Category: Student Stories


  • Tavyn Smith Ball State

    Top 100 Student Awards: Tavyn Smith

    The Ball State University Foundation Top 100 Student Awards recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State University who represent Beneficence both in and out of the classroom. We are thrilled to highlight the winners from Teachers College. Inspiration Tavyn Smith is a senior from Woodstock, Georgia, studying Elementary Education. She has wanted […]

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  • Lexi Leisure Selfie

    Top 100 Student Awards: Lexi Leisure

    The Ball State University Foundation Top 100 Student Awards recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State University who represent Beneficence both in and out of the classroom. We are thrilled to highlight the winners from Teachers College. Inspiration Lexi Leisure is a junior from Noblesville, Indiana, studying Elementary Education with a minor […]

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  • Hannah Quirk Profile

    Top 100 Student Awards: Hannah Quirk

    The Ball State University Foundation recently announced the winners of the Top 100 Student Awards. This award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State University who represent Beneficence both in and out of the classroom, and we are thrilled to highlight those winners from Teachers College. Educator’s Impact Hannah Quirk is a […]

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  • Taiyé Black Top 100 Student Award

    Top 100 Student Awards: Taiyé Black

    The Ball State University Foundation recently announced the winners of the Top 100 Student Awards. This award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates at Ball State who represent Beneficence both in and out of the classroom. We are thrilled to highlight the winners who represent Teachers College, starting with senior Taiyé Black. Journey to […]

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  • Rory Sullivan Homecoming

    Student Profile: Rory Sullivan

    Get to know Rory Sullivan, a junior Music Education major, and drum major with the Pride of Mid-America Marching Band. Where are you from? My hometown is South Bend, Indiana. What made you choose Ball State? I chose Ball State because I was very attracted to the music education program. I knew how renowned and […]

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  • Sarah Owens

    Student Profile: Sarah Owens

    Get to know Sarah Owens, a freshman Special Education major, and the Teachers College Collegiate Senator on the Ball State Student Government Association. Where are you from? Brownsburg, Indiana. What made you choose Ball State? The Special Education program and distance from home. Do you have a favorite part of campus? I love the art […]

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  • Ryan Visit

    First Ryan Family Scholars

    Introducing the inaugural cohort of Ryan Family Scholars at Ball State University. Thanks to a generous gift by Michelle and Jim Ryan, these Scholars have committed to the field of education, and have received full-ride scholarships to support their innovation, commitment, and contributions to a diverse and high-quality teaching force. Meet the Scholars: Amaree Burks: […]

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  • Teachers College Newsletter

      Ball State Graduate Bicycles Coast-To-Coast to Support Public Education When he’s coasting downhill and has a chance to catch his breath, Chris Willis, ’93 MA ’96, sometimes reflects on why he’s bicycling cross-country nearly 4,300 miles over the course of 57 days. READ MORE The Latest from TC ABA Student’s Senior-Year Diagnosis Made Graduation […]

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