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    Meet the 2026 Top 100 Students from CCIM
    March 24, 2026 by

    Nine students from the College of Communication, Information, and Media were recognized by the Ball State University Foundation’s annual Top 100 Student Awards. This award honors outstanding undergraduate students who represent Beneficence both in and out of the classroom with academic excellence, campus leadership, and community impact. On March 21, these students who go above […]

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  • The outside of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building.

    CCIM Awards and Accomplishments
    January 30, 2026 by

    This information was collected for the January 2026 edition of the CCIM (Some)TIMES. Read the newsletter via email and/or Canvas Community!  Over these past few months CCIM has been busy with energy, innovation, and creativity! Opportunities brought students, faculty, and professionals together.   Now that 2026 has begun, we want to take some time to reflect on a few of the wonderful things […]

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  • Susan Walsh holding a camera. Photo Provided.

    Ball State NPPA brings speaker, Women Photojournalists of Washington exhibition to campus
    October 22, 2025 by

    Since Oct. 6, the second-floor hallways of the Art and Journalism Building have been lined with images depicting powerful visual stories created by student and professional photographers. These award-winning images are part of the Women Photojournalists of Washington’s (WPOWs) Annual Photography and Multimedia Exhibition, which debuts in Washington, D.C., and then goes on tour across […]

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  • Horizontal Photo of CCIM Dean Kristen McCauliff shaking the hand of student Amelia Harker at the Dean's List 2025.

    2025 CCIM Dean’s List Ceremony
    September 16, 2025 by

    On Sept. 13, the College of Communication, Information, and Media came together to honor academic excellence throughout the 2024-2025 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 Photos by Keith Rinker (Department of Media, ’23 […]

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  • Eldred Coleman-Jones

    Faculty Spotlight: Eldred Coleman-Jones
    September 15, 2025 by

    Meet Eldred Coleman-Jones, the newest Undergraduate Academic Advisor in CCIM’s School of Journalism and Strategic Communication (SJSC)!   Coleman-Jones, also known as Ms. Cookie, is a Ball State ’93 alumna who completed her undergraduate degree in the Department of Political Science and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. Now, she is settling happily into […]

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  • 2025 CCIM Faculty and Staff Award Winners

    2025 CCIM Faculty Awards
    August 27, 2025 by

    On Friday, Aug. 15, just before the Fall 2025 semester began, 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, two of which went to faculty from CCIM: Dr. Katherine Denker and Dr. Faisal […]

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  • Ball State Foundation Top 100 Students

    Meet this year’s Top 100 Students from CCIM
    March 13, 2025 by

    Twelve students from the College of Communication, Information, and Media were recognized by the Ball State University Foundation’s annual Top 100 Student Awards. These awards recognize outstanding undergraduate students who represent Beneficence both in and out of the classroom and excel in academic excellence, campus leadership, and community impact. On March 22, these students who […]

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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
    October 9, 2024 by

    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 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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