Start the new year moving together! We invite faculty and staff to join the ASC Student Scholarship Committee Jan. 19 – Feb. 13 for a Walking Challenge and track your miles over four weeks. Sign up anytime during the challenge! Whether you prefer walking the indoor track, using a stair climber, or getting your steps in around campus or at home, every mile counts.   Participants will track their distance and submit their mileage weekly. Walk when and where it works best for you, but please be honest about miles tracked! Prizes for the most miles logged include Spring semester Group Exercise membership, self-care items, and BGSU items from Falcon Outfitters.  A $10 donation to the Student Scholarship Fund is required to be eligible for prizes. All proceeds will support the Student Scholarship Fund.  Donate remotely:  1. Go online to begin donating  2. Enter $10 in the Amount field  3. Under Designation, enter Administrative Staff Council - Spendable  4. Enter your personal and payment information.  5. Select Donate!  Donate in person:  1. Visit the front desk of the Mileti Alumni Center to donate in person.  2. For donations by check, please include ‘Administrative Staff Council Scholarship’ or '300004S' in the memo line.  Questions? Feel free to email us! asc@bgsu.edu

Curious to know how your colleagues are using AI in their classrooms or research practices? Join an AI Exchange, a collaborative space to explore the evolving role of artificial intelligence in teaching, learning, and research. A selection of resources will be shared in advance as optional inspiration—perfect if you’d like to see examples or spark ideas before the session. Come prepared to share your own experiences, tools, and strategies for using AI—or strategies you’re interested in exploring—whether you’ve been experimenting for a while or are just getting started. Together, you and other participants will explore possibilities and walk away with actionable strategies you can apply right away.  Why you should attend: Share your own approaches, experiences, and strategies related to using AI in your academic practice.  Identify practical AI strategies or tools that you can adapt for your own work.  Connect with colleagues who share your interest in leveraging AI to enhance teaching, learning, research, and productivity.  To register for this event, use the Spring 2026 CFE-Facilitated 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. For more information on this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.    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.   If you have any questions about this event, email the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) at cfe@bgsu.edu       

Join the American Association of University Women (AAUW) for a discussion of Aubrey Gordon's "You Just Need to Lost Weight" and 19 Other Myths About Fat People.  In “You Just Need to Lose Weight,” Aubrey Gordon equips readers with the facts and figures to reframe myths about fatness in order to dismantle the anti-fat bias ingrained in how we think about and treat fat people. Bringing her dozen years of community organizing and training to bear, Gordon shares the rhetorical approaches she and other organizers employ to not only counter these pernicious myths, but to dismantle the anti-fat bias that so often underpin them. Book Discussion Facilitator: Laura Sheets, instruction services librarian, University Libraries All are welcome! To RSVP, please email aauwbg@gmail.com. A Zoom link will be available for virtual attendance. Please notify us prior to the event if you need special services, assistance or appropriate modifications to fully participate. 

Graduate students, want to share your research from this year? The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is a great place to hone your presentation and research communication skills while sharing your knowledge in three minutes using a single static PowerPoint slide. You will want to use language that someone who is not in your field will still understand. Register for the 3MT Competition today! The deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 6 (entries received after that date will be considered if space is available). If selected, competitors need to submit their presentation slide by 5 p.m. on Feb. 13. Competition Details The BGSU competition will be held on Feb. 19, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. in the BTSU Theatre (Room 206) and will offer the following prizes: 1st Place: $500 2nd Place: $300 3rd Place: $200 The first-place winner will also be entered into the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) 3MT competition, held on March 27, 2026, in Kansas City, MO. Learn more about how The Three Minute Thesis works and what to expect by checking out the full competition details.

In addition to the physical health benefits of exercise, regular physical activity can positively impact your brain function, boost your mood, and help reduce stress, along with many other enhancements to mental health. Join us for these fun, low-impact movement sessions.  January 14  - April 29 | No class March 4 Available on Wednesdays from 12:10 – 12:50 PM in the Jerome Library, Room 142   Registration is not required. Please bring your own yoga mat or towel    Interested in hosting a Move For Your Mood session for your department, organization, Residence Hall, team, or class?  Contact Karyn Smith at karync@bgsu.edu All sessions are FREE for BGSU students, faculty and staff. Registration is not required. Please bring a yoga mat or towel if possible.

Take a break and hit the ice during this budget-friendly weekday skating session, perfect for a midday refresh. Offered Monday through Friday, it’s a quick, energizing way to glide through your lunch hour or get in some casual practice. Whether you're sneaking in a solo skate or bringing a friend, you won’t find a cooler deal. Admission is just $3, with skate rental available for an additional $3 – no reservations are needed!

ACS will be hosting a CV Workshop to help apply for grad school! A speaker from the Kuhlin Career Hub will be giving us a presentation on how to write CVs. This will be a more interactive presentation, so there will be an opportunity to begin writing your own CV and to ask questions about the process. Please bring your BG ID for attendance purposes. We hope to see you there!  RSVP link - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nXLLzQZRfE23W6MMRV1bClpmSer5db9LufOCxLDEj3FUNElNTjk2SFNMV01EM0dHS0REVFdCRDIzOC4u Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/acs-cv-workshop

Yoga Basics: An all-level, gentle movement class with a focus on breathing to the rhythm of your body motion. Learn key yoga postures in an affirming environment for all bodies.  January 21  - April 29 | No class March 4 Available on Wednesdays from 5:45 - 6:30 PM in BTSU 427 Registration is not required. Please bring your own yoga mat or towel    Interested in hosting a Move For Your Mood session for your department, organization, Residence Hall, team, or class?  Contact Karyn Smith at karync@bgsu.edu All sessions are FREE for BGSU students, faculty and staff.

Bowling Green State University Women's Basketball vs Ohio- Youth Basketball Night / Social Media Night Streaming Audio: https://bgfalconmedia.com/sports/ https://bgsufalcons.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=24702&sport_id=10 ------------------------ Weeks of Welcome Jan. 12-Feb. 27 | This event is part of Spring Weeks of Welcome, which begins at move-in and extends to Spring Break. During this celebration, explore opportunities hosted by the campus community to design your ultimate BGSU experience.

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. LIVESTREAM PROGRAM