Join us as we welcome warm weather and turn on the Schmeltz Family Fountain at Alumni Gateway. Free "Falcons at the Fountain" shirts while supplies lasts! ☕Alumni mug pick-up is available at this event! Once you've completed your Graduation Survey (sent to your BGSU email), just show proof of completion to receive your exclusive mug! ------------------------ Senior Week | April 21-25 This event is part of Senior Week, and everyone is welcome! It's a week full of exciting events for you to recharge, celebrate the end of the academic year, salute graduating students, and have fun!

Flipping into Senior Week: Pancakes with the President! 🥞🎓 Start the first night of Senior Week with a plate of pancakes outdoors on the BTSU Quad! Everyone is welcome to come chat with President Rodney K. Rogers, take a photo, and soak in your last days on campus! ☕Alumni mug pick-up is available at this event! Once you've completed your Graduation Survey (sent to your BGSU email), just show proof of completion to receive your exclusive mug! ------------------------ Senior Week | April 21-25 This event is part of Senior Week, and everyone is welcome! It's a week full of exciting events for you to recharge, celebrate the end of the academic year, salute graduating students, and have fun!

Speaker: Darren Pulsipher, Ph.D., Principal Consultant, Paidar Productions LLC, Host & Producer of Embracing Digital Transformation Podcast  Session Type: Keynote  Session Category: Pedagogical Innovation  Duration: 1 hour  Location: Olscamp Hall, Room 101  Description & Learning Outcomes:  If your team is not producing, creating, or engaging, it’s time to ask the question, “Why Not?” It’s usually not the obvious, nor what you think. It’s the hidden repeating patterns of fears, excuses, and apologies that have infiltrated your organization, mission, and mindset, but no one is talking about them because they’re only showing up to do their job. Nothing more. Nothing less.  In this funny, yet informative, truth telling presentation, you will learn about a series of 6-steps to get everyone playing on the same page, and standing up in their power to own their brilliance and to tell fears, excuses, and apologies to take a hike so that productivity, collaboration, innovation, and creativity can take the lead.  In this session, you will:  Discover how Generative AI can enhance creativity, leading to innovative solutions and new opportunities.   Learn how to utilize Generative AI to improve performance and streamline workflows.   Understand the impact of Generative AI on the quality of products and services.   Gain strategies to empower individuals and organizations to become highly productive using Generative AI tools.   Explore real-world examples and case studies that demonstrate the benefits and applications of Generative AI.  This session is open to all members of the BGSU community, including undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, instructors, and staff, as well as members of the general public.  To register for this event, use the Harnessing Generative AI for Unmatched Creativity and Efficiency Keynote Address 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 (if applicable) one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (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. 

Facilitator: Dr. Darren Pulsipher, Principal Consultant, Paidar Productions LLC, Host & Producer of Embracing Digital Transformation Podcast  Session Type: Interactive Workshop  Session Category: Pedagogical Innovation  Duration: 2 hours  Location: Bowen-Thompson Student Union Room 308  Description & Learning Outcomes:  In this interactive two-hour workshop, you will dive deeper into the transformative power of Generative AI, building a foundation for insights that will be shared during keynote. The session offers hands-on experience with the latest techniques, including role-playing scenarios and practical exercises for applying Generative AI in various contexts. During the workshop you will also explore how individuals can leverage Generative AI in their day-to-day work to unleash their creativity and productivity.  By the end of the workshop, you will have created tangible assets using Generative AI tools, learned the art of prompt engineering, and explored advanced techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), fine-tuning, constrained prompting, and scorecarding.  In this session, you will:  Gain hands-on experience with Generative AI tools and techniques.   Learn and practice prompt engineering to optimize AI outputs.   Understand and apply retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) to enhance information retrieval.   Practice constrained prompting to guide AI behavior effectively.   Develop scorecarding skills to evaluate and refine AI-generated outputs.   Build and take away practical AI-driven assets for personal and professional use.  This session is open to all members of the BGSU teaching community, including faculty, instructors, graduate students, and staff.  To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 AI in Higher Ed Series CFE Session 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 (if applicable) one day before the event.  To find out more information about this event, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (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. 

President Rodney K. Rogers invites you to a reception in celebration of the holiday season. No RSVP is required. Heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided. If you have questions, please reach out to Ann Neely, director of presidential and signature events, at alinenk@bgsu.edu or 419-372-2240. Please indicate any dietary restrictions or any special assistance needed to fully participate in this event.

Visit the Marvin Center table in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union and purchase tickets for a chance to win an evening in President Rogers' Hockey Ice Box for up to 4 guests (Fri, Nov. 13 vs Northern Michigan).  ------------------- Find our table the following dates: ​​- Friday, Nov. 15, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. - Thursday, Nov. 21, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ------------------- Tickets are cash only. $1 for 1 ticket, $5 for 10 tickets Each ticket purchased helps provide essential care items for survivors of domestic violence through The Cocoon, Wood County’s comprehensive domestic and sexual violence agency providing shelter and advocacy services to survivors.