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Monday, October 30, 2017

BGSU announces aerospace partnership with TPS | In memoriam: Dr. Mary Edmonds

President Mary Ellen Mazey speaks at the news conference announcing the partnership Oct. 25 at Toledo Express Airport.

BGSU PARTNERS WITH TOLEDO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON TRANSFER CREDIT PROGRAM FOR AEROSPACE STUDENTS

Toledo Public Schools and BGSU have developed a pathway for TPS aerospace students to earn transfer credits to the University. The partnership will provide a seamless pathway between the Aerospace and Natural Science Academy of Toledo and associate and bachelor’s degree programs at BGSU.

TPS operates an aerospace program at Toledo Express Airport that trains high school students to become aircraft mechanics and earn an Airframe and Powerplant certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration. Soon, students who graduate from the Aerospace and Natural Science Academy of Toledo will be able to receive at least 24 transfer credit hours to BGSU.

“BGSU is proud to provide opportunities for the students of Toledo Public Schools Aerospace and Natural Science Academy to continue their education without leaving northwest Ohio,” said BGSU President Mary Ellen Mazey. “The students will have opportunities to pursue coursework that will lead to degrees in aviation studies, engineering technology, environmental science and biology.”

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MARY MCKINNEY EDMONDS, FORMER HHS DEAN, FIRST VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS, DIES AT 85

Dr. Mary McKinney Edmonds, 85, died Oct. 11. A trailblazer and leader on many fronts, she joined Bowling Green State University in 1981 as dean of the former College of Health and Community Services, becoming the University’s first African-American dean.

An advocate for improved access to education and health care for minorities and the elderly, she also promoted cultural competency among health care providers to address disparities in treatment.

In 1983, following a national search, Edmonds was appointed vice president of the newly created Division of Student Affairs, where she implemented a number of significant services and programs to improve the lives of students and raise the campus community’s consciousness about diversity and inclusion.

NOT IN OUR TOWN PEACE MARCH SLATED FOR FRIDAY

The city of Bowling Green and Bowling Green State University will hold a Peace March Friday (Nov. 3) as part of Not In Our Town (NIOT), a campaign to stop hate and build safe, inclusive environments.

The march is part of Build Our Best BG Month, which runs all of November.

IN BRIEF

New York City-based Steven Rank, a 1993 BGSU graphic design alumnus, will present an ARTalk at 6 p.m. this evening (Oct. 30) in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater.

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