{"id":764,"date":"2026-05-14T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/gradschool\/?p=764"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:02:36","slug":"beyond-the-nest-kenneth-boyd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/gradschool\/2026\/05\/14\/beyond-the-nest-kenneth-boyd\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the Nest: Kenneth Boyd"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet Kenneth Boyd! He is a two-time graduate of Ball State University. He earned an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education and an MLS in Library and Information Sciences. Ken<\/b>\u00a0currently serves as<\/b>\u00a0Connections Pastor for<\/b>\u00a0Sonrise Church in Fort Wayne, IN.<\/b>\u00a0Chirp Chirp!<\/strong><\/p>\n

What led you to your graduate program at BSU?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

In addition to being a pastor, I continue to teach at Asbury Theological Seminary. I completed my undergraduate degree at BSU, which influenced my decision to continue my studies because I already knew many of the professors and the program. At that time, the Ball State library program was doing innovative work with instructional media and computers, which really appealed to me.<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your proudest memory as a BSU\u00a0grad\u00a0student?<\/b><\/p>\n

In the library school, we had a graphics lab, and I was especially rewarded when helping students develop graphics production skills and succeed in their work.<\/span><\/p>\n

How have you been able to use your graduate degree(s) from BSU? <\/b><\/div>\n
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My education at BSU laid the foundation for my future graduate studies at IU and prepared me well for pursuing my doctoral degree at Purdue.\u00a0 My degrees also enabled me to work with libraries and instructional media at Asbury Seminary. After receiving a 2.7-million-dollar gift for integrating voice, video, and data technology, Dr. Steele, who led the CICS program at BSU, consulted with us on integrating technology across our campus at Asbury. He chose to work with us because we were a small religious school in Kentucky, and our success demonstrated that if we could integrate technology effectively, any school could.<\/p>\n

My graduate library studies from Ball State then helped me think strategically about the future of libraries and the integration of new technology in ways that best support students and faculty.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What advice or wisdom do you have to share with current BSU\u00a0grad\u00a0students?\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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Treat the janitor with the same respect you give the president of your school. Every person is important and plays a crucial role.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the season you are in. It\u2019s fine to think about what comes next, but don\u2019t miss the value of what you\u2019re doing now or the relationships with the people around you.<\/p>\n

As you search for jobs, honesty is always the best policy. Don\u2019t oversell your skills or abilities. If a position is not the right fit, it won\u2019t work well for either side.<\/p>\n

Most issues we deal with can often be resolved by finding a balance between them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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