2025 New Student Housing Giveaway!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 EnterSign the 2025-26 Housing and Dining Agreement between Jan. 6 through April 30, 2025.You must be a new student admitted to BGSU for the Fall 2025 Semester to qualify.The month you sign your Housing and Dining Agreement determines how many entries you have into the contest. Each month five winners will be selected.Jan. 6-31 = 4 total entriesFeb. 1-28 = 3 total entriesMarch 1-31 = 2 total entriesApril 1-30 = 1 total entry​​​​​​​This year, an additional 5 students who sign their Housing and Dining Agreement on Jan. 6 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, Kohl 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 by 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, 2025, will receive a 100% refund and will not be billed. Cancellations after May 1, 2025, 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.

We recognize that April can be a difficult time for people, so every Thursday this month the CWGE lounge in 278 Hayes Hall will be a designated safe space for anyone who needs time to decompress, meditate, or talk to one of our staff members. Additionally, the lounge is open Monday through Friday from 9am-5pm—students, faculty, and staff are welcome to stop in for support, a snack, a hot beverage, or a free craft from our craft cart.To individuals with disabilities, please indicate if you need additional services, assistance, or modifications to fully participate in this event either by contacting the CWGE or Accessibility Services at access@bgsu.edu or 419-372-8495. Please notify Accessibility Services prior to the event.If you have any questions, please contact the Center for Women and Gender Equity (CWGE) office at cwge@bgsu.edu.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.

Facilitators:Laura Sheets, Assistant Professor/Library Instruction Coordinator, Library Teaching & Learning Maureen Barry, Acting First Year Experience Coordinator, Library Teaching & LearningSession Type: Interactive WorkshopCategories: Pedagogical Innovation, Success & BelongingDuration: 1 hourLocation: Online via ZoomSession Description & Learning Outcomes:The punitive language used when discussing plagiarism and academic dishonesty in higher education creates an environment of mistrust, shame, and guilt in our learning spaces. In this workshop, you will learn about how a shift in the language used around citations and academic dishonesty can ease student stress and create a relationship of care between you and your students. We will share multidisciplinary perspectives from the literature, engage in a discussion, and ideate new approaches to discussing citation practices with students. You will gain practical strategies for immediate implementation.In this session, you will learn how to:Recognize how the punitive culture of citations in higher education works against our educational mission. Communicate the value of information and the WHY of citation practices to students who are novices to these concepts. Implement different approaches to teaching citations in order to cultivate a more inclusive, less fearful classroom culture.To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 University Libraries 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.eduIf 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.

The Counseling Center is combining group therapy with the healing touch of horses – in partnership with Project H.O.P.E.Whether you're a social services student, looking for a break from your dorm, or simply love spending time with horses, this group is for you! Join us for a fun and relaxing experience at Project Hope Stables in Bowling Green.📅 Sessions Available:Mondays: Feb 10 – April 14 | 3:30 – 4:45 PM Thursdays: Feb 13 – April 17 | 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM🚍 Transportation Provided💰 Completely Free🎓 Open to All BGSU StudentsDon't miss out! Call the BGSU Counseling Center at 419-372-2081 for more information or to sign up.

Mindful MomentsJanuary 13th– May 1st | Virtual Mondays 8:30 – 9 am | Thursdays 12 – 12:30 pm No session: Jan. 20th (Monday), Mar. 3rd (Monday), Mar. 6th (Thursday)Free, virtual, drop-in mindfulness session, open to all faculty, staff, and students. This is a great way to start your week with guided mindfulness practice, and education on tools to promote mental well-being.   Register Online: https://bgsu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4MkRBUYx5b18VyCTo individuals with disabilities, please indicate if you need special services, assistance, or appropriate modifications to fully participate in this event by contacting Accessibility Services, access@bgsu.edu, 419-372-8495. Please notify us prior to the event.For More Information: Office of Health & Wellness wellness@bgsu.edu | 419-372-WELL (9355) bgsu.edu/recwell/well-being-programs

January 16 - April 24 | No class during Spring Break, March 6Available on Thursdays from 1:30 – 2:15 PM at the Student Recreation Center, Studio BJoin Dr. Sarah Rainey-Smithback for an upbeat cardio drumming session - a high-energy, fun way to enjoy your body, build community, and enjoy new music! Sessions are appropriate for ALL bodies and fitness levels, no experience necessary, and can even be done in a chair.Content Warning: Music often contains themes related to feminism and sexuality, and music may contain explicit language.For More Information Office of Health & Wellness wellness@bgsu.edu bgsu.edu/recwell/well-being-programs

SciENcv: How to Create Your Biosketches and Communicate Your Scholarly ContributionsScience Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv) is a centralized system that allows researchers to develop and maintain biosketches for their grant proposals and annual reports.In this interactive session, you will learn how to use SciENcv to document and communicate your scholarly contributions. Specifically, by completing this workshop, you should be able to:1. Create and access your SciENcv account.2. Use SciENcv to prepare a biosketch.3. Export your biosketch.After providing a brief overview and introduction to SciENcv, we will provide a guided tutorial on how to create and access one’s SciENcv account. Next, workshop participants will receive guided assistance on how to use SciENcv to develop and export their biosketches.

This week's meeting will be our spring banquet where we celebrate graduates and initiates.Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/spring-banquet

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.This is the first session in a three-part series. Participants should plan on attending Thursday, April 3, 10, and 17.Register today!Contact marvincenter@bgsu.edu with questions.

Come and have fun taking photos in and outside of buildings on campus.Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/photo-walk-2023

Within a single lifetime, we’ve progressed from the first space rocket launch to using space technologies in our everyday lives. Now, we are ready to start a new chapter in the history of human endeavor: to take our first steps towards a permanent, off-world presence.Kari Byron from Crash Test World and MythBusters launches us on a journey beyond the Earth toward a sustainable future in space. NASA’s 21st-century Artemis program, named after the ancient Greek moon goddess and twin of Apollo, is the next step in our mission to explore the universe and land the first woman and person of color on the surface of the Moon.A $2 donation is suggested for all planetarium shows.Produced by Fiske Planetarium in collaboration with TEND Studio with funding from NASA SSERVI and Lockheed Martin.

Join us in the Planetarium for a public talk titled The Moon in Native and Colonial Mexican Culture, presented by Dr. Amílcar Challú, Chair and Associate Professor, BGSU Department of History.Join us for a journey to find the reflections of the Moon on Mexican identity, beliefs, and creativity. In this talk we will explore the celestial deities of the Mexica, the indigenous and Catholic symbolisms in the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and sophisticated astronomical knowledge behind the poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.This program is one of six sessions hosted by the BGSU Planetarium on a wide range of interdisciplinary topics, each with a connection to astronomy. Programs in the series will be every Thursday evening starting March 13 and running through April 17. “The Moon Speakers Series” events are free and open to the public.This talk will also be available to livestream via zoom at https://bgsu-edu.zoom.us/j/4287586258

Luca Albano, piano, will present a student recital. This event is free and open to the public.LIVESTREAM LINK: https://youtube.com/live/3VuDxZwSAro?feature=share

The BGSU Wind Symphony will present a concert. Tickets for this performance are $10, and can be purchased here. Free admission for BGSU students with ID card at the door.LIVESTREAM LINKPROGRAM LINK TBA

Footlights Dance Concert showcases the work of BGSU dancers in the Department of Theatre & Film. Footlights features group choreography works by students in DANC 4270 Choreography & Design, as well as class demonstrations from students in DANC technique classes.Tickets are $5.00 general admission with eighy (80) available seats.

Get ready to hit the ice for an exciting season of adult hockey at Slater Family Ice Arena! Whether you're sharpening your skills or competing at a high level, our spring league offers fast-paced action and camaraderie for all players.RegistrationPlayers must be 18 years of age to register. Before a player is permitted to play in the first game, the following must be completed and on record with the Senior League Commissioner:Set up an online DASH account for Slater Family Ice ArenaPay in full onlineSigned Conduct and League Rules Agreement formIdentification verified (repeated each game at check-in)USA hockey confirmed (online in DASH account)Fees$160 per player$80 per goalieDivisionsPlayers must sign up for a division based on their skill level.Recreational Adult Development Division (RADD) - For players who are at the B-/C/D skill level. This league allows for more experienced players to assist with the pace of the game and help new players gain experience.Skilled Adult Division (SAD) - for more skilled players with past hockey experience in the A/B+ adult hockey level. League management has the final authority to place players into these divisions.SchedulesThe spring season will run from March 10- April 24, 2025.Games will be scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.Game times will be scheduled at 8 p.m., 9 p.m., 10 p.m. (and 11 p.m. as needed)Days and times are subject to change based on the number of teams in each league.RostersRosters may have up to 15 players, including goalies. League officials reserve the right to add players to any team with less than 15 players. Players are only allowed to play for one team. There is a limit of five (5) ACHA players from the 2022-23 season on a roster, regardless of the team/school they played for.Game Layout3-minute pre-game warm-up.Three periods, 15 minutes each, running time. The clock will stop to enter penalties. The clock will stop with less than 2 minutes in the third period if the score is within two goals.If time is still left on the curfew clock and the game is tied, there will be a 3-man shootout, followed by a sudden death shootout as long as there is time left on the game curfew clock. All players must shoot once before any player shoots twice.If the game is tied with no time left on the curfew clock, the game will end in a tie.Time-Outs: Each team is allowed one 1-minute time-out per game. There are no time-outs during an overtime period.RulesModified USA hockey rules apply, with the following exceptions:No Body checkingNo SlapshotsUnintentional slapshots will result in a stoppage of play and the faceoff being taken in the offending team's defensive zone.Intentional slapshots or reoccurring offenses by one player will result in a minor penalty.Slap shots occur when a player’s stick comes above the knees while winding up shooting the puck.All slapshot calls are determined at the referee's discretion.