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.

Facilitator(s):  Chelsea Chandler, Ph.D., Director, Center for Faculty Excellence  Have you had trouble deciding whether to incorporate AI into your classroom activities and/or assignments? Join this CFE Learning Lounge session to explore a decision tree for determining how and when to use AI in your courses. The virtual session will begin with a 5–10-minute presentation on the decision tree and will be followed by time to ask questions and share experiences. After the session, the AI Decision Tree and presentation recording will be shared with you.  This event is open to all BGSU faculty members, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and administrative and classified staff members.  To register for this event, use the Spring 2024 CFE Learning Lounge Registration Form.   Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event. You will receive an Outlook invite with the Zoom link one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Learning Lounges page of the CFE website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the CFE at cfe@bgsu.edu     If you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in the event, please contact the CFE office or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services and/or the CFE office prior to the event. 

Spotlight Speaker: Steve Russell, Assistant Vice President & Executive Director, Michael and Sara Kuhlin Hub for Career Design and Connections   Incorporating guest speakers, industry experts, class projects, and other experiential learning into your classroom instruction can yield powerful outcomes… but it’s such a pain sometimes! During this session, you will learn how the new team in the Kuhlin Hub for Career Design & Connections can help support you inside and outside of the classroom through their engagement with industry.   During this session, you will learn about:  How you can engage with the Kuhlin Hub and request support   The types of organizations that have partnered with BGSU and are willing to help  Opportunities for you and your classes to engage with organizational partners   To register for this event, use the Spring 2024 CFE & CATL Teaching & Learning Spotlight Series 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 and other CFE events, 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 

Relish means to “enjoy greatly."  Join us in our single session workshops to help you go from “just existing” to enjoying your relationships! Led by Counseling Center staff. 

Join other peers in our peer-to-peer lead support where you can discuss life concerns, mental health and build connections with other peers!

Struggle with perfectionism? Rigidity? People misread your face as being mad when you aren't?  Check out Flexible Falcons and learn a variety of skills that will help you address the above topics in this four week workshop.  Register here!

Are you familiar with the life design mindsets but wondered how exactly you can practice and develop these mindsets? The Mastering Mindset Series focuses on principles and practices to utilize life design mindsets more effectively in life, work, academics, and relationships.  To accommodate busy student schedules, each workshop will be 60 minutes long and offered on Wednesdays from 11:30a-12:30p or Thursdays from 1-2p for six weeks, one week focused on each mindset. Please use the Register link above to secure your spot.  This registration is for the Thursday series. Use this link if you'd rather attend on Wednesday: https://events.bgsu.edu/event/MasteringMindsets_Wednesday Students are welcome to register for individual sessions or the entire series.  For those who complete the entire series, they will earn an exclusive Mastering Mindset Life Design t-shirt and a Mastering Mindset certificate which includes suggestions on how to translate this learning experience onto your resume. Thursday, February 22 - Take Action Thursday, February 29 - Be Curious Thursday, March 14 - Reframe Thursday, March 21 - Collaborate Thursday, March 28 - Embrace the Process Thursday, April 4 - Share the Story For questions, please email lifedesign@bgsu.edu or call 419-372-5533  

This group by the Counseling Center aims to provide students with a place to share their struggles, give and receive support from others, and discuss their lived experiences without having to mask who they are.  Register here!

Looking for a safe and supportive space to prioritize your LGBTQ+ mental well-being?  Look no further! Join our in-person wellness program centered on LGBTQ+ self-care and mental health. Engage in meaningful discussions with individuals who share your experiences and challenges. All programs will include crafts such as coloring, bracelet making, and more! This program is free to all students.  Register: https://forms.office.com/r/hdFfQmyZEX ; Queer Body Image  Tuesday, January 23rd | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Location: Market at Jerome  LGBTQ+ Family Dynamics  Tuesday, February 6th | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Location: Market at Jerome LGBTQ+ Community and Healthcare - RESCHEDULED Thursday, Feb 22 | 4:30 - 5:30 pm | Location: Market at Jerome Queer Grief  Tuesday, March 12th | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Location: Market at Jerome  Healthy Queer Relationships & Boundaries   Tuesday, March 26th | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Location: Market at Jerome   LGBTQ+ Care Kit  Tuesday, April 9th | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Location: TBD  Send questions or comments to Rachel Jones at jlrache@bgsu.edu.  If you are struggling with your mental health, contact the Counseling Center. An on-call counselor is available at 419-372-2081 for crisis situations from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. You can also utilize the Wood County Crisis Line at 419-502-4673 after Counseling Center business hours. The Crisis Text Line is also available. Text HOME to 741741 for a crisis counselor or text STEVE to 741741 for a culturally competent crisis counselor. You can also text or dial 988 to be connected to a crisis counselor 24/7. To individuals with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance, or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event by contacting Accessibility Services, access@bgsu.edu, 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to the event.

Participate in tivia night with the Office of Multicultural Affairs Ambassadors on Thursday, Feb. 22 from 6-8 p.m. in Bowen-Thompson Student Union room 427. Discover more about Black history, arts and entertainment while enjoying free food, prizes and fun with a friend. Don't miss out on this exciting event!

The April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse will stretch across North America, with the path of totality crossing Mexico, the USA, and Canada. Eclipse-watching has a rich cultural and scientific history that stretches back thousands of years to many pre-contact North American cultures and continues to inspire imaginations to the present day.   Join us for an evening of discussion with scholars from archaeology, astronomy, and the history of science about the many ways people experience the night sky – past and present.    This symposium is presented by the Department of History and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bowling Green State University, with support from the Reddin Fund for Canadian Studies.    Speakers & Special Guests:  Mr. Colin Bird, Consul General of Canada in Detroit, United States Dr. Kate Dellenbusch, Lecturer, Bowling Green State University Department of Physics and Astronomy and Director of the BGSU Planetarium   Mr. Frank Dempsey, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto Centre and Member of Dokis First Nation Dr. Rebecca Mancuso, Associate Professor of History at Bowling Green State University and Director of the Canadian Studies Program Dr. Sarah Reynolds, Assistant Professor, University of Indianapolis Department of Physics and Earth-Space Science  Mr. Randall Rosenfeld, Archivist, Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and Director of the Dorner Telescope Museum  This program is made possible, in part, by Ohio Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Ohio Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. To individuals with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event by contacting Accessibility Services, access@bgsu.edu, 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to any event.

February 8, 2024, will mark the 50th anniversary of the American situation comedy Good Times, which aired on the CBS network until Aug. 1, 1979. Good Times was remarkable for its time because the series featured the first intact Black nuclear family, the Evanses, on primetime television. After an overview of Black television sitcoms that aired before 1974, the presentation will explore Good Times as a '70s milestone because of its groundbreaking representations of family, class, race and gender and will close with highlighting the legacy of Good Times in contemporary depictions of the twenty-first-century urban Black working-class nuclear family. This talk will be presented by Dr. Angela Nelson, School of Cultural and Critical Studies.

  At a rural high school in Georgia, a group of lively teens are studying “The Crucible” while navigating young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals. Holding a contemporary lens to the American classic, they begin to question, who is really the hero? And what is the truth? They discover their own power in the process. Alternately touching and bitingly funny, this new comedy captures a generation in mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism, and fury, writing their own coming of age story.  (Dramatist Play Service)  

Dr. Jane Rodgers, horn, will present a student recital. This event is free and open to the public.

The Symphonic Band and University Band will present a concert. This event is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed. PROGRAM LINK

This is the BGBC's introduction to beekeeping! This meeting intends to familiarize individuals with all aspects of beekeeping so that these aspects may be utilized when beehives are established. Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/bowling-green-beekeeping-club-beekeeping-101