Centennial Alumni and Friends Weekend brings spirit to summer Summer is a time for several great traditions, and from June 25-27, BGSU added another to the list: Centennial Alumni and Friends Weekend, where we welcomed back alumni, family and friends for a fun-filled weekend with all the spirit of Homecoming!
Falcon Flock Parties
> Reunion festivities were held for the classes of 1960, 1970 and 1985, in a shift from their traditional celebrations during the fall.
Each year, the Alumni Association and local chapters host Falcon Flock Parties to welcome incoming freshmen to BGSU. Several chapters hosted parties for the new students from their areas who will be part of the second largest freshman class in BGSU history. The chapters that hosted the parties prior to school starting in August included the Chicago Alumni Chapter, Cuyahoga County Black Alumni Chapter and West Central Ohio Alumni Chapter. If you are interested in hosting a party in your area to welcome or honor BGSU students, call the alumni office at 888-839-2586 or email alumni@bgsu.edu.
Bruening
> Centennial Workshops offered a chance to interact with special guest presenters on the history of BGSU, wine tasting, volunteerism and more. > Falcon Flames, couples who both attended BGSU and were later married, participated in a special vow renewal ceremony at Prout Chapel. > The Centennial Birthday Bash was the weekend’s main event, where everyone on campus came together to wish BGSU a happy 100 years and look forward to its next century.
Burkhart
Sowers
Extraordinary students named Alumni Laureate Scholars The BGSU Alumni Association welcomed this fall’s class of Alumni Laureate Scholars. The program offers the largest and most prestigious scholarship at BGSU. The 2010 class of Alumni Laureate Scholars includes Ohio residents Matthew Bruening of Montville, a premedicine/biology major; Hannah Burkhart of New Knoxville, who plans to major in English education, and Ryan Sowers of Cincinnati, a secondary education major. Each year, the program introduces extraordinary individuals into the student body and provides a framework for them to leave the University as visionary leaders equipped to meet the challenges of the future. The scholarship covers any educational expense up to the cost of tuition and a $1,000 book award. The scholarship is renewable for three additional years.
Alumni Laureate Scholars are involved in leadership workshops, community engagement activities and meetings with campus, community and alumni leaders and volunteers. Students who are selected as first-year freshmen in the program must have a minimum 3.5 grade point average and an ACT score at or above 27 or a score of 1100 or above on the SAT. They must document leadership and community service experiences and participate in an on-campus interview process. Additional information about this year’s scholars can be found at bgsualumni.com/als.
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