{"id":2314,"date":"2025-03-13T18:12:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/teachers-college\/?p=2314"},"modified":"2025-03-13T18:12:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T22:12:43","slug":"top-100-student-highlight-eleanor-witt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/teachers-college\/2025\/03\/13\/top-100-student-highlight-eleanor-witt\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 100 Student Highlight: Eleanor Witt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2316 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181008\/20240820_120109-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181008\/20240820_120109-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181008\/20240820_120109-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181008\/20240820_120109-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181008\/20240820_120109-1537x2048.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181008\/20240820_120109.jpg 1812w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At Ball State University, students like Eleanor Witt exemplify Beneficence through academic excellence, leadership, and community impact. As a Top 100 Student Award recipient, she is among Ball State\u2019s most outstanding undergraduates. A junior majoring in Special Education: Intense Interventions with additional licensure in Mild Interventions, Eleanor is passionate about working with students who need intensive support. She describes her field as both rewarding and a little chaotic\u2014but in the best way possible.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2320\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181039\/cohortttttt-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181039\/cohortttttt-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181039\/cohortttttt-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181039\/cohortttttt-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181039\/cohortttttt-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181039\/cohortttttt.jpg 1958w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Finding Her Home at Ball State<\/span><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p>For Eleanor, choosing Ball State was easy. \u201cBall State has the best special education program around,\u201d she says. \u201cThe professors were committed to me before I had even been accepted and have continued to walk by my side every step of the way since!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>That support has helped her prepare for a future in the classroom. She hopes to make a meaningful difference in the lives of students with intensive intervention needs.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2319 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181034\/480758530_1189050226561438_7879671046746720877_n-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181034\/480758530_1189050226561438_7879671046746720877_n-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181034\/480758530_1189050226561438_7879671046746720877_n-925x1024.jpg 925w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181034\/480758530_1189050226561438_7879671046746720877_n-768x851.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181034\/480758530_1189050226561438_7879671046746720877_n-1387x1536.jpg 1387w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181034\/480758530_1189050226561438_7879671046746720877_n.jpg 1479w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/>A Passion for Special Education<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eleanor\u2019s love for special education began in high school. \u201cI became friends with a few students with intensive intervention needs and realized I absolutely love this population of students!\u201d she shares.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Since then, every experience has reinforced her passion. \u201cI have the most fun, rewarding, and sometimes chaotic job I could have imagined for myself,\u201d she says. \u201cI couldn&#8217;t see myself in any other field.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2321\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181042\/FB_IMG_1729620614544-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181042\/FB_IMG_1729620614544-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181042\/FB_IMG_1729620614544-1024x780.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181042\/FB_IMG_1729620614544-768x585.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181042\/FB_IMG_1729620614544.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Campus Involvement and Community Impact<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eleanor stays active both on campus and in the community. She serves as president of Cardinal Catholic, works as a Lead Mentor for the Honors College Peer Mentoring program, and has competed in two seasons of Ballvivor.<\/p>\n<p>She also provides respite services and volunteer support for individuals with disabilities in Muncie. These experiences help her develop the skills and empathy she will bring into her future classroom.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2317 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181019\/20241219_112055-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181019\/20241219_112055-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181019\/20241219_112055-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181019\/20241219_112055-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181019\/20241219_112055-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181019\/20241219_112055-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Looking to the Future<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After graduation, Eleanor can\u2019t wait to become a classroom teacher. Right now, she\u2019s considering teaching at the elementary level, but she keeps an open mind. \u201cI know I want to work with students with intensive intervention needs,\u201d she says. \u201cI also plan to return for a master\u2019s degree when it makes sense in my adult life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2322\" src=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181046\/Screenshot_20240606_184435_Instagram-242x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181046\/Screenshot_20240606_184435_Instagram-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181046\/Screenshot_20240606_184435_Instagram-825x1024.jpg 825w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181046\/Screenshot_20240606_184435_Instagram-768x953.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-blogs.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/13181046\/Screenshot_20240606_184435_Instagram.jpg 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/>Finding Joy in the Small Things<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When she\u2019s not studying, mentoring, or volunteering, Eleanor loves to hike, kayak, and spend time outdoors. She also enjoys drinking coffee with friends. However, there\u2019s one thing she avoids at all costs\u2014ketchup. \u201cKetchup makes me deeply uncomfortable, and I avoid being around it at all costs,\u201d she confesses.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba0c2f\">Shout-outs and Favorite Memories<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Eleanor credits Dr. Ogle and Dr. Bales for supporting her journey. \u201cThey\u2019re icons, and they put up with all our yapping,\u201d she jokes. She also appreciates her intense interventions cohort, who make long night classes more enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>With her passion, leadership, and community dedication, Eleanor Witt truly embodies what it means to be a Top 100 Student. She is leaving her mark on Ball State and will continue making a difference in the lives of students for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Ball State University, students like Eleanor Witt exemplify Beneficence through academic excellence, leadership, and community impact. As a Top 100 Student Award recipient, she is among Ball State\u2019s most outstanding undergraduates. 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