Pre-Law Virtual Academy (Virtual)               June 28 - July 2 2021                                              APPLY NOW  Are you interested in law and what it takes to become a lawyer? Can you picture yourself in front of a courtroom? Then start your journey now with the BGSU’s Pre-Law Camp and experience what it is like to be a part of the legal community. At Pre-Law Camp you’ll have the chance to hear from law students, law professors, and other legal professionals from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines within the field including criminal law, corporate law, and public interest law. Campers will learn about legal concepts and language, explore a law library, and test their skills in a mock trial event. Returning campers welcome as the camp has been redesigned for its fourth year! Camp Information Application Information Cancelation What kinds of activities do campers get to do? Ever wonder what taking an online college course would be like, explore the BGSU Pre Law Virtual Academy and find out. Course led by BGSU Faculty, Pre-Law Students, and BGSU Pre-Law graduates Prepare for a career in law by learning the basics of the legal profession Participant in a Mock Trial  Talk with State and Federal Judges Watch a live federal proceeding Learn how to research cases and prepare documents Dig Deeper into the movie Dark Waters Movie and learn more about the real Ohio Case Meet virtually with forensic experts and learn about their role within a case Learn about Criminal & Civil Cases, timelines and components Who can attend? For students entering 9th-12th grade in the fall of 2021 and current 2021 High School Graduates.   What does the cost cover?   Webinar Virtual Academy & Course Kit: $175 Financial Assistance Offered BGSU T-Shirt Camp Crate including case materials, activity items, program workbook, and more.  

BGSU Women's Golf at Huntsville Toyota Bearkat Invitational https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=10922

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! ---------- 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!

The Learning Commons will be hosting a virtual job fair to fill positions for Course-based and Math & Stats Tutors, Academic Coaches, and Supplemental Instruction Leaders. During the virtual tutor fair, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a panel of current Learning Commons staff, view a virtual tour and follow-up with specific questions about services, participate in breakout rooms to talk about functions in the individual areas of the Learning Commons, and complete a 10-minute virtual interview. The virtual tutor fair will be March 29 - March 31. For more information and to schedule your interview visit: bgsu.edu/learning-commons/job-fair

Registration for Presentations will open on Mar. 1 and close on Mar. 19 on the CURS website.   Undergraduate Symposium on Diversity - A Virtual Presentation The symposium website will launch on Mar. 29 at 9:00 a.m. and will feature presentations by BGSU undergraduate students on topics related to diversity in the broadest sense including race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality, age, disability, and socioeconomic status. It will be an asynchronous, virtual symposium. In addition, the keynote address pre-recorded by Khani Begum will be available to view on the website in its entirety.  KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Khani Begum "Diversity Now: The Importance of Centering Diversity in Education for a Less Divisive and Safer Future"   Begum is an Assistant Professor of English at BGSU since 1991. Besides teaching courses on Modern British, Postcolonial, World, and Ethnic Literatures, she has developed and taught courses on 9/11 & the War on Terror, Islamophobia, Why Black Films Matter, and the Palestinian Conflict in Film.  Many of these courses have included Community Engagement components and in 2017 her students in her Islamophobia course were awarded the Hofmeister Service-Learning award.  Dr. Begum was the 2017 recipient of the Arts and Sciences Diversity Award, and in was awarded the Provost's Distinguished Service Award for 2019-2020. Her most recent publication is on parallels between the last century's Jamaican Jonkunnu protest festivals and the Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder that came out in June 2020 in the Popular Culture Journal the quince.  She is currently editing two collections on global responses to 9/11, terrorism, and trauma to be published by Palgrave MacMillan.  

Sign up today to attend the 10th annual Media Career Week event! In past years, we’ve planned an in-person event where current BGSU students would attend sessions from past alumni, potential employers, and an assortment of professionals from the media industry. This experience allowed for students to gain more “real-world” experience from industry professionals and provide them with an opportunity to expand their network. With COVID-19 guidelines preventing many student organizations from hosting in-person events, we found a way to still host this special event while remaining safe and abiding by university regulations. This year’s Media Career Week will consist of a series of Zoom calls beginning on Monday, March 29th, and continuing until Friday, April 2nd. We will be featuring a wide variety of professionals from different areas of the media industry speak to BGSU students about their career-related experience, tips for securing a job out of college, lessons learned in their post-grad life, and a variety of other questions that may arise during the call.  Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/media-career-week Or: https://linktr.ee/MediaCareerWeek  

Jacqueline Barco Presents:  "Personal and Collective Healing for Women of Color Using the Martial Arts: Preliminary Results of a Qualitative Dissertation" Trauma and cultural psychology have been critiqued for their failure to account for factors of relationship and place in trauma research, which may reinforce legacies of colonization and negatively affect mental health. Feminist conceptual frameworks and decolonizing research methods have been suggested as tools that can transform the discipline of psychological research and practice offering new possibilities for thinking through research and practices of trauma recovery. This presentation will outline preliminary findings as the researcher, Jacqueline Barco, a doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at the University of Utah and martial arts practitioner for over 15 years, addresses these gaps in psychological trauma using feminist and decolonizing frameworks and individual narratives as data to explore the impact of colonization on women of color and how women of color make meaning of their own healing and recovery from trauma through participation in martial arts. The presentation will include a discussion of how the use of feminist and women of color research methodologies can be transformative in challenging the discipline to think and listen differently. Email cwge@bgsu.edu to REGISTER

Lifeguard Training The American Red Cross blended learning lifeguarding course prepares you to prevent, recognize, and respond to emergencies in and around the water. Participants complete the eLearning portion and present proof of completion to enter the in-person skill sessions at the Student Recreation Center. Class sizes are limited to 4 participants.   Lifeguarding In Person Course Schedule March Class March 12th | 5:30 – 6:30 PM (Prerequisite) March 27th | 9 AM – 6 PM March 28th | 12 – 7 PM March 29th | 5:30 – 7:30 PM (This time will only be used if we need more time in the class) April Class April 9th | 5:30 – 6:30 PM (Prerequisite) April 24th | 9 AM – 6 PM April 25th | 12 – 7 PM April 26th | 5:30 – 7:30 PM (This time will only be used if we need more time in the class) May Class May 7th | 5:30 – 6:30 PM (Prerequisite) May 22nd | 9 AM – 6 PM May 23rd | 12 – 7 PM May 24th | 5:30 – 7:30 PM (This time will only be used if we need more time in the class)   Cost Recreation and Wellness Student Employees: $125 BGSU Student or SRC Member: $175 Non-Member: $200   Register in person at the Student Recreation Center Welcome Desk or by calling 419.372.2000.   FOR MORE INFORMATION Department of Recreation and Wellness aquatics@bgsu.edu |  419.372.2000 bgsu.edu/recwell