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- Outages to multiple BGSU systems scheduled for May 3
- Volunteer Opportunity - Planting Flowers
- Baseball hosts rematch against Oakland
- ITS Service Desk summer hours
Faculty/Staff
- Administrative Staff Awards Banquet is next week
- HR Training: Mindful Leadership: De-stressing Ourselves and Our Workplace (Webinar from our EAP)
- Organize your office records this summer
- Register now for the Teaching and Learning Summit
- Send your colleagues kudos
- Apply for the BGSU Black Swamp Project by May 1
- Safe Zone Workshop
Firelands
- Administrative Staff Awards Banquet is next week
1. Outages to multiple BGSU systems scheduled for May 3
Description: The following systems will experience outages from 12:05-6 a.m. on Friday, May 3 to complete required system maintenance. The systems that will be affected are:
Active Directory
Adaptive Insight
Aqueduct
ArcGIS
BitLocker Management
Building Control Management
Campus File Shares (R:\ drive)
Campus Printing
Citrix
Compliance Suite
Deep Freeze
Door Access Administration
Emission Monitoring
Fax Server
FileMaker
Football Video
GFMS
Global Viewer
Grad Recruitment Website
InfoPro Website
InstantID
Lab File Shares
Licensing Servers
Lynx at Firelands
Media Streaming
Minecraft
OLIES
OnBase
Police Crime Website
PowerBI
Raiser Edge
Research File Shares
SimpleK Key Management
SSRS
Titanium
WebTMA
Xerox
Zoom
Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or chat online.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: ITS
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2. Volunteer Opportunity - Planting Flowers
Date and Time: From 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, May 13.
Location: Meet at the Grounds for Thought Parklet
Sign up to be a volunteer!
Description: It's the time of year to beautify our Downtown! On May 13, we will meet at the Grounds for Thought Parklet to plant flowers. We will be planting flowers in the large planters Downtown.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Downtown BG S.I.D.
Contact: Lindsay Jo Durham, info@downtownbgohio.org
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3. Baseball hosts rematch against Oakland
Date and Time: From noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1.
Location: Steller Field
Get your tickets and find out more about the game!
Description: Your Falcons host the Grizzlies today to conclude a game at noon. And stick around for the full game at 3 p.m. at Steller Field this afternoon. Admission is free for everyone, so come cheer on your Falcons!
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: BGSU Athletics
Contact: Joshua Mosley, mosleyj@bgsu.edu
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4. ITS Service Desk summer hours
Description: Beginning Monday, April 29 through Sunday, Aug. 4, the ITS service desk will begin operating under summer hours. Summer hours are:
Monday-Friday | 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday | Closed
Please direct any questions regarding these hours to Information Technology Services (ITS) at 419-372-0999 or chat online.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: ITS
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1. Administrative Staff Awards Banquet is next week
Date and Time: From 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
Location: Bowen-Thompson Student Union Ballroom
Register to attend this banquet!
Description: We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of all administrative staff tomorrow at the 41st Annual Administrative Staff Awards Banquet.
Join us for appetizers, desserts and giveaways. The silent auction will support the ASC Student Scholarship Fund. Cash or check will be accepted.
Bowling Green campus auction items
With the support of the Office of Campus Sustainability, the Administrative Staff Awards Banquet is a green event.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Administrative Staff Council
Contact: Administrative Staff Council, asc@bgsu.edu
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2. HR Training: Mindful Leadership: De-stressing Ourselves and Our Workplace (Webinar from our EAP)
Date and Time: From 2-3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
Location: Virtual
Register for this webinar.
Description: Join the Office of Human Resources in conjunction with our EAP, Impact Solutions, for this exciting webinar: Mindful Leadership: De-stressing Ourselves and Our Workplace, at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
For questions or concerns, please reach out to Suzi Saunders-O'Herron at smsaund@bgsu.edu or Dr. Lisa Dubose at ldubose@bgsu.edu.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Office of Human Resources
Contact: Suzi Saunders-O'Herron, smsaund@bgsu.edu
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3. Organize your office records this summer
Date and Time: Various dates
Location: Pallister Conference Room, Jerome Library - 1st Floor
Register for this workshop.
Description: Summer can provide a welcome opportunity to address office records. The BGSU records management program can help you effectively manage your office records, whether you are managing records in file cabinets or on a shared drive, addressing legacy files or your own electronic filing system, negotiating an office move or experiencing personnel transitions.
Join us at a one-hour Records Management overview workshop to learn:
Workshop dates
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: BGSU Records Management
Contact: BGSU Records Management, recordsmanager@bgsu.edu
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4. Register now for the Teaching and Learning Summit
Date and Time: From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
Location: Olscamp Hall
Register for the summit!
Description: Registration for the annual Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) Teaching and Learning Summit is now open! The theme for this year’s Summit is “Forward: The Future of Teaching and Learning.” This year’s Summit will envision what teaching excellence and student success looks like in the university classroom of the future. The keynote speech, “AI for Humanity: Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education and the Public Good,” delivered by Dr. Betsy Barre, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Wake Forest University, will reflect on the practical and ethical implications of AI use in teaching and learning.
Registration is open to all members of the BGSU community. Participants who register by Friday, April 26 will receive a boxed lunch during the keynote luncheon.
Learn more information about this event.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE)
Contact: Sally Thelen, cfe@bgsu.edu
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5. Send your colleagues kudos
Send a note to your colleague!
Description: Send your colleague a kudos message to celebrate their work this year.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: The Office of Health and Wellness
Contact: Ashley Hartman, ashthom@bgsu.edu
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6. Apply for the BGSU Black Swamp Project by May 1
Date and Time: 2024-2025 academic year
Apply for the Black Swamp Project!
Description: Are you interested in integrating sustainability and storytelling in your existing courses? Looking for ways to weave in experiential learning connected to the surrounding natural and cultural landscape into your curriculum and pedagogy? If so, apply for the BGSU 2024-2025 Black Swamp Project.
We invite faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences to apply for one of the eight available slots in this faculty learning community and ICS research cluster (by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1). We will be making selections based on diversity of disciplines and backgrounds and alignment with the goals of the project. Preference will be given to participants who did not participate in previous initiatives.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: School of Earth, Environment and Society; The History Department
Contact: Nathan Hensley, nhensle@bgsu.edu
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7. Safe Zone Workshop
Date and Time: From 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 9.
Location: Olscamp 106
Register for the workshop.
Description: The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and the Division of Diversity and Belonging will be offering a Safe Zone training for faculty, staff and graduate students. Facilitated by Dr. Katie Stygles, Interim Chief Diversity and Belonging Officer and Director of Multicultural Affairs and LGBTQ+ Programs, this three-hour, in-person training promotes awareness of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+) people and education concerning LGBTQ+ issues.
[Learn more about this workshop and other upcoming CFE events.] https://www.bgsu.edu/center-for-faculty-excellence/find-a-workshop1/workshop-catalog.html
This event is open to all BGSU faculty members, instructors, staff, and graduate students.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Center for Faculty Excellence and Division of Diversity and Belonging
Contact: Sally Thelen, cfe@bgsu.edu
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1. Administrative Staff Awards Banquet is next week
Date and Time: From 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
Location: 105 Founders Hall (Firelands)
Register to attend or watch this banquet.
Description: We look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of all administrative staff tomorrow at the 41st Annual Administrative Staff Awards Banquet.
Join us for appetizers, desserts and giveaways. Silent auctions at both banquet locations will support the ASC Student Scholarship Fund. Cash or check will be accepted.
Firelands campus auction items
With the support of the Office of Campus Sustainability, the Administrative Staff Awards Banquet is a green event.
Questions? Contact Administrative Staff Council at asc@bgsu.edu.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Administrative Staff Council
Contact: Administrative Staff Council, asc@bgsu.edu
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