This post was authored by Associate Professor Dr. Liu Li. Learning a Critical-Need Language for a Global Future Thanks to the STARTALK grant awarded to Ball State University, over 30 middle school and high school students participated in Ball State STARTALK Chinese program, which included an online pre-camp learning in Spring, 3-week in-person summer camp, […]
Welcome to this special edition of our newsletter, which covers two years of events in the Department of Sociology at Ball State. Much has transpired since summer of 2021. Our students continue to achieve remarkable success. For example, in Spring 2022, Payton Drefcinski and Julia Tharp were recognized as the department’s Outstanding Seniors. University recognitions […]
Kenny Deetz is a Public History student who is currently working on a video project for his internship. Even though his internship is just beginning, Deetz has found the experience to be very rewarding and valuable, especially in regards to communication between others. Through the internship’s video project, Deetz hopes to educate younger generations about […]
Hello from Katie Kois, Graduating senior of Modern Languages and Classics at Ball State University, Before beginning college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. Of course, this is a common experience for incoming students, but it took me a while to settle on a career path. One of the only constants in […]
Hello from the new Chair of the Anthropology department! I have succeeded Homes Hogue, who retired in 2022 after 15 years as a professor here at Ball State. Her time as chair brought many improvements to the department and she helped to steer us through the tough times that accompanied Covid-19. She is currently […]
Lauren Latham graduated from Ball State University’s History Department in December of 2022. Currently undertaking a legislative internship at the Indiana Statehouse, Lauren Latham works the Tamm Capital Group assisting in tracking bills in government. Hoping to attend law school in August 2023, Lauren Latham treasures the experience that the legislative session gave her and […]
Communication Troubles in Healthcare Receiving healthcare in the United States as a non-native English speaker can be daunting. For patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), meeting with healthcare professionals who only speak English often leads to miscommunication, poor in-patient care, and confusion. As a result, the Latino population – who represent the largest non-white group […]
Meet Nate Hueber I attended Ball State from 2010 – 2015 where I graduated with my B.S. in Sociology. Even though I was born and raised in Indianapolis, IN, I now call Omaha, NE my home where I have a wife and a son on the way. In my spare time I enjoy golfing, boxing, […]
Christopher Leininger, ’97, has just been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. Chris is a professor at Rice University. When did you attend Ball State and what did you study? I attended Ball State University from 1992 to 1997. I entered as a Mathematics Education major, and switched to a Mathematics major in […]
CSH is excited to welcome Dr. Melisa Stevens (formerly Melisa Beeson) as our new Director of Student Retention and Success. Dr. Stevens, ’91 MA ’98, is a Yorktown, IN native and political science alumna and will work with our departments to improve students’ persistence to graduation and support them as they prepare to launch successfully […]