Love to create art and designs? Submit your design to this year's BGSU Counseling Center Artwork contest for our lobby. Two individuals artwork will be chosen to be displayed from July 2024-June 2025 in the Counseling Center lobby. For more information, please contact Assistant Director of Outreach, Phil Hughes at phughes@bgsu.edu
Have an idea for a Counseling Center t-shirt design? The BGSU Counseling Center is seeking students to submit designs for our 2024 t-shirt design contest. The chosen winner will have their design put on the Counseling Center's t-shirt. For more information, please contact Assistant Director of Outreach, Phil Hughes at phughes@bgsu.edu
25 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 50 winners – and the earlier you sign your housing agreement, the more chances you have to win!
[HOW TO ENTER]
Sign your 2024-25 Housing & Dining Agreement between Jan. 3 through April 30, 2024.
You must be a new student admitted to BGSU for the Fall 2024 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. 3-31 = 4 total entries
Feb. 1-29 = 3 total entries
March 1-31 = 2 total entries
April 1-30 = 1 total entry
This year, an additional 5 students who sign their Housing & Dining Agreement on Jan. 3 will be selected to pick their room before selection!
COMPLETE YOUR HOUSING AGREEMENT TODAY ➔
If you win, you can pick a bed in Centennial Hall, Conklin Hall, McDonald 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. Because of this, Founders Hall will not be available to select through this giveaway.
The randomized drawing will occur by the third day of each month up until May 3. The Office of Student Housing 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 of 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 Student Housing will discuss with each winner how to select a room for themself and their chosen roommate.
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[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, 2024, will receive a 100% refund and will not be billed. Cancellations after May 1, 2024, 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 Student Housing 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 Student Housing is not responsible for prize notifications being marked as spam, junk or otherwise hidden from the recipient.
New year. New semester. New memories to make.
Save the dates for this fun series of events hosted between move-in and the first week of the semester!
We will be transforming BGSU into a winter hangout filled with "you-gotta-try-this" activities to celebrate the start of spring semester.
To view all Week of Welcome events, visit bgsu.edu/wow.
Do you want to learn more about the BGSU Crisis Response Team?
Please join us on Friday, January 12th at 12:00pm in The Pallister room at the Jerome Library to learn about our after-hours crisis co-responder model.
Register here to attend this community engagement space. For more information about the BGSU Crisis Response Team visit https://www.bgsu.edu/counseling-center/services/CrisisResponseTeam.html
"Let's Talk" is a free and confidential service available to all BGSU students.
Students can meet for a brief, informal, 15-minute consultation with BGSU Counseling Center staff. They can listen to specific problems, help explore solutions and introduce you to what it’s like to speak with a member of the staff.
Please note: "Let's Talk" does not take the place of therapy, and consultations are not appropriate for urgent concerns or mental health emergencies. During the consultation, BGSU clinicians will listen to your concerns and offer support, information and resources.
Learn more about "Let's Talk">>
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As the BGSU Counseling Center, we welcome all students and aspire to respect cultural, individual and role differences. Our goal is to create a safe, supportive, and affirming climate for individuals of all races, ethnicities, national origins, genders, gender identities, sexual/affectional orientations, religions, ages, abilities, sizes, socioeconomic statuses, languages and cultures. We invite you to start designing your individualized care plan with us by exploring all of the counseling services we have to offer you.
Each academic year, the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) works with Faculty Associates and campus partners to develop and deliver innovative and timely Communities of Practice. CFE Communities of Practice include book clubs, writing groups, podcast listening clubs, learning communities, and other semester- and year-long learning opportunities.
During the Spring 2024 semester, the CFE will be offering 7 different Communities of Practice, including:
Creating Culturally and Socially Responsible Assessments in the University Classroom Learning Community
Delving into the "Science of Reading" Community of Practice
How Learning Works Book Club
Service-Learning Community of Practice
Student Engagement & Motivation Learning Community
Teaching & Learning with AI Community of Practice
Using Data to Support Equity & Student Success Learning Community
During this session, you can:
Learn about Communities of Practice being offered this semester.
Understand what is expected of the Community of Practice participants.
Ask any questions you may have for the facilitators of the Communities of Practice.
Find out how you can sign up for a Community of Practice.
To register for this event, use the Spring 2024 CFE Info Session Registration Form.
Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive the Zoom link one day before the event.
To find out more information about this session, visit the Workshop & Event Catalog page of the CFE Website.
If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu
Start your semester off organized and with pride! Join LGBTQ+ Programs from Noon-4 p.m. in the LGBTQ+ Resource Center to create your own bullet journal or decorate a dry-erase board while supplies last! All members of the LGBTQ+ Community are welcome! Questions? Email Krkelly@bgsu.edu
Join us at Falcons After Dark for a cozy evening filled with fun activities! Unleash your artistic side by crafting your very own Gnome in a Dome, decorating a cookie, or by creating a tie blanket to keep you snug all season long.
There will also be hot chocolate and food will be provided. Don't miss out on this opportunity to unwind, connect with fellow students, and celebrate the winter season!
Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer back to this page for the most up-to-date details.
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Week of Welcome
Jan. 5-12
This event is part of a series of events hosted between move-in and the first week of the semester, called Week of Welcome! We will transform BGSU into a winter hangout filled with "you-gotta-try-this" activities to celebrate the start of the spring semester.