Alumna changes her perspective on life after breast cancer diagnosis
By Alyssa Cooper / January 11, 2019Since she was young, Penny Fisher has known breast cancer — a disease her mother and grandmother had — could run in her genes.
Since she was young, Penny Fisher has known breast cancer — a disease her mother and grandmother had — could run in her genes.
In every family, there are instinctive roles that everyone fulfills — the leader, the jokester, the nurturer.
Saturday was part of parents weekend, meaning the annual "Chase Charlie" event was held on Ball States's campus. crowds of students and family members came out to run in the event. Three separate events make up the races including a 5k marathon and mile run in the morning; in the evening the sprint after Charlie during the football game.
The College of Sciences and Humanities showcased the hard work and accomplishments of a select group of Indiana women at its 2009 Indiana Women of Achievement awards ceremony."[The awards] are important because we live in a society that still does not give equal credit to men and women for their skills and their accomplishments and their leadership," said Susan Johnson, associate dean of the College of Sciences and Humanities.
