CCIM Digest

News and stories from the College of Communication, Information, and Media

Category: Award-Winning Student Work

  • Text Overlay saying Good News, Fall 2024 on a picture of Frog Baby at sunset

    Good News Fall 2024
    December 2, 2024 by

    CCIM’s Fall 2024 Semester has been filled with a wide range of events and a collection of amazing accomplishments from CCIM students, faculty, staff, and alumni.   Throughout the months of September, October, and the beginning of November, members of the CCIM community published and presented research, welcomed prospective students and alumni to campus on […]

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  • Text says, "Ball State University CCIM Spotlight Grace Ping Senior in Media Production" towards the left of the image. Towards the right is a photo of Grace Ping in circle. The background is a grayscaled photo of Ball State's Letterman Building.

    Student Spotlight: Grace Ping
    October 18, 2024 by

    Meet Grace Ping, a senior Media Production Major in the Department of Media. This past summer, she put her technical skills to work as a Public Affairs Officer (PAO) intern in Fort Knox, Kentucky.   Each day, she took on a new challenge in documenting activities at the army installation and participated in friendly competition […]

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  • Good News April and May 2024
    May 22, 2024 by

    The end of the Spring 2024 semester was full of celebration and excitement in the College of Communication, Information, and Media. We invited prospective students to campus by participating in events like Ball State’s Preview Days and Admitted Student Day, allowed middle and high schoolers to explore their interests within the scope of our college […]

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  • Good News February

    Good News February 2024
    February 29, 2024 by

    Welcome back to Good News! As February comes to a close, we hope you take the time to read about the accomplishments and exciting plans of the Cardinals featured below. In a world where good news can sometimes feel hard to find, we’re here to remind you that positivity is alive and thriving on our […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Kyle Smedley

    Student Spotlight: Kyle Smedley
    February 28, 2024 by

    Meet Kyle Smedley, a junior in the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication majoring in Journalism and Telecommunications with a concentration in News and two minors: sports studies and film and screenwriting.    Throughout his time at Ball State, Smedley has become an accomplished journalist with The Ball State Daily News. Last fall, Smedley won the […]

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  • A golden Emmy statue is in-focus against a bright blurred background.

    2023 Emmy winners from CCIM reflect on award-winning work
    September 25, 2023 by

    This year, three individuals from the College of Communication, Information, and Media (CCIM) received Central Great Lakes Chapter Emmy Awards: Producer and director Ben Yonker and recent Department of Media alumni Faith Denig and Peyton Monnell. Denig and Monnell were in the Sports Link program when they created their documentary, “Thy Will Be Done: The […]

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  • Alumni Spotlight: Ruth Brungard
    April 20, 2023 by

    Meet Ruth Brungard ’22, an Advertising major with a Communication Studies and Digital Publishing minors. In this blog, Ruth tells us how about all her incredible accomplishments within the advertising field and how you too can get there! *** Can you describe your journey prior to Ball State University? Before starting at Ball State, I […]

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