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

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.

Lace up your shoes and join in on the fun at the the Student Recreation Center! Get access to amazing facility amenities including an Olympic and warm water leisure pool, activity courts, state-of-the-art weight and cario equipment, a walking/running track, and locker rooms. Convenient parking also available. Available April 1 - 30 Membership valid for 30 days from date of purchase. $24.99 Per Person | Add Dependent: $10 Get your pass in-person at the Welcome Desk, online at myrec.bgsu.edu, or through the BGSURecWell app. For More Information: Julia Adams, Membership Coordinator - jthatch@bgsu.edu bgsu.edu/recwell | recwell@bgsu.edu  

Women and Weights Gain knowledge and confidence in the weight room! Join other women on campus at the BGSU Student Recreation Center for free exercise and educational sessions. During these sessions, familiarize yourself with the Rec, learn how to use the strength training equipment, and build your own exercise routine with the help of certified personal trainers. This workshop includes 4 sessions and is limited to 8 participants. Register online: https://forms.office.com/r/k3EAATre8U   February 6 – 15, Tues/Thur from 1- 2 PM February 19 – 28, Mon/Wed from 8:30 – 9:30 AM March 12 – 21, Tues/Thur from 1- 2 PM March 25 – April 3, Mon/Wed from 8:30 – 9:30 AM   For More Information: Hannah Bockey, hbockey@bgsu.edu | 419-372-2348

Wednesday, April 3 Stop by any time between 11 AM – 1 PM Location: Perry Field House Track Room Free for faculty, staff, students and community members Take time for you and enjoy a fun movement break!  Go the distance of your choice, .5 mile, 1 mile or more! Along your walk, stop at the poker walk stations to collect your five card poker hand. The top 3 individuals with the best poker hand win a prize. All who participate are entered into a raffle. No prior knowledge of poker is needed to participate. Event Highlights Food truck Smoothie blender bike & free healthy snacks Pickleball, table tennis and corn hole PAWS Team Therapy Dogs – relax and unwind with furry friends! Mindfulness and self-care resources Financial wellness resources Giveaways & raffle prizes For more information: Karyn Smith: karync@bgsu.edu or 419-372-9309.

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. This registration is for the Wednesday series. Please use the Register link above to secure your spot. Use this link if you'd rather attend on Thursday: https://events.bgsu.edu/event/MasteringMindsets_Thursday. 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. Wednesday, February 21 - Take Action Wednesday, February 28 - Be Curious Wednesday, March 13 - Reframe Wednesday, March 20 - Collaborate Wednesday, March 27 - Embrace the Process Wednesday, April 3 - Share the Story For questions, please email lifedesign@bgsu.edu or call 419-372-5533  

"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.

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

Enjoy music?  Do you use music to soothe or express emotions?  Come to Music & Emotions!  Each week we will discuss a different emotion and create our own playlists with our favorite music expressing that emotion and then share it with others present.  Emotions we will discuss are: anger, jealousy, love, grief, happiness, guilt, and sadness.  Register here!

During the Spring semester, librarians from the Scholarly Communication and Open Educational Resources (SCOER) team will offer office hours in various locations on campus. Faculty and students who have questions about ScholarWorks, open educational resources, copyright, open access or affordable learning are welcome to stop in!  Additional dates, times, and places will be posted on the For Your Publishing page.

Join Dr. Sarah Rainey-Smithback for “Feminist Cardio Drumming,” a high-energy, fun way to enjoy your body, build community and enjoy feminist music! This class is appropriate for ALL bodies and fitness levels, no experience necessary and can even be done in a chair. No equipment needed, just come with comfy clothes and shoes to move in! Content warning: Music may be explicit. Wednesdays from 4:30–5:15 p.m. March 13: Rage Against the Patriarchy March 27: Self-Esteem Queens April 3: Women of WAP April 10: Take Back Your Body April 17: Feminist Fitness for All Location:  Student Recreation Center, Studio B Reserve your spot by pre-registering on the MyRec portal. When logging in, select ‘BGSU MyRec Login’ and use your BGSU username and password. Select "Fitness" and then "Free Cardio Drumming." Register for one session or all five!

Threads is an Art Exhibition of African Textiles, Weaves, Crafts and more. The exhibition features traditional clothing attire from Madagascar, Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, etc. The art exhibition would highlight the unique culture of these African countries and the symbolic use of their textiles and other art forms. The proverb cloths from Ghana, Nigeria, Madagascar and other parts of East and West Africa are quite unique because of the message embedded in them. The bright colored designs are always aesthetically pleasing. The exhibition would feature, Kente and Adinkra from Ghana, Adire and batik from Nigeria, Lambamena burial shrouds from Madagascar and proverbs cloths from around Africa. The exhibition would also highlight how these cloths are used in ceremonial functions and the prestige attached to the various types and designs available. 

The Life Design Leadership Certificate (LDLC) is a program that will help you develop the mindsets and tools necessary to live a meaningful, purpose-driven life as a leader on campus and beyond. This certificate, offered by the C. Raymond Marvin Center for Student Leadership and Civic Engagement and the Radbill Center for College and Life Design, will help participants build confidence navigating an unknown future and make meaningful contributions to their community and organization.  This certificate will build on the Life Design framework to empower you to enhance your personal and leadership development. RSVP link - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nXLLzQZRfE23W6MMRV1bCoZRqvWN9pZDrudE19cgoD5UNzJYN1dKRFNYTFNSR1hKSlNIWldWSjNFSiQlQCN0PWcu Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/life-design-leadership-certificate-9

Putsata Reang is an author and a journalist whose writings have appeared in The New York Times, Politico, The Guardian, Ms, and The Seattle Times, among other publications. Born in Cambodia and raised in rural Oregon, surrounded by berry farms where she and her family hustled to earn their middle-class existence.   Reang has lived and worked in more than a dozen countries including, Afghanistan and Thailand. She is an alum of Hedgebrook, Mineral School and Kimmel Harding Nelson residencies. She is a 2019 Jack Straw fellow. In 2005, she received an Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship that took her back to Cambodia to report on landless farmers. She currently teaches memoir writing at the University of Washington School of Professional & Continuing Education.  Her latest book, Ma and Me, explores the long legacy of inherited trauma and the crushing weight of cultural and filial duty, in the context of her journey to come out to her family and claim her identity. Her memoir explores the glades of displacement felt by children of refugees, and the overlay of emotional exile that comes with being gay. 

Faculty member Yevgeny Yontov, piano, will present a recital as part of our weekly faculty artist series. This event is free and open to the public, and will be livestreamed. PROGRAM LINK