The Office of Inclusive Excellence and the Ball State Center for Peace and Conflict Studies hosted a peace vigil for the Israel-Palestine conflict Nov. 1.
Student government association approves budget request for community garden improvements and has a visit from Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs Tiffany Peters.
Anand R. Marri will serve as Ball State University's next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, according to an email to students from University President Geoffrey Mearns Oct. 31.
A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state's second-largest city in chaos. The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets. Two law enforcement officials told The Associated Press dozens of people also had been wounded. The officials were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to AP on condition of anonymity.
The Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) presented three new budget requests for upcoming events in their meeting on Oct. 25
On Aug. 29, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb approved a nearly $30 million grant to enhance Indiana school security—The Secured School Safety Grant. The grant, funded through House Bill 1492, was enacted Sept. 1.
The 23rd annual Chase Charlie race took place on Saturday, Oct. 21. The event is put on by the sports administration program's class Event Management in Sport. Runners went from Muncie City Hall to Emens Auditorium.
The Israel-Hamas war continues to affect hundreds in the region and around the world, including the Ball State community. The war began Oct. 7 after an attack on a music festival in Kibbutz Re’im, Israel, which led to a series of back-and-forth attacks that have killed thousands.
Alumni couples will be coming to campus for the inaugural Vow Renewal Ceremony held at the Brown Family Amphitheater Saturday, Oct. 21. The event is a part of the announcement of the campaign “Our Call to Beneficence,” which will fundraise for Ball State University’s future.
The Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) had a visit and presentation from Vice President of Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle.
Foster, a 30-year veteran of the Ball State University Police Department, succeeds James Duckham, who retired Aug. 30 after nine years as director of public safety and chief of police.
Hoping to reshape the future of local workforce attraction and retention for Indiana counties, Ball State has launched a new student ambassador program to help students gain valuable insights to explore career opportunities within their local communities after graduation.
The Cooper Science Complex, Oct. 14 from 11:30 - 2:30 p.m., held a viewing party for the partial solar eclipse. Originally planned to span the Quad, weather conditions forced the event to be held indoors, with booths set up throughout the building.
CAST’s main goal is to help individuals with autism smoothly transition out of high school depending on their intended career path, whether through college or not, by working with parents and teachers to increase employment chances for each student. The program enables one of the first transition-planning intervention projects backed up by research to come to both the Department of Special Education and the Department of Educational Psychology.
Chick-fil-A will be moving from the Atrium to North Dining. The move has been tentatively slated for January 2024 and will include an upgrade to the existing location.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history, The 216-210 vote, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives, throws the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.
Ball State’s Counseling Center has launched its Self-Care 101 program in conjunction with the start of the academic year. This new program, located on the Canvas learning management system, provides resources for students to learn and improve their self-care practices.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D. Cali.) died Thursday night in her Washington, D.C. home and has been described as “a pioneering American,” a “true trailblazer” and a “cherished friend” by President Joe Biden.
