Office of Community Engagement

Author: Michelle Kinsey

  • OCE welcomes new team member!
    December 5, 2023 by

    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
    September 18, 2023 by

    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
    August 29, 2023 by

    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
    July 18, 2023 by

    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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  • Hoosier Shakes receives 2023 Community Engagement for the Arts grant
    June 29, 2023 by

    By Marketing and Communications, Ball State University The Hoosier Shakespeare Festival is the 2023 recipient of the Ball State University Community Engagement for the Arts Grant. The annual competitive grant was created in 2022 to demonstrate Ball State’s commitment beyond our campus to community engagement through the arts. Hoosier Shakespeare Festival, headquartered in Marion, Ind., takes live […]

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  • Ball State wins national Excellence in Community Engagement Institutional Leadership award
    June 9, 2023 by

    Ball State University has been selected as the winner of the 2022 Ryan, Moser, Reilly Award for Excellence in Community Engagement Institutional Leadership award by the Engaged Scholarship Consortium (ESC) Awards Committee.   ESC awards recognize higher education institutions and their exemplary contributions to scholarship and the practice of community engaged scholarship.   “It’s an honor to […]

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