College of Architecture and Planning

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Month: June 2022

  • A group of twelve people stand and smile in front of a sign for the Ball State University R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning.

    UrbanPlan Workshop
    June 16, 2022 by

    One of the challenges facing the Department of Urban Planning is explaining what planners do and the many available career paths in the field. This void in understanding is not just with the incoming students but also their parents. With 90 percent of those incoming freshmen predetermining architecture as their intended discipline, the challenge is […]

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  • A 3D digital rendering of a room with a blue examination table, two green chairs, a sink, and a yellow door labeled 'EXAM ROOM'.

    Virtual Escape Room
    June 1, 2022 by

    IDIA Lab is working on a virtual multi-user escape room simulation for Ball State University’s College of Health. Escape rooms employ innovative learning strategies such as problem-based, immersive learning, role play, and game principles to improve teamwork, communication and leadership. Nationally, health profession curricula are beginning to explore the use of escape room experiences as […]

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  • A white background with flowing, curved lines. The text 'eCAP update' is displayed, with 'eCAP' in bold black and 'update' in thin black, above a red line and the text 'R. WAYNE ESTOPINAL COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING'.

    Dean’s Update
    June 1, 2022 by

    COLLEGE NEWS 50th ANNIVERSARY CAP celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class in April. Delayed a year by the pandemic, fifteen of the thirty-four 1971 graduates were able to come to Ball State, tour the building and campus, have dinner with President Mearns, give presentations, listen to thesis presentations from current students, and reconnect […]

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