Category: Featured graduate student

Headline: Meet the 2023 Cohen Grant Recipients

February 7, 2024 by azeid

The Benjamin V. Cohen Peace Grant, designed to allocate funds to Ball State faculty and graduate students engaged in research contributing to a more peaceful world, recently supported two graduate students. Despite the difference in their project focuses, a common theme unites them: the resolution of issues for the betterment of the world. Aashna Banerjee […]

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Meet the 2023-2024 Graduate Student Wellness Initiative Team: Ellie Jarosinski

August 14, 2023 by azeid

Ellie is a first-year master’s student in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and a graduate assistant for the Graduate School’s GSWI program. Q: What’s your hometown? A: Greenwood, IN Q: What degree program are you currently pursuing and why? A: I’m in the MA Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and then will eventually continue […]

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Amanda Nelson, 2022-2023 Graduate Assistant of the Year Winner

July 17, 2023 by azeid

Prior to hearing the reading of the nomination for Graduate Assistant of the Year, Multicultural Center Graduate Assistant Amanda Nelson didn’t think she was going to win when she attended the Benny’s. Benny’s is an annual award ceremony hosted by the Division of Student Affairs honoring those in student support roles. “They started reading part […]

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Pathways Project Co-Coordinator Interview-Kayla Thompson

February 8, 2023 by eaparkison

Kayla is a master’s student in the Quantitative Psychology program. Kayla is also a graduate assistant for the Graduate School, serving as the Co-Coordinator for the Pathways Project. The Pathways Project is a Graduate School initiative for inclusive excellence. The Pathways Project program is designed to support students from marginalized backgrounds through mentoring and research […]

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Pathways Project Program Co-Coordinator’s Interview – Mike Martinez

March 30, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Mike is a doctoral student in the EdD in Higher Education program. He is also a doctoral graduate assistant for the Graduate School, serving as the Co-Coordinator for the Pathways Project Program. The Pathways Project is a Graduate School initiative for inclusive excellence that is designed to support students from marginalized backgrounds through mentoring and […]

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Pathways Project Co-Coordinator’s Interview – Kade Padgett

March 15, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Kade is a master’s student in the Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education program. Kade is also a graduate assistant for the Graduate School, serving as the Co-Coordinator for the Pathways Project. The Pathways Project is a Graduate School initiative for inclusive excellence. The Pathways Project program is designed to support students from marginalized backgrounds […]

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Graduate Student Wellness Initiative Digital Media Coordinator’s Interview – Zainab Aamir

February 23, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Zainab is a first-year master’s student in the Emerging Media Design and Development program. She is a graduate assistant for the Graduate School serving as the Digital Media Coordinator for the Graduate Student Wellness Initiative. The Graduate Student Wellness Initiative (GSWI) is a program ran by the Graduate School in partnership with the Department of […]

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Graduate Student Wellness Initiative Co-Coordinator Interview – Danielle Miller

February 8, 2022 by Michelle Miller

Danielle is a second year PhD student in Counseling Psychology. She is a GA for Counseling Psychology and, as part of her graduate assistantship, she is a co-coordinator of the Graduate School’s Graduate Student Wellness Initiative. The Graduate Student Wellness Initiative (GSWI) is a program run by the Graduate School in partnership with the Department […]

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Emily Hayes, a doctoral student in Environmental Science, wins the Cohen Peace Fellowship!

January 26, 2022 by Michelle Miller

In today’s blog post, we are highlighting Emily Hayes, who is a current student in the Ph.D. in Environmental Science program. Emily also holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in geology from Ball State. Along with Dr. Joshua Gruver, Emily was recently awarded the Cohen Peace Fellowship. The fellowship is funded by the Benjamin V. Cohen […]

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