May
May 28, 2010 1:23 PM WBGU-PBS hosts kids extravaganza June 5
For a ninth straight year, WBGU-PBS will have a giant dog and a red-eyed tree frog roaming around its building. It’s all part of the Kids Extravaganza on June 5. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. kids can meet Clifford the Big Red Dog and Ruby the Red-Eyed Tree Frog, as well as enjoy games, inflatable play areas, crafts and entertainment.May 26, 2010 1:25 PM BGSU creates center for nontraditional students
The path to college is not always a straight one. Many students at Bowling Green State University are considered “nontraditional”—students who are coming to college after a military career or time spent raising a family, or who are ready to get a college degree years after graduating from high school.May 25, 2010 1:29 PM Autism Summit to explore the hidden curriculum
The numbers are staggering—autism affects one in 110 children and one in 70 boys. Armed with those sobering statistics, parents, health-care professionals and educators will have an opportunity to explore the “hidden curriculum of autism” at the ninth annual Autism Summit of Northwest Ohio.May 24, 2010 1:33 PM BGSU creates new center for nontraditional student
The path to college is not always a straight one. Many students at Bowling Green State University are considered “nontraditional”—students who are coming to college after a military career or time spent raising a family, or who are ready to get a college degree years after graduating from high school.May 24, 2010 1:32 PM BGSU looking to launch research
Great ideas sometimes need a little help to become reality. The Commercialization Catalyst (CC) Award at Bowling Green State University aims to do just that—provide the funding necessary to bring the results of faculty and student research and creative activity to the marketplace.May 20, 2010 1:38 PM Vice president for University advancement named
Bowling Green State University has announced that Thomas Hiles has been named vice president for University Advancement and president of the BGSU Foundation, Inc. Hiles is currently vice president for institutional advancement at Western Kentucky University.May 20, 2010 1:35 PM BGSU, Kent State celebrate their centennials
This is a landmark year in the history of Bowling Green State University and Kent State University. One hundred years ago, the Lowry Bill was passed, creating two new teachers’ colleges in northern Ohio.May 17, 2010 1:42 PM BGSU, Kent State celebrate centennial
This is a landmark year in the history of Bowling Green State University and Kent State University. One hundred years ago, the Lowry Bill was passed, creating two new teachers’ colleges in northern Ohio.May 17, 2010 1:40 PM Book studies legacies of crime
As teenagers, they were locked up in an Ohio juvenile facility. Now adults and parents, many of these juvenile offenders continued traveling a criminal path.May 13, 2010 1:49 PM Deadline nears for BGSU Summer Music Institute
Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts will offer music camps for students in grades 7-12 during its Summer Music Institute, which begins June 6. The deadline to register for all camps is May 20.May 12, 2010 1:50 PM BGSU music faculty to visit SiChuan Conservatory
The ties between Bowling Green State University’s College of Musical Arts and the SiChuan Conservatory of Music in Chengdu, China, will be strengthened this month when 10 BGSU faculty members visit for “American Music Week.” The group will spend May 17-21 in Chengdu, performing at the school and with the Chengdu City Orchestra.May 11, 2010 1:55 PM BGSU trustees present three scholarships
Three Bowling Green State University students with outstanding records of leadership, academic achievement and social commitment have been chosen by the board of trustees to receive its Leadership Scholarship.May 11, 2010 1:52 PM Emeritus status given to retiring BGSU faculty
Bowling Green State University is losing a number of longtime faculty members this spring. In honor of their accomplishments and service, the University trustees on May 7 conferred emeritus status on 33 retiring faculty.May 11, 2010 1:51 PM Tenure, promotion of BGSU faculty
In one of the most eagerly awaited annual events, the Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees granted promotion and, for some, tenure to a number of faculty at its May 7 meeting. The awardees were celebrated at a reception that afternoon.May 7, 2010 2:02 PM Presidential search committee named
The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees has formed a committee to help seek the successor to President Carol Cartwright, who will retire in June of 2011.May 7, 2010 1:59 PM State Fire School starts May 10
Hundreds of emergency responders will arrive at Bowling Green State University Monday, May 10, for State Fire School. The program runs until May 14.May 7, 2010 1:58 PM Collegiate Chorale to embark on annual spring tour
Dr. Sandra Frey Stegman, associate professor of choral education, will lead Bowling Green State University’s Collegiate Chorale on its annual spring tour May 9-13 to venues in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.May 7, 2010 1:56 PM BGSU participates in STEM conference
They are crucial fields of study, necessary for the future of Ohio’s students and the region’s economic success. On May 13, a panel of experts will discuss the importance of STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), and take viewer questions during a special broadcast airing on both WBGU and WGTE.May 6, 2010 2:03 PM ‘Bring Back the Glory’ campaign tops $2 million
Bowling Green State University’s “Bring Back the Glory Campaign” has surpassed $2 million in contributions, reaching an important milestone.May 5, 2010 2:05 PM BGSU honors faculty excellence
Tomorrow (May 6), Bowling Green State University will honor the people who helped BGSU earn its 11th place ranking for undergraduate teaching in the 2009-10 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges.”May 5, 2010 2:04 PM Portion of E. Merry Closed For Move-Out
East Merry Avenue between North College Drive and Thurstin Avenue will be accessible only to students and families moving out of Offenhauer and McDonald residence halls between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. today and tomorrow (May 6 and 7). This portion of the road has been closed to all other traffic.May 3, 2010 2:06 PM BGSU celebrates 2010 commencement
One hundred years ago, plans for a teaching college in northwest Ohio were set into motion. On Friday and Saturday (May 7 and 8), Bowling Green State University will mark its 267th graduation. A total of 2,288 diplomas will be awarded, including 360 degrees granted through the Graduate College.
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