Springtime in BG EVENTS, LEADERSHIP, FUNDRAISING, & BLUE SKIES
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Spring | 2015 Springtime in BG EVENTS, LEADERSHIP, FUNDRAISING, & BLUE SKIES Springtime in BG EVENTS LEADERSHIP FUNDRAISING BLUE SKIES RALLYCAP TRUSTEES YEARBOOK Get to Know BGSU’s BGSU Senior Class ® Helping Children BGBGSUSU® Be Athletes | 4 Board of Trustees | 26 of 2015 | 29 Table of Letter from CONTENTS THE EDITOR 4 18 RALLY CAP INTERNSHIPS Patricia Holt Audrey Quinn 6 20 DANCE MARATHON WES MOORE Kelly Naylor Jasmine Burnett 8 22 BLOGGING CHAARG Audrey Quinn Hannah Benson 10 24 STUDENT ATHLETE YEAR IN NETWORKING REVIEW Elena Lancioni 12 26 FACES OF OUR TRUSTEES ORGANIZATIONS Lily Bartell Holly Shively 29 14 BGSU SENIOR SOCIAL EXPERIMENT CLASS OF 2015 Jackie K. Luedtke 16 NOT IN OUR TOWN & BG4UNITY Holly Shively 2 KEY MAGAZINE | Spring 2015 Letter from THE EDITOR Dear Readers, Another school year is coming to a close and my time as editor of Key is ending as well. I’m so grateful for this opportunity and the experiences I have been lucky enough to have. I have met and worked with some amazing people and can’t wait to see where the magazine goes. I’m currently a junior so I will be around next year as a member of the Key Magazine staff. This semester has been a whirlwind. Below freezing temperatures and EDITOR snow, successful winter athletics, planning and execution of events Lily Bartell like Dance Marathon, Bikes for Tikes and Not In Our Town Week just to name a few. This campus is always coming up with new and improved ASSISTANT EDITOR Audrey Quinn ways to create diversity, inclusion, and all in all a great deal of fun. WRITERS One particular campus event that was influential for me this semester Lily Bartell was BG4Unity. I had the opportunity to be at the forefront of the Hannah Benson Jasmine Burnett campaign in Dr. Hanasono’s class. It opened up the floodgates of Patricia Holt conversation, inclusion, and diversity on campus. I truly feel the Elena Lancioni campaign helped shape the atmosphere of this semester on campus Jackie Luedkte Kelly Naylor and I really suggest you all check out BG4Unity’s Facebook and Twitter Audrey Quinn pages and get involved! Holly Shively I want to thank my assistant editor, Audrey Quinn, my writers, COPY EDITORS photographers, and faculty advisors for everything they have done for Lily Bartell Audrey Quinn me and for the magazine this semester and this year. PHOTOGRAPHY Sincerely, Marketing & Communications (Cover) Lily Bartell Renee Monaco Nolan Ritter Victoria Zeng Yu KEY MAGAZINE DESIGNERS Key Magazine is published by the Office of Student Media at Alyssa Pine Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, 43403. Lily Bartell It is distributed at locations throughout campus and at select Nicki Schmidt Abigail Zbasnik locations in the surrounding community of Bowling Green. Tyler Liber Student editorial offices are located in 28 West Hall, and any questions related to content may be directed to student editor Lily Bartell at [email protected] or by calling 843-415-5079. Questions related to advertising in Key Magazine may be directed to Assistant Director of Student Media Tonya Whitman at [email protected] or by calling 419-372-0430. Key Magazine is published two times per academic year at Bowling Green State University, once in the fall and once in the spring. Student Media, School of Media and Communication KEY MAGAZINE | Spring 2015 3 TOGETHER WE RALLY By Patricia Holt | Photos courtesy of Zeng Yu lex Mitov is blind. But like any “I reached out to College of Business other 13-year-old boy, Alex has Dean Ray Braun for some help with this always wanted to play sports. project, and he agreed to help me get it But numerous times, Alex was started. He recommended that senior turnedA away from sporting leagues. He student Luke Sims help me with this was told he would slow down the team or project,” said Hooker. did not have a place there. Fortunately, Luke Sims, BGSU senior business major, he, among many others, has found a place has worked tirelessly to successfully start this within RallyCap Sports. program at BGSU. One of the newest organizations “I am very proud of the job that Luke on campus, RallyCap Sports is a non- Sims has done. He had a tremendously profit organization that provides sports successful launch of the program in October opportunities for children with special 2014, then a four-week soccer program in the needs. RallyCap Sports strives to foster social fall of 2014, then a very successful basketball integration, healthy living, and promote program in January 2015,” said Hooker. greater self-confidence for children with The BGSU chapter of Hooker’s vision, “The amount disabilities through organized team sports. titled “RallyCap Sports” officially kicked off Alex’s mom, Mariana Mitova, is a on October 19, 2014 at the Perry Fieldhouse. of support we professor at BGSU and advises various The event hosted 37 participants, with over student organizations on campus. She has 90 volunteers from a variety of different become particularly involved with RallyCap organizations across campus. The sports received across Sports, working as a faculty advisor for the hosted at the event included flag football, organization, and more personally, as a soccer and golf. the university parent of one of the participants. “The amount of support we received “My main goal is to provide an active across the university at our kickoff event at our kickoff environment for participants. We want to alone was astounding. In addition to all provide opportunities for participants to the volunteers, BGSU President Dr. Ellen event alone was play recreational sports and further their Mazey and BGSU Athletic Director Chris inclusion in the community,” said Mitova. Kingston came to show their support as astounding. The idea behind RallyCap Sports well,” said Sims. ” originated in New Jersey through the efforts Now the organization has grown to of BGSU alumni Paul Hooker. Founded in include an active 350 volunteers, an average –– Luke Sims 1990, the original “Challenged Youth Sports, of 30 participants at each session and is the Inc.” is community-based. The program fastest growing organization on campus. celebrates their 25th anniversary in April The volunteers and kids have a chance 2015. Hooker had a vision to extend this to get to know each other on a more personal program to universities across the nation and level as each participant is paired up with a chose his alma mater of BGSU as the first. “buddy” to guide them through the session. 4 KEY MAGAZINE | Spring 2015 TOGETHER WE RALLY These “buddies” are predominantly special golf or tennis. “Everyone who has been touched by education majors at BGSU. During the final basketball session, four RallyCap has been ecstatic by this program. “Because of our mission, we are able varsity BGSU basketball players came to help Parents are excited to see college students to engage the entire community. We have out and interact with the kids. They would so involved, considerate and accepting. volunteers from fraternities, sororities, even pick the kids up and help them dunk. Volunteers are given amazing opportunities service organizations, the college of “One of the players gave his BGSU Men’s for personal growth. And participants don’t business, sports teams, varsity athletes, Basketball hoodie he was wearing to one of even wait for registration - they just run right special education majors and more. It is the kids. It brought tears to my eyes. That’s an in. They are so excited,” said Mitova. really remarkable to bring the entire campus example of how cool our players are, and how The name “RallyCap” originates from together for a common goal,” said Sims. awesome they are with the kids,” said Mitova. an idea in baseball of starting late in the Part of what makes RallyCap so special Following the completion of the final game and overcoming obstacles. The phrase is that many of these kids have never had basketball session, the kids were invited to “together we rally” has become the slogan of the opportunity to be a part of team sports. attend an award ceremony, in which they the organization. Through these camps, they learn the basic would receive trophies. “Hand in hand we do this together. It rules of the game and certain skills, as well Many of these kids have never had the builds the idea of a team,” said Sims. as the valuable life lessons of teamwork, opportunity to receive trophies before. It is the hope of Hooker, Sims and perseverance, and goal setting. And most “It shows that ‘I accomplished the multitude of people involved that the importantly, the kids have fun. something. I did something.’ Everyone should organization will continue to have success Camps meet once a week for one have trophies. And so this little six inch statue so that they may start other chapters across hour over a four-week span. In the fall, becomes so much more,” said Sims. the nation. kids attended a four-week long soccer Hooker said that it is through the “My story with Alex is not a single case. camp in Perry Fieldhouse. The kids had the “beauty of digital access” that he continues There are many people around the country opportunity to meet members of BGSU’s to stay so involved in RallyCap Sports, as who are told they cannot play because they varsity soccer teams. The spring session Luke and him communicate through email are blind, or autistic, or are diagnosed with consisted of basketball, with members of and other technological means, in addition Down syndrome, can’t walk, many reasons,” BGSU’s varsity basketball teams teaching to his visits to campus.