Category: College of Communication, Information, and Media


  • 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

    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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  • Photo taken high up of families and students leaving the 2024 CCIM Dean's List Ceremony with faculty and staff exiting stage.

    2024 CCIM Dean’s List Ceremony

    On Oct. 5, the College of Communication, Information, and Media honored students’ academic excellence during the 2023-24 academic year.  Congratulations to all of this year’s Dean’s List honorees!  COMPUTER AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY  DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION STUDIES  DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA  SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION  

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  • Good News Summer 2024

    While summer break is typically a time for rest and relaxation, the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments continued for CCIM students, faculty, and staff. From trips abroad and summer classes to orientation and summer workshops, CCIM was as vibrant as ever this summer. And while we are so thrilled to have everyone back on campus, […]

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  • Text reads, "2024 CCIM Faculty Awards" and shows photo of nine faculty award winners posing with their plaques.

    2024 University and CCIM Faculty Awards

    On Friday, Aug. 16, just before the start of the Fall 2024 semester, faculty and staff gathered for the Fall Opening Convocation and departmental meetings. During the convocation, President Geoffrey Mearns and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Anand Marri presented the annual University Faculty Awards, three of which went to faculty from […]

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  • 2024 Hall of Beneficence Awards

    At the end of the Spring 2024 semester, the College of Communication, Information, and Media hosted its annual Hall of Beneficence Awards ceremony. Each year, these awards allow the college to recognize and express gratitude toward individuals and organizations that enact the mission of CCIM and display the endearing values of Beneficence: Excellence, Innovation, Courage, […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Daniela Morales

    Meet Daniela Morales, a senior in the School of Journalism and Strategic Communication (SJSC) and current intern at NASA. Morales is a Public Relations major with a minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and she’s excited to be combining her two passions through her internship with NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation […]

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  • Good News April and May 2024

    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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    Alumni Spotlight: Quinton Zielke

    Meet award-winning ESPN Associate Producer Quinton Zielke, a 2019 alumnus of the Department of Media’s Sports Link program. While Quinton is from Aurora, Illinois, coming to Ball State and being a sports production major uniquely prepared him to “come to the biggest sports media entity in the world and succeed and thrive at a high […]

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