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Learn from administrators across campus about the wonderful wellness resources available to you during your journey at Ball State

Corey Parchman is a Ball State University alumnus, former NFL wide receiver, entrepreneur, business acquisition advisor, real estate developer, and best-selling author based in Indianapolis. During his athletic career, he played for five NFL franchises and set a 105-yard kickoff return record at Ball State. Today, he leads business acquisition, private equity, and real estate development ventures while supporting early childhood education in underserved communities.

Learn key considerations for use of generative AI and how to maintain academic integrity as a graduate student

Join our current students and graduate faculty via zoom to learn more about the Graduate Program in the Department of Communication Studies, our two tracks: Organizational and Professional Communication and Development and the Classic Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the many impactful outcomes of our program.

Where can you go with a humanities or social science degree?Let us show you at the 9th annual Star Party, Tuesday, September 1, 2026 from 5-7 p.m. in Noyer Green!

Your Tech Resume: From Blank Page to Job Offer - Kendra Beutler from RoboSource

Students in the Logistics & Supply Chain Management program can join us for our annual kickoff event to start the academic year on the right track. This will bridge the gap between incoming students and our returning cohorts, creating a unified network within the supply chain program.

Register to attend a webinar about Ball State's online graduate special education programs: Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in Autism Graduate Certificate in Autism

Discover Your Path to Success: Accelerate Your Career with a Master's Degree in Information and Communication Sciences! Are you at a pivotal moment in your career?Wondering what comes next after earning your undergraduate degree? The Center for Information and Communication Sciences (CICS) offers an exciting path forward for graduates from all walks of life. Whether you choose our accelerated 11-month on- campus program or our flexible six-semester online format, you'll have the opportunity to elevate your career, regardless of your previous experience or field of study. At CICS, we integrate leadership, business acumen, and technology expertise to help you redefine your professional future. CICS has consistently been recognized for excellence. Our online Information Technology program is highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report, and The Wall Street Journal named us the best in the nation for debt-to- income ratio for Master's programs in July 2021. These accolades highlight our dedication to providing a world-class education that drives success. What makes CICS stand out is our inclusivity— students from both traditional and non-traditional technology backgrounds thrive here. With expert faculty, a close-knit cohort experience, social learning opportunities, hands-on projects, and professional development activities, CICS equips you with the skills you need to be a confident leader, strategic thinker, and adaptable innovator. Our graduates are in high demand for their communication expertise, problem solving abilities, and capacity to excel in dynamic environments.

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions. Work must be accepted for publication or published in a refereed or other scholarly journal. Support can be used for open access, peer-reviewed publications listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals or for publication in subscription journals that allow some articles to become available openly based on a published fee schedule (sometimes known as hybrid open access).

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled students at either Ball State, Burris Laboratory School or Indiana Academy to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works. The maximum award is $700 for graduate students and $300 for undergraduate/high school students. This competition is limited to invited presentations of papers, posters, creative works, or performances.

A maximum award of $500 is available per faculty member.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, these funds provide NTL faculty funding to support activities undertaken to advance their development as scholars, including, but not limited to, workshops or conference travel for excellence in teaching, scholarly presentations/performances, and/or for professional development.

When you’re seeking funding, whether it’s a scholarship, grant, or fellowship, you need to write concisely and persuasively to make your point to your audience. Join Sponsored Projects Administration and The Writing Center for a hands-on workshop! We’ll be using Ball State’s Aspire internal grants application as an example, but the principles you’ll learn can be applied to a myriad of sponsors.

Ball State University’s Office of Immersive Learning is pleased to accept proposals for the financial support of immersive learning projects.The Provost Immersive Learning Pilot Projects/One-Time Grant program provides financial support for one-time immersive learning projects or pilot projects that have not been funded before. Applications for this grant are submitted by the proposed project’s faculty mentor and must be approved by the applicant’s department chair and college dean. The deadline for the Fall 2026 Provost immersive Learning Pilot Grant is September 18, 2026.

Join our current students and graduate faculty via zoom to learn more about the Graduate Program in the Department of Communication Studies, our two tracks: Organizational and Professional Communication and Development and the Classic Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the many impactful outcomes of our program.

The Ball State Online MBA and MS in Business Analytics are flexible online programs that fit your schedule. You can take full advantage of this flexibility while retaining the option of real-time online engagement with our teacher-scholar instructors and peers on a weekly basis. You can select from a variety of high-demand concentrations and from a range of relevant electives. Want to learn more? Join us for a free, virtual information session.

Register for a free, online information session about our nationally-ranked online MBA and MS in Business Analytics programs. Ball State University has earned accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), earning the honor of being a member of AACSB’s Business Education Alliance.

Aaron Prickel is a management consultant and sales trainer with Lushin, where he has served since 2007. Known for adapting his approach to each client, he helps individuals and organizations develop practical, authentic sales strategies that align with their goals. He received the 2015 Achievement Award from Ball State University’s Miller College of Business.

Come enjoy an evening of painting, conversation, and pizza!

The Joseph and Marcella Hollis Award is for faculty and students who wish to conduct psychology-based research projects. This competition is open for Graduate Students and Faculty Members only.

When you’re seeking external funding, you need to write concisely and persuasively to make your point to your audience. Join Sponsored Projects Administration and The Writing Center for a hands-on workshop! We’ll be using Ball State’s Aspire internal grants application as an example, including how to respond to reviewer feedback. The principles you’ll learn can be applied to a myriad of sponsors.

Ryan Gard is vice president of Cintas Corporation’s North Central Region, where he leads with a focus on operational excellence, talent development, and performance. A 2006 Ball State University graduate, he began his career with Cintas as a sales representative and advanced through several leadership roles before assuming his current position. He also serves on the Miller College of Business Leadership and Management Advisory Board.

Register below to learn more about Ball State's online Master's in Curriculum and Educational Technology.

Study a "critical language" abroad next summer, all expenses paid!

Are you interested in becoming a professional school counselor? School counselors teach classroom lessons on social and emotional skills, run individual and small group counseling, guide students through college and career planning, respond to crises and support students through trauma, and partner with teachers, families, administrators, and other educational partners to close opportunity gaps so every student can succeed academically and in life. This information session introduces Ball State's Master of Arts in School Counseling program, grounded in the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, and shows you what it takes to lead, advocate, and collaborate for systemic change in PK-12 schools. Additional Information: Information sessions are virtual, but the School Counseling Program is on-campus. This is not a distance education training program. Important Note: The priority review deadline for Fall 2027 admissions is March 1, 2027, for priority applicants and June 15, 2027, for all other applicants. The program admits students only once per year to start in the fall as a cohort.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, these funds provide NTL faculty funding to support activities undertaken to advance their development as scholars, including, but not limited to, workshops or conference travel for excellence in teaching, scholarly presentations/performances, and/or for professional development.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works.

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has provided for a second year of funds to award tenure-line faculty members funds to present their research and scholarship at professional regional or national meetings or to perform or exhibit creative works.

The Aspire Creative Arts Program wishes to support students in their creation or presentation of creative works. Eligible projects are usually found in the categories of music, theater, dance visual arts, and creative writing. Please see our guidelines for a more detailed list of examples.

The Aspire Student Research Program hopes to support students in the process of study or discovery that will produce new insights, theories, or will apply such knowledge to problem solving within the discipline or in society.

Join us for the largest student professional development event of the year, October 20-22. Network with alumni as they join us on campus to participate in numerous panel discussions. Alumni will share their experiences leading a range of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, and telecommunications. Networking and social opportunities complement professional development sessions and workshops.

Join us for the largest student professional development event of the year, October 20-22. Network with alumni as they join us on campus to participate in numerous panel discussions. Alumni will share their experiences leading a range of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, and telecommunications. Networking and social opportunities complement professional development sessions and workshops.

To receive your degree at the end of this semester, you must apply to graduate by the deadline, even if you don’t plan to attend the commencement ceremony.

Join us for the largest student professional development event of the year, October 20-22. Network with alumni as they join us on campus to participate in numerous panel discussions. Alumni will share their experiences leading a range of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, and telecommunications. Networking and social opportunities complement professional development sessions and workshops.

Graduate students (online and main campus) meet with each other to discuss important topics related to health and wellness.

$25,000 for study abroad!

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works. The maximum award is $700.

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has provided for a second year of funds to award tenure-line faculty members funds to present their research and scholarship at professional regional or national meetings or to perform or exhibit creative works.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions. Work must be accepted for publication or published in a refereed or other scholarly journal. Support can be used for open access, peer-reviewed publications listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals or for publication in subscription journals that allow some articles to become available openly based on a published fee schedule (sometimes known as hybrid open access).

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has provided for a second year of funds to award tenure-line faculty members funds to present their research and scholarship at professional regional or national meetings or to perform or exhibit creative works. This funding is designed to supplement travel funds provided by the faculty member's college and department and cannot be used as research funds.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works.

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has provided for a second year of funds to award tenure-line faculty members funds to present their research and scholarship at professional regional or national meetings or to perform or exhibit creative works.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, these funds provide NTL faculty funding to support activities undertaken to advance their development as scholars, including, but not limited to, workshops or conference travel for excellence in teaching, scholarly presentations/performances, and/or for professional development

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions.

The Aspire Creative Arts Program wishes to support students in their creation or presentation of creative works. Eligible projects are usually found in the categories of music, theater, dance visual arts, and creative writing. Please see our guidelines for a more detailed list of examples.

This program is designed to support the professional advancement of faculty engaged in scholarly and creative pursuits that use humanistic or any creative discipline.

The purpose of this opportunity is to support preliminary research or scholarly projects to enhance the expertise needed to be successful in seeking funding from an external agency.

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, these funds provide NTL faculty funding to support activities undertaken to advance their development as scholars, including, but not limited to, workshops or conference travel for excellence in teaching, scholarly presentations/performances, and/or for professional development.

Are you interested in becoming a professional school counselor? School counselors teach classroom lessons on social and emotional skills, run individual and small group counseling, guide students through college and career planning, respond to crises and support students through trauma, and partner with teachers, families, administrators, and other educational partners to close opportunity gaps so every student can succeed academically and in life. This information session introduces Ball State's Master of Arts in School Counseling program, grounded in the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model, and shows you what it takes to lead, advocate, and collaborate for systemic change in PK-12 schools. Additional Information: Information sessions are virtual, but the School Counseling Program is on-campus. This is not a distance education training program. Important Note: The priority review deadline for Fall 2027 admissions is March 1, 2027, for priority applicants and June 15, 2027, for all other applicants. The program admits students only once per year to start in the fall as a cohort.

Immersive learning brings together student-driven teams guided by faculty mentors to create high-impact learning experiences. Through immersive learning, students earn credit for working collaboratively with businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies to address community challenges. The faculty awards recognize faculty who have led outstanding projects. The deadline for nominations is February 26, 2027.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works.

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions. Work must be accepted for publication or published in a refereed or other scholarly journal.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, these funds provide NTL faculty funding to support activities undertaken to advance their development as scholars, including, but not limited to, workshops or conference travel for excellence in teaching, scholarly presentations/performances, and/or for professional development.

The Joseph and Marcella Hollis Award is for faculty and students who wish to conduct psychology-based research projects. This competition is open for Graduate Students and Faculty Members only.

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has provided for a second year of funds to award tenure-line faculty members funds to present their research and scholarship at professional regional or national meetings or to perform or exhibit creative works.

For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, these funds provide NTL faculty funding to support activities undertaken to advance their development as scholars, including, but not limited to, workshops or conference travel for excellence in teaching, scholarly presentations/performances, and/or for professional development.

The Student Travel Program is available for currently enrolled graduate students at Ball State to present works at a professional meeting, or perform or exhibit creative works.

Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions.