Kicking off the BIG Read events this season is “Confronting Biases,” that will feature Dr. Kristin Price, Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, discussing biases and how to overcome them, alongside Grace Neal, a non-verbal autistic and recent graduate of Perrysburg High School, discussing her life experiences communicating non-verbally. Join us Thursday, September 4, at 11 a.m. in College Hall 100 or via livestream at this link: Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting
Podcasting: How to Conduct and Record an Interview
Create your own podcast featuring an interview. Rob will cover the basic, and surprisingly easy technical elements, as well as how to conduct an engaging interview.
HOST: Rob Thomas is the Broadcast Media and Technology lead instructor and advisor for the Owens OutComm Student Media Center. He has over 35 years of experience as a multimedia producer in the broadcast, marketing, and communications industries, working with both for-profit and not-for-profit businesses.
Auditions for the Fall Student Production “The Winter’s Tale” are on September 8 and 9 at the Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Contact jeremy_meier@owens.edu to schedule an audition.
Also, check out the Auditions Workshop the week before to learn more about the play and the audition process. Register here for the workshop.
Auditions for the Fall Theatre Production of “The Winter’s Tale” will be held Sept. 8 and 9 in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Room 105. Auditions are open to students and the community.
Please contact Jeremy Meier at jeremy_meier@owens.edu to schedule an audition.
The courses for which students are registered at the end of the business day on the freeze date will determine financial aid eligibility as long as completed FAFSA results are on file at Owens. Students are encouraged to complete any class schedule changes by the end of the day. For assistance, contact the Student Service Center.
Auditions for the Fall Student Production “The Winter’s Tale” are on September 8 and 9 at the Owens Center for Fine and Performing Arts. Contact jeremy_meier@owens.edu to schedule an audition.
Also, check out the Auditions Workshop the week before to learn more about the play and the audition process. Register here for the workshop.
Auditions for the Fall Theatre Production of “The Winter’s Tale” will be held Sept. 8 and 9 in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Room 105. Auditions are open to students and the community.
Please contact Jeremy Meier at jeremy_meier@owens.edu to schedule an audition.
The League of Women Voters of Ohio will bring their 20-foot Airstream trailer for a voter registration event at Owens Toledo-area Campus on Thursday, Sept. 18 between 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. They will e parked in the lot between Heritage and College halls.
The event will register students to vote, share nonpartisan election information and answer questions about voting in Ohio. As a designated “Voter Friendly Campus,” Owens provides resources and education to our student voters so they can demonstrate active citizenship on campus and off. All voter education and voter registration efforts are non-partisan and do not promote any specific candidate or issue.
BIG, Booked & Beyond: Book Club
September 9 | 12-1 p.m. | CH 173* (Enter Library CH170 and turn right.)
This year, the book club will be traveling with fun snacks and hosted by several different offices, where we will learn about neurodiversity through the book selected and discuss how the host office can better support neurodiverse students.
Like all BIG Read (TBR) events, the traveling book club is open to all students, faculty and staff and aspires to foster empathy and deepen understanding through shared conversations and diverse perspectives.
The host of this book club is Learning Commons. We will discuss: TBA.
If you don’t have a chance to read it all, come anyway; there is a lot to learn and the discussions are so great!
*If you are on the Findlay Campus, reach out to Paul Weaver to join.
Dive into the Fall semester head-first with Fall Fest! Enjoy our beach/boardwalk themed celebration complete with food, games, prizes and more. We’ll have a dunk tank, coconut bowling and a classic-style strong bell, too.