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Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green State University is a premier learning community dedicated to preparing students for successful careers and engaged citizenship. Established in 1910, the university offers diverse academic programs, emphasizing respect, cooperation, and intellectual growth. With over 20,000 students and a commitment to changing lives through education, BGSU provides a welcoming environment for intellectual discovery and personal growth. Explore the BGSU experience through various opportunities in academics, student life, and alumni engagement.

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Bowling Green State University

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  1. Bowling Green State University A Conversation with Chancellor Fingerhut Shirley L Baugher Provost and Vice President Academic Affairs November 7, 2007

  2. Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees Brady Gaskins, Student Trustee, Bowling Green (2008)John F. Harball II, Catawba Island (2010)Stephanie Magyar Imhoff, Granville (2013) Daniel Jacoby, Student Trustee, Bowling Green (2009) Michael J. Marsh, Bowling Green (2009)John E. Moore, Jr., Bexley (2012) William J. Primrose III, Westlake (2015) Debra (Scheetz) Ryan, Wadsworth (2014) J. Robert Sebo, Salem (2011) Francis C. (Fran) Voll, Marion (2016) Michael R. Wilcox, Toledo (2008) Board of Trustees 20,684 students, including 15,638 undergraduates, 2,981 graduates, and 2,065 at Firelands 2,700 faculty and staff members, including 921 full-time instructional faculty Sidney A. RibeauPresident, BGSU 1

  3. Bowling Green State University Established in 1910 BGSU Firelands 1963 2

  4. Vision Bowling Green State University aspires to be the premier Learning Community in Ohio, and one of the best in the Nation. Through the interdependence of teaching, learning, scholarship, and service we will create an academic environment grounded in intellectual discovery and guided by rational discourse and civility. 3

  5. Mission Bowling Green State University is a premier learning community that serves Ohio and the nation by preparing students for their emerging careers and lives of engaged citizenship and leadership in a global society. Through the exploration of values and daily interactions with faculty and staff, students develop skills in critical thinking, communication and self-reflection. The University prides itself in offering a welcoming, safe and diverse environment where students can achieve excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. BGSU is a university that changes lives. Its graduates go on to change the lives of others. 4

  6. Core Values • Respect for one another • Cooperation • Intellectual and spiritual growth • Creative imaginings • Pride in a job well done 5

  7. Academic Programs • • College of Arts and Sciences • • College of Business Administration • • Continuing and Extended Education • • College of Education & • Human Development • • Graduate College • College of Health & Human Services • • College of Musical Arts • • College of Technology • • BGSU Firelands • In support of academic programs • • University Libraries 6

  8. The BGSU Experience The StudentExperience The DonorExperience The AlumniExperience

  9. The BGSU Experience • 7,000 students in 17 residence life centers • Over 325 registered student organizations • Student Recreation Center and University Field House for drop-in and scheduled fitness activities • More than 400 cultural events annually (concerts, exhibits, theatre productions) • More than 147,000 alumni • $141 M endowment • NCAA Division I athletic program (18) plus club and intramural sports programs 8

  10. The BGSU Experience 9

  11. The BGSU Experience 10

  12. Student Enrollment Profile 36% of fall 2007 main campus freshmen, when completing the First Year Student Questionnaire, (64% of the freshmen completed the survey) stated that neither parent had a bachelor's degree (our operational definition of a first generation student).  11

  13. Student Enrollment Profile 36% of fall 2007 main campus freshmen, when completing the First Year Student Questionnaire, (64% of the freshmen completed the survey) stated that neither parent had a bachelor's degree (our operational definition of a first generation student).  12

  14. Student Enrollment Profile Headcount Enrollment by Age 78.5% 18.5% 13

  15. Student Enrollment Profile Movement of Students from BGSU Firelands to Main Campus 14

  16. International Students 15

  17. Students Participating in Education Abroad 16

  18. Fulbright Awards * BGSU ranks second in the State in Faculty Fulbright Awards 17

  19. Fees and Financial Aid 2007-08 Academic Fee Structure (Main Campus) (Includes Room and Board) • 73% percent of students receive financial aid • 4,500 students earn $8 million annually through on-campus employment • Graduate • • Graduate tuition (resident): $5,725 per semester • Graduate tuition (non resident): $9,379 per semester • Stipends of $9 M+ awarded annually to support graduate students 18

  20. Cost of Two-Year Education 19

  21. Educational and General Revenue Student fees 51.7% in 2002 compared to 60.9% in 2006 State appropriations 33.4% in 2002 as compared to 24.4% in 2005 20

  22. Education and General Revenue 21

  23. A Premier Learning Community is the Character of BGSU The BGSU Experience An emphasis on values, a culture of respect, celebration of diversity, and the nurturing atmosphere of a small college Values Initiative Emphasis on critical thinking about values, engaged citizenship, service learning, and values expression, fostering personal, social and, economic development in a global society President’s Leadership Academy 22

  24. Learning Experiences Core Commitments:Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility The Association of American Colleges and Universities has announced Bowling Green State University is among 18 institutions chosen to participate in a Core Commitments Leadership Consortium. • Excellence• Personal and academic integrity• Contribution to a larger community • Honoring the perspectives of others• Ethical and moral reasoning 23

  25. Learning Outcomes Learning Experiences • BGSU graduates are critical and constructive thinkers, as shown by proficiency in inquiry, creative problem solving, and examining values in decision making. • BGSU graduates communicate skillfully in multiple forms of expression, such as logical, mathematical, visual, spatial, or musical. All students have proficiency in written and oral communication, with additional expertise in other symbol systems necessary to a major field of study. • BGSU graduates engage others in action, as shown by proficiency in participating and leading. 24

  26. Learning Experiences • First Year Programs • BG Experience • Pathway for first-year students • to become part of the BGSU • academic community • • First-year course on critical thinking about values; program of co-curricular experiences, and service-learning opportunities • Second- or third-year course and experience • Capstone experience 25

  27. Learning Experiences • Nine learning communities • and five theme communities • in the residence halls • Arts Village • Chapman Community • Global Village • Health Sciences Residential Community • Impact (Integrating Moral Principles • and Critical Thinking) • La Communidad • La Maison Francaise • Partners in Context and Community • Honors Community U.S. News reported on excellence of our learning communities and our peers as: Duke, Yale, Vanderbilt, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and University of Michigan 26

  28. First-Year Learning Experience Main Campus Freshmen Participating in Learning Communities and First Year Programs 27

  29. Learning Experiences • Honors Program • Undergraduate Research • Service Learning Office • Study Abroad • National Student Exchange • Internships • Co-op assignments 28

  30. Distance Education Growth Indicators 2007-08 29

  31. Distance Education Growth Indicators 2007-08 30

  32. One-Year Freshman Retention Rate 31

  33. Time to Graduation for BGSU Students 32

  34. BGSU’s Six-Year Graduation Rates Six-year graduation rates have consistently been 9% to 15% above those predicted based on student and institutional characteristics Actual vs. Predicted Main Campus Freshman Six-Year Graduation Rates 33

  35. Future Learning Experiences Design a blend of discipline-based and interdisciplinary studies Design sequential experiences to extend learning experiences of the first-year to a second/ Third-year and capstone experience Design individual learning opportunities 34

  36. Discovery 35

  37. Total Award Dollars by Sponsor Type FY2003-FY2007 36

  38. Discovery Collaborative Research Projects 37

  39. Selected Programs Supported by Sponsored Awards Center of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education:Opportunities for Success (COSMOS)–$ 1,078,231 since 2003 Center for Neuroscience: Mind and Behavior– $ 4,582,659 since 2003 Center for Family and Demographic Research– $ 6,790,533 since 2003 Center for Photochemical Sciences – $10,086,874 since 2003 Selected Research Centers 38

  40. Selected Programs Supported by Sponsored Awards BGSU Research Incentive Program Awards 2006-07 Technology Innovation Enhancement Research Capacity Enhancement New Faculty Support Equipment Cost Sharing 39

  41. Engagement • The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, in 2007, recognized BGSU as one of five U.S. colleges and universities for outstanding curricular engagement with the community. • Partnerships for Community Action (PCA) is dedicated to redefining relationships between the university and the broader community. This includes enhancing educational opportunities, economic development, health and wellness and cultural awareness. • Tenure guidelines established for the Scholarship of Engagement - 2006 40

  42. Planning for Excellence Center of Excellence (Interdisciplinary themes) Signature programs Discipline-based competitive excellence Foundational Excellence 41

  43. Planning for Foundational Excellence • Voluntary Systems of Accountability (VSA) • National Survey of Student Engagement • Accountability measures that will address the Core Competencies • (American Association of Colleges and Universities) • National study of instructional costs and productivity • New Student Transition Questionnaire (BGSU instrument) • First-Year Student Questionnaire (BGSU instrument) • BGSU Graduating Senior Questionnaire (BGSU instrument) 42

  44. Center of Excellence Interdisciplinary Themes Entrepreneurship Health & Wellness Across the Life Span The Arts Media & Merging Technologies Global Cultures Education and the Creative Learning Process 43

  45. The Sciences • The Center for Photochemical Sciences is a Signature Program • Chemistry • Physics and Astronomy • Biological Sciences • New technology • $10,086,874 since 2003 • Five patents awarded • Environmental science is an interdisciplinary major • Combining concepts from biology, chemistry, • geology, physics, economics, geography, • sociology and political science • Center of Science and Mathematics Education Opportunities for Success (COSMOS) • $1,078,231 since 2003 INTERDISCIPLINARY AGENDAS Biology, and the Center for Neuroscience, Mind, and Behavior with Social PhilosophyandPolicy Center sponsoring a conference: "Darwin's Heirs: Evolution, Behavior, and Societies" 44

  46. Education and Creative Learning Process Teaching is, at its core, a creative problem-solving activity;“knowledge or expertise in the domain” is essential for creativity. • Graduates greatest number of teacher/educators • in the state • • Multiple years of Praxis II success at 82%, • Praxis III at 98% performing above the • national average • • 84% of license-eligible teacher candidates are licensed (state average is 46%) • • Continuous accreditation in educator preparation since 1984 • • Improving science, math education through collaborative efforts among BGSU, Owens Community College and the University of Toledo-SciMaTec 45

  47. Global Cultures • American culture studies • International conflict and peace studies • Study abroad – the world is your classroom • International democratic education institute • International comparative education • World music - ethnomusicology • Cross-cultural and international education • Browne Library for Popular Culture Studies The Global Village Learning Community opened its doors Fall 2007 46

  48. BizEx • New venture opportunity • • Faculty and students review business plans in the NW Ohio area • • Approximate cost of service provided: $150,000 annually • Sebo Series in Entrepreneurship • • 2006 - 575 participants (300 were business owners) • Extreme Entrepreneurship • Supply Chain Management • • BGSU supply chain management program ranks in top 20 College of Business Administration recognized as one of the top business schools! The Princeton Review Bill Dallas and Scott Hamilton partnership to support entrepreneurial leadership 47

  49. Health and Human Development Across the Lifespan 2007 award from Health and Human Services –National Center for Marriage Research Established at BGSU, $4.35 million Center for Family and Demographic Research One of seven Population Centers in the U. S. (core funding from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) • Social work • Gerontology • Criminal justice • Institute for Child and Family Policy • Human development and family studies • Public and allied health • Kinesiology • Nutritional sciences • Nursing • Communication disorders • Early childhood education and the Child Development Center 48

  50. Design: Media & Merging Technologies • Graphic design • Digital arts • Visual communication technology • Architecture and environmental design studies • Technology education • Interior design Pocket Virtual Worlds – Undergraduate Research State-of-the-art digital technology to construct a visual panorama of the Alamo National Park; visitors actually walk through instead of merely observing it on a two-dimensional computer screen. • Graphic Design ProgramSelected through a competitive process to host the AIGA Design Education Conference  • Spring 2010, “Response_Ability"Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OH 49

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