The nine members of the Ball State Board of Trustees are appointed by the governor of Indiana. The board's primary duties are to:

  • set the strategic direction of the university
  • ensure fiscal responsibility
  • provide oversight to university operations
  • hire, supervise and evaluate the university’s chief administrator
  • borrow money, issue bonds, and let contracts
  • prescribe conditions for admission
  • grant degrees and issue diplomas or certificates
  • define the duties of and provide compensation for faculty and staff of the university
  • receive and administer all donations, bequests, grants, funds, and property that are given or provided to the university

The board is made up of two Ball State alumni, one full-time student, and six members appointed at large. Appointments are for four-year terms.

Upcoming Board Meetings 

2023 Meetings

  • December 15, 2023 – Regular Meeting

2024 Meetings

  • January 26, 2024 – Organizational Meeting
  • March 22, 2024 – Regular Meeting
  • May 3, 2024 – Regular Meeting
  • June 14, 2024 – Budget Meeting
  • July 18-19, 2024 – Retreat 
  • September 27, 2024 – Regular Meeting
  • December 13, 2024 – Regular Meeting

2025 Meeting

  • March 21, 2025 – Regular Meeting
  • May 2, 2025  – Regular Meeting
  • June 13, 2025 – Budget Meeting
  • July 17-18, 2025 – Retreat

Electronic Communication Policy

Stand-alone policy of the Ball State University Board of Trustees provides for electronic participation of members.

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Documents Archive

Find previous Board of Trustees meeting agendas, email communications, press releases, and remarks from the President.

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Board of Trustees Members

Renae Conley

Renae Conley 

Chair
Chicago, IL
Biography

Rick Hall

Rick Hall

Vice Chair
Carmel, IN
Biography

Michael McDaniel

Mike McDaniel

Secretary
Indianapolis, IN
Biography

Brian Gallagher

Brian Gallagher

Assistant Secretary
Chevy Chase, MD
Biography

Hope Churchill

Hope Churchill

Student Member
Muncie, IN
Biography

Julie Griffith

Julie Griffith

Member
Carmel, IN
Biography

Henry O. Hall

Henry Hall

Member
Fort Wayne, IN
Biography

 

Mark Hardwick

Mark Hardwick 

Member
Muncie, IN
Biography

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Matt Momper

Member
Fort Wayne, IN
Biography