Events Listed As Virtual Events

Learn about our approach to clinical education, curriculum, and clinical facilities in our Doctoral Audiology program through this virtual information session.

Locating and securing project funding is becoming increasingly competitive. University Libraries and the Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) are combining forces to provide an overview of searching for funding opportunities, resources for your search, ways to build collaborations, and how Library resources can be used to support your scholarly endeavors. Participants will join us remotely. These sessions are designed to be interactive. We encourage participants to follow along on their laptops or tablets, and ask questions in real time.

Do you enjoy working outdoors? Designing? Problem-solving? Attend this free session and join the MLA program director to learn about the profession, costs, and application process. An application fee waiver is provided for attendees!

Cardinal Directions (formerly known as “Stars to Steer By”) is a career series geared to students in Anthropology, English, History, Modern Languages & Classics, and Philosophy & Religious Studies. Remember: recent alumni still looking for jobs or interested in a career pivot are also welcome!

Are you interested in learning more about Omeka, online exhibits, and content management systems? In this workshop, we will discuss the foundational principles behind the Omeka platform, best practices, and how various organizations have used it. Attendees will also receive a tutorial walk-through of the platform, importing and organizing collections, exhibit building, additional plugins for expanded features, and other significant resources.

When is it o.k. to use an image in a paper, thesis, artwork, or creative project, and when do you need to seek permission from the copyright holder? How do you cite an image? In this workshop we’ll define “public domain” and “Creative Commons,” discuss what counts as fair use, and describe best practices for image captions. We’ll also highlight online collections where you can find high quality photography and images that are free to use.

This session will explore ESRI Business Analyst. Business Analyst is a cloud-based mapping solution that provides simple and easy-to-use GIS capabilities for analyzing and comparing communities. By using the thousands of variables available in Business Analyst, including United States Census datasets, you can analyze specific locations, geographic areas, or custom regions you create on the map, then share and analyze the data using shared maps and reports.

Discover more about Ball State's online graduate special education programs in this live webinar.

Copyright and access are critical components of digital scholarship. In this workshop, attendees will learn how copyright and access apply to digital scholarship in an academic setting. We will discuss the copyright of existing digital projects and define your rights as digital scholarship practitioners. We will address concepts including fair use, CC-BY, and others.

Attend a live webinar to learn more about the Information and Communication Sciences (MA) program.

Attend a live webinar to learn more about the Information and Communication Sciences (MA) program.

This workshop will explore helpful research tools at the University Libraries for graduate students in educational psychology, clinical psychology, counseling psychology, and other psychology-related fields. Find out about specialized search options in the University Libraries’ largest psychology database, APA PsycInfo. Discover research from your peers at Ball State and other institutions with thesis and dissertation databases, and learn about options for finding test reviews and the full text of tests and measures.

Cardinal Directions (formerly known as “Stars to Steer By”) is a career series geared to students in Anthropology, English, History, Modern Languages & Classics, and Philosophy & Religious Studies. Remember: recent alumni still looking for jobs or interested in a career pivot are also welcome!

Are you interested in research or data analysis? Would you enjoy working for a state agency, non-profit organization, or institution of higher education? Are you considering earning a Ph.D., JD, or MD but are worried about getting lost in the competitive environment of a large program? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come learn more about how a Master's Degree in Sociology can help you reach your goals.

In this workshop, attendees will learn about digital scholarship in the classroom. First, we will explore using existing digital scholarship in course readings, including examples. We will discuss various concepts, including digital native, literacy, and multiple learning styles. Then, we will look at digital scholarship production as a class assignment. Attendees will hear examples from other scholars and students about their experience with digital scholarship in the classroom and what advice they may give to others looking to incorporate it into future courses.

Survey 123 is a simple drag and drop form-based software application for creating, sharing and analyzing surveys. Create private invitation-only surveys, or go public with crowd-sourced surveys. Learn how to create a beginning-to-end workflow for designing and implementing surveys in the field, conducting them, and geotagging the results to incorporate into your GIS.

Are you interested in research or data analysis? Would you enjoy working for a state agency, non-profit organization, or institution of higher education? Are you considering earning a Ph.D., JD, or MD but are worried about getting lost in the competitive environment of a large program? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come learn more about how a Master's Degree in Sociology can help you reach your goals.

This webinar from the University Libraries is aimed at the graduate student in Applied Behavior Analysis who wants to improve their searching skills beyond the basics. Join us and explore topics like getting the most out of a database thesaurus, best practices for searching effectively and efficiently on your topic, and how to save searches so you can repeat them later. Databases covered include APA PsycInfo, ERIC, and Web of Science.

Back again for a third year in a row, "Eerie Muncie: Tales for the Dark Side of Local History". Join us on Wednesday, October 26 at 6:00 pm at the Ball State Alumni Center, Assembly Hall A for this panel discussion about some scary happenings and hauntings in Muncie and Delaware County history. This program is being hosted by the E. B and Bertha C. Ball Center and in collaboration with Delaware County Historical Society, Muncie Public Library, and the University Libraries Archives and Special Collections. The presentation will feature historic photographs, maps, newspaper articles, and ghost stories of Muncie's past. Refreshments served after program.

Join the College of Architecture and Planning for an information session, open house, and trip to Indianapolis and find out more about the 2-year or 3- year M.Arch program. By attending this session, we will waive the full cost of the $60 Ball State University Graduate School application fee. Once registered, you will receive more details about this offer.

If you already use EndNoteX9, join us for a brief introduction to EndNote 20 which will highlight some of the new features and differences between the two versions. You can download a copy of EndNote before the session here (Ball State username and password required).

Network analysis is an essential tool in many disciplines and fields. It brings to light complex relationship patterns and provides a new perspective to research and scholarship. This workshop will discuss the foundational principles of Network analysis, identify best practices, and provide compelling examples. We will also introduce attendees to digital tools to generate and analyze networks.

ArcGIS Story Maps allow you to create online applications that combine interactive maps, narratives, images and videos to tell your story. Hosted in the cloud, this updated template for Story Maps from ESRI is becoming increasing popular to show case immersive learning and other classroom and individual research projects.

Join Ball State graduate faculty to learn more about the master's degree programs in Psychological Science & Clinical Psychology.

If you already use EndNoteX9, join us for a brief introduction to EndNote 20 which will highlight some of the new features and differences between the two versions. You can download a copy of EndNote before the session here (Ball State username and password required).

Are you interested in entering the growing healthcare field of athletic training? Do you want to work with physically active individuals on the prevention and treatment of a variety of health conditions? If you said yes to these questions, consider completing the Master of Science in Athletic Training degree at Ball State.

Join our Lunch and Learn workshop where we will discuss Childhood Obesity.Cost: $10 / free for BSU students.1.0 CEU available.More info to come.

In the final workshop of the series, we will explore the field of digital scholarship publication. We will discuss Ball State’s resources for hosting and supporting digital scholarship publication, examples of digital scholarship publishing from select journals, and the use of informal platforms (example: DHNow). Finally, we will discuss longevity and legacy projects within digital scholarship and how best to manage projects with ongoing publishing.

Please join the University Libraries for a livestream presentation on EndNote, a free citation management software. If you need to manage lots of citations, EndNote might be the solution for you. Use it to organize references and create bibliographies in many citation styles, including APA and MLA. You can download a copy of EndNote X9 before the session here (Ball State username and password required).

Register to learn more about Ball State's MAE in Educational Administration and Supervision and Principal's license.

Urban planners are in the business of making communities more equitable, sustainable, and, frankly, more fun. Join our webinar with Dr. John West, graduate director, and see where you fit in!

If you have an assignment which requires legal research this semester, this workshop may save you some time and frustration. It will introduce you to Nexis Uni and other sources for finding statutes, cases, legal encyclopedias, and law review articles.

Attend a live webinar to learn more about the Information and Communication Sciences (MA) program.

Join the virtual info session about the one-year Indianapolis-based Master of Urban Design (MUD), a STEM-designated post-professional degree designed in the theory and practice of public-focused interdisciplinary design for cities, towns, neighborhoods, and places. MUD students don't just learn about urban design; they do urban design.

Attend a live webinar to learn more about the Information and Communication Sciences (MA) program.

Attend a live webinar to learn more about the Information and Communication Sciences (MA) program.

Please join the School of Art for a presentation by Mark Thomas from 6:00PM - 7:00PM, over Zoom.