June

BGSU trustees adopt 2009-10 budget Jun 26, 2009 5:08 PM In the midst of unsettled state budget negotiations, Bowling Green State University has adopted a balanced budget for 2009-10. The BGSU Board of Trustees at its June 26 meeting approved a $283.6 million educational and general fund budget for the University’s main campus and a $14.8 million budget for its Firelands campus. The budget reflects the third year of a freeze on undergraduate tuition rates, and comes at the beginning of Ohio’s next budget biennium.

Emeritus status granted to 23 BGSU faculty retiree Jun 26, 2009 5:07 PM The Bowling Green State University Trustees honored 23 retiring faculty members June 26 by granting them emeritus status.

Dr. Kevin B. Lake joins BGSU board of trustees Jun 26, 2009 5:06 PM The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees welcomed new member Dr. Kevin B. Lake, medical director of the Columbus Southern Medical Center, at its June 25-26 meetings. Dr. Lake was appointed by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to a nine-year term.

Sebo Named Chair of BGSU Board of Trustees Jun 26, 2009 5:04 PM Robert Sebo, Salem resident and retired executive of Paychex Inc., has been named chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University.

Japanese Consulate honors Asian Studies director Jun 23, 2009 5:03 PM Akiko Kawano Jones, director of the Asian Studies Program at Bowling Green State University, recently received a Consul General Award from the Japanese Consulate for Michigan and Ohio in Detroit.

BGSU announces ice arena feasibility study Jun 19, 2009 5:02 PM Bowling Green State University will take the next step in the review of its Ice Arena and hockey program with a feasibility study to gauge interest and capacity for a fund-raising campaign.

Web access aids Nigerian farmers Jun 16, 2009 5:00 PM Feb. 28, 2007, found villagers and officials in Ihiala, Nigeria, at the opening ceremony for the SI May Knowledge Centre where, for the first time, local residents would have free access to the Internet. The center housed four computers offering resources of use to farmers and unrestricted access to the Web.

Student proposal for food-donation plan funded Jun 16, 2009 5:00 PM Many poor children go to school without breakfast, but studies show that 92 percent of college students—even though most have meal plans—do not eat a morning meal, either. Could that food be donated to those in need?

Muego invited to teach at Hanoi education college Jun 16, 2009 4:58 PM While each new school year brings its challenges and new experiences, for Dr. Benjamin N. Muego, a Bowling Green State University professor of political science and Asian studies, fall 2009 promises to be especially remarkable. He will be traveling to Vietnam as the first U.S. faculty member to teach at the Hanoi University of Education (HUE).