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Thursday, April 25, 2019

Faculty Excellence Awards | 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

At the 2019 Faculty Excellence Awards were (left to right) Provost Joe Whitehead; Raymond Schuck, winner of the 2019 Elliott L. Blinn Award for Faculty-Undergraduate Student Innovative Basic Research/Creative Work; Joyce Blinn, who presented the award named for her late husband; and President Rodney Rogers.

2019 Faculty Excellence Awards
University recognizes contributions of faculty, staff

“You are redefining student success, creating the next generation of leaders,” President Rodney Rogers told those gathered for the 2019 Faculty Excellence Awards on April 16.

Providing mentorship and advising to help guide students on their educational journey and preparing them for life after graduation, including them in original research, developing innovative curriculum and pedagogy to encourage deeper learning — all these go toward student success which in turn benefits the greater society, Rogers said.

Also at the ceremony, three faculty members who were previously honored by the BGSU Board of Trustees were once again recognized. At the Feb. 22 meeting of the board, Drs. George Bullerjahn, biological sciences; Albert Dzur, political science; and Rachel Vannatta, educational foundations, leadership and policy; were granted Distinguished Professor titles.

Following is the third and final group of 2019 award winners.

Olscamp Research Award
Vallier’s thought-provoking scholarship supported

Outstanding Early Career Award
Selim’s research agenda, productivity recognized

President’s Award for Collaborative Research and Creative Work
Cook recognized for joint work with graduate student

Schuck’s work with undergraduates garners 2019 Blinn Award

Spathelf honored for excellence in academic advising, mentoring

Earth Week speaker discusses climate change – BG Independent News
Tree planting – NBC24, WTOL
Hathaway on student mental health – Your Teen Mag
BGSU, Cedar Point partnership – The Blade
Public Health Symposium – BG Independent News
Batman Conference – The Courier

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ brings merry mayhem to Donnell stage

William Shakespeare’s classic comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will be presented by the Bowling Green State University Department of Theatre and Film for one weekend only, May 2-5. On May 3, there will be a free, pre-performance promenade event at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Wolfe Center for the Arts. Guests will be able to visit with student artists, listen to creative writers, enjoy music, and hear from the play’s production team about the concept development of the costumes, sets and lights for the production before they see it.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” follows Hermia as she escapes into the mysterious forest with her lover, pursued by an unwanted suitor and his admirer, when her father demands she marry the man of his choosing. When the four young lovers find themselves bewitched by warring fairies, the world turns upside down in a frantic game of “who loves whom” cat-and-mouse. Meanwhile, a group of tradespeople are stymied in their plans to produce a play of their own when fairy magic gives their leading player the head of a donkey. Featuring some of Shakespeare’s most delightful characters – trickster fairy Puck and beloved buffoon Bottom - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” challenges notions of power, patriarchy, and the unknown with equal doses of magic and mayhem.