A champion of lifelong learning, the Miller College of Business will soon offer educational courses to post-college adults seeking to advance their careers with in-demand business knowledge. The new Executive Learning Program will provide a variety of courses—ranging from blockchain to cryptocurrency to business analytics topics—to Ball State alumni and Indiana’s non-business practicing professionals. These […]

A Ball State student created a chemical process that both repurposes an industrial product and cleans heavy metals from water. This win-win for the environment earned Logan Eder a spot among the nine winners at the annual Ball State University student symposium in April. The Indianapolis native is a second-year master’s student in chemistry who […]

Through a Ball State immersive learning course, Caitlin Maloney of Bolingbrook, Illinois, helped create a reenactment video, virtual walking tour, virtual museum, and an in-depth marketing plan to celebrate, preserve and promote Indiana history. Maloney, a history major with minors in sociology and African American studies, worked with nine other students through this four-part course to […]

Ball State University construction management major Jared Ripley of Monroe is educating children who could be his future employees. Mentored by Jennifer Warrner, assistant lecturer of construction management, Ripley and his classmates involved in the Let’s Build immersive learning course at Ball State this Spring semester spent time each week introducing kindergartners to the construction industry in Longfellow […]

Ball State University student Landon Underwood of Roanoke, Indiana, helped create a small-scale prototype house that produces as much “green” energy as it uses, fits into a historic neighborhood, is simple enough for volunteers to build, and is affordable. Underwood and his Ball State teammates presented their work as finalists at the U.S. Department of […]

Ball State University student Alivia Varvel of Brownsburg helped bridge the gap between a low-income, predominantly African-American Muncie community and local law enforcement. Varvel was part of a student team that partnered with Ball State’s Department of Criminal Justice, the Whitely Community Council, and the Muncie Police Department for this immersive learning course aimed at […]

It all started with a simple freelance task to create a website for a local non-profit. Nearly a year later and Ball State University student Alex Kane of Carmel, Indiana has developed a company designed to assist small businesses and nonprofit organizations with strategic digital marketing. As a result, Kane recently received a $700 grant […]

Inspired by being a 1st Lt. in the U.S. Air Force, Ball State University student Keith Richards from Denton, Texas is creating DEFCON, a Cold War-themed board game. He recently received a $795 grant from Ball State’s Entrepreneurship Center to develop the project. An avid board-game-player and a graduate student in the Cognitive and Social […]

Ball State Students got in on March Madness by producing a social media series for the NCAA Women’s Basketball championship called “Tourney Watch.” The students were all members of Ball State Sports Link, an immersive learning program that has become a national leader in teaching sports media and production. “Tourney Watch” was an ESPN-like studio […]

Columbus, Indiana resident Seena Greiwe is creating social media and digital content for major NCAA Final Four accounts — and her work is raking in hundreds of likes and thousands of views. Through an externship with the NCAA, she’ll continue building the brand of the collegiate sports organization. The telecommunications major at Ball State — […]