Open to all BGSU students, the 2023 Caught Caring Video Contest challenges you to create a video of up to 1 and 1/2 minutes that captures the essence of how care can be shown. Winners are unveiled at the Late Night Event, Big Playground, on Wednesday, February 23, 8 - 11 PM at the Perry Field House. Winner must be present to claim prize. 1st Place: $600 2nd Place: $250  3rd Place: $150 Deadline: Video must be shared via WeTranser to potieno@bgsu.edu and entry forms submitted to the Wellness Connection by Wednesday, February 8 at 5 PM Videos can be created through social platforms such as TikTok, on a phone, or using other equipment and software based on student preference. If you're feeling creative and caring, this contenst is for you! Gift card prizes will be awarded to the videos with the highest total scores across the following categorites: Entertainment value Creativity and originality Popularity (number of votes) Check back here for a URL to view videos and instructions for voting after February 8, 2023. Production quality (e.g. light, sound, editing) Knowledge of on/off campus resources available related to the selected topic Content of message Video must highlight one or more of the following topic areas and demonstrate how care can be shown: Alcohol and Substance Misuse and Abuse Diversity and Inclusion Hazing Prevention and Education Mental Health and Well-being Sexual Misconduct/Title IX Physical Health and Wellness Learn more about the BGSU Community of Care. Download entry forms and review contest requirements online at https://www.bgsu.edu/recwell/wellness-connection/VideoContest.htmlbgsu.edu

20 lucky winners will get to pick a room in the residence hall of their choice before room selection officially begins, for themself AND a roommate of their choice! That's up to 40 winners – and the earlier you sign your housing agreement, the more chances you have to win! _____________ [HOW TO ENTER] Sign the 2023-24 Housing & Dining Agreement between Jan. 4-April 30, 2023. You must be a new student admitted for the Fall 2023 Semester to qualify. The month you sign your Housing & Dining Agreement determines how many entries you have into the contest. Each month five winners will be selected. Jan. 4-31 = 4 total entries Feb. 1-28 = 3 total entries March 1-31 = 2 total entries April 1-30 = 1 total entry COMPLETE YOUR HOUSING AGREEMENT TODAY ➔ If you win, you can pick a bed in Centennial Hall, Conklin Hall, Kohl Hall, Kreischer or Offenhauer Towers – for yourself and one new BGSU student of your choice. New students who wish to live in Founders Hall must be members of the Honors Learning Community. If you are NOT a Honors Learning Community member, Founders Hall will not be available to select through this giveaway. _____________ [HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE] The randomized drawing will occur by the third day of each month up until May 3. The Office of Residence Life will reach out to each winner through BGSU email and the phone number on file (make sure you have your voicemail box set up!). If a winner doesn't respond within 24 hours, their right to the prize will be forfeited, and a new winner will be selected. Upon accepting the prize by picking a room before standard room selection, winners agree to participate in social media and other marketing efforts to promote the giveaway. When contacted, the Office of Residence Life will discuss with each winner how to select a room for themself and their chosen roommate. _____________ [IMPORTANT DETAILS] Students are not required to have their $200 initial housing payment made to be eligible to win. However, before any student can be assigned to a room, the initial housing payment must be paid. The additional student who is pulled into the room by a winner must have their housing and meal plan agreement signed and paid their $200 initial payment at the time of the room selection. They must also be a new incoming student admitted at BGSU to qualify. This prize does not offer any discount on the housing rate, and each student assigned to a room through this giveaway will be responsible for the full payment of the room in accordance with their student bill. Cancellations to the agreement by May 1, 2023, will receive a 100% refund and will not be billed. Cancelations after May 1, 2023, will be granted in accordance with the forfeiture schedule. If the winner does not submit an eligible student to be their roommate by the Office of Residence Life deadline, the remaining space will be forfeited. Once a student has won one of the 20 prizes, they will no longer be eligible to win the remaining prizes for this giveaway. Students who have agreed to be the roommate of one of the winners will also not be eligible. The beds selected by the winner and their roommate must be assigned to the same building. Any student who is assigned to a room through this giveaway does not have the right to their room assignment. If one of the students decides to do a room change into a different room/building or cancels their contract, the vacant bed will open up to standard room selection, and a random roommate may be assigned. Returning students who will be enrolled full-time at BGSU are not eligible to win.  The Office of Residence Life is not responsible for prize notifications being marked as spam, junk or otherwise hidden from the recipient.

The 2023 Division of Diversity and Belonging Visual and Performing Arts Showcase Saturday, Jan. 14 - Friday, Jan. 20 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Williard Wankleman Gallery The Art of Diversity: Art for the Public Good visual and performing arts showcase and competition will feature the works of Wood, Lucas, and Erie county K-12 students, staff and community members, as well as BGSU students, faculty, staff and community members. Winners will be unveiled at the Gallery Showcase and will be featured and announced during the Gallery closing event on Friday, Jan. 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. Learn more about the Art of Diversity at BGSU by visiting their website. The above artwork titled "Continuity" is provided by Gregory Frederic.

Do you react automatically without thinking about the consequences? Use self-destructive behaviors to cope? Come learn about distress and ways that you can better manage distress in your life. Wednesday, Jan. 18 Noon-1 p.m. This program is being offered virtually.  Please register to be sent the Zoom information.

Let the experts in the Career Center help you land your next job with a resume and cover letter review.  The Career Center holds 15-minute in-person drop-in hours from 1-3 p.m. on Wednesdays on a first-come, first-served basis during the academic year. 

This workshop serves as an introduction or review of communication and collaboration strategies and tools for effective online teaching and learning. In this workshop, we will discuss and explore effective Canvas features and teaching strategies that can help you create collaborative spaces and inclusive learning experiences in your online and remote course.    Categories: Expectations, Support, Engagement, Feedback and Assessment, Academic Support Technologies and Inclusive Pedagogy  Dates: Wednesday, Jan. 18 Time: 2 - 3 p.m. Location: Zoom Facilitator: Dr. Kristen Hidinger, CFE Instructional Designer Register for event Accessibility Statement: This event will be held on Zoom. All handouts and PowerPoints (in accessible format) will be emailed out 48 hours before the event. If you need ASL or CART, or have further questions, please contact Kristen Hidinger, khiding@bgsu.edu

Life Design hosts this session of Start Strong in their new location to learn more about organization, Outlook and Microsoft Office tips and connections to resources on campus. An Academic Coach and Life Design representative will be at each event to help you create specific habits for the semester. Learn tips for schedule organization, Canvas, time management and so much more!  Each event is a drop-in format, so come at your convenience and stay as long as you want. What to bring:  Laptop or tablet  Syllabi  Planner  Other schedule-managing tools 

Whole Health Action Management (WHAM) is a peer-centered program developed by the National Council’s SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions to promote whole health self-management for those living with chronic physical and behavioral health challenges. Peers are encouraged to partner and identify strengths, develop weekly action plans and work together using positive reinforcement to meet a goal. Rather than work alone, WHAM encourages participants to collaborate and support others’ efforts and is easy to use and implement in health care settings. REGISTER NOW Workshop Details: Wednesdays from 2:30 - 4 pm  Jan. 18, 25; Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8 WORKSHOP IS FREE and open to faculty, staff, students, & community members Learning Objectives:  During training, WHAM participants learn to: Identify strengths and supports in 10 science-based whole health and resiliency factors. Write a concise whole health goal and action plan based on person-centered planning. Participate in peer support to create new health behaviors. Prepare for basic whole health screenings. Use shared decision-making skills and tools for better engagement with doctors. Learn more about WHAM This event is hosted by the Sandusky Artisans Recovery Community Center and BGSU Firelands.  Questions or comments? Contact Emily Werner at wmemily@bgsu.edu or 419-602-7601 You can REGISTER HERE  

Pianist Matthew Bengtson will present a Master class to BGSU piano students. This event is free and open to the public.

BGSU Women's Basketball vs Toledo - Orange Out TV: ESPN+ Radio: BG Falcon Media Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401473708?gameId=401473708&sourceLang=en&om-navmethod=espn:globalsearch:results Streaming Audio: https://www.bgfalconmedia.com/ Tickets: https://bgsufalcons.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS:ATHLETICS:W22:W07:&linkID=bgsu-athletics&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=WB-SINGLE&cgc=&dataAccId=380&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_bgsu-athletics https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?id=18438

Sample International Cuisine with Delta Sigma Pi, an Academic, Co-Ed, Professional Business Fraternity.

Beyond the Dream MLK Keynote Speaker: Eddie Glaude, Jr. Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. Bowen-Thompson Student Union. Lenhart Grand Ballroom Sponsored by BGSU Office of Diversity and Belonging Register here This is a free event but you must register to attend either in person (limited seating) or by video streaming. Each in-person registration is limited to two (2) tickets. A valid email must be entered to receive the bar coded ticket(s) or streaming information. Registration closes on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. About Eddie Glaude, Jr.:   One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual and passionate educator who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, and his most recent, the New York Times bestseller, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own, takes a wide look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States and the challenges we face as a democracy. Dr. Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton. He frequently appears in the media, as a columnist for TIME Magazine and as an MSNBC contributor on programs like Morning Joe and Deadline Whitehouse with Nicolle Wallace. In his writing and speaking, Dr. Glaude is an American critic in the tradition of James Baldwin and Ralph Waldo Emerson, confronting history and bringing our nation’s complexities, vulnerabilities and hope into full view. --- Questions regarding this event please contact Jane Niese at nieseja@bgsu.edu. If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event, please contact Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to the event.

Horn professor Andrew Pelletier and piano professor Yevgeny Yontov will present a recital in our weekly Faculty Artist Series. This event is free and open to the public, and will also be live streamed. PROGRAM Sonatina, for horn and piano (1965).......................David Gwilt (b. 1932) 1-Allegro 2-Andante 3-Vivace Niggun, for horn and piano (2022).........................Cory Brodack (b. 1997) ~World premiere performance~ Alpha, for horn and piano (1973)...................Jean-Michel Defaye (b. 1932) INTERMISSION Songs of Liberty, for horn and piano (2020)..........Randall Faust (b. 1947) I-Bold Champions: We Cannot Escape History! II-Lincoln and Liberty ~World premiere performance~ Cantecor, for horn and piano, op. 77 (1961)......Henri Busser (1872-1973)