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 […]
Letter from the Director Fall is a time of reflection and anticipation as we move toward the end of a calendar year and launch a new academic year. In Women’s and Gender Studies both terms are resonant in Fall 2022. Looking back, it was fifty years ago that the first interdisciplinary course in “women’s studies” […]
On a snowy Saturday, November 12, the Rinard Greenhouse and Environmental Education Center hosted Tropics to Table, an exciting event exploring the tropical edible plants growing right here at Ball State. Open to Ball State Students and the Muncie community, Tropics to Table took visitors on a tropical scavenger hunt through the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse […]
“It’s a Lot of Fun” by E. Bruce Geelhoed The eminent American historian and biographer Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. was once asked to provide a reason for the value of studying history. “Well, in the first place,” Schlesinger replied, “it’s a lot of fun.” For Schlesinger as to many historians and students of history, the study […]
Kelly Fischer (she/her/hers) is Celebrating her 25th anniversary with the Department of Psychological Science, here at Ball State University. She began teaching in January 1997. Kelly Fischer earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychological Science and master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Ball State University and became a faculty member in 1997. She is a licensed mental […]
Dr. Hassan A.M. Abu-Jarad is a two-time alumnus of Ball State earning his MA in Linguistics and TEFL in 1983 and his Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics in 1986. After a rich academic journey, Dr. Abu-Jarad stayed in the world of higher education working within various universities from 1979 to the present. His work as a […]
In less than two weeks, Compass Advantage and the College of Sciences and Humanities will host the annual Star Party, helping students find their “true north”. The Star Party is an opportunity for humanities majors to join student organizations, meet other students, learn about study abroad opportunities, eat delicious pizza, and much more. As an […]
A recent academic study, conducted by Dr. Paul Venturelli, Ph.D. candidate Jessica Weir in Ball State’s Environmental Sciences program, Dr. Jay Bagga, and Dr. Adam Berland, in partnership with the world’s most popular fishing app Fishbrain, offers new insights into invasion superhighways, where aquatic invasive species are spreading across the US. “The invasion superhighway is […]
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland houses the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the particles that make up our universe. Considered to be the leading institution for physics research, more than 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries visit CERN every year. And this year, one of them […]
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” – Charlemagne Greetings from the Chair of Modern Languages and Classics! First and foremost, let me say that we want to hear from you—our amazing alumni. We would love to feature you on our website. Your stories help inspire the next generations of language students! […]