Category: Honors Life

A New Solution to Inequity in Healthcare: Honors College Guest Lecturer Dr. Eric R. Jackson

April 24, 2025 by karamsey

A New Solution to Inequity in Healthcare: Honors College Guest Lecturer Dr. Eric R. Jackson (Walker, 2025) News & Notes Honors College Guest Lecturer Dr. Eric R. Jackson, Professor of History and Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Northern Kentuckey University, recently hosted a talk on zoom called “Black Studies, Health […]

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Annual Student Government Association Inauguration

April 24, 2025 by karamsey

Honors Students Sworn in on the next Executive Board (Emerick, 2025) News & Notes On April 16th the next Student Government Association Executive Board was sworn in for the 2025-2026 term. Among them, were a majority of students who also are in the Honors College. Honors College students rose to the occasion by taking initiative […]

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My Honors Class, My Story, and My Advice to Students: Favour Fadayomi

February 7, 2024 by Grace Carman

Favour Fadayomi is a freshman honors student with a major in Pre-Medicine, a concentration in Microbiology, and a minor in Chemistry. She is also a Whitinger Scholarship recipient through the Honors College. After finishing her first semester at Ball State, Favour shares the details of her HONR 189 class with Dr. Obed Frausto: Latin American […]

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Senior Thesis Features!

December 11, 2023 by Grace Carman

Ball State Honors College: Senior Thesis & Senior Project Features for Fall 2023! When Honors says that your thesis can be anything you dream of, it can be anything! Whether you’re writing a children’s book, student teaching, designing a theatrical set, conducting research, or crafting a website, we want you to accomplish your dreams! […]

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Honors Student Ambassadors- Who are They and What do they Do?

November 6, 2023 by Grace Carman

Have you ever loved something so much that you want to constantly spread the good news to everyone who asks? That’s the job description of our Honors Student Ambassadors! While they were formerly known as Student Assistants and could often be seen behind the front desk, with the changes in the Honors College, they’re now […]

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Student-Led Philanthropy Projects through the Eyes of an Honors Freshman

October 25, 2023 by Grace Carman

Freshman Chelsea Murdock has always been passionate about African American and Multicultural Studies and was excited to add those as minors under her Secondary English Education major when she arrived on Ball State’s campus. But to her, learning about these subjects just was not enough, so she enrolled in the Black World Studies colloquium course […]

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What Does it Mean to be a First-Gen Student?

October 4, 2023 by Grace Carman

What is First-Gen? When applying for college or scholarships, there’s often one question that pops up, “Are you a first-generation college student?” While you may think the answer should be a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ the actual definition of what a first-generation student is, is actually less black and white. Students at some universities are […]

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Fulbright Recipient, Jess Melvin, and Her Journey to Success

September 20, 2023 by Grace Carman

The year is 2015, and in a middle school world history class, the country of South Korea is randomly assigned as Jess Melvin’s class project. Working in a group, she learns about the KPop scene, the culture, the customs, the fashion, and the food of South Korea. Jess was told of her acceptance into the […]

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Junior Honors Student Receives LIFT Award

January 20, 2023 by Grace Carman

Ball State Honors College junior, Martin Spink, is the recipient of a Fall 2022 Honors College LIFT Award. Faculty members nominate students that “lift” others in class discussions. Dr. Mark Hartman recognized Spink for his participation in Hartman’s fall Honors 202 class. Spink is an Urban Planning and Development major in the Honors College. According […]

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Alumna Spotlight: Jordyn Blythe

August 31, 2022 by Kristy Dishman

Thursday, September 15, 2022 in WB 144 from 7-8PM, Ball State alumna Jordyn Blythe will speak both about her experiences as a campus leader on issues of Inclusive Excellence and her Honors thesis, “Hustle”: Deconstructing Pressure and Workload for Black Undergraduate Women.” Blythe will also discuss the ways in which her diversity, equity, and inclusion […]

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