Author: Sam Mumbower

Who’s that building named after: residential edition

January 1, 2021 by Sam Mumbower

Many of us have made countless memories in Ball State dormitories. But do you know who they are named after?

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Who’s that building named after: academic and administrative edition

January 1, 2021 by Sam Mumbower

From Bracken Library to Whitinger Business Building, do you know who Ball State’s buildings are named after?

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Interior design students partner with Children’s TherAplay Foundation for an Immersive Learning project

December 23, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

This past semester, interior design students continued working on an ongoing Immersive Learning project with the Children’s TherAplay Foundation to help redesign their hippotherapy center. Based in Carmel, Indiana, Children’s TherAplay is a nonprofit that provides physical and occupational therapy using horseback riding. They help children with different diagnoses, such as cerebral palsy, down syndrome, […]

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Immersive Learning project supports Dual-Language Program at West View Elementary

December 23, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Spanish is the second-most-spoken language in the world and English is the third. Learning these languages can be extremely beneficial, especially if you learn them at a young age. In an Immersive Learning project, Ball State students from two Spanish classes worked with the Dual Language Immersion Program at West View Elementary by teaching second-graders […]

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Ball State scientist, students make an important discovery that could lead to new disease treatments

December 14, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Ball State scientist and students discover “tow truck molecules” that could lead to new treatments for diseases like diabetes and cancer

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Students share stories about Midwestern life in immersive learning project

November 13, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

English students are turning stories about the lives of Midwesterners into a podcast and museum exhibit in The Midwestern Stories Project immersive learning class.

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Ball State Students Save Historic Ball Mansion from Water Damage

October 28, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Students Tricia Timmons and Chandler Sturgis were surveying the top floor of the historic E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center mansion when they noticed something unusual. “We weren’t expecting to find what we did,” Timmons said. Both Timmons, a senior, and Chandler, a junior, are majoring in residential property management (RPM). The survey was part […]

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Immersive learning project creates Industry Neighborhood action plan

October 23, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Ball State urban planning students are working with Muncie’s Industry Neighborhood to craft a plan that could help that community advocate for change.

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CCIM Alum Starts Nonprofit to Feed the Hungry Amid COVID-19

October 22, 2020 by Sam Mumbower

Sometimes in life, as in math, two negatives make a positive. At least, that was the opportunity Ball State alumna Amanda DeLotelle (above, center) saw in Dayton, Ohio this year. The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing recession resulted in an increased demand for meals to help the growing number of people experiencing a hard time. […]

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