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Category: Student Spotlight

  • Junior Honors Student Receives LIFT Award
    January 20, 2023 by

    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

    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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  • Honors College Diversity Fellow LeAndrea Rainey
    April 30, 2021 by

    By: LeAndrea Rainey LeAndrea Rainey is a third-year nursing major and is pursuing minors in Spanish and American Sign Language. LeAndrea was born in Chicago, IL but she currently lives in Hammond, IN. She is a middle school sweetheart and got engaged last November. LeAndrea loves steak tacos, Jesus, painting (for relaxation), and cheesecake. She […]

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  • News and Notes Assistant Editor Karisa Candreva
    April 2, 2021 by

    By: Karisa Candreva Karisa Candreva is an Honors College sophomore, majoring in Natural Resources & Environmental Management and Pre-Law, with minors in Sustainability, International Resource Management, and Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution. Karisa is the president of the Natural Resources Club at Ball State. She is also the Assistant Editor of News and Notes, where […]

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  • Odyssey Co-Editor Kallie Hunchman
    March 11, 2021 by

    By: Kallie Hunchman Kallie Hunchman is a senior studying anthropology, Spanish, and studio art. Last year, she worked on Digital Literature Review, designing the journal and its promotional assets. This year, she is co-editor of Odyssey and channels project manager for Compass Creative. With her background in anthropology, design, and digital marketing, she is excited […]

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  • Honors College Peer Mentor Olivia Grenier
    March 5, 2021 by

    By: Olivia Grenier Olivia Grenier (she/her/hers) is a junior secondary English education major with a concentration in language arts. She is a member of the on-campus Honors club, the Honors Association for Community Engagement (HACE), and a member of the on-campus education society Kappa Delta Pi. Olivia is one of the two Honors College peer […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Dorien Scheets
    February 18, 2021 by

    About Dorien Scheets: I graduated Ball State University in December 2020 with double majors in Anthropology and History, and double minors in Spanish and Sociology. Tell us a little bit about your internship. For the last six months, I’ve been working and living at Tumacacori National Historical Park in Tumacacori, Arizona. The “Women in Missions” […]

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  • Finding H.O.P.E.: How Honors Helped Me
    September 18, 2020 by

    By: Kimberly Ingold About the author: Kimberly Ingold is a third year Honors College student double-majoring in Psychological Science and Criminal Justice and minoring in Women’s and Gender Studies. About the organization:  H.O.P.E. Mentoring is an organization that pairs incarcerated juveniles with college mentors who support the student in an effort to reduce recidivism rates […]

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