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Events: September 18, 2018

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Fall Learn to Swim Program Registration

Tue, Sep 18, 2018

Student Recreation Center, Cooper Pool or Andrews Pool

Bowling Green State University offers swim lessons for all people, age six months through adult and all skill levels from beginning to advanced, taught by fully certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructors. The lesson types offered are Small Group (5 - 10), Semi-Private (2 - 3), and Private (one on one). Semi-Private and Private lessons are only available to ages 3 and up. Enroll online throug the Recereation and Wellness website  (https://www.bgsu.edu/recwell/aquatics/learn-to-swim.html) or at the Student Recreation Center Welcome Desk.  Fall Small Group Class Times: Saturday Session: September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, 27 Sunday Session: September 23, 30, October 7, 14, 21, 28 For More Information: 419.372.2000 | recwell@bgsu.edu
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Active Learning Classroom Workshop Certification

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 10am to 12pm

Olscamp Hall, 106

The Center for Faculty Excellence is offering Active Learning Classroom (ALC) Workshops to interested faculty. After faculty complete this 2 part series, they will receive ALC Certification as well as priority for choosing active classrooms the following semester. Part 1 will focus on active learning strategies and discuss how those strategies can be put to use in their classes. Part 2 will show faculty how to use the ALC technology in the classrooms. Please note that the ALC Strategies Part 1 is a prerequisite to ALC Technologies Part 2. Register using the ALC Registration Page: https://www.bgsu.edu/center-for-faculty-excellence/find-a-workshop1/active-learning-classroom-certification1.html
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GRIT Day

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 11:30am to 1:30pm

Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Mezzanine

GRIT – It means passion and perseverance.  It’s sticking with long-term goals until you master them.  And it’s an important factor in success!  Stop by our table on the BTSU mezzanine to play a game with us, get a little swag, and learn more about how you can increase your grit factor.
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McMaster Visiting Scientist Lecture

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 4:30pm

Bowen-Thompson Student Union, 202A

Free and open to the public.
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle, Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, is this year's McMaster Visiting Scientist. She will present "The World is Blue" at a public lecture on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in 202 Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Based on her book "The World is Blue," Earle will discuss how our fate and the ocean's are one. She will share stories that put the current and future peril of the ocean and the life it supports in perspective for a public audience.   The event is free and open to the public. Parking for off-campus visitors will be available in Lot 7D. A reception will immediately follow her presentation. Earle is founder of the Sylvia Earle Alliance (S.E.A.) / Mission Blue and Deep Ocean Exploration and Research Inc. (DOER). She is chair of the Advisory Council for the Harte Research Institute and former chief scientist of NOAA. Author of more than 200 publications and leader of more than 100 expeditions with over 7,000 hours underwater,  Earle is a graduate of Florida State University with M.A. and PhD. degrees from Duke University and 27 honorary doctorates. Her research concerns the ecology and conservation of marine ecosystems and development of technology for access to the deep sea. She is the subject of the Emmy® Award Winning Netflix documentary, Mission Blue, and the recipient of more than 100 national and international honors and awards including being named Time Magazine’s first Hero for the Planet, a Living Legend by the Library of Congress, 2014 UNEP Champion of the Earth, Glamour Magazine’s 2014 Woman of the Year, member of the Netherlands Order of the Golden Ark, and winner of the 2009 TED Prize, the Walter Cronkite Award, the 1996 Explorers Club Medal, the Royal Geographic Society 2011 Patron’s Medal, and the National Geographic 2013 Hubbard Medal. The McMaster Visiting Scientist is program underwritten by an endowment funded by Helen and the late Harold McMaster. The longtime BGSU benefactors, from Perrysburg, funded the interdisciplinary program to bring eminent scholars or practitioners from the fields of chemistry, biology, geology, physics or astronomy to the University. RSVPs recommended, or for more information, email artsandsciences@bgsu.edu    
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Employer Spotlight: Honda

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 5pm to 6pm

Business Administration Building, 100

Honda is one of the largest employers on earth, presenting to all business students, noting a focus on supply chain. Honda representatives come to present about their company and hiring opportunities. No RSVP necessary, even earn course extra credit (if your faculty has approved). 10 employers to choose from this Fall 2018 semester - We've provided these life-changing opportunities, will you take advantage of them?  Tactical Tom thomacs@bgsu.edu 2-9964
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Sister to Sister

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Bowen-Thompson Student Union, 427

Sister to Sister meets weekly on Tuesdays.
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BGSU Men's Soccer at Cleveland State

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 7pm to 9pm

Cleveland, OH

BGSU Men's Soccer at Cleveland State https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=9027
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"The Florida Project" film screening - Tuesdays at the Gish fall film series

Tue, Sep 18, 2018 7:30pm to 9pm

Bowen-Thompson Student Union, 206

Free
This independent film starring Willem Dafoe as a caring motel manager introduces Brooklynn Prince as a six-year-old girl who lives with her brash young mother living in a cheap motel near Disney World. We follow the girl’s adventures and misadventures with her ragtag band of friends throughout a summer. Noted for its performances, the film offers a sensitive portrayal of people whose lives do not reflect the wonders of the Magic Kingdom.
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