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. 

⚠️ Oops! We had a mixup. There will be coffee and cookies at Jerome Library at 8 p.m. instead. Apologies. 🙁     Take a Break Need a break from finals stress? Join us for a cozy escape! 🌟 Hot Chocolate Bar: Warm up with a delicious cup of hot cocoa—customize it with marshmallows, whipped cream and more! ☕ Cookies Unwind, enjoy some treats and take a moment for yourself—you’ve earned it! 🧸✨

In this session, you'll explore innovative classroom materials designed to enhance student AI literacy—developed by a CFE Community of Practice. Six faculty members will share practical frameworks that address key dimensions of AI learning: how generative AI works, how to craft effective prompts, how to recognize bias, how to navigate ethical questions, and how to maintain essential human oversight. You’ll engage directly with each presenter’s materials through guided discussion and hands-on activities, leaving with adaptable resources and concrete strategies you can implement right away. Discover ways to integrate AI literacy into your courses while fostering critical thinking about emerging technologies.  Why you should attend: Identify key dimensions of AI literacy relevant to your discipline.  Incorporate AI literacy concepts into your course materials using cross-disciplinary examples.  Apply strategies to promote critical thinking about emerging technologies.  To register for this event, use the Fall 2025 Campus Partner CFE 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     

In this interactive session, you’ll dive into the Sage Skills Business and Student Success portals—digital resources designed to help students build the workplace and academic skills they need to succeed at the university and beyond. After a guided overview of the resources, you’ll explore module content on your own, then come together to share your impressions with the group. Finally, we’ll collaborate to brainstorm practical ways these resources could be used in your courses, programs, or co-curricular activities at BGSU.  Why you should attend: Explain the features and purpose of the Sage Skills Business and Student Success portals.  Evaluate the usefulness of learning modules for the courses you teach or your work with students outside of the classroom.  Describe a scenario in which you could apply module content in your work at BGSU.   Identify potential campus-wide curricular and co-curricular uses for the Sage Skills interactive digital resources.  To register for this event, use the Fall 2025 University Libraries CFE 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.  

Join the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) for a relaxed and friendly gathering designed to help you make connections across colleges and departments. Bring a colleague from your unit, enjoy light refreshments, and build your BGSU network!  Why you should attend:  Strengthen your professional relationship with your mentor or departmental colleague.  Interact with colleagues across colleges and departments to build your BGSU network. To register for this session, use the Fall 2025 Thrive@BGSU CFE Session Registration Form.    Advance registration is required. Registration will close one business day before the scheduled event.   To find out more information about this session, visit the Session Catalog page of the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) website.  If you have any questions about this event, email the Center for Faculty Excellence (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 session is part of the Thrive@BGSU Series intended for faculty and instructors in their first three years at BGSU. 

Explore Toledo’s Big Dreams and Bigger Lessons In the 19th century, Toledo inspired its pioneers with bold visions of greatness. None was bolder than Jessup Scott, who predicted that Toledo would become the “future great city of the world.” But the reality was more complicated. About the Speaker and Award Historian Dr. Timothy Messer-Kruse, School of Cultural and Critical Studies, Bowling Green State University, will explore Toledo’s early years, the soaring hopes of its boosters and the speculation that shaped its destiny. Messer-Kruse’s work on this topic won the Local History Publication Award, Article Category, Professional Division, leading to this special lecture. What You’ll Learn The bold predictions that shaped Toledo’s development How speculation built — and limited — the city’s growth Lessons Toledo offers about urban development and decline Why Attend Ideal for history enthusiasts, urban studies students and anyone curious about Toledo’s story, this lecture reveals the powerful forces that shaped the Glass City’s past and future. Presented by the Center for Archival Collections (CAC) This event is part of the Local History Publication Award Lecture Series, hosted by the CAC at BGSU University Libraries. Photo Credit: Cover, Toledo: “Future Great City of the World” as Envisaged Almost a Century Ago by Jessup Scott (reprint), 1937