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Thursday, October 12, 2017

New Collab Lab is ‘idea accelerator’ | Falcon Hockey to drop puck on weekend’s Homecoming festivities

Deneva Goins, immersive computing strategist at HP, leads an Applied Design Thinking Workshop at the Collab Lab.

NEW COLLAB LAB IS ‘IDEA ACCELERATOR’

Jerry Schnepp,
Collab Lab director

Have an idea? Bowling Green State University’s new Collab Lab is “the place to get it out of your head and into something tangible,” said director Dr. Jerry Schnepp, who is also an assistant professor in the College of Technology, Architecture and Applied Engineering. High tech, low tech and even no tech — the results come from the creative input of diverse minds, experience and expertise in a process guided by the principals of Design Thinking.

While continuing to provide all the services as its former incarnation as the Student Technology Assistance Center (including free 3-D printing), the new, walk-in resource on the first floor of Jerome Library offers expanded and expansive opportunities for collaboration among faculty and staff who either have an idea they would like to explore or a problem they need to solve.

“We’re here to foster collaboration among faculty, staff, students and community members,” Schnepp said. “Just having smart people is not enough. You need cross-disciplinary input. We’re here to help develop ideas and get them to the place where you can share them with others.”

“It came at the perfect time for me,” said Dr. Mark Stevens, who teaches technology integration in the School of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education and Human Development.

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Senior captain Mitch McLain led the Falcons in scoring last season.

BGSU DROPS THE PUCK FRIDAY NIGHT AGAINST MICHIGAN STATE

The Bowling Green State University hockey team will host its home-opener at 7:37 p.m. Friday (Oct. 13) at the Slater Family Ice Arena to help drop the puck on the weekend’s Homecoming festivities.

The Falcons (0-1), who traveled to Western Michigan University on Tuesday for the season opener, are asking fans to wear BGSU orange to the game Friday for an “Orange Out” against Michigan State University.

BGSU was voted to finish fourth overall in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association in two preseason polls. The Falcons return nine of 12 forwards who last season appeared in the WCHA Championship, as well as five of seven defensemen.

SEEKING PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR ERA: A PEACE SYMPOSIUM
TRIO OF PRESENTATIONS TO ADDRESS NUCLEAR WAR AND WORLD PEACE

"Seeking Peace in the Nuclear Era: A Peace Symposium" is the focus of a series of presentations Oct. 16-19 at Bowling Green State University, with four speakers who will provide insights on the dangers of nuclear war and threats to peace facing the world today.

At the end of the Cold War, the constant threat of nuclear annihilation seemed to be over. Today, although nuclear stockpiles have been reduced, the weapons are still with us. In recent years, new political and military conflicts, especially between Western democracies and North Korea and Russia, have revived the specter of nuclear war. Yet the U.S. public, especially young people, is generally unaware of the issues, the nature of nuclear war, the history of Hiroshima and effective ways to achieve peace.

BGSU alumnus Dr. Thomas Snitch '75, '15 (Hon.), a scientist and policymaker who spent decades working on nuclear policy for the U.S. State Department, will give the Hiroko Nakamoto Peace Lecture on Oct. 16. He will tell the story, based on declassified intelligence, diplomatic history, political intrigue, technology diversions, skullduggery and his trips to North Korea, about how Pyongyang was able to successfully build, test and, now, possibly deploy a thermonuclear warhead on an intercontinental ballistic missile. His presentation, “The North Korean Nuclear Challenge: How Did This Happen and What Do We Do Now?” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater (Room 206).

WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE A SELL-OUT

Whitney Johnson, recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world, will discuss advancement strategies for women at the sold-out Women in Leadership Conference on Oct. 20. The conference, at Hilton Garden Inn in Perrysburg, is co-hosted by BGSU’s College of Business and the University of Toledo’s College of Business and Innovation and will be attended by BGSU President Mary Ellen Mazey and UT President Sharon Gaber.

This is the fourth Women in Leadership conference, connecting women leaders from college and professional environments to enhance students’ leadership skills and foster a culture of achievement and impact.

IN BRIEF

The BGSU Planetarium takes visitors to ancient Egypt in its new show, “Stars of the Pharaohs.”

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