BEST Robotics Competition from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4!

Bowling Green State University hosts the only BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) robotics competition in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan. Over the course of nine weeks, high school student-led teams design a remote-controlled robot, ultimately competing against one another at Falcon BEST. Teams are also judged on their marketing presentation, project engineering notebook, team entrepreneurship interview, robot modeling and video and website design.

We need your help! Robotics expertise not required. Volunteers receive a complimentary lunch and free t-shirt. Full day or session time slots are available. Mentor and judge volunteer opportunities include:

General Volunteer
Game Referees
Marketing Judge
Entrepreneurship – Exhibit & Interview
Virtual Judge (Critical Design Review, Video, Website, T-Shirt & Notebook) equivalent to 12 hrs

Volunteer to help at the annual Falcon BEST Robotics Competition!

1. Chance to win $10 Amazon gift card!

We are conducting research about caffeine awareness and consumption within the college student population. You will answer basic demographic questions, followed by questions based on caffeine consumption and awareness questions. This survey is expected to take 15-20 minutes to complete. After answering all the questions, you will have the opportunity to enter your name and email for a chance to win one of 50 $10 Amazon e-gift cards. You must be a college student to take this survey. The survey will close on Monday, Oct. 9. Thank you!

Take the online survey.

2. Expand your world. Learn a language!

What the world needs now are people with language and culture skills. Join us from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. this Thursday, Sept. 28, in the Shatzel Hall Foyer (2nd floor). We will learn about the practical benefits of learning a second language and how to pair a language with your current course of study!

3. 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. Learn more about the programs. You can also stop in during our drop-in hours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday in room 303 in University Hall and one of our staff members can assist you.

4. Nonreligious? Cool, come on by for the first BGSU SSA meeting

The BGSU Secular Student Alliance invites all to come to its first meeting tomorrow from 6 to 7 p.m. in Central Hall 110. The BGSU SSA seeks to provide a safe space and community for all nonreligious students here on campus, be they spiritual and nonreligious to atheist. As well as promote a better understanding and acceptance of those who choose to live a secular life in a majority Christian nation.

Have any questions? Email Donovan Heinze at dheinze@bgsu.edu.

5. Referees needed!

The Men's Club Basketball team is in need of refs for our upcoming home tournaments. We are looking for individuals with some experience in refereeing basketball. We are able to offer service hours or paid opportunities in exchange for your time! If you are interested, please contact us via our email, bgsumcb@gmail.com. Thank you!

6. Share your experience and earn a service hour!

Share your experiences and insight! Participate in a virtual focus group and talk about why students stay at BGSU to earn a service hour and be entered into a raffle for a $25 Amazon gift card. The undergraduate Student Learning Analysts (SLAs) from the Office of Academic Assessment will be facilitating these virtual focus groups via Zoom.

Sign up for a virtual focus group.

Virtual Focus Group Times:

Monday, Oct. 2, from noon to 1 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 2, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4, from noon to 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

7. Sister 2 Sister

As women of color, our journey at BGSU can be complex, exhausting, rewarding and challenging. In the spirit of communal learning and healing, Sister to Sister is a space that aims to provide women of color support and a chance to come together for discussion around various topics related to how we experience life at BGSU.

Join us bi-weekly at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays in BTSU 427.

Meeting dates:

Sept. 27
Oct. 11
Oct. 25
Nov. 8
Nov. 22

8. Survey for male students - Chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card!

Currently, we are conducting a study that examines specific facets of health behavior in men. Participation is a relatively low burden, including a one-time online survey that will take about 30 minutes, and responses to the survey are completely confidential. Each person who completes the survey will be entered into a raffle to receive one of two $25 gift card from Amazon. Complete the online survey.

1. CFE workshop: Getting Started with Canvas New Quizzes

Join the CFE in one of their virtual workshops on creating New Quizzes in Canvas. In this workshop, you will learn how to identify question types, explore what students see when taking quizzes, moderate exams for accessibility and create New Quiz question banks.

The Getting Started with New Quizzes workshop will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 5, via Zoom and facilitated by Holly Barber, CFE instructional designer.

Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE workshops. Registration closes one business day before the event

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.

2. CFE workshop: Using Canvas Studio Software

Are you looking for ways to create interactive videos to engage students in discussion and assessment? Join the CFE-hosted workshop, “Using Canvas Studio Software to Create Interactive Studio Software,” with Holly Barber from 1 to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 6, via Zoom. Canvas Studio is a screen capture tool that allows you to create engaging videos right within Canvas. The Studio interface allows for in-video commenting and low-stakes quizzing.

Learn more about this event and other upcoming CFE events.

Register for this event and other CFE events. Registration closes one business day before the event.

3. Duo Two Factor Authentication protection coming to Curriculog Sept. 28

Effective Thursday, Sept. 28, Curriculog (BGSU’s curriculum management software) users will be required to authenticate via Duo Two Factor Authentication prior to accessing the tool. Security breaches at BGSU can, have and will happen; this cannot always be prevented. Adding Duo protection to Curriculog is another way to provide increased account security and protect your personal data.

Learn more about Duo Two Factor Authentication.

4. Have questions on SAAC reports? Attend the CFE's SAAC workshop

Are you completing a SAAC report? Join this workshop offered by the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and the Office of Academic Assessment on how to complete SAAC reports. This virtual session will review the SAAC reporting process, including the assessment plan and reporting cycle, short-form assessment reports, long-form assessment reports and rubrics. During this session, we also will discuss best practices and lessons learned from the SAAC reporting process. These workshops will be held online via Zoom. The workshops are scheduled for the following dates and times:

Oct. 3, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Oct. 17, 11 a.m. to noon

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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