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Bookstore sell at a discount history Mother of the Bride Dresses The bgsu bookstore has had a long tradition on campus.The actual opening date is uncertain, but the earliest records of operation begin in the year 1939, when the bookstore was located on the third floor of university hall.Prewar enrollment of 1, 600 students increased to 3, 956 by 1946.In the fall of 1947, the student population reached 4, 472 which caused not only the university to find a way to make room for its rising population, but the bookstore had to come up with creative ways to accommodate its growing number of customers.At this time, customers came to a window now the joe e.Brown box office to request the items they wished to purchase.With only four permanent staff members, including the director, paul shepard, business became hectic at times.The bookstore's solution to growing lines was to block off the access to the halls in university hall and create two separate lines for students to purchase their school supplies one for the veterans and one for nonveterans.In this postwar era, some items, such as pencils and notebooks, were difficult to obtain.Dictionaries often sold out, and another copy wouldn't be available until the following year when a new edition was published. "Rush"The busy time at the beginning of each semester was so challenging that bookstore employees would advance customers to the front of the line if they would help bring stock from the storeroom.The employee work area was so small that extra paper, supplies, and textbooks had to be stored elsewhere.Employees jokingly referred to their work area as the"Cage"Due to its cramped conditions.University unionthe bookstore moved from university hall to the first union when it opened in 1959.With more space to operate in, the bookstore was able to expand its selection of merchandise to include monogrammed sweatshirts, jackets, and tshirts, car decals and bowling green stickers, monogrammed stationary, laundry and facial soap, stuffed animals and dorm supplies such as study lamps, blotters and bookends.Saddlemire student servicesin 1969 the bookstore moved from the union into the newly constructed student services building, also known as saddlemire.The bookstore more than doubled in size at this new location which allowed for 13, 250 square feet of display area with the ability to expand into the glassenclosed circular forum during peak bookselling and buyback periods.The 2.2 million dollar building was quite the marvel, and won an award for"Outstanding use of concrete construction. "The bookstore also became quite well known, and was featured in the college bookstore journal due to its unique home.According to the bg news, it was the largest bookstore in northwest ohio at this time.The extra space afforded the store in saddlemire came just in time as the university ran on quarters instead of semesters for awhile, which meant the bookstore experienced more book selling and buybacks in a shorter time period.At this point the bookstore had twelve full time staff members, including director paul shepard, textbooks supervisor otis sonnenberg, and supplies supervisor and future bookstore director john buckenmeyer.The rest of the staff was made up of parttime employees and students.During the 70's and 80's the bookstore merchandise reflected and shifted with the times.The store sold its own imprinted shopping bags, and also offered cigarettes(Smoking was not banned on campus until 1989. )Vinyl lps and 45s, ziggy humor greeting cards, herb pots, tea pots, chia pets and astrology books were all must have items.Without the advantages of today's technology, cashiers had to write down each credit card purchase, including the customer's name, address, and social security number.Opening, the employees came in two hours early during peak sales times to manually check out each cash register, and replace the punch tape.The bookstore's strict dress code prohibited female employees from wearing slacks and required blouses, sweaters, jackets, heels, and skirts or dresses.Male workers had to wear a tie, and if they came to work without one, an extra was kept on hand for just such an emergency.Bowen thompson student unionsaddlemire remained a great facility for the bookstore, and it remained there for 33 years.By the late 1990's space again became inadequate for the still growing business.Plans were made to demolish the alice f.Prout residence hall along with the old university union and build a new union that could be a centralized gathering place for the university community.The bookstore now resides in the bowenthompson student union, which opened in 2002.Now at peak business times over 25 cash registers are available to use to keep the long lines moving steadily.Currently the bookstore uses 21, 250 square feet between two floors.The second floor houses textbooks, general books, music and dvd's.On the lower level the store offers art and class supplies, gifts, a wide variety of imprinted clothing and gifts, and a broad selection of electronics.Over the years the bookstore has evolved into a nationally recognized operation.The primary role of the bookstore has always been to support the academic mission of the university and enhance the educational process by providing textbooks, general books, instructional and general purpose materials to meet the needs of the university community.Since 1939 the bookstore has expanded and grown and will continue to progress with the times.Special thanks to the following people for all of their help with this project:Wendy buchanan manager of the peregrine shop and trade book departmentconnie dipuccio lead associatekathy dollman retired employeetammy frank retired cashiermichelle franz assistant web designandy grant systems administratorelaine green accounts payableann jenks university archivistjeff nelson bgsu bookstore directorterry otley retired cashierSandy perry former cashier supervisormaryann rife retired employeejane schimpf assistant vice president of auxiliary servicespaul shepherd retired directoraaron turner editorinchief, the key yearbookquotes"Upon graduation from high school in 1971 i had no idea i would be working in one place for thirty years, let alone a college campus bookstore.It has been fun as well as challenging, and looking back i couldn't imagine myself working any other place.The bookstore is a great place to work and i have met so many very wonderful people over the years.Moving to the new union probably was the most exciting experience and the best thing for the campus community.I must say that the bookstore is heading for some very exciting times under the management of our new director of two years, jeff nelson.He is a very innovative, driven director he continually keeps us updated on the latest bookstore trends and technology and keeps his staff well informed, well trained and motivated.The sky is the limit for the bookstore with jeff as director. "Sandy perry"On the whole, the bookstore was an interesting, pleasant place to work.I enjoyed the students, the cycling nature of my job and the people i worked with over the years. """The university bookstore is a great place to work and shop.The work is so varied and over the years i've met Kids Prom Dresses so many interesting students and customers. "

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