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Research Speaker Series Highlights Faculty Work

January 29, 2024 by Michelle Jones

Research is a fundamental part of educating future healthcare professionals and advancing medical knowledge into the future. The College of Health faculty regularly engage students in this type of work through their classes, volunteer opportunities, and immersive learning specific courses. The Interprofessional Community Clinic, and Human Performance Lab are key research hubs home to many […]

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Preview Day Schedule 2024

November 9, 2023 by College of Health Staff

The College of Health wants to extend a warm welcome to all parents, prospective students and their guests for Preview Day. We’re so thrilled you’re interested in learning more about the programs and careers we have to offer. The first floor of the Health Professions Building will have info tables with activities and giveaways. We’ll […]

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What does Beneficence Mean to You?

October 24, 2023 by College of Health Staff

Beneficence, or Benny is a statue on campus, and an icon for the Ball State logo, but the concept of Beneficence can mean different things to different people. The Ball State Community lives by the Beneficence pledge. But we wanted to know what it means to the College of Health stakeholders, so we roamed the […]

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Letter from Dean Rutledge

October 24, 2023 by Scott Rutledge, Dean of the College of Health

We dedicate this newsletter issue to Beneficence. When I arrived at Ball State in Summer 2021, I was familiar with the notion of Beneficence as a social worker who values the inherent dignity of all persons. I now see beneficence as centered in everything I do as Dean of the College of Health. All members […]

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Public Health is the newest major in Nutrition and Health Science

October 24, 2023 by Michelle Jones

The Department of Nutrition and Health Science, now features a Public Health undergraduate major, which was an overhaul of the Health Education and Promotion program. This was a needed change to fall more in line with other institutions and increase the visibility of our degree offerings within a growing field. We wanted to learn more […]

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First Year Seminar Peer Mentors Guide New Students in Transition to Campus

October 24, 2023 by Michelle Jones

First Year Seminars are essentially courses to help first year students find their WHY. The FYS fills a needed gap to help students transition to campus life. During orientation students take tours, learn a little about campus life and academic offerings, but navigating campus is more than just physically finding buildings. It’s figuring out your […]

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Making Waves: ROTC students travel to North Carolina and Jordan

October 24, 2023 by Sam Allen

Over the summer through Project Go, a national program offered to qualified ROTC students for fully-funded language education and study abroad opportunities, two students received unique cross-cultural experiences studying Arabic language and culture. CDT Hadessah Vandaveer, who traveled to Jordan, and CDT Elizabeth McClure, who completed a study at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, […]

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Practicum work supports mental illness healthcare in Indianapolis

October 24, 2023 by Sam Allen

In the wake of the isolating COVID-19 pandemic, many communities in Indiana were left with higher percentages of mental illness and subsequent, and sometimes fatal, symptoms. More than one in five Hoosiers experience mental illness according to 2023 reports, and more than 1,000 have died due to suicide each year since 2016 according to a […]

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Grant awarded to form a Rural Health Network

October 24, 2023 by Sam Allen

The College of Health strives to provide not just the highest quality education for its students, but opportunities to extend professional health services into our community—particularly when the community is in need. Ball State already houses four interprofessional health clinics on campus for the Muncie community and plans to continue this work away from home. […]

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Celebrating the Health Professions Building’s Birthday

October 24, 2023 by Sam Allen

After the annual Ball State Homecoming Bed Races on Friday, students, faculty and attendees flooded to the Health Professions Building lobby to celebrate its fourth birthday. Attendees enjoyed refreshments, free College of Health swag and a special performance of “Happy Birthday” from a barbershop quartet, featuring vocal performance majors, Abigail Storm, Jaylen Bryant, Spencer Bethers, […]

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