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Category: Student Spotlight

  • Student Spotlight: Jonathan Isbill
    March 20, 2020 by

    About Jonathan Isbill As a 21st Century scholar, I naturally found Nutrition and Dietetics at Ball State University with a warm welcome visit. Within my first year on campus, my life was changed in opportunities given to me by the Honors College, such as sponsored research with Dr. Jay Kandiah who had been preparing for […]

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  • Student Spotlight: Sara Sorrell
    March 9, 2020 by

    Sara Sorrell is the Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills and Simulation and an Assistant Professor at Khalifa University in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. She is also a Consultant Physician at Intercare Health Center. While at an undergraduate at Ball State, Sara majored in Biochemistry and minored in Spanish. Sara went on to receive […]

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  • Sophia Hoffert: Picture Perfect Meal Swipes
    November 1, 2019 by

    Sophia Hoffert is a Ball State Honors College student with a double major in Spanish and Public History. This semester, Sophia is working with Honors College faculty member Dr. Obed Frausto to produce a lecture series about the democratic decolonization of science and technology. In her spare time, Sophia runs the @perfect_8.80 Instagram account.

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  • September is Honors Thesis Month!
    September 5, 2019 by

    The honors thesis can be terrifying, but it doesn’t have to be. Associate Dean of the Honors College and Professor of History Dr. Amy Livingstone gives some helpful advice.  Where should students look to get more information about beginning the thesis process? There are several resources for students to help them kickstart their honors thesis. One great resource […]

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  • Allison Markoski: Where Fiber Arts and Law Meet
    May 15, 2019 by

    Allison Markoski is a graduate of the Ball State Honors College, summa cum laude, 2005. She graduated with majors in French and Political Science. While at Ball State, she restarted Pi Sigma Alpha to create a space that would welcome all political beliefs and foster open, dynamic discussion. She was the Vice President of Le […]

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  • Director of National & International Scholarships Dr. Barb Stedman
    April 15, 2019 by

    Barb Stedman grew up in northeastern Ohio but started becoming “Hoosierized” in 1977, when she came to Indiana to attend Taylor University. All of her degrees are in English, and her primary teaching and research interests have been in cultural studies and environmental literature, especially Indiana’s environmental literature. After teaching at several other institutions (including […]

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  • Meet the team!
    April 10, 2019 by

    Meet the students behind the Honors Blog! The rebranding of the Honors social media and creation of the blog is a part of a fellowship headed by four Honors students. Below you can read about their interests, their tentative future plans, and what Honors means to them. 

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  • Anna Hawk: Uncovering the History of Honors
    March 22, 2019 by

    Anna Hawk and her classmates in Dr. Doyle’s Honors 390 class are working to create an oral history of the Honors College at Ball State. Over spring break, they travelled to Swarthmore, Pennsylvania to learn about the Honors Program at Swarthmore College. Update: The Ball State University Honors College Oral History Project will be presenting […]

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  • Leah Heim: A Quiet Resistance
    March 12, 2019 by

    Life in the Honors College is all about discovering ourselves and the world. Our Honors Life feature highlights just that: how students are finding purpose and making things happen. Here, Honors student Leah Heim describes how she strives to live authentically by connecting her spirituality and her studies. The opinions and views expressed here are […]

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  • Professor Timothy Berg
    March 11, 2019 by

    Dr. Timothy Berg grew up on an island off the coast of Florida and has lived in such places as the Atlanta, Georgia area, Washington, D.C., and his favorite place, New York City. He earned a B.A. in history from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in history from Purdue University in 1999. Later, […]

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