Category: Scholarships

Students and Staff Anticipate Opening of New Multicultural Center

March 4, 2021 by Ball State Foundation

Ball State’s Multicultural Center is the epicenter of the University’s commitment to cultural diversity. The center serves as a resource for the recruitment, retention, and enrichment of students of color. This year, the center is in the process of taking on a new look and relocating from the south side of campus to a more […]

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BACS Awards 2021 Scholarships

February 10, 2021 by Ball State Foundation

During the Fall 2020 semester, the Black Alumni Constituent Society (BACS) held a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for their book scholarship fund. Now that the campaign has concluded, scholarships were awarded for the Spring 2021 semester. Including this year, more than 100 students have received the Book Scholarship through BACS. These students have had […]

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Empowering Generational Success

January 25, 2021 by Ball State Foundation

Freshman Cole Campbell’s ties to Ball State run deep. His mom and dad are both Cardinals. So is his paternal grandfather as are many of his aunts and uncles. But family tradition wasn’t the sole reason the Winchester, Indiana, teenager chose Ball State. As a finance major, Cole earned admission into the Miller Business Honors […]

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Giving Back: A Matching Commitment

January 18, 2021 by Ball State Foundation

Don and Jeanne Fields of Yorktown have been loyal donors to Ball State since graduating with bachelor’s degrees: Don in 1965 and Jeanne in 1966. Even early on, as cash-strapped, public-school educators, they gave back. “Giving back is a matter of priorities,” Don said. “First, you have to decide how you want to spend your […]

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Support for Students in a Time of Need

January 11, 2021 by Ball State Foundation

Amanda Robinson’s life started to unravel in March 2020. Originally from the Chicago area, Amanda was then a junior studying political science and pre-law and living in Noyer Complex as a resident assistant. Ten days into the month, a father figure in her life died unexpectedly during heart surgery. Her life was further complicated when […]

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Helping Students Experience the World

January 4, 2021 by Ball State Foundation

Tina Pierce remembers arriving in Hong Kong on business for the first time, early in her career. Originally from Selma, Indiana, population around 800, Tina found herself sharing a city with 6 million other people living in tight quarters. “I was overwhelmed,” she said. “It was a fast-paced, 24–7 environment.” Twenty years later, having traveled […]

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Crowdfunding Campaign Funds Scholarships for Books

December 1, 2020 by Ball State Foundation

The Ball State Alumni Association is all about giving back, and recently the Black Alumni Constituent Society (BACS) was able to prove that. In a recent crowdfunding campaign, BACS raised more than $10,000 for book scholarships. This surpassed the original goal of $5,000 and also a second goal of $7,500. Over the past seven years, […]

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