Staff Reports

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OLYMPICS

Former Ball State softball player Jen Gilbert earns bronze medal with Team Canada at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

By Staff Reports / Yesterday

Jen Gilbert, 2011–2014 outfielder on Ball State's softball team and former assistant coach, played for her home country on Team Canada in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Canadian Olympic softball team earned its first-ever Olympic medal this week, defeating Mexico 3-2 in the bronze medal game at Yokohama Baseball Stadium in Yokohama, Japan.

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SPORTS

Beth Goetz named vice chair of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee

By Staff Reports / Yesterday

At its annual summer meeting July 28, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Women's Basketball Committee voted to appoint Ball State Director of Athletics Beth Goetz to the position of vice chair for the upcoming 2021-22 school year.

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NEWS

Muncie Community Schools raises support staff hourly pay

By Staff Reports / 3 days ago

Two months after approving pay raises for teachers, the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees voted to increase the hourly pay of support staff to $14 an hour at its meeting July 27.

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NEWS

Burris Laboratory School names interim principal

By Staff Reports / July 23, 2021

Abigail E. Comber was appointed as interim principal at Burris Laboratory School for the 2021-22 academic year, as announced in a July 23 Ball State press release.

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NEWS

New student vaccination incentives coming soon for Ball State

By Staff Reports / July 7, 2021

Vice President for Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle announced in a campus-wide email Ball State will be launching a vaccination incentive program beginning July 14 and lasting into the fall 2021 semester for students and staff. 

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NEWS

Muncie organizations host July 4 events

By Staff Reports / July 2, 2021

 With July 4 just around the corner, Muncie organizations are getting ready to celebrate the holiday. 

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NEWS

Indiana implements youth employment system to replace work permits for minors

By Staff Reports / July 1, 2021

Beginning July 1, high schools will no longer be required to coordinate work permits for minors under the age of 18 in Indiana. Instead, employers that have hired five or more minors will register those employees in the Indiana Department of Labor’s new Youth Employment System (YES).

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NEWS

Ball State announces changes to face mask policy for summer 2021 commencement

By Staff Reports / June 30, 2021

In an email announcement June 30, Ball State announced the schedule for July 24 commencement ceremonies in Worthen Arena and updated its COVID-19 policies for the event.

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NEWS

Ball State economics professor Steve Horwitz dies at age 57

By Staff Reports / June 28, 2021

Steve Horwitz, Ball State distinguished professor of free enterprise in the Department of Economics, died the morning of June 27.

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NEWS

One Ball State Day wins two CASE Circle of Excellence awards

By Staff Reports / June 22, 2021

One Ball State Day, the university's 24-hour online fundraising event, was recognized with marketing and fundraising awards by the Council for Advancement and Support for Excellence (CASE) for its work in 2020.

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NEWS

By Staff Reports / November 7, 2013