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.

The Midterm Grading Period runs from February 24th - March 16th. Midterm grades help you answer the question “What would my final grade be if the semester ended today?” Instructors can report midterm grades at any time throughout this grading period, so you need to check your grades throughout this time.

Facilitator:Chelsea Chandler, Director, Center for Faculty Excellence Laura Sheets, Assistant Professor/Instruction Services Librarian, Library Teaching & LearningSession Type: Interactive WorkshopSession Category: Outcomes & AssessmentDuration: 1 hourLocation: ZoomDescription & Learning Outcomes:Struggling to navigate assignment design in a world of ever-evolving generative AI? In this interactive workshop, you'll be introduced to the Transparency in Learning and Teaching framework (TILT). The TILT framework is an existing evidence-based approach that can help you communicate the key components of your assignments and explicitly address the use of generative AI. Through practical examples, you'll apply these components to example assignments and create a plan to design or re-design your own assignment. After this session, you'll be equipped with the knowledge and tools to enhance your assessment strategies, ensuring clarity and fairness.In this session, you will:Describe the components of a transparent assignment including providing detailed information about the use of AI for the assignment. Apply the components of transparent assignment design to an example assignment. Create a plan to design or re-design an assignment using transparent assignment design components. This session is part of the AI-Ready Assignment Design Series offered by the University Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive the AI-Ready Assignment Design email signature stamp.To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 AI-Ready Assignment Design 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.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.

Facilitators:Chelsea Chandler, Director, Center for Faculty Excellence Laura Sheets, Assistant Professor/Instruction Services Librarian, Library Teaching & Learning Session Type: Interactive WorkshopSession Category: Outcomes & AssessmentDuration: 1 hourLocation: ZoomDescription & Learning Outcomes:Rubrics are powerful tools to guide students and evaluate authentic learning outcomes, but AI poses unique challenges to assessment. During this interactive workshop, you will explore rubric design best practices with a focus on transparency, empowering students with clear guidelines for success. Together, we’ll critically evaluate sample rubrics to identify potential pitfalls where AI might undermine your assessment goals, such as ambiguous criteria. By the end of the session, you'll have the tools and knowledge to design or re-design detailed rubrics that foster critical thinking and enhance student learning.In this session, you will:Describe rubric design practices that support the assessment of authentic student work. Critically evaluate sample rubrics to identify areas where generative AI use could undermine assessment goals. Create a plan to design or re-design a rubric that effectively assesses authentic student work. This session is part of the AI-Ready Assignment Design Series offered by the University Libraries and the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE). Participants who attend three sessions in this series may receive a AI-Ready Assignment Design email signature stamp.To register for this event, use the Spring 2025 AI-Ready Assignment Design 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.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.

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.For More Information Office of Health & Wellness wellness@bgsu.edu bgsu.edu/recwell/well-being-programs

Guest Jaroslaw Kapuscinski, composer, will present a lecture/demonstration. This event is free and open to the public.

The Graduate Brass Quintet will present a concert. This event is free and open to the public.