Reoccurring Events

  • Applied Anthropology Laboraties’ exhibit at the Ohio History Center: “St. Clair’s Defeat Revisited: A New View of the Conflict.” Ongoing till August 17.
  • Department of History and Public History program’s exhibit Auto Indiana runs from March 18 to April 18 in Burkhardt Building Room 201.
    • Auto Indiana is a collaboration with the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, the Indiana Historical Society, the Studebaker National Museum, and HIST 240: Intro to Public History students. This exhibit highlights Indiana’s inventors and automakers, explores the links between automobiles and industries like iron, steel, and glass, and examines how cars became symbols of innovation and popular culture.
    • Opening Event with Dr. Ron Morris on Tuesday, March 18 3:30-5:00 p.m.
  • Writing Center: In coordination with the Graduate School, The Writing Center at Ball State is once again hosting Write On!, our online writing boot camp for graduate students. In these online sessions, our facilitators will guide you through goal-setting and time-management activities. Then, you’ll have structured writing time with regular breaks. Get more information and register below:  

February

February 19: Sociology’s Alpha Kappa Delta honor society hosts a movie and game night at 5:30 p.m. in North Quad 143.

February 21: The 28th Annual Student History Conference in Cardinal Halls in the Student Center.

February 26: Outdoor Careers and Internships Fair from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. on the first floor of the Foundational Sciences Building.

March

March 8: Rinard Orchid Greenhouse’s Wildflower Wonder: learn about our earliest spring wildflowers and create paper flowers to take home.

March 17: The Department of History will host a free public talk by Dr. Emmanuel Sithole at 4 p.m. in the Yuhas Room at the Student Center. Dr. Sithole’s research focused on the history of language and cultural marginalization, and he will be speaking about “Indigenous Nadau Resistance to Robert Mugabe’s Shona Hegemony in Zimbabwe.”

March 18: Women of Song Choral Concert, 7:30 p.m. at Sursa Hall

  • Part of Ball State’s Women’s Week (March 24-28) events. This event celebrates treble voices raised in song, featuring Ball State’s Vox Anima, under the direction of Dr. Kerry Glann, and guest choir Vola Voce from Anderson University, conducted by Dr. Sally Kelley. Tickets are available for purchase in person or online through the College of Fine Arts Box Office. This concert will also be livestreamed. Brought to you by Ball State’s School of Music.

March 19: The English Department’s 20th Anniversary In Print: Festival of First Books. This year features Ball State alumni: Jay Coles (Fiction), Matt Hart (Poetry), Alysia Sawchyn (Creative Nonfiction), Gretchen Stelter (CNF, Editing). On Wednesday, March 19 there will be a reading, book signing, and Q&A in the Student Center Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

March 20: On the second evening of In Print, there will be an open mic and celebration of In Print from 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

March 20: Law School Exploration Event – 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the CSH Success Hub (North Quad 160).

March 22: Practical Criticism Midwest, 12 p.m. in Robert Bell

  • The Ball State English Department is proud to host Practical Criticism Midwest. This hybrid conference is just for Ball State students to present and discuss their work. The Spring 2025 theme is Empowerment: Finding Voice and Community. With this theme, we invite participants to reflect on how empowerment is found, towards the goal of projecting your own unique perspective and engaging with your communities.

March 27: Women in Data Science (WiDS) Datathon Workshop, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. in Student Center multipurpose room

Women’s Week (March 24-28)

Monday, March 24
  • 1 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Decades of Celebration
    • This presentation examines the evolution of the BSU Women’s Week posters as artifacts of cultural, political, and artistic expression over four decades. From their imagery to their messaging, these posters reflect shifting societal priorities, feminist movements, and the unique identity of each year’s events. By analyzing key examples from 1984 to 2024, attendees will explore how these designs captured the spirit of their times while promoting awareness and celebration of feminism. The session will also discuss the role of visual media in shaping public perceptions and inspiring collective action.
  • 5 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: NCAA Panel Discussion on Women’s Sports
    • Join Dr. Anna Baeth (she/her), Director of Research at Athlete Ally, and Dr. Jo Line (they/she), Assistant Professor at Hiram College, for a special and engaging session that challenges the narratives shaping women’s leadership in sport. 
  • 7 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Shauna Boatright, “Held Hostage at Home”
Tuesday, March 25
  • 1 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Intersections of Gender and Disability
  • 3 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Book Readings by WGAS faculty members Drs. Tanya Pearson and Jessica Reuther
  • 6 p.m., Emens Hospitality Suite: Susan Faludi Dinner
Wednesday, March 26
  • 1 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: A Woman’s Place: A Walking Tour of Ball State Women’s History
  • 3 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Citizens as Watchdogs
    • Presenters: Sue Errington, Indiana House representative for District 34 and member of the American Association of University Women; Linda Hanson, state president for the Indiana League of Women Voters; and Stacy Wheeler, one of the authors of “The Citizen’s Handbook: Empowering Voters, Defending Democracy.”
  • 5 p.m., The Atrium in Arts and Journalism Building: WGS Capstone Poster Session
  • 7 p.m., Arts and Journalism 175: Keynote Address by Pulitzer Prize Winner Susan Faludi: Back with a Vengeance!: Revisiting Backlash
Thursday, March 27
  • 1 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Communicating Across the Gender Divide
  • 3 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: A History of Feminists for Action: How Women’s Studies and FFA Shaped Our Futures
  • 5 p.m., Student Center Forum Room: Lavender Bingo
Friday, March 28
  • 1 p.m., DOMA Sculpture Court: Illuminating 20th Century Women’s Voices Through Music
    • This lecture recital brings together three faculty members from different colleges across Ball State University for a performance that celebrates 20th-century women composers and their works. Galit Gertsenzon, piano (Honors College), Kendra Lowery, piano (Teachers College), and Cynthia L. Smith,mezzo-soprano (College of Fine Arts) will perform works by: Mable Bailey, Margaret Bonds, Henriëtte Bosmans, Valerie Capers, Jeraldine Saunders Herbison, and Florence Price.
  • 3 p.m., Bracken House: Dress Codes: A Fashion History Program
    • This program will discuss historical events in local American history and how the role of fashion influenced them. Dr. Diana Saiki, Professor of Fashion Industry Studies, will display fashions from the Mary Beeman Historic Costumes collection while presenters describe how women’s fashion was a key part of making history (swimsuit regulations, skirt lengths, dressing for civil rights protests, strict school dress codes, etc.)

April

April 2: One Ball State Day!

April 3: Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Student Center forum room

April 4: Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Bracken Library 104

April 4: 7th Annual Robert J. Morris Chemistry Symposium. Reception will begin at 3:00 p.m. and talks will be at 3:30 p.m. in Foundational Sciences Building 101.

April 7: Modern Language and Classics’ Stegman Lecture will be on Monday, April 7 at 4 p.m. at the Music Lounge in the Student Center. This spring’s speaker is Dr. Jaun Pablo Rodríguez Prieto, an associate professor of Spanish at Butler University.  His lecture is titled “Evaluation of Written information in a Second Language: Credibility and Stereotypes,” and his research interests include motivation in language learning, the impact of study abroad experiences, emotional intelligence, and linguistic variation.

April 9: The Department of History will host Professor Jeremy Hartnett, Chairperson of the Classics Department at Wabash College, to deliver a lecture titled “Street Theater: A Pompeian Neighborhood in Five Acts” on Wednesday, April 9 at 4 p.m. in Burkhardt Building 101.

April 10: Marilyn K. Cory Speaker Series featuring poet, photographer, and scholar Kimberly Blaeser for a reading, book signing, and Q&A.

April 12: Chemistry Science Day on the 1st floor of the Foundational Sciences Building, 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

April 15: Angie Estes and Mark Irwin Book Tour featuring a reading and book signing.

April 16: English’s Digital Literature Review launch gala, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Schwartz Digital Complex at Bracken Library. The theme is “Finding Home: Migration, Exile, and Diaspora in Literature.”

April 17: The Power of the Word with Too Black and Chantel Massey, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Student Center 301.

April 19: Rinard Orchid Greenhouse’s Earth Day Celebration. Celebrate our planet through activities, crafts, guided nature walks, and more.

April 24: Department of Psychological Science student poster session from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.

April 26: Rinard Orchid Greenhouse’s Annual Plant Sale and Fundraiser: houseplants, succulents, native plants, orchids, and more.

April 26: Department of Psychological Science’s Immersive Learning class presentation at The Athenaeum in Indianapolis at 7 p.m.

  • The event is called Shape.  The project includes a live event featuring music, dance and story based on information from those impacted by mental health and substance use.  In addition, the project will feature an art show, and educational events. The message of Shape is to symbolize the need to learn more, gain perspective, understand, and empathize. By using the power of the arts to bring awareness, Shape encourages those who are experiencing these issues to share and find healing.  Our students are participating in every aspect of the event, from meeting with individuals impacted by substance use / mental health issues to hear and document their stories, to working with the artists to sensitively present the themes found in those stories, to organizing the educational / resource materials.

May

May 3: Commencement

May 10: Rinard Orchid Greenhouse’s Help with Houseplants. Bring your houseplants to the Nature Lab to get assistance with repotting, care tips, and more.