Sebo Center Reflection

This was my first visit to the Sebo Center on campus located at the Doyt Perry Football Stadium. First impression, I was amazed at how large the facility was compared to the view from outside. The hallways were very spacious and I got the feeling of being in a new building as far as sight and smell was concerned. The tour guide was very nice and answered all of our questions in a sound manner, appearing to be quite knowledgeable about the functions of the Sebo Center. Being on the field for the first time was very cool as well. I did not know that the new MAC logos were placed on the field this year. I went to the Homecoming game a few weekends back and did not even notice them.

The new system for activating and deactivating keys to rooms in the facility is truely a prime example of how technology within current facilities can benefit the safety and control of its visitors and employees. Having the aquatic/rehabilitation rooms are important to the conditioning of college athletes and I found that section of the building to be very clean and up to standards as far as accessibility and amenities. In our textbook I remember reading about Automated External Defibrillators which is an item I saw in many places in the Sebo Center. Below is a link to a relatively new Athletic Training Center in Kansas that I found to be somewhat comparable:

http://jcprd.com/parks_facilities/atc.cfm

The following video is about the Student Recreation Center and Athletic Training Center at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio:

Have a Great Fall Break Everyone!

Homecoming Events

Michael Davis
Homecoming Summary

I did not have the opportunity to visit one of the homecoming symposium speakers on friday due to traveling to Findlay for a meeting as a requirement for my practicum. I did return to Bowling Green on Saturday afternoon to visit some of the events surrounding the 100th anniversary homecoming football game and banquets for the alumni in attendance. At the Mileti Alumni Center from 1:30 – 3:30 pm, there was a B!G Barbecue for returning alumni in town for the centennial weekend. Volunteers from the alumni center, food services on campus, and other greek life students helped run the event in fulfilling work hours. During and prior to the Barbecue an open house took place at the alumni center for guests to socialize and enjoy refreshments. Montique Cotton Kelly as the representative of Alumni Affairs helped coordinate the open house and acted as the host of both events.

I then visited two of the tents setup at the Falcon Football Tailgate Park. The College of Business Administration tent was run by representatives chosen by professors within the college as well as some current and past professors themselves. Alumni graduating from that college had the chance to interact with current undergraduate students and graduate students, share their success stories, and witness how the college has changed since their time spent at BGSU. All majors within the college were represented in a booth style fashion. These alumni events I feel are important for both the alumni to interact and the students to gain insight and direction into how to get employed upon graduation. Tau Kappa Epsilon ran the Hospitality Tent at the Tailgate Park. The setup was similar to the Business Administration Tent but represented the undergraduate and graduate student majors in tourism, hospitality, and leisure studies. There did not seem to be as many alumni attending this tent as there were friends of the workers of the event. This could be because of the relative recency of creating this major within the College of Health and Human Services. The Business College has had a longer history with the University and contains a larger body alumni and current students.