All faculty, staff and students are invited to help paint Ball State's pavement between Bracken Library and University Theatre April 2 as part of an event to promote nonviolence on school campuses.

The Ball State and Muncie communities will assist world-renowned artist Robert Guillemin, commonly known as Sidewalk Sam, in the creation of a 20-by-20 foot dove. The sidewalk mural will remain through July.

Student organizations or groups may reserve time slots to paint the dove between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. April 2, but a reservation is not necessary to participate.

Throughout the day's events, discussion groups will be open for students' feedback on issues of violence within schools, such as bullying and discrimination. Ball State President Jo Ann M. Gora will moderate a panel on nonviolent communities to conclude the day at Pruis Hall at 7 p.m.

The panel will feature esteemed members of the community such as Bart Peterson, former mayor of Indianapolis and a Ball State faculty member, Eric King, superintendent of Muncie Community Schools, Frank Hood, former president of the Student Government Association, and Guillemin.

For more information about how to become involved, please visit www.paint4peace.com or call the Ball State Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at 765-285-1622.

By Hillary Tribbett