Category: Campus and Community

One Ball State Day 2022-A Day to Give Back

April 5, 2022 by Jake Williams

One Ball State Day. Hosted each Spring, Ball State’s 24-hour online fundraising event is not only felt campus-wide, but serves as a celebration for Cardinals across the world. This year’s One Ball State Day (OBSD), held today, April 5, includes an ambitious goal of topping the $1 million mark in gifts for the first time […]

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Ball State Graduate Takes Her Theatre Talents Behind Stage

February 24, 2022 by Jake Williams

When Megan Farley was 5 years old, she wanted to be in the theater. She just didn’t know exactly how she was going to get there. Growing up in Lima, Ohio, she was far from the glitz and glamour of Broadway. But the 2012 Ball State University graduate wasn’t going to let anything stand in […]

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Ball State’s Rehabilitation Counseling Program Gives Students a Clear Path to a Fulfilling Career

December 2, 2021 by Jake Williams

It didn’t take long for Malorie McLain to realize she had found the right fit as a student at Ball State University. Once she discovered Ball State offered a Rehabilitation Counseling program, which “very closely” aligned with her interests, Ms. McLain said it was a “no-brainer that I would choose Ball State and start to […]

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New Immersive Learning Project Promotes Sustainable Opportunities

November 10, 2021 by Andrew Walker

An Immersive Learning project is underway at Ball State University that will utilize the talents of students and faculty at two colleges to promote awareness of sustainable activities in Indiana. Faculty mentors Dr. Adam Kuban, an associate professor of Journalism at the College of Communication, Information, and Media, and Dr. Adam Berland, associate professor of […]

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IBJ’s 2021 ‘Women of Influence’ Selections Have Strong Ball State Ties

October 28, 2021 by Andrew Walker

When building a list that recognizes women “who have risen to the highest levels of business, the arts, and community and public service in central Indiana,” it would be virtually impossible not to include the talented, determined alumnae, faculty, and staff from Ball State University. Accordingly, Indianapolis Business Journal’s (IBJ) 2021 “Women of Influence” program—which […]

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Something to talk about: Ashley C. Ford’s Conversation with President Mearns

October 19, 2021 by Landa Bagley

There are conversations. And then, there are conversations—ones that are honest and sincere, filled with emotions and brimming with the potential to inspire or uplift. Ball State University’s recent on-stage public event, “A Conversation with President Mearns,” featuring alum and best-selling author Ashley C. Ford, and President Geoffrey S. Mearns, fits firmly into that second […]

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Ball State’s University Libraries Collects, Archives Personal Experiences of Life During COVID-19 Pandemic

September 16, 2021 by Landa Bagley

Ball State University is providing a way for people to share their experiences during or related to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Document Your Story: COVID-19 Pandemic Project is an ongoing endeavor, spearheaded by the Ball State University Libraries Archives and Special Collections, to collect and preserve items that document the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on […]

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‘As Close to Irreplaceable As They Come:’ Longtime BSU Police Officer Terrell Smith Retires

August 11, 2021 by Dan Forst, '85

In 1991, Terrell Smith applied for a patrolman’s job with the University Police Department (UPD) at Ball State. He recalls the interviewer asking him: “Why are you the best applicant?” His reply? “I can’t tell you that I’m the best. But I can tell you that if you give me a chance, I’ll be one […]

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DOMA goes Renaissance

June 28, 2021 by Jake Williams

Michelangelo, scenes from the Book of Genesis, The Creation of Adam. The pictorial embodiment of one of the great ideals of Renaissance culture: man made in the image and likeness of God. © Vatican Museum Experience a Vatican treasure at the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) this Summer with The Sistine Chapel Trilogy, a […]

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