On August 3rd Josh Shaffer was awarded a 2023 IT Director Award for his outstanding contributions to the goals of Information Technology as part of the Digital Corps’ work on the new Lifetime Learning initiative. Shaffer started working as a full-time designer with the Digital Corps in 2016. He spends the majority of his Corps […]
Chuck Gin, Enterprise Application Specialist for Enterprise Information Systems, has been a professional staff member at Ball State since January 2019. Gin is known for his can-do attitude, great work ethic, and willingness to tackle any task — even if it means coming in on weekends to update systems on campus. On August 3rd he […]
Nick Baumgartner is the manager of Digital Accessibility Services at Ball State University and the President of Indiana Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD). Baumgartner attended the AHEAD conference not only as the President of the organization, but also as Ball State’s national delegate. Alongside Baumgartner were other Ball State faculty and staff who […]
Paul Xiong, a Ball State graduate who received his master’s degree in 1989, recently made a $1 million planned gift to Information Technology to show his appreciation for the program and Ball State. Xiong applied to Ball State after seeing an ad in a book, and he considers Ball State to be the beginning of […]
Ball State EPSO faculty members recently volunteered for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana. The non-profit organization has been around since 1983 and is a member of Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization in America. Laura Means, a Project Manager of Enterprise System Analytics for Ball State EPSO, was one of the […]
Ben Yonker, Producer and Director for Ball State University Media Services, recently won an Emmy for his production of Sunny Days: Meet the Founding Mothers of Ball State PBS. Yonker was in the industry long before he graduated from college and has been a part of several productions. Yonker and other members of Ball State […]
The Digital Corps was nominated for the Educational Impact award at the 2023 Mira Awards ceremony. The Mira Awards honor the ‘best of tech’ in Indiana and nominate high achievers. According to TechPoint’s website, the Educational Impact award recognizes STEM educators, organizations, coaches, programs, and platforms that inspire and open doors for learners of any […]
Please join us at a retirement reception to honor Barbi Paschal on Friday, February 24th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Robert Bell Building, Room 237 (RB 237). Refreshments will be served. Barbi is retiring after 27 years of service to Information Technology and Ball State University. She has been an integral part […]
Information Technology is excited to announce that Lucas Reese will be our newest IT Support Technologist within the Desktop Support team of Unified Technology Support, beginning Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023. Lucas has worked at the Burris Laboratory School as their Technology Coordinator since 2015, and brings with him many years of desktop support experience, a […]
Please join us at a retirement reception to honor Gary Lee, Senior System Programmer, on Tuesday, December 13th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in the Robert Bell Building Room 237 (RB 237). Refreshments will be served. Gary is retiring after 34 years of service to Information Technology and Ball State University. Gary has been […]
