Search below for services overseen by the Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, as well as other resources for faculty offered by other units at Ball State University.
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Services and Resources
Supporting Student Success
Student Success starts with communication and engagement in the first six weeks. The following resources are available to help you cultivate an environment with strong communication and meaningful engagement with students early on in your class.
The Faculty Student Success Toolkit offers practical, research-informed strategies you can adapt to your course and teaching style. You’ll find examples, templates, and reflection prompts that aligned with the C.A.R.E. framework for student success so that supporting student success becomes a natural, integrated part of your teaching.
Below you can find tips for a strong start to the semester and video guides from faculty detailing the supportive pedagogical strategies they recommend for the first six weeks.
Community Engagement Faculty Toolkit
The 2019-2020 Community Engagement Faculty Learning Community collaborated across colleges and beyond campus to develop a toolkit for faculty interested in community engagement. This resources has been updated for 2025.
Contents include:
- Definitions of outreach, engagement, immersive learning, and community-engaged research
- Priorities in Muncie and East Central Indiana
- Tools to prepare students and faculty
- Insights from community partners
- Campus resources, policies, and procedures
- Ways to document community-engaged activities
- Ideas for online community engagement
- Templates and other materials for community-engaged projects
Download a PDF version of the toolkit here.