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.
Find support in others as we talk about depression, what it is and tools for managing it. Led by Counseling Center staff.
Register Here: Demolish Depression Workshop Sign-Up Spring '24
"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.
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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.
The Cocoon will display their exhibit “What Were You Wearing” to dismantle the myth that sexual violence happens because of what someone was wearing. This display has been created based on real survivor stories and actual depictions of the clothing that they were wearing.
CONTENT WARNING: This event will share the stories of those who have been impacted by violence. Please be aware of your own well-being and take time to process.
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 at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to the event.
Join us for Leveraging Entrepreneurial Mindset, a dynamic panel discussion on Thursday, April 11, from 2:30-3:45 p.m. in BTSU Theatre, Room 206. This engaging event will feature this year’s esteemed inductees into the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership Hall of Fame, alongside past honorees. Gain valuable insights and inspiration from experienced entrepreneurs as they share their journeys and strategies for success.
Facilitators:
Vera Lux, Reference Services Librarian, Library Teaching & Learning
Edith Scarletto, Reference & Instruction Librarian, Library Teaching & Learning
Category: Scholarship
Workshop Description & Learning Outcomes:
Joining the scholarly conversation in your field can be intimidating. Where should I submit my article manuscript? Are some journals better than others? What about the emails I get from random journals asking me to submit my work? Using library databases such as Journal Citation Reports and Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, facilitators will demonstrate how to find and evaluate scholarly journals in your field and discuss the indicators of predatory publishing practices.
After participating in this session, participants will be able to:
Use library databases and online resources to identify scholarly journals in their field(s)
Identify the red flags of predatory publishing practices
Evaluate scholarly journals based on various identifiers, such as impact factors and journal citation indicators
Please note: This workshop is a part of the Research Ready Workshop Series offered in collaboration with University Libraries. These workshops have been designed for BGSU graduate students engaged in research and scholarship; however, all BGSU faculty, instructors, and staff are welcome to participate.
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
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.
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!
Earn both your bachelor's and master's degrees in just five years when you complete an accelerated bachelor's to master's program at BGSU. Start taking graduate courses as an undergraduate student.
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Student Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion is excited to announce nominations for the 55th Annual Student and Community Recognition are open! The recognition ceremony will be hosted Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Cedar Point Center Auditorium (doors open at 5:00 p.m. for reception). CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE 55th ANNUAL STUDENT AND COMMUNITY RECOGNITION
For more information regarding the Annual Student and Community Recognition, please email, call or stop by 135 George Mylander Hall.
No need to jump through hoops to apply when you have an insider's perspective on the graduate admissions process. We'll share 10 basic steps to apply to graduate and professional school, followed by a Q&A.
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Hosted by the International Office and the Michael and Sara Kuhlin Hub for Career Design and Connections, this workshop will offer valuable insights into resume building, career preparation, and strategies to successfully navigate the OPT and CPT search process.
The Hatch is a 10-week immersive program that takes student business ideas from concept to the stage, where they pitch their business ideas to investors in front of a live audience, similar to the popular TV show “Shark Tank.” The event can be viewed via a public livestream from 6-8 p.m. on April 11.
Watch the livestream
Once selected to be part of The Hatch last falls, each BGSU student entrepreneur, or Hatchling, was paired with a mentor who guides them through the entire process.
The mentor works with their Hatchling during the program to help students learn important skills such as creating a budget and developing their product or service idea. The Hatch features students from a variety of majors from across BGSU.
Learn more about our 2024 Hatchlings
At the end of the spring semester, the Hatchlings present their business ideas to alumni investors during the live Hatch event to vie for funds to launch their business idea. This year, due to event sponsors Wood County Economic Development and PNC, over $30,000 in financial start-up support will be awarded to student ventures that present the best solutions and strategies for addressing timely social and business challenges. Historically, alumni investors have also made equity investments, providing real money for students to incubate their businesses and let their ideas fly!
The Hatch is presented by the Allen. W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business and the Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership.
Live viewing of The Hatch is limited.
April marks the 40th anniversary of the BGSU Planetarium. With this show, we revisit the first planetarium show ever presented at BGSU upon the opening of the Planetarium in 1984. “All Systems Go!” is a program telling the story of NASA from its inception to the development of the Space Shuttle, with emphasis on the Apollo manned missions to the Moon.
Donovan X. Ramsey, an author and journalist who focuses on the unheard stories of Black America, will be the Florence and Jesse Currier keynote speaker on Thursday, April 11 from 7-8 p.m. in Room 201 of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union. He will be talking about his book, When Crack Was King: A People’s History of a Misunderstood Era, a critically acclaimed narrative history examining the crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s.
Ramsey’s work has appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, The Atlantic, GQ, Ebony and Essence, among others. He has also been a staff reporter for The Los Angeles Times. He has been called “an indispensable voice on issues of racial identity, politics and patterns of power in America.” Ramsey holds degrees from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and Morehouse College. He was born and raised in Columbus, OH.
When Crack Was King chronicles the stories of four survivors of the crack epidemic: Elgin Swift, whose father was addicted to crack and turned their home into a “crack house”; Lennie Woodley, a sex worker and ex-crack addict; Kurt Schmoke, the longtime mayor of Baltimore and an early advocate for drug decriminalization; and Shawn McCray, who co-founded of the notorious Newark, New Jersey, drug trafficking group called the Zoo Crew. Ramsey examines how the government and society failed its own people, how policies shaped the public perception of crack users, and the lasting impacts of continued incarceration and over-policing of minor drug offenses, especially in communities of color. “Ramsey’s debut work of nonfiction is a master class in disrupting a stubborn narrative, a monumental feat for the fraught subject of addiction in Black communities,” wrote Zachary Siegel in a review for the The Washington Post.
Ramsey is visiting campus as part of the two-day “Spotlight on Journalism and Public Relations,” organized by the School of Media and Communication. As part of the event, Ramsey and notable BGSU journalism alumni will also be speaking to classes.
Based on the classic 1989 film. Westerberg High is ruled by a shoulder-padded, scrunchie-wearing junta: Heather, Heather and Heather, the hottest and cruelest girls in all of Ohio. But misfit Veronica Sawyer rejects their evil regime for a new boyfriend, the dark and sexy stranger J.D., who plans to put the Heathers in their place - six feet under. (Concord Theatricals)
Nominee: Two 2014 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical
Nominee: 2014 Off Broadway Alliance for Best New Musical
Winner: Two 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards, including Best New Musical
