CHIRPS Week

CHIRPS Week 2026

Join the Ball State community April 13-17, 2026, for CHIRPS Week, the university's annual celebration of Creative works, High Impact practices, Research Projects, and Scholarship.

This week is designed to showcase the extraordinary talents of students and faculty/staff mentors across campus and inspire interdisciplinary connection and collaboration. From innovative projects and creative endeavors to impactful research and meaningful partnerships, an impressive range of works will be presented throughout the week demonstrating academic excellence, creative prowess, and innovative contributions to society.

For questions about any CHIRPS week events or additional information, please contact Marie Thompson.

Find us on social media with #CHIRPSWeek!

See Full CHIRPS Week Schedule Below:

Schedule of Events

April 13 (Mon)

Immersive Learning Showcase
Student Center

Guest Lecture by Jonah Susskind | 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
AB 100, 101, 200

Designing for Wildlife Risks - College of Architecture and Planning

Are you planning an event on this day? Contact Marie Thompson to add your event information.

April 14 (TUE)

Student Symposium | 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Worthen Arena Concourse

The Student Symposium encourages interdisciplinary discourse, allowing students to learn from each other about engaging topics. The Symposium also provides an opportunity for student participants to discuss their work with a broad audience and is open to any student from Ball State University (undergraduate or graduate), Burris Laboratory School, and the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities.

Registration is open February 1 - March 15.

April 15 (Wed)

CS 120 Art Show | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Arts and Journalism Atrium Concourse

The Computer Science Art Show will showcase nominated works from the CS 120 course. The displayed work will demonstrate the skill and creativity of student-created images produced by coding using the Python programming language. While the images could have been created using an image editing program, these students have written the code themselves to create collages programmatically by manipulating individual pixels.

Computer Science Spring Banquet and Reception | 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Ball Brothers Foundation Suite

This event is an opportunity for Computer Science students to display their hard work and accomplishments including capstone projects, research, and game design projects. Students will sharing their work with their peers, faculty, alumni, and guests.

Are you planning an event on this day? Contact Marie Thompson to add your event information.

April 16 (thur)

Global Symposium - Day 1 | Full-day event (exact session times forthcoming)

Rinker Center for Global Affairs (Yuhas Room & Beneficence Conference Room)

Celebrate global learning, research, and engagement at Ball State at the Global Symposium on April 16–17 as a two-day, in-person and virtual event.