Campus Update Archive
1. Donate to WYMO - Still 2 Days Left
Date and Time: From Monday, April 22 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 27.
Location: All Residence Hall Lobbies, Greek Townhouses, the Union and BGSU Dining Market locations.
Register to volunteer!
Description: The Office of Campus Sustainability is hosting its 23rd annual WYMO donation program. This event is one of BGSU’s largest and longest running community service projects where donations are given a second life for the public good! We have multiple volunteer spots still open to help us with collection during Finals Week, see the link above to register. If you are moving off campus for the summer and have usable items and non-perishable foods that you no longer want, you can donate them by placing them in the collection bins around campus. These donations will benefit a multitude of different local non-profits and food pantries, as well as the Campus ReStore.
WHO: Any BGSU student, faculty or staff member.
WHAT CAN BE DONATED: Clothes, furniture, books, school supplies, toiletries, non-perishable food items and ANYTHING still usable! See the WYMO website for more details on what you can donate.
Contact: Zachary Hayes, zmhayes@bgsu.edu
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2. Bridge training application outage scheduled for April 27
Description: The Bridge training application will undergo maintenance from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. During this maintenance window, Bridge will be unavailable to users. Please direct any questions regarding this outage to Information Technology Services (ITS) at 419-372-0999 or chat online.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: ITS
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3. Softball hosts Northern Illinois for weekend series
Date and Time: From 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 26.
Location: Meserve Field
BGSU Athletics
Description: Your Falcons host the Huskies today at 3 p.m. at Meserve Field for Future Falcons Kid Club Day! And don't miss the doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. Game 2 will follow 30 minutes afterwards and is Senior Day and Alumni Day, so come support your Falcons!
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: BGSU Athletics
Contact: Joshua Mosley, mosleyj@bgsu.edu
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4. Final Planetarium Shows of the Semester - Star Tracks and Larry: Cat in Space
Date and Time: From 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 and from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and 7:30-8:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28.
Location: BGSU Planetarium (112 Physical Sciences Laboratory Building)
Check out the BGSU Planetarium on Facebook!
Description: Join us for the final week of planetarium shows for the spring semester.
6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25 and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28:
"STAR TRACKS" - April marks the 40th anniversary of the BGSU Planetarium and with this show we continue to celebrate this milestone with the second show ever presented at the BGSU Planetarium. This digitized version of the original “Star Tracks” program gives a guided tour of the winter sky and a just-for-fun “space journey” combining space music and motions of the starfield.
4:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 28:
"LARRY: CAT IN SPACE" - This cartoon tells the story of an inquisitive cat Larry, who sneaks aboard a rocket and takes a trip to the Moon in search of his Human. It is told through a “cats-eye-view” of the Moon and space travel. This is one of our digitized classic planetarium shows.
Stargazing will follow the Planetarium show on clear Sunday evenings.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: BGSU Planetarium
Contact: Kate Dellenbusch, dellenk@bgsu.edu
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5. Free Group Exercise Classes at the SRC
Date and Time: April 24 - 26
Location: Student Recreation Center
View the exam week schedule and details.
Description: Relieve stress and boost energy with free Group X classes at the Student Recreation Center! Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in any Group X class for free, now to April 26. Challenge yourself with high-energy cycle and strength classes, shake off stress in a WERQ dance fitness class or simply relax and rejuvenate with a yoga class.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Recreation and Wellness
Contact: Karyn Smith, karync@bgsu.edu
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6. Outages to multiple BGSU systems scheduled for May 3
Date and Time: 12:05 – 6 a.m. on Friday, May 3
Location: Online
Description: The following systems will experience outages on Friday, May 3, from 12:05 - 6 a.m. 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
Contact:
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1. Summer Course - 100% Online: ID 1160 - Intro to Interior Design
Date and Time: Summer 2024 - First 6 Week Session
Location: Online
Search for this class.
Description: This class is open to all! You do not have to be an Interior Design major to take this course. Anyone who is interested in learning more about design and exploring fundamental concepts of design will enjoy this class.
The class begins with an overview of the interior design profession and continues with an examination of the design process with emphasis on creative problem solving and development of competencies in space planning and presentations.
This section of ID 1160 is taught 100% online! Online classes have no set meeting times, so this will fit everyone's schedule.
For more information or if you have questions about the class content or format, please contact Sarah Guensche at sarahcg@bgsu.edu.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Interior Design Program
Contact: Sarah Guensche, sarahcg@bgsu.edu
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2. Early Career: Creating Your Financial Foundation
Date and Time: At 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 25.
Location: Virtual
Register for this workshop!
Description: This workshop will give you a high-level overview you need to make good choices about housing and commuting expenses, company health and retirement plans, personal credit use and even an emergency fund for unexpected expenses.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: PNC - University Banking
Contact: PNC Bank, 735 S Main St, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Office: 419-819-300
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3. Student Managers for Women's Soccer wanted
Description: Hey!
BGSU Women’s Soccer is looking for student managers for the fall! You must be a BGSU student in good academic standing and able to attend training and home games in the fall. If interested or you have questions, please reach out to Bernie Compton at wsoc@bgsu.edu.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Women's Soccer Team
Contact: Bernie Compton at wsoc@bgsu.edu
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1. Classroom/lab software request deadline for Summer/Fall 2024
The deadline for submitting software requests (for classrooms/computer labs/mobile device carts, etc.) for the Summer/Fall 2024 semesters is April 29. This includes cloud-based software, desktop-based software, mobile apps and domain purchases. All software submission requests (including Canvas LTI integrations) are subject to the university’s software procurement review process, which checks that the software meets accessibility, legal and IT security standards with which BGSU must comply. Software not previously approved by the University can take a minimum of 45 days to be routed through the approval process.
To request software installation, please submit a Lab/Classroom Software Install Request form.
Please Note: If you are currently unaware of the location of your class, please still submit your request and note in the Additional Details section that the location is “to be determined”. This will allow ITS to begin working on your request. Once the location is known you can reply to your ticket with that information.
Submissions received after the deadline will be handled in the order received and will not be available for the start of the session/semester.
Questions? Contact ITS at 419-372-0999 or ITSchat.bgsu.edu.
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2. Faculty/Staff BGSU Football Tickets
Fill out the ticket request form!
Description: BGSU Faculty and Staff can receive one complimentary Red Zone General Admission ticket and 50 percent off all other bowl-level seating. Additionally, BGSU Faculty/Staff have the option to utilize Payroll Deduction for the cost of their tickets. Faculty/Staff can fill out this form to request their tickets. We look forward to seeing everyone supporting BGSU athletics in the fall!
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: BGSU Athletics Ticket Office
Contact: Devin MacRitchie, dmacrit@bgsu.edu
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3. HR Coffee and Conversations
Date and Time: From 10-11 a.m. on Monday, April 29.
Location: Zoom-Virtual
Join the Zoom!
Description: The Office of Human Resources, Employee Relations team is launching a new initiative called: HR Coffee and Conversation! Different Employee Relations and Professional Development topics will be discussed throughout the year. HR Coffee and Conversation is an informal casual discussion, where Department leaders, supervisors and employees are welcome to log on to listen to updates on HR processes and ask questions! Keisha Taylor will lead discussions on the job audit process.
Grab your coffee, tea or water, log in and let’s chat about the April 2024 ER topic: Classified Job Audits, the purpose and the process.
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Office of Human Resources
Contact: Suzi Saunders-O'Herron, smsaund@bgsu.edu
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4. Registration now open for the Teaching and Learning Summit
Date and Time: From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
Location: Olscamp Hall. Faculty and staff parking is available in Lot N. Commuter student parking is available in Lot 1 or 16. Paid parking is available at the front of Lot N near Jerome Library.
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. SRC Summer Splash Membership Special
Date and Time: From 5:30 a.m. on Monday, April 29.
Location: Student Recreation Center
Student Recreation Center Membership
Description: Gain access to all of the amenities of the Student Recreation Center throughout the summer for one low price. The Summer Splash Membership Special is available beginning Monday, April 28.
Pass Valid Through: August 31
Individual: /$89
Add Dependent: /$15
For More Information:
Julia K. Adams, M.Ed.
Coordinator: Member Services and SRC Operations
Office: 419-372-7485
Email: jthatch@bgsu.edu
Get your pass at the SRC Welcome Desk or online at myrec.bgsu.edu
Sponsoring Organization/University Affiliation: Office of Recreation
Contact: Julia Adams, jthatch@bgsu.edu
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6. Records management workshop available
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:
- Which records to keep and how long to keep them
- Options for storing and disposing of records
- How to create, update and apply BGSU records retention schedules
- How to manage electronic records
- Why your role within the BGSU records management program is important
- How proper records management improves individual and office performance
Workshop dates
- From 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7.
- From 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12.
- From 3-4 p.m. on Thursday, July 18.
Contact: BGSU Records Management, recordsmanager@bgsu.edu
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