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.

BGSU Firelands Career Week offers students the opportunity to explore career pathways, connect with professionals across industries and develop skills to prepare for their next steps. Each day features an industry spotlight, opportunities to meet employers and professional development events.Plan to join us and want a portrait? Sign up now to let us know you're coming!Schedule of EventsMonday, March 17 – Resort and service careersIndustry spotlight: employer tables in Falcon Square Professional headshots: sign-up link to be provided Goodwill “Dress to Impress”: industry-specific professional attire showcase and prize drawing Tuesday, March 18 – Education, human services and law enforcement careersIndustry spotlight: employer tables in Falcon Square Kuhlin Career Services and VMock overview: career resources presentation in Falcon Square Faculty meeting presentation: incorporating career resources into the classroom Goodwill “Dress to Impress”: industry-specific professional attire showcase and prize drawing Wednesday, March 19 – Health care careersIndustry spotlight: employer tables in Falcon Square Goodwill “Dress to Impress”: industry-specific professional attire showcase and prize drawing Thursday, March 20 – Industry, manufacturing and business careersIndustry spotlight: employer tables in Falcon Square Goodwill “Dress to Impress”: industry-specific professional attire showcase and prize drawing Friday, March 21 – Designing your next stepsLife Design workshop: interactive session using Life Design tools to explore next steps in your career, in partnership with a Life Design coach from BGSU

Facilitator(s)/Speaker(s): Rebecca Stanwick, Assistant Teaching Professor/Reference & Instruction LibrarianSession Type: Interactive WorkshopSession Category: ScholarshipDuration: 1 hourLocation: Online via ZoomDescription & Learning Outcomes:Writing a literature review for an article, thesis, or dissertation can be daunting, especially if you’ve never written one before. Where do you even start? What should you include? In this workshop, we’ll discuss how to determine an appropriate scope for your literature review, how to organize your sources to make writing a breeze, and strategies for identifying themes in your sources.In this session, you will learn how to:Categorize sources by theme to organize your literature review. Determine an appropriate source for your literature review. Identify the scope of your literature review. This session is part of the Research Ready Series offered by the University Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). This series has been designed for graduate students, but all BGSU faculty, adjunct instructors, graduate students, and staff are welcomed and encouraged to participate. Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive the Research Ready Series email signature stamp.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 Office of Health and Wellness provides this designated time and place to have private conversations with health professional, Danielle VanFleet, HIV Testing Coordinator, about safer sex. Bring your questions and discuss concerns on topics such as disease prevention, sexuality and reproductive health, contraception options, relationships, and risk factors for HIV and sexually transmitted infections. FREE Safer Sex Kits and free condoms are available during the sessions to all BGSU students.Call 419.372.9355 for your appointment or walk-ins are always welcome A real name is not needed when making an appointment FREE and Confidential HIV Testing - 30-minute results If getting multiple STI tests, results may take more than 30-minutes LGBTQ+ Friendly and Affirming FREE condoms for BGSU students and FREE Safer Sex KitsConsultations and testing conducted at the Student Recreation Center. Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis testing is now available for free.Spring 2025: 10 AM - 4 PM1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month throughout the academic year.January 15, February 5, 19, March 19, April 2, 16Bring a photo ID to the appointment

Every CGI software has to come from someone. Also, "Knuckles" and "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" might alter the pre-production side of VFX for good.Learn more at http://bgsu.presence.io/event/commercially-available-cgi-software-that-was-once-proprietary-why-in-house-vfx-studios-might-be-the-future-of-vfx-pre-production-and-cgi-asset-sharing

TEDxBGSU is a local, independently organized TEDx event at Bowling Green State University that strives to re-create the unique experience found at TED. At its core, our aim is to foster “ideas worth spreading.”TEDxBGSU seeks to amplify the voices of students, faculty, staff, and community members of Bowling Green to share new ideas and inspire change. Check out the Speaker Line-up for the day .Register today for the event!