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. _____________ [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.

During the first two days of classes, Student Engagement and Diversity and Inclusion will host a grab-and-go breakfast bar with a warm-up, hot chocolate and coffee bar.  During this time, staff will be available to assist you in locating your classes and answering some of your first-day and first-day-back questions. Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer back to this page for the most up-to-date details. ------------------------ 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. 

At the make-and-take succulent bar, students, faculty and staff can design their own custom succulents. Choose your own planter/pot, repot and decorate with moss and your choice of stones.  Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer back to this page for the most up-to-date details. ------------------------ 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. 

Bring your lunch and join other commuting students for a once-a-month lunch discussion, designed to help YOU connect with others and navigate being a new student at BGSU. Register for this series at: bgsu.edu/lifehacks  Choose to attend one or multiple sessions:  Sept. 12: Getting Organized  Oct. 24: Being Involved Nov. 14: Focus on Well-Being ______________________________________________________________________ Weeks of Welcome Aug. 15-Oct. 2 | This event is part of  Weeks of Welcome, which begins at move-in and extends through Fall Break. During this celebration, explore opportunities hosted by the campus community that will help you embrace the adventure of creating your own ultimate BGSU experience. Visit the WOW homepage to find all of the festivities! Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer to this page for the most up-to-date details about this specific event. 

Bring your lunch and join other commuter students for monthly lunch and learn topics! This month's topic is "Driving to Campus Safely."  Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer back to this page for the most up-to-date details. ------------------------ 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. 

Workshop Facilitator: Jessica Turos, Associate Director of Academic Assessment  Workshop Categories: Support, Engagement, Feedback & Assessment  Workshop Duration: 1 hour  Are you teaching a Bowling Green Perspective (BGP) course? Do you have questions about the BGP assessment process? BGP, a comprehensive general education program, provides a University-wide assessment of student learning at BGSU. This virtual session will review the BGP learning outcomes assessment process, demonstrate the steps for using Canvas to submit BGP assessment data, and discuss best practices and lessons learned from the general education assessment process.   In this workshop, you will learn how to:  Import learning outcomes, assessment, and rubric from the BGP Canvas course template into your BGP Canvas course   Submit BGP assessment data via Canvas  Identify general education assessment best practices  To register for this workshop, use the Spring 2024 CFE Workshop 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 workshop, 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   

Second Harvest will be distributing FREE boxes of assorted shelf-stable food and more. You can register for the mobile food pantry distribution by visiting https://freshtrak.com/events/list/44839/ Please remain in your vehicle Food will only be placed in the trunk of your vehicle Food cannot be placed in the front or back seat area Please ensure trunk space is clean and clear of other items Two households per vehicle You can register for these benefits at the mobile food pantry distribution site, day of. If you are interested in volunteering - please contact Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion at fireactivities@bgsu.edu Closed-toed and closed-back shoes are required at a food distribution for safety reasons.   

Join us for a creative winter-themed event to welcome you into the spring semester.* You will be able to choose from a variety of winter-themed plushies and fill them with fluffy stuffing to create your very own squishy companion! *Limited availability. First come, first served. Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer back to this page for the most up-to-date details. ------------------------ 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. 

"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">> __________________________________________________________ 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.

Rally behind the Falcons at the BGSU Men's Basketball game vs Ohio. The first 250 students to attend will win a BGSU hat and will receive free pizza(limited quantities, first come, first served). All BGSU students receive FREE admission for all ticketed sports. Not a student? Buy your tickets today! For other ways to watch or listen to the game visit the Live Audio website or watch on ESPN+. ------------------------ Week of Welcome Jan. 5-12 | Don't miss 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. Please note: Activities, dates and times are subject to change. Please refer to the WOW homepage for the most up-to-date details.

BGSU Men's Basketball vs Ohio - Welcome Back Party Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/eventCalendarId/401588626?gameId=401588626&sourceLang=en&om-navmethod=espn:globalsearch:results Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-267/content/bgsu:allaccess-Live-215 https://admin.bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=23793&sport_id=4

Alex Ross, as part of the Hansen Musical Arts Series, will be presenting a Keynote Address on American Classical Music Criticism. This event is free and open to the public. Alex Ross has been the music critic at The New Yorker since 1996. He writes about classical music, covering the field from the Metropolitan Opera to the contemporary avant-garde, and has also contributed essays on literature, history, the visual arts, film, and ecology. His first book, “The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century,” a cultural history of music since 1900, won a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Guardian First Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. His second book, the essay collection “Listen to This,” won an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. His latest book is “Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music,” an account of Wagner’s vast cultural impact.