Author: Michelle Kinsey


  • IDEA conference gets all dressed up for 2024

    MUNCIE – More than 130 people attended this year’s IDEA conference March 2 on the campus of Ball State University. And during his opening remarks, Mitch Isaacs said they all had something in common. “We all love Muncie,” Isaacs, Executive Director of Shafer Leadership Academy, said. “We all love our community.” The Intentional Development and […]

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  • OCE welcomes new team member!

    In November, the Office of Community Engagement welcomed Lucinda Stipp to the team! Lucinda is the new Coordinator for the Training, Resource and Advocacy Connector (TRAC). The East Central Indiana Region was awarded $15 million in funds from the State of Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration & Development Initiative (READI) program in 2021. In late 2022, […]

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  • See you on the bridge Sept. 21

    MUNCIE – What are you doing for dinner on Thursday, Sept. 21? You are invited to join hundreds of your friends and neighbors for Muncie’s Fall Bridge Dinner on the Washington Street Bridge. The free outdoor community event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Rain date will be Sept. 28. Grab some food and […]

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  • Muncie Mystery will be (Addams) family affair

    We need a “hand” solving this year’s Muncie Mystery! Grab your mystery-loving friends and family members and head downtown during September’s First Thursday to question suspects, look for clues and – hopefully – solve the case! Muncie Mystery is hosted by Ball State University’s Office of Community Engagement, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership, Ivy Tech Community […]

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  • OCE Welcomes Jeri McCorkle as Program Manager for TRAC

    Jeri McCorkle has been named Program Manager for the new Training, Resource and Advocacy Connector (TRAC), part of the East Central Indiana Talent Collaborative (ECITC). TRAC was developed to support local early care and learning providers in the ECITC’s nine-county region – Blackford, Delaware, Fayette, Grant, Henry, Jay, Randolph, Rush and Wayne. “I am passionate […]

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