September

BGSU Homecoming: Return, Rediscover, Reconnect Sep 29, 2008 1:20 PM Bowling Green State University will “rock the block” during Homecoming week, Sept. 29-Oct. 4, with events ranging from sports to alumni reunions. Homecoming Kickoff is Monday, Sept. 29, from 7-10 p.m. in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union, hosted by student affairs

National spotlight will shine on BGSU Sep 29, 2008 1:19 PM ABC’s “World News With Charles Gibson” will be broadcasting live from the Bowling Green State University campus on Tuesday, Oct. 7, as part of the network’s coverage of the presidential race.

BGSU technology co-op program marks 40th birthday Sep 29, 2008 1:18 PM When Michael Weyer came to Bowling Green State University as a student, it was the biggest place he had ever lived. But his cooperative education experiences in BGSU’s College of Technology took him to Colorado and served as a springboard to jobs in Denmark and Switzerland after he graduated in 1999.

Peace Corps Fellows to enrich BGSU campus life Sep 22, 2008 1:17 PM When Dr. Margaret Zoller Booth returned from the Peace Corps in 1985, she felt that her experience teaching in Kenya helped shape her decision about what to do after completing a teaching job in Cleveland. Funding through the Peace Corps Fellows/USA program enabled her to pursue her graduate degree in education at Ohio University.

BGSU senior heading to Berlin for Fulbright Sep 22, 2008 1:15 PM Bowling Green State University senior Alison Kemp has always found ways to enhance her study of journalism and the German language through volunteer and work experiences. She will further hone her skills in both areas when she goes to Germany this November as a participant in the German-American Fulbright Commission’s Berlin Capital Program.

Moses named first Bailey endowed professor in math Sep 15, 2008 1:14 PM As a Bowling Green State University student in the 1960s, James Bailey was inspired by his mathematics professors. Years later, when he had achieved considerable success as a banking executive, Bailey was again inspired by a BGSU math professor—Dr. Barbara Moses of Bowling Green.

Lima couple thanks BGSU with leadership gift Sep 8, 2008 1:13 PM For more than 50 years, Allen Schmidthorst has been quietly sitting in the stands enjoying Bowling Green State University basketball. During Friday night’s (Sept. 5) “Dinner at The Doyt” Falcon Club event, Schmidthorst offered his thanks for decades of sports entertainment by presenting a $1.7 million gift for athletic facilities.

BGSU to remember 9/11 Sep 8, 2008 1:12 PM Bowling Green State University on Thursday will mark the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with the “9/11 Never Forget Project: BGSU Remembers.”

BGSU business college gets major gift from alumnus Sep 2, 2008 1:11 PM A $100,000 gift from an alumnus of Bowling Green State University’s College of Business Administration will reward outstanding faculty accomplishments as well as promote international educational opportunities for both students and faculty.