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.
FORGE MENSTRUAL DRIVE | March 1 - 31 , 2021
Drop your donations off outside the Center for Women & Gender Equity office located at 280 Hayes Hall
Don't FORGET to leave your name and email address with the items you drop off – FORGE will be giving away Diva Cups through a raffle for those who donate!
It's OK not to be OK.
You are invited to join a mental health virtual discussion with the BGSU Counseling Center staff, Employee Assistance Program, Human Resources, and featured guests from across campus.
Individuals who attend will have the opportunity to learn about mental health services, talk with each other about mental health concerns, discuss strategies for caring for their mental health and ask mental health-related questions.
Faculty/Staff Schedule
Representatives will be available from the Counseling Center, Human Resources, and Impact Solutions (the university’s Employee Assistance Program).
February 11, 2021 at 12pm (Thursday) JOIN ZOOM
March 19, 2021 at 12pm ( Friday) JOIN ZOOM
April 7, 2021 at 12pm ( Wednesday) JOIN ZOOM
Students Schedule
Wednesday February 10, 2021 at 12pm (undergraduate students) JOIN ZOOM
Friday February 19, 2021 at 11am (graduate students) JOIN ZOOM
Tuesday March 16,2021 at 3pm (undergraduate students) JOIN ZOOM
Friday March 26, 2021 at 2pm (graduate students) JOIN ZOOM
Tuesday April 13, 2021 at 3pm ( undergraduate students) JOIN ZOOM
Wednesday April 14, 2021 at 12pm ( graduate students ) JOIN ZOOM
For more information visit bgsu.edu/counselingcenter
“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!
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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!
Join us for this 90 minute session on inclusion in the classroom, where we will discuss ways to help all students learn. We will cover course content and design; instructor’s prior assumptions and potential multicultural issues in classroom situations; planning of class sessions; instructor’s knowledge about diverse backgrounds of students; decisions, comments, and behaviors during teaching; and we will help participants develop an action plan so we they can embrace student diversity in all its forms in the classroom.
DATES:
Thursday, March 11th from 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Monday, April 19th from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
REGISTER for an Inclusion in the Classroom workshop being offered through the Center for Faculty Excellence in collaboration with the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Politics
Meeting ID: 830 3005 8649
Passcode: 955545
Do politics interest you? Come chat with peers about how representation around race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality matters when it comes to elected officials.
Conversation Circles: Representation Matters
The Office of Residence Life presents this year’s Conversation Circles around the topic of Representation Matters.
These conversations will dive into how representation matters in movies, video games, and politics.
These conversations will be held respectfully and talk about topics that revolve around race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, and how that may affect the individual who is exposed to the topics.
These conversations and guided dialogues will happen virtually over Zoom.
These conversations will lead up to this year’s Tunnel of Oppression that takes place from Tuesday, March 30 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. through Friday, April 2 8a.m. - 12 p.m.
