Are you interested in strengthening your leadership skills? Sign up for the BGSU Leadership Achievement Award (BLAA)! The BLAA is a self-paced, comprehensive, leadership development program designed to encourage and recognize student leadership education and experiences at BGSU. Any student can sign up to participate! If you are interested, click the link below and click on Enroll to get started. https://www.bgsu.edu/center-for-leadership/program-and-events/leadership-certificate-program.html  

Being the First: But Making Sure You are Not the Last The nation recently welcomed Kamala Harris, our first woman and first woman of color, into the role of Vice President of the United States. The Center for Women & Gender Equity within the Division of Diversity and Belonging invites you to view “Being the First: But Making Sure You are Not the Last” – a brief roundtable discussion with Dr. Lisa Dubose, Dr. Kathleen Kollman, and Dr. Melissa Miller about the meaning and impact of having our first woman as Vice President. We’ll also discuss how to get women more involved in leadership at a local level and the importance of representation. You can view the recording here. On January 27th at 12:30pm, you can join Director of the Center for Women and Gender Equity, Dr. Kacee Ferrell Snyder, for a live discussion follow-up of the panel on Instagram @bgsu.cwge. WATCH NOW Our panelists include: Dr. Melissa Miller is an expert on American politics with a specific focus on elections and voting behavior, women in American politics, public opinion, and the media. She teaches courses in American Government, Political Parties, Voter Behavior, Women in American Politics, and Research Methods. In 2016 Dr. Miller was named Master Teacher -- the highest teaching award on campus. Dr. Kathleen Kollman completed her PhD in American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University in 2020. She is currently serving as a Lecturer of English at the Ohio State University. Her research focuses on representations of gender in film, television, literature, and other popular culture texts. Dr. Kollman is working on turning her dissertation, “If She Were President: Fictional Representations of Female U.S. Presidents in Film, Television, and Literature,” into a monograph.  Dr. Lisa E. Dubose is a dually certified Human Resources Administrator (SHRM-SCP; SPHR), with nearly three decades of experience in public and private sector industries. She is currently employed as Director, Human Resources for Employee Relations and Professional Development at Bowling Green State University where she also earned her Ed.D in Leadership Studies. She has instructed as an adjunct at two universities, which include teaching for the past two summers, an accelerated master’s level Strategic Human Resources course for the Mendoza College of Business at The University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana.        

“Tour” the BG Recycling Center, courtesy of Wood County Solid Waste Management District. Learn how the city sorts and prepares recycling for the market. Find out how you can recycle correctly and often, and do your part to reduce waste! WATCH HERE! ---------- Join us in April for events and activities, both virtual and in-person that will involve and motivate the university community on the environment and sustainability, as well as celebrate our common home.  Because when it comes to our sustainable future, Earth is truly our nest!

This workshop will highlight methods of teaching in which instructors and students work together to create a supportive physical or virtual learning environment that gives each student equal access to learning and to ensure that both teacher and student participation promote thoughtfulness, inclusiveness, belonging, and mutual respect. Participants will review basic concepts and strategies related to inclusive pedagogy; work in groups to explore inclusive teaching strategies; identify two actionable tasks; and help shape and direct inclusive pedagogy at Bowling Green State University. DATES: Thursday, January 21st from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Tuesday, February 9th from Noon - 1:30 PM Wednesday, March 10th from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Friday, April 16th from Noon - 1:30 PM Register for an Inclusive Pedagogy workshop being offered through the Center for Faculty Excellence.

Mirna Valerio "The Mirnavator" | Runner, Speaker, Author co-Sponsored by Student Athlete Services • TRIO Programs • BGSU Care Coalition • BGSUFirelands Passion Forward Breakout Sessions with Mirna Valerio: Whether on social media, in real life, or in personal/professional relationships, your brand is what announces who you are, how you work, what lights your fire, and what you believe in. In this workshop, Mirna will use her own personal career trajectory as a framework for discovery of your own “story” and your ability to name and identify your personal brand. Feb. 9, 2020 at noon | for BGSU Graduate Students Feb. 10, 2020 at 1 p.m. | for BGSU TRIO Students  Register Here For more on The Mirnavator check this out!      

Ebo Barton is a Black and Filipino, Transgender and Non-Binary, poet and educator. Currently residing in Seattle, Washington by way of Los Angeles, California.  As a representative of Seattle, they've been on 4 National Slam Teams and participated at 3 Individual World Poetry Slams.  Their most notable poetry slam accolade is placing 5th in the world in 2016.   Ebo curated and directed, How to Love THIS Queer Body of Color: An Unapology and wrote and directed the award-winning play, Rising Up.  They are a cast member of Anastacia Renee's Queer. Mama. Crossroads.  You may have seen Ebo's work in Adrienne: A Poetry Journal by Sibling Rivalry Press, Thriving While Trans: A Love Manual, Natasha Marin's Black Imagination, the King County Metro, SlamFind, Write About Now, Button Poetry and All Def Poetry.  They and their work have been featured in Seattle Weekly, Seattle Gay News, Seattle Review of Books, and Crosscut. Their work touches on political issues from a personal point of view and often is birthed from the struggles of living in the identities that they are. Ebo believes in the power of language and art as a tool for revolution.   Link to join: https://www.virtual.neon-entertainment.com/bowlinggreenu-firelandsebobarton/

The Career Center holds 15 minute in-person and phone drop-in hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm on a first come first served basis during the academic year. Stop by the Career Center in BTSU 225 or call 419-372-2356 for a 15-minute resume or cover letter review drop-in session.

The BGSU Office of Student Success and Life Design presents Success in 6, a series of six workshops - once a week for six weeks - to help students learn to control what they can to make progress during the semester. Topics range from scholarships and goal setting to time management and building connections.  This week's topic: Why Am I Even Here? is Feb. 9 from 1-2 p.m.   Join the Zoom workshop from 1-2 p.m. Meeting ID: 871 1121 9538 Passcode: 601845   For more information, contact lifedesign@bgsu.edu  

In this flipped professional development session, participants will be asked to watch the NCFDD’s webinar: Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Roadmap to Equity in Academia before 1pm on February 9th.  (The webinar will be available beginning at 2:00 PM on January 26th). On February 9th at 1:30 pm, BGSU registrants will convene remotely to engage in a meaningful discussion session to reflect on key points, connect the content to our campus, and brainstrom ways to make academia more equitable at BGSU and beyond. For instructions on how to activate your NCFDD BGSU sponsored membership and view the webinar, visit our CFE webpage.   Register for the Tuesday, February 9th at 1:30 p.m. NCFDD Webinar Discussion: "Turning Chutes into Ladders for Women Faculty: A Roadmap to Equity in Academia Webinar".

The LGBTQ+ Possibility Models series is presented by LGBTQ+ Programs, Deciding Student Program, and Marvin Center for Student Leadership to connect BGSU students, faculty, and staff with LGBTQ+ BGSU grads working as professionals in their fields. Panelists will share their experiences navigating their careers, how BGSU impacted their career aspirations, and how being a part of the LGBTQ+ community affects the work they do. Partnering with the Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) and Student Employment Services, this panel will feature BGSU graduates working in higher education: Shaunda Brown-Rivera (she/her/ella) Assistant Director for Diversity, Admissions Bowling Green State University Tiffany R. Smith (she/her/hers) Assistant Director of Diversity and Leadership Georgia Gwinnet College Nonviolence 365 Trainer, The King Center Lee Roberts (they/them/theirs) Student Organizations Program Coordinator, Student Life & Leadership University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill This event is free and open to everyone - register here: bgsu.edu/pmfeb

BGSU Men's Basketball vs Kent State TV: CBS Sports Network Radio: WFRO Eagle 99 Streaming Audio: https://bgsufalcons.com/sports/2012/8/14/GEN_0814125910.aspx https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=10891