Category: Faculty Features

Chemistry Research. It Takes A Village: Dr. Konkle’s Sabbatical Talk

March 12, 2025 by karamsey

Chemistry Research. It Takes A Village: Dr. Konkle’s Sabbatical Talk (Walker, 2025) News & Notes On January 23rd, 2025, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Dr. Mary Konkle, gave a presentation on her research on a mitochondrial protein called mitoNEET, which plays a role in aging, neurodegeneration, cancer, and metabolic disease. Her interest in this protein stemmed […]

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Partners in Peace: A New Opportunity for Honors Students

February 25, 2025 by karamsey

Partners in Peace: A New Opportunity for Honors Students (Walker, 2025) News & Notes Last semester, the Honors College offered a new spin on HONR 199, Inquiries in Contemporary American Civilization. Dr. Robin Blom taught the inaugural course on the history, influence, and future of the famous Nobel Peace Prize. This course was the beginning […]

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Roll Call: Introducing New Honors College Staff and Faculty

February 25, 2025 by karamsey

Roll Call! Introducing New Honors College Faculty and Staff (Walker, 2025) News & Notes Prof. Kelsey Timmerman (Asst. Teaching Professor of Honors) Favorite hobby: Tending to the woods, trails, garden, and farm animals at our home place. Favorite way to relax: A full day of bike rides, basketball, tennis, volleyball, and campfires with my wife […]

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Honors College Deans: A History of Honors Hierarchs

February 28, 2024 by Grace Carman

Have you ever walked the halls of the Honors House and wondered about its history? Have you ever thought that you were walking down the halls that house the oldest Honors College program in the state of Indiana? Have you ever wondered who spearheaded these immersive, discussion-based classes? Then come along for a journey to […]

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Spring Scheduling is Coming Up Soon. Have Questions? Look No Further!

October 11, 2023 by Grace Carman

It’s that dreaded time of the year: scheduling for classes. With time tickets opening starting October 30th, we sat down with Honors Advisor Sarah Haley to talk through some Frequently Asked Questions about advising and spring scheduling that students may need a quick reference for. Whether you are a first-year or graduating student, this FAQ […]

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Babes in the Wood and Its Influence on Robin Hood

November 15, 2022 by Kristy Dishman

Dr. Alexander Kaufman Christmastime Texts Dr. Alexander Kaufman, Reed D. Voran Distinguished Professor of Honors Humanities and Professor of English held his lecture on November 8th, 2022. As a part of the In this lecture, he shared his passion for Robinhood, whom he’d been studying for 20 years. Interested by a passionate professor; Dr. Kaufman […]

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Ball Brothers Honors College Faculty Fellow Dr. Kathryn Ludwig

March 18, 2021 by Isabel Parham

Dr. Kathryn Ludwig is an Assistant Teaching Professor of English and the Ball Brothers Honors College Faculty Fellow. She earned her MA in Humanities from the University of Chicago and her PhD from Purdue University, where she studied contemporary American literature with a secondary concentration in Jewish philosophy. Her scholarship deals with religion in contemporary […]

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What We’re Really Doing in Honors – One Professor’s View

February 11, 2020 by Isabel Parham

By Dr. Tim Berg Dr. Timothy Berg is an artist and educator. He teaches courses in the humanities, global studies, and colloquia on photography theory and other subjects (Honors 201, 202, 203 189, and 390). In all of his collaborative, discussion-intensive courses he focuses on the history of ideas, working with students to better understand […]

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Professor Jason Powell

December 9, 2019 by mjsutton2

Dr. Jason Powell is currently an associate teaching professor of Honors Humanities at Ball State University. He also serves as Vice President for the Beneficence Family Scholars. What goals do you have for your courses? I guess the goal of my courses is to incite opportunity for transcendence. I know this sounds cheesy, romantic, even […]

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#FirstGenBSU: Elizabeth Dalton

December 3, 2019 by mjsutton2

Elizabeth Dalton, Associate Professor of Honors Humanities, has been a Ball State faculty member since 1991. Her fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction essays have appeared in a number of literary journals, including Clockhouse Review, Glassworks, and Adanna. She lives on a homestead near Mooreland, IN, with her husband, John, two dogs, two cats, and eight […]

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