IT’s Digital Corps recently had a visit from Indiana’s TechPoint, an organization focused on “growth initiatives for Indiana’s digital innovation economy.” TechPoint advocates and pushes the bar for technology development in Indiana and came to campus to inspire and give resources to Ball State students. Accompanying TechPoint, Ascend Indiana, a network-building organization, also presented internship […]

Kalyn Melham, Muncie native and former Miss Ball State, was crowned Miss Indiana in late June. Melham completed her undergraduate degree in May of 2023 and is set to walk across the stage in July with her graduate degree in Information and Communication Sciences.  Melham has been an IT employee since 2023, serving as the […]

Information Technology recently partnered with Enrollment, Planning, and Management to set up kiosks across campus that aid with processes incoming freshmen need to complete before coming to campus in the fall.  IT helped design, develop, and test the kiosks, which allow students and parents to conveniently work through the Proxy, Authorized Payer, and Direct Deposit […]

Available now, Information Technology and Marketing and Communications have released MyBallState. This brand-new digital experience is replacing my.bsu.edu and will be making it’s debut during orientation week as MyBallState.bsu.edu! MyBallState will have all the features from my.bsu.edu—like DegreeWorks, Self-service Banner, and other essential tools—and new features that allow users to personalize their dashboard using widgets. […]

On April 29, 2024, Cindy Cash was promoted to Assistant Director of the Enterprise Project Management Office.  Cash has worked for Ball State University for nearly 11 years. She started her career in March 2013, working in the Division of Strategic Learning as an instructional designer.   Cash has come a long way from her first […]

Each year, University Media Services (UMS) uses its talent, time and equipment to provide services for the State of the State Address delivered by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb. This year, UMS delivered the pool feed for news stations and the network feed for Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS).   During the late 1990s, IPBS offered to […]

Laura Petty grew up in Muncie, specifically a mile away from Ball State’s campus. So, it only made sense that she would work her way to Ball State for her higher education. While finishing her college career, Petty started an on-campus job at the main campus computer lab as a student lab assistant. Little did […]

Ball State is about to witness an experience of a lifetime. On April 8, 2024, Muncie residents that look outside from 1:52 p.m. to 4:24 p.m. will see a stage of the first total solar eclipse to happen in over 1,000 years. But what does this mean?  A solar eclipse is an astronomical event in […]

Ball State’s Unified Technology Support (UTS) values providing timely, knowledgeable technology support to the university community. One way that UTS provides this support is through their annual “Love Your Computer” event.  At the beginning of February, UTS hosted its 10th annual event centered around the care for Ball State students’ computers. Ball State students from […]

Grace McKee entered Ball State’s IT world in January as the new Technology Store Assistant Manager. Jonah Haley, Technology Store Manager, welcomed Grace excitedly and believes she will be a “huge help” to the store.   In this position, McKee will be responsible for keeping records on daily store activities. On days that Haley is not […]