Category: Undergraduate Excellence

Kristin Barry Honored With the Prestigious SECAC Award for Excellence

November 14, 2024 by CAP

Kristin Barry, associate professor of architecture, has been honored with the prestigious SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching, a recognition that celebrates her exceptional commitment to inspiring and empowering her students. This award is presented to a SECAC member who, over the last two years, has demonstrated remarkable teaching accomplishments, including a deep command of […]

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Real Estate Development team wins again!

October 24, 2024 by CAP

A Ball State team brought home another first-place win—and a $5,000 scholarship–in the annual NAIOP University Challenge, a real estate competition Ball State Urban Planning students have won four times in 10 years. The team of Remy Locke, Ella Flanagan, Keagan Powell, and Xander Vogel secured the victory by beating a team from the University […]

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Urban Planning Chair Shares Outreach and Partnerships in the Old West End

October 10, 2024 by CAP

By JOHN H. West, PhD, Chair of the Department of Urban Planning The planning students who I teach every year are typically enthusiastic about working with or for ‘the community.’ In everyday-talk, planners invoke the community as a justification for one project over another, they convene public meetings and then describe the people who attend […]

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Summer in Seoul a highlight for planning student, undergrads from across campus

October 10, 2024 by CAP

By XANDER VOGEL, BUPD 2026 This summer, I was extremely lucky to be able to study abroad in South Korea. The program, led by Professors Sanglim Yoo and Jake Son, was a two-week long trip to the capital city of Seoul where we learned about important urban planning related topics such as public transportation, urban […]

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Grayson Cates’ visit to WSP leads to internship, then full-time employment

December 13, 2023 by CAP

By Grayson Cates, BUPD 2023 This past summer, I was an intern for WSP where I worked at the Indianapolis office in their planning group. WSP is an international civil engineering and consulting firm based with over 66,000 employees worldwide. The company works on projects related to buildings, energy, geology, and the environment, but my […]

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Prestigious internship leads to federal work and a full-time job for BUPD grad Brenden Resnick

December 7, 2023 by CAP

By Brenden Resnick, BUPD 2023 This summer, I worked as a community planner student trainee for the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. The Volpe Center, based in Cambridge, Mass., is a multidisciplinary agency of the United States Department of Transportation, completing work in every aspect of transportation. The center acts as a consultant for public […]

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Internship with Structurepoint leads to job offer for BUPD grad Martin Spink

December 4, 2023 by CAP

By Martin Spink, BUPD, 2023 This past summer I was given the opportunity to intern with American Structurepoint’s Planning + Economic Development Group. American Structurepoint is an architecture and engineering firm encompassing eleven design and engineering disciplines across seven states. As an intern, I worked on comprehensive plans and unified development ordinances for communities throughout […]

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Construction Management Students Place 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!

October 25, 2023 by CAP

The Construction Management student teams and faculty had an outstanding performance at the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Regional Competition securing 1st place in the Concrete Solutions category, 2nd place in the Electrical category, and a 3rd place finish in the Design-Build category. Four student teams have been preparing since the start of the semester […]

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International Course in Construction Management

October 15, 2022 by CAP

More than a year ago, Tamer Breakah, assistant professor of construction management, got a call from a friend in Egypt, Sherif El-Badawy, vice dean for postgraduate studies at Mansoura University. He introduced Breakah to an exciting cultural exchange opportunity for the students. The Institute of International Education’s (IIE) Harnessing Innovation through Virtual Exchange for Enhanced […]

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Fourth Year Architecture Student Ricardo Ayala Excels Despite Adversity

July 18, 2022 by cap

Ricardo Ayala was born in a women’s shelter in Phoenix, a region known by locals as the “Valley of the Sun.” He was born to a single mother who had recently migrated from Mexico to escape from a physically and emotionally abusive relationship and to seek better opportunities for herself and her children. Even though […]

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