BGSU Steps Up Centennial Service Challenge
1 million hours
– You would have to work eight hours per day, seven days a week for 343 years to reach a million hours. If you took off weekends, it would take you 480 years. Impossible, right? Not if an entire campus community works together. To celebrate its centennial anniversary, Bowling Green State University students, faculty and alumni have set a goal of donating one million hours of community service this year. “BGSU has always been a powerful partner in the broader community, and our historical legacy as a normal school ties us to a heritage of service and engagement in building strong and vibrant communities,” says Dr. Jane Rosser, who is chairing the centennial service subcommittee and is the University’s service-learning director. “What better way to celebrate this centennial year than to serve our community?” Alternative spring brea k
More than two dozen University students sweated their way through spring break in Pensacola, Fla. But it wasn’t the usual lounging at the pool and walking on the beach. Instead, they traveled with Dr. Bryan Cavins, assistant dean of students for leadership programs, and Dr. Nicholas Hennessy, campus sustainability coordinator, to tackle several projects at Big Lagoon State Park. The students recorded almost 800 hours of service time, putting in protective fencing to minimize damage to endangered species habitats, restoring natural habitats and doing GPS species mapping. The alternative spring break project was a collaboration between the Center for Environmental Programs, the Office of Campus Activities and Green Earth Outdoors. 14 16 BGSU BGSUMagazine Magazine