Academic Agenda
Monday, March 25- Sunday, March 31, 2024
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT:
Amílcar Challú

Dr. Amílcar E. Challú is associate professor of History in Bowling Green State University’s Department of History. He was born and raised in Buenos Aires (Argentina). He left the southern hemisphere to start his Ph.D. at Harvard University. He lived two years in Mexico City, where he conducted archival research and met the love of his life, associate professor of Spanish Amy Robinson and eventually joined her in Bowling Green where they are raising two kids and a couple of spirited cats.
 
Amílcar teaches history classes focused on the Americas from colonial times to the present. Graduate students have survived his seminars on environmental history, history of capitalism, Mexico and Latin America. He has publications in journals and edited volumes on topics pertaining to the history of inequality and living standards. He collaborates with colleagues and students in public environmental history, including the just launched podcast "Eclipsing History". His graduate advisees in History and American Culture Studies work on a wide range of topics, such as environmental history of Northwest Ohio, environmental humanities and Mexican and Latin American history.
LECTURES AND RESEARCH
CWGE Research Seminar
Tuesday, March 26 | 12pm to 1pm
Hayes Hall, Room 203

Dr. Wendy Watson and Dr. Sandra Faulkner
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Jean Pasakarnis-Buchanan Biological Sciences Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 26 | 7pm
Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater (Room 206)

Dr. Sean B. Carroll, Author and Biologist
The Serengeti Rules: The Regulation and Restoration of Biodiversity
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The Jaak Panksepp 2024 Distinguished Neuroscience Lecture
Wednesday, March 27 | 7pm (reception at 6:15pm)
Bowen-Thompson Student Union Theater (Room 206)

Dr. Ralph Adolphs, The Bren Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Biology
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
The Science of Emotion: Past, Present,and Future.
Dr. Adolphs investigates the neural basis of human social behavior, particularly focusing on how people perceive and process emotions in facial expressions.
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VPR March Research and Innovation Forum
Wednesday, March 27 | 4pm to 5pm
Bowen-Thompson Student Union | Room 228

Dr. Eric Cooke, assistant professor of criminal justice, will provide an overview of the work being done at the Center for Justice Research and the Police Integrity Research Group. Discussions will focus on crime trends and calls for service in Toledo, as well as criminal arrest cases over the last two decades. Stay for a Q&A and networking opportunities following the presentation. Light refreshments will be served. Register Here.
FROM THE GRADUATE COLLEGE

OhioLINK upload of approved, final copy of master’s thesis/doctoral dissertation for Spring 2024 graduation deadline is Friday, March 29.

The Summer 2024 graduation application is now open in your MyBGSU-Student Center.

Fall 2024 registration opens Monday, March 25.
For students completing a thesis or dissertation, there will be several workshops to assist you in this process. Making your document accessible is a requirement, so please consider attending both workshops.

Formatting Your ETD and OhioLINK
3/25/24 at 12pm (Zoom)

Making Your ETD Accessible & Acrobat Pro Requirements
3/27/24 at 12pm (Zoom)

Contact us at etd@bgsu.edu or call 419-372-9888 to sign up for a workshop. Drop-in hours are Mondays and Thursdays from Noon to 3pm in 110 McFall. Virtual drop-in hours available through Zoom. Contact us at etd@bgsu.edu to schedule an appointment.

Visit our Theses & Dissertations page for more information on:
  • Thesis/Dissertation Handbook
  • Workshops
  • File Formats and Templates
  • Converting your Document to PDF
  • Submission & Approval of your Manuscript
  • Delayed Publication and Copyright Information
  • Accessibility
Upcoming Dissertation Defense
Ahmad Talafha
Functional Principal Component Analysis for Heterogeneous Survival Data 
Thursday, April 4 | 9am to 10:30aam
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 814 6088 5899
Passcode: 814163
CENTER FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE
WORKSHOPS

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
10:30am to 12pm
Olscamp Hall, 106

Friday, March 29, 2024
9:30am to 10:30am 
Zoom
CENTER FOR FACULTY EXCELLENCE TEACHING & LEARNING SUMMIT

The Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) is now accepting proposals for interactive sessions for this year’s Teaching and Learning Summit on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.

The theme for this year’s Summit is Forward: The Future of Teaching & Learning. Guiding this year’s theme are the four pillars of the Summit: Pedagogical Innovation, Success & Belonging, Equity & Access, and Lessons in Teaching & Learning. Proposed interactive sessions should align with one of the Teaching and Learning Summit pillars and provide participants with opportunities to collaborate, interact, and engage.

All members of the BGSU teaching community, including faculty, instructors, staff, and graduate students, are welcomed and encouraged to submit a proposal.

The deadline for proposals is Friday, April 5, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. For more information about the Teaching and Learning Summit and the proposal submission process, please visit the Teaching and Learning Summit page of the CFE website. 
SCOER on the Go

During the Spring semester, librarians from the Scholarly Communication and Open Educational Resources (SCOER) team will offer office hours in various locations on campus. Faculty and students who have questions about ScholarWorks, open educational resources, copyright, open access or affordable learning are invited to stop in.

March office hours:
Mondays |1pm to 3pm*
Mar 25 - Maurer Center, Schmeltz Atrium (1-2:30pm*)

Fridays | 9am to 11 am
Mar 29 - McFall Center, Room 110 Conference Room
UPCOMING EVENTS
Selected events for next week are below
Visit the BGSU Events Calendar for a complete list
Monday, March 25, 2024
1pm to 2:30pm
Mitchell B. McLeod Hall, Life Design
 
2:30pm to 6:30pm
Bowen-Thompson Student Union, 207
 
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
12pm to 1pm
Oak Grove Cemetery

5pm-6pm
Market at Jerome
 
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Bowen-Thompson Student Union
 
12pm to 2pm
McDonald Hall, Annex
 
4pm to 5pm
Mitchell B. McLeod Hall, The Radbill Center (Life Design Lab)
 
Thursday, March 28, 2024
8pm
Moore Musical Arts Center, Bryan Recital Hall
 
Friday, March 29, 2024
11am to 12pm
Virtual Event
 
12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychology Building, 102
 
1pm to 2:30pm
On Campus - TBD
 
Saturday, March 30, 2024
Student Recitals:
Moore Musical Arts Center, Bryan Recital Hall
 
Student Recitals:
Moore Musical Arts Center, Choral Rehearsal Hall
 
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Student Recitals:
Moore Musical Arts Center, Bryan Recital Hall
 
4:30pm to 5:30pm and 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Physical Sciences Building, 112
$1 Donation Suggested
SUHOOR PACKS NOW AVAILABLE FOR RAMADAN

*Suhoor packs include:
bottled water, milk or dairy-free milk, oatmeal cup, cereal, plain bagel or gluten-free bagel, granola bar, fruit cup, hand fruit, carrots and celery, hummus, boiled eggs, dates, dairy yogurt or non-dairy yogurt.
*accommodations can be made for dietary restrictions.

How To Pick Up Suhoor Packs:
  1. Notify cashier
  2. Receive a Suhoor Pack for 1 meal swipe
MR. AGNE'S CAREER COLLECTION

Thursday, March 28 | 3pm to 6pm
Eppler North, Room 108

FREE Pop-up thrift shop providing career apparel, some casual items, shoes, and accessories. For all students.

This wil be the only pop-up shop this semester, but the permanent shop will continue to operate until the end of the semester during scheduled business hours.
MORE SELF-CARE AND WELLNESS OPPORTUNITIES

Free Feminist Cardio Drumming
March 13 – April 17 (No session March 20)
Wednesdays | 4:30–5:15 p.m.
Student Rec Center – Studio B

The Division of Community Well-Being is excited to partner with BGSU Center for Women and Gender Equity and Dr. Sarah Rainey-Smithback to offer free feminist cardio drumming sessions for the campus community. Sessions are appropriate for all bodies and fitness levels, and can be done in a chair.

Register: Reserve your spot by pre-registering on the MyRec portal: https://myrec.bgsu.edu. When logging in, select ‘BGSU MyRec Login’ and use your BGSU username and password. Select ‘Fitness’ and then ‘Free Cardio Drumming’. Register for 1 session or all 5!


Falcon 2 Falcon is back!
Tuesdays | 12pm to 1pm
Wednesdays | 4pm to 5pm
Thursdays | 12pm to 1pm (virtual options)

Falcon 2 Falcon is a peer-based and lead group for BGSU students through the Garrett Lee Smith Suicide Prevention Grant. Struggling with your mental health? Trouble connecting to other peers? This space is for you.

  • Falcon 2 Falcon is a free "drop-in'' program.
  • It is student run.
  • Virtual options available.
  • It is a safe space to share, rant and support as well as be supported.
  • This can be a space to decompress between classes.
  • We can help connect you with specific resources on campus.
  • Not a counseling group but a support group.

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The FALCON FOOD PANTRY is here to support BGSU students, faculty and staff with nutritious and accessible food.
 
All members of the BGSU community are welcome to stop by once a week to select a bag of food and hygiene items. Please bring your BGSU ID card with you.
 
LOCATION: Central Hall 109
 
Monday: 12pm to 3pm
Wednesday 2:30pm to 5:30pm
Thursday: 12pm to 3pm
 
NOTE: The pantry is closed whenever classes are not in session (e.g. Spring Break, Labor Day, Juneteenth etc...)
The Academic Agenda is published every week by the Graduate College during the Fall and Spring semester. Submit events and announcements to gradcol@bgsu.edu. Submissions are due Wednesday at 5:00pm the week before the event.