September

Learn about firefighting, safety, at expo Nov 13, 2010 11:25 AM Ever dream of being a firefighter? This Saturday (Sept. 18), you can see what it feels like to wear firefighting gear and learn about the job from local firefighters at the Firefighting and Safety Expo, from 3:30-6 p.m. outside Doyt Perry Stadium.

BGSU donates Electric Falcon Sep 30, 2010 11:12 AM In 1994, Bowling Green State University’s Electric Vehicle Institute built an electric-powered race car. A prototype for zero-emission vehicles, the Electric Falcon won the Lightning Electric Car Championship, and served as a research platform for the development of motor, controller and drive train components for many University projects.

BGSU celebrates Homecoming 2010 Sep 30, 2010 11:09 AM Homecoming week at Bowling Green State University is full of traditions, spirit and many activities. While various events have taken place on campus during the week, Friday and Saturday’s (Oct 1 and 2) activities will involve alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends as they gather for the parade, pep rally, football game and tailgating.

BGSU alumnus to address mental health issues Sep 28, 2010 11:13 AM One of Bowling Green State University’s Prominent Alumni is the featured speaker for the College of Health and Human Services Centennial Homecoming Lecture on Friday, Oct. 1.

BGSU, PNC celebrate financial services center Sep 21, 2010 11:15 AM Bowling Green State University and PNC Bank, N.A., will celebrate the opening of PNC’s new financial services center in the Bowen-Thompson Student Union at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow (Sept. 22) with a ribbon-tying event. The opening of the services center is part of the university banking relationship between BGSU and PNC announced in July.

BGSU opera students perform Mozart, Handel Sep 17, 2010 11:17 AM From stage lights to sunlight, audiences at Bowling Green State University’s next Opera Theater production will see a double bill of Mozart and Handel. Mozart’s “The Impresario” and Handel’s “Acis and Galatea” will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26, in Kobacker Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center.

Expanded green tailgating starts Saturday Sep 17, 2010 11:16 AM Falcon fans enjoying a little tailgating before tomorrow’s (Sept. 18) first home football game will have more ways to help keep the campus “green.”

Book is first in U.S. on Chicago landmark Sep 14, 2010 11:22 AM They’re Chicago landmarks, their signature round towers highly visible from the waterfront and shown in innumerable films, advertisements and billboards around the world. Yet Marina City has been strangely overlooked by architecture writers. A new book by Igor Marjanović of Washington University in St. Louis and Dr. Katerina Rüedi Ray, director of the Bowling Green State University School of Art, sets the iconic complex in its context, architecturally, historically and socially.

Get information at BGSU Graduate College Fair Sep 14, 2010 11:21 AM All those interested in pursuing graduate education are invited to Bowling Green State University’s Graduate College Fair, from 3-7 p.m. Sept. 21 in the Lenhart Grand Ballroom of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union.

TLC leader, alumna returning to BGSU Sep 14, 2010 11:19 AM Eileen O’Neill is living proof that an internship can lead to your future career. While earning a master’s degree in popular culture at Bowling Green State University, O’Neill interned at Discovery Communications. Twenty years later she is the president and general manager of The Learning Channel (TLC), a division of Discovery. Under her direction, TLC has added a number of popular reality series including “Cake Boss” and “19 Kids and Counting.”

Conference looks at Kenya Sep 9, 2010 11:27 AM The Kenyan ambassador to the United States, Elkanah Odembo, will give the keynote address at this year’s Kenya Scholars and Studies Association (KESSA) conference, to be held Sept. 17 and 18 at Bowling Green State University.

BGSU film series spotlights Ohio actors Sep 9, 2010 11:26 AM Why has Ohio spawned so many prominent actors, from Lillian and Dorothy Gish to Paul Newman to Katie Holmes? No one knows, but a special Sunday matinee series in the Gish Film Theater and Gallery at Bowling Green State University will feature some famous screen stars from years past, all of whom have stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

Prize-winning composer to speak at convocation Sep 8, 2010 11:28 AM Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award-winning composer Jennifer Higdon will be the special guest speaker for the Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts’ annual “All College Convocation” at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 10 in Kobacker Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center.

BGSU Firelands fall enrollment achieves record Sep 7, 2010 11:36 AM Bowling Green State University’s Firelands campus reached a new milestone with a fall 2010 headcount enrollment exceeding 2,500 for the first time in the college’s 42 year history. All state colleges and universities are required to report enrollment data to the state of Ohio on the 15th day after the start of classes.

‘Women’s Work’ and ceramics open exhibit season Sep 7, 2010 11:31 AM Bowling Green State University Galleries kicks off the fall season with two group shows, “Reimagining the Distaff Toolkit” and “The Aaron Macy Legacy Exhibition” in the Fine Arts Center.