BGSU Women's Swimming & Diving at Akron https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=9053

Need extra time to work on papers and exams? Have your own special spot in the library where you like to study? Need access to books and other library resources? University Libraries extends its hours of operation (24-5 Sunday through Thursday) beginning Friday, Nov. 30 to provide a safe and comfortable research and study environment free of disruption for our students, staff, and faculty. Important reminder:   Library patrons will have access to the 1st, 2nd, 7th and 8th floors throughout the night.  The Wm. T. Jerome Library offers more than 200 computers, quiet study space throughout the building, and a variety of collaborative group study locations. To reserve a group Best of luck to everyone on their finals!

The Wellness Connection is sponsoring numerous events this week to provide education and resources to the BG community. Stop by any event this week and receive a red ribbon to wear. Fraternity and Sorority Life: The campter with the highest percentage of attendance during this week's events receives a $100 gift cart towards their philanthropy. Students: Make sure to ask your professor if they are including HIV and AIDS Awareness Week events at extra credit. Monday, November 26 Test Your Knowledge, Win Awesome Prizes BTSU Tables: Noon - 3 PM Tuesday, November 27 Free and Confidential HIV Testing BTSU Room 309: 11 AM - 2 PM Bring a Photo ID to the Appointment LGBTQ+ Friendly and Affrirming HIV and AIDS Scavenger Hunt Receive safer sex supplies and have fun learning about HIV , AIDS and other sexual health topics. Outside the Black Swamp Pub: 6:30 PM Free and Confidential HIV Testing Eppler Center Room 221: 5 - 8  PM Bring a Photo ID to the Appointment LGBTQ+ Friendly and Affrirming Wednesday, November 28 Test Your Knowledge, Win Awesome Prizes BTSU Tables: Noon - 3 PM Panel of HIV Experts - Here to Answer All Your Questions BTSU Room 208: 6:30 PM Silhouettes of Survivors Join in honoring those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS. BTSU Room 201B: 5:30 - 7:30 PM Thursday, November 29 Free and Confidential HIV Testing BTSU Room 307: 5 - 7  PM Bring a Photo ID to the Appointment LGBTQ+ Friendly and Affrirming Friday, November 30 Test Your Knowledge, Win Awesome Prizes BTSU Tables: Noon - 3 PM Wear Red for World AIDS Day World AIDS day is December 1. Show your support and wear red today (and tomorrow too). Stop by the table today to pick up a red ribbon if you don't already have one! BTSU Tables: Noon - 3 PM    

Immigrant Ohio 2018 presents "Lost Dreams, Lost Hopes, Lost Loves, Lost Lives," an exhibition of quilts made by the Migrant Quilt Project of Tucson, Arizona. The quilts are on display at the Ray and Pat Browne Popular Culture Library, 4th floor of the William T. Jerome Library. The exhibition, open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., is free and open to the public. The exhibition is sponsored by the Stoddard O'Neill Fund, School of Cultural and Critical Studies. Two representatives from The Migrant Quilt Project, Tucson, Arizona, will present public talks as follows: Tuesday, Nov. 13 228 Bowen-Thompson Student Union 4:00 p.m.       "Dispatches from the Desert and The Immigration Equation" - Presented by Judy Ipsen 4:30 p.m.      "Migrant Quilt Project History and Practice" - Presented by Peggy Hazard Wednesday, Nov. 14 Pallister Conference Room, 1st floor, Jerome Library 2:30 p.m. "Criminalizing Migration in the Tucson Sector" - Presented by Judy Ipsen "What the Eye Doesn't See Doesn't Move the Heart: Migrant Quilts of the Arizona Borderlands" - Presented by Peggy Hazard  

The Draft: a Celebration of the Study Brian Baby, Photographer, Sunbury, Ohio Joan Baranow, Poet, San Francisco, California Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Nicholas Bielby, Poet and Publisher, Bradford, United Kingdom Donna Coleman, Painter, Oberlin, Ohio Palli Davene Davis, Sculptor, Wakeman, Ohio Charles T. Mayer, Artist, Collector, Sandusky, Ohio Michael Shirtz, Composer, Sandusky, Ohio Stephen Tomasko, Photographer, Akron, Ohio Craig Zirbel, Mathematician, BGSU David Sapp, Writer and Visual Artist, BGSU   in  The Little Gallery November 19, 2018 – January 25, 2019 Gallery Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 5:00

Free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Come as you are - no experience is required. Please wear comfortable athletic shoes. FIrst-time participants receive a t-shirt (while supplies last) and a voucher to participate in continuing Recreation and Wellness programming.  This class features a different dance/fitness style each week: October 19 - Pop Cardio October 26 - Fitness Walking November 2 - Dance Break November 9 - Reggae Cardio November 16 - Hip Hop Fitness November 30 - Dance Break - How to Swing Dance Exercise boosts mood, reduces depressive symptoms, and improves brain function. Give this class a try and feel the benefits for yourself.  For more information about Move for Your Mood contact Karyn Smith, Health Educator, at 419.372.9309 or karync@bgsu.edu

The Center for Faculty Excellence is hosting a series of Faculty Friday Workshops this semester. These open style workshops require no appointment. Simply stop by Olscamp room 106 on the dates below to have your Canvas questions answered.

Guest vocalist Salvatore Champagne, tenor, will present a master class in Bryan Recital Hall. This event is free and open to the public.

The Care Coalition, a collaborative and communicative group, is comprised of on and off-campus entities, offices, and individuals who share the passion of creating a positive, inclusive, and safe culture for BGSU and the surrounding community. The working group provides an avenue for discourse, sharing of ideas, education, and programming that supports the mission and message - BGSU Cares. For More Information or to Get Involved: Co-Chair: Garrett Gilmer, Counseling Center, 419.372.2081, ggilmer@bgsu.edu

This presentation is aimed at understanding the importance of consent. Participants will gain skills that can be used to start the conversation of consent through interactive activities.

Not quite sure what Shabbat is all about? Want to learn more? Join us for an intro to Shabbat where we'll discuss the meaning behind the prayers and rituals we perform every Friday. Everyone is welcome and there will be a homemade dinner!  

From Christmas in Japan, to Chanukah in ourter space, to mecha Santa Claus, plenty of anime explore the merry joy of the holiday season!

Students in the DMA program will perform contemporary music in the Toledo Museum of Art galleries. These events are free of charge. Music is curated to coincide with artwork in rotating galleries. 

Raise money for childhood cancer research by playing dodgeball! All funds from the tournament will go directly to the St. Baldrick's Foundation to fund childhood cancer research.   $30 per team | Up to 6 people on a team Contact Briana Ingwersen at brianai@bgsu.edu to sign up.

The University Women's and Men's Choruses will present a joint concert on November 30. Purchase your tickets here. This event will also be livestreamed. Program: Combined BGSU Men's and Women's Choruses Love Is Love Is Love Is Love.............Abbie Betinis BGSU Women's Chorus I Cannot Dance, O Lord........Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) Lullaby..............Cheridy Keller As Costureiras................Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Nuit D’Étoiles............Claude Debussy (1862-1918), arr. Alan Raines (b. 1966) I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In...........Douglas Clarke/Aaron Roos (b. 1995) Belles Voix (Select Women's Ensemble, Premiere Performance) Under the Greenwood Tree..........Robert A. Boyd I Wonder as I Wander..........John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) This Little Road..............Moira Smiley BGSU Women's Chorus Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day......John Rutter (b. 1945) Song of Ruth..............David N. Childs (b. 1969) Cantate Domino.............Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) Days of Beauty...........Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978) Oh, the Savior's Comin', Hallelu!.......Uzee Brown, Jr. (b. 1950) BGSU Men's Chorus "We Are All Sons" I. Ad Amore....................Lee R. Kesselman (b. 1951) We Are All Sons, Part 1 from Considering Matthew Shepard.....Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962) Plorate filii Israel...........Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674), arr. Brandon Williams Tuba............Traditional Xitsonga, arr. Michael Barrett (b. 1983) II. Mis on inimene?..................Pärt Uusberg (b.1986) I Will Be a Child of Peace............Traditional Shaker Hymn, arr. Elaine Hagenberg Lion of the Hart...................J. David Moore (b. 1962) III. Let Us Plant Our Gardens Now...............Dominick DiOrio (b. 1984) We Are All Sons, Part 2 from Considering Matthew Shepard....Craig Hella Johnson (b. 1962) Music in the Air...........African American Spiritual, arr. Ryan Murphy (b. 1971) Traditional Songs of the BGSU Men's Chorus Brothers Sing On.......Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) arr. McKinney BGSU Alma Mater.......Edith Ludwig Bell Combined BGSU Men's and Women's Choruses Benediction at God's Acre.......Gwyneth Walker (b. 1947)