Events Listed As Virtual Events

History-themed trivia nights. Online!

7:00 p.m. | Zoom

Muncie Public Library hosts a panel discussion of the book "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song" by Kevin Young

Please join us for this livestreaming presentation of the University Libraries’ resources and services. As an online student at Ball State, you have access to the full range of library resources and services, including database access, Reading Lists, interlibrary loan, and research assistance.

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 before the session.

Dr. Jennifer Erickson’s Book Launch: Race-ing Fargo: Refugees, Citizenship, and the Transformation of Small Cities

7:00 p.m. | Zoom

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature cello professor Peter Opie performing works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Felix Mendelssohn with pianist Soojin Kim. Free and open to the public with livestream available.

Join us for this livestreaming presentation of the University Libraries’ resources and services for online students in the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program. Learn about the databases relevant to your field, best searching practices, and the full range of library resources and services you have access to as an online student.

Sharon Louden is an artist, educator, advocate for artists, editor of the Living and Sustaining a Creative Life series of books, and the Artistic Director of the Chautauqua Visual Arts.She graduated with a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and an MFA from Yale University School of Art. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues including the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, the Drawing Center, Carnegie Mellon University, Weisman Art Museum, National Gallery of Art, Birmingham Museum of Art, Weatherspoon Art Museum and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art.Louden's work is held in major public and private collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art, National Gallery of Art, Neuberger Museum of Art, Arkansas Arts Center, Yale University Art Gallery, Weatherspoon Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, among others.

As classes go online and course materials become increasingly digital, copyright considerations can be difficult to navigate. This University Libraries workshop will explore Creative Commons licenses, a more permissive licensing structure that allows you to add media directly to Canvas, instructional materials, and your scholarship without worrying about copyright. You may be used to seeing CC icons online on photos, videos, infographics, even textbook chapters and scholarly articles—but what exactly do they mean? We will identify resources where you can find a wealth of media content and Open Educational Resources (OER) to augment your instruction and scholarship.

This livestream-only event will feature opera students and voice faculty presenting several operatic favorites and lesser known gems. This concert will only be offered as a livestream with no in-person attendance.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature music professors Chris Van Hof (trombone) and Cara Chowning (piano) performing works by Benedetto Marcello, Eric Ewazen, Adrienne Albert, and Andrea and Ennio Morricone. Free and open to the public with livestream available.

Whether you are a student who has just chosen to major in psychology or a new faculty member at Ball State, find out about the services and research resources the University Libraries offer in the field of psychology. Learn about the best article databases for your field, how to access the DSM-5 online, resources for APA citation, and how to use library services that give you access to full text articles online from the BSU Libraries and beyond.

Learn more about your rights as a performer or composer with this workshop. Content will include basic copyright concepts that musicians need to know, such as performance licensing, derivative works, and fair use. Participants will learn how to manage copyright for their original works, and where to find additional information about copyright and music. Donald Williams, Ball State University Libraries’ Copyright and Scholarly Communications Manager, and Amy Edmonds, Music and Media Librarian, will also discuss the Music Modernization Act, which took effect on January 1, 2021.

Enjoy a livestreamed concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Jazz Lab Ensemble under the direction of Mark Buselli. A jazz scholarship is also awarded at this annual concert in memory of School of Music alumnus Uttamlal “Tom” Shah. Currently this concert will only be offered as a livestream with no in-person attendance.

Whether you are a student who has just chosen to major in psychology or a new faculty member at Ball State, find out about the services and research resources the University Libraries offer in the field of psychology. Learn about the best article databases for your field, how to access the DSM-5 online, resources for APA citation, and how to use library services that give you access to full text articles online from the BSU Libraries and beyond.

You have a research project looming and you need to jump in. Take a deep breath first and attend this workshop from the University Libraries to learn how to get started! This workshop will be team taught by faculty and librarians and will cover planning and organizing your research.

The Ball State Symphony Orchestra is one of the School of Music's flagship ensembles under the direction of Douglas Droste. Concert B at 7:30 p.m. will include works by Johann Stamitz and Sergei Rachmaninoff featuring this year's Graduate Concerto Competition winners. Currently this concert will only be offered as a livestream with no in-person attendance.

This workshop from the University Libraries is packed with essential information about the research process to help you get started with your thesis project. Learn about research tools and strategies that will help you gather sources for your literature review.

Are you looking for ways to measure the impact of your publications and research? Join the University Libraries for an introduction to scholarly metrics. We will cover selected traditional and non-traditional tools to quantify the reach of your scholarship. Topics will include Journal Impact Factors and where to find them, the h-index, ORCIDs, and more. We will discuss alternative metrics, or “altmetrics,” and suggest different tools that can be used for seeing how much engagement your work is generating.

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.

Single subject (or single case) research is vital in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), but it can be tricky to search by topic for articles using this research design. Join this livestreaming presentation to learn how to use specialized techniques in the University Libraries’ databases and find the research you need.

University Libraries and the Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA)are combining forces to provide an overview of searching for funding opportunities, resources for your search including the SPIN database, ways to build collaborations, and how Library resources can be used to support your scholarly endeavors.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature music professors Aaron Paige (tenor) and Cara Chowning (piano). Program to be announced. This recital is only available as a livestream.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature harp instructor Joanne King. Program to be announced. Free and open to the public with livestream available.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature music professors Lisa Kozenko (oboe) and Michael Seregow (piano). Program to be announced. Free and open to the public with livestream available.

This livestreaming presentation 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.

The Wind Ensemble is Ball State's premier concert band and performs exciting and challenging music under the direction of Thomas Caneva. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

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 before the session.

Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Jazz Lab Ensemble under the direction of Mark Buselli. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

The Wind Symphony performs traditional and contemporary concert band repertoire under the direction of Caroline Hand. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

The Ball State African American Studies program, Teachers College, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence are pleased to announce the 1st Midwest Regional African American Studies Biennial Conference taking place virtually March 12-13, 2021. Our conference theme is Antiracism: Centering the Voices of Black Women, and our keynote speaker is Dr. Irma McClaurin.

The Ball State African American Studies program, Teachers College, and the Office of Inclusive Excellence are pleased to announce the 1st Midwest Regional African American Studies Biennial Conference taking place virtually March 12-13, 2021. Our conference theme is Antiracism: Centering the Voices of Black Women, and our keynote speaker is Dr. Irma McClaurin.

This livestream-only concert will feature the Ball State Statesmen under the direction of Andrew Crow from 7:30 to 8 p.m. and the Ball State Concert Choir under the direction of Kerry Glann from 8:30 to 9 p.m. This concert is only available as a livestream.

Ever read an intriguing article and wanted to read more about the topic? Join the University Libraries to learn how to use citation chaining to find articles that cited and were cited by an article you have found. You’ll also learn how to use article metadata to find additional articles about the same subjects. Feel free to bring an article to work with!

Please join the University Libraries for this introduction to data.census.gov, the new one-stop location for some of the most popular surveys from the U.S. Census Bureau.  It brings together data from the decennial census, American Community Survey, Economic Census, County Business Patterns, and more. Learn about retrieving population, demographic, housing, and economic data about the U.S., the states, and local areas in this 30-minute workshop.

Under the direction of Douglas Droste, the Ball State Symphony Orchestra is one of the School of Music's flagship ensembles. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature music professors Meryl Mantione (mezzo-soprano) and James Helton (piano). Program to be announced. This recital is only available as a livestream.

This livestream-only concert will feature the Ball State Women's Chorus under the direction of Kerry Glann. This annual "Women of Song" concert is presented in celebration of Women's History Month in conjunction with Ball State's Women's Week. This concert is only available as a livestream.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature several of our string faculty members. Program to be announced. Free and open to the public with livestream available.

This workshop from the University Libraries is packed with essential information about the research process to help you get started with your thesis project. Learn about research tools and strategies that will help you gather sources for your literature review.

Please join the University Libraries for this introduction to data.census.gov, the new one-stop location for some of the most popular surveys from the U.S. Census Bureau.  It brings together data from the decennial census, American Community Survey, Economic Census, County Business Patterns, and more. Learn about retrieving population, demographic, housing, and economic data about the U.S., the states, and local areas in this 30-minute workshop.

Ever read an intriguing article and wanted to read more about the topic? Join the University Libraries to learn how to use citation chaining to find articles that cited and were cited by an article you have found. You’ll also learn how to use article metadata to find additional articles about the same subjects. Feel free to bring an article to work with!

Join the Entrepreneurship Center for the Entrepreneurial Lecture Series with Vineet Erasala, Manny Setegn, and Peeyush Shrivastava co-founders of Genetesis, Inc. Genetesis is a medical technology company that provides biomagnetic imaging solutions. The lecture will be streamed live on the Entrepreneurship Center's Facebook page.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature music professors Mei Zhong (soprano) and Cara Chowning (piano). Program to be announced. This recital is only available as a livestream.

The Wind Symphony performs traditional and contemporary concert band repertoire under the direction of Caroline Hand. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

Enjoy a concert of standard jazz favorites and original compositions with the Jazz Lab Ensemble under the direction of Mark Buselli. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

The Wind Ensemble is Ball State's premier concert band and performs exciting and challenging music under the direction of Thomas Caneva. This concert will be livestreamed and a determination of if in-person attendance is possible will be made closer to the event.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature clarinet professor Elizabeth Crawford. Program to be announced. Free and open to the public with livestream available.

This livestream-only concert will feature the Ball State Concert Choir under the direction of Kerry Glann from 3 to 3:30 p.m. followed by the Ball State Chamber Choir under the direction of Andrew Crow from 4 to 4:30 p.m. and 5 to 5:30 p.m. This concert is only available as a livestream.

Denise Mahoney will discuss the use of shapes in conceptual art.

This livestream-only concert will feature the Ball State Statesmen, Women's Chorus, and University Choral Union under the direction of Andrew Crow and Kerry Glann. The three sets from 3 to 3:30 p.m., 4 to 4:30 p.m., and 5 to 5:30 p.m. are only available as a livestream.

The Faculty Artist Series allows School of Music faculty to share their talent and passion for music with the campus and community. This recital will feature piano professor James Helton. Program to be announced. Free and open to the public with livestream available.