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.

Wear your orange and brown and show your BGSU spirit while reflecting on all the fun memories that made your college years so special. Try to complete all of the BGSU Bucket List items at bgsu.edu/bucketlist!------------------------ 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!

Indie Lens Pop-Up, WBGU-PBS, the Department of Popular Culture and the School of Cultural and Critical Studies at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, are proud to announce the Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference. The conference will serve as a celebration and screening of the Independent Lens film "We Want the Funk." Legendary bassist Doug Wimbish will be the keynote speaker and performer at the conference.The Funk Music in Popular Culture Conference will also provide a space for academics, graduate students, musicians, music industry professionals, music/sound recording retailers, fans and the public to engage in dialogue about topics related to funk music and its cultural influence in popular music, popular culture and beyond. The conference's scope is deliberately broad, with the intention of highlighting the interdisciplinary nature and the many different avenues of research and creativity related to funk music in popular culture.Possible topics might include, but are not limited to:Funk Music in Popular Music and Popular CultureFunk Music History, History of Funk Musicians and Funk Musical GroupsFunk Music Fans and Funk PodcastsOhio’s Connection to Funk Music (Dayton, Cincinnati, Toledo, Cleveland, Columbus-based groups, fans, and record labels)Michigan’s Connection to Funk Music (Detroit-based funk groups, fans, and record labels)Funk Music in Rap/Hip-Hop, Heavy Metal, Punk, Blues, Jazz, Folk, Country, etc.International Funk Music GroupsFunk Music in Film and TelevisionFunk Music in Comics, Cartoons, Art and Album ArtFunk Music FashionFunk Music and Gender, Race, and ClassCall for Papers and PresentationsWe welcome individual proposals or pre-formed panels that address the themes above. As the conference aims to provide a multitude of perspectives, academic presentations and those from outside the academy are welcome. Individual presentation proposals—papers, music demonstrations or artistic displays—should include a 300-word abstract. Panel or roundtable presentation proposals should include a 300-word abstract for each presenter and a 500-word abstract for the panel or roundtable.Submit proposals as a Microsoft Word document to funkmusic@bgsu.edu with “Funk Music in Popular Culture” in the subject line and include the following information for each presenter:Author’s Name and TitleInstitutional Affiliation (if applicable)Email AddressPresentation TitleAbstractDeadline for Submissions is March 2, 2025. Proposal status notifications will be sent no later than March 9, 2025. Registration for the conference is free.Contact Dr. Matthew Donahue or Dr. Angela Nelson at funkmusic@bgsu.edu if you have questions.

Last day of classes for most Spring 2025 sessions.

Pickleball at the Student Recreation CenterJanuary 13 – May 2Available on Fridays on the MAC Court from 11 AM – 1 PMEquipment available for complimentary use. SRC membership not required for pickleball play during these specified times. Reserve a court at https://www.bgsu.edu/recwell/student-recreation-center/MACReservations.htmlFun, social & enjoyed by all skill levels – pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports nationwideFor more information contact Julia Adams:jthatch@bgsu.edu, recwell@bgsu.edu, 419.372.2000 or 419.372.7458

Are you graduating this Spring? Keep an eye on your BGSU email for the Graduation Survey!👉 Complete the survey and you will be able to pick up an exclusive alumni mug!Where can you pick the mug up?BTSU Union Oval 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday of Senior Week (April 21-25)In the case of rain, mug pick up will move inside to the BTSU contact Tables ☔Monday, April 21 from 5-6:30 p.m. at Pancakes with the PresidentTuesday, April 22 beginning 1:30 p.m. at Falcons at the Fountain EventTuesday April 22 at 6 p.m. at the Senior Toast Celebration------------------------ 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!