BGSU campus is hopping with campers

High school heerleaders perform a short routine in the BGSU Field house on July 25, 2023. BGSU will welcome a record number of campers this summer.

The Bowling Green State University is winding up  a busy summer.

This week the campus is hosting about 2,000 campers. Some attending a church camp, others cheerleading camps, and yet others band camps.

Campers walking on the BGSU campus on July 25.

Patrick Nelson, director of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union and Conference and Event Services, reported in late May that about 10,000 overnight guests were scheduled to stay on campus this year, a record number.

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That activity will bring in more than $4 million.

The summer activity will culminate the first week of August with the with the annual leadership institute of Sigma Chi.