Start: January 20, 2026 1:30 p.m.
End: January 20, 2026 3 p.m.
Location: Alumni CenterLearn more about ALL and how to become a member!
Presenter: Frank Scott
Description: The Whitely Community Based Mapping and Story-Telling System is a website that will uncover and reveal the cultural wealth and rich history of a community.
- It will take viewers on a journey as illustrated stories are shared highlighting historical landmarks and businesses, as well as presenting our most renowned and prominent residents (i.e. professional athletes, city and state officials, business owners and community advocates…).
- It will provide an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the strengths and assets of the community.
- It will illustrate the community’s excellent storytelling skills.
- It will show the accomplishments, successes, programs, and projects (Awards, Food Pantry, Bill Assistance, Summer Reading Program, Adopt a Cop…)
- It will map out our vision and goals for the future. (Centennial District Project)
- It will be a repository of information on our past that will cause us to better understand and appreciate our present and inspire residents to be a part of the future.
It’s a dynamic tool that will be used to galvanize the community and help instill pride and hope in each new generation. The MASTS website will hopefully also inspire other associations to uncover and discover the richness and wealth within their neighborhoods.
Presenter Bio: Frank is a lifelong resident of Muncie, Associate Pastor at Renovation Life Church, and is serving his 10th year as President of the Whitely Community Council. During this time Whitely has received 4, first-place Neighborhood of the Year Awards from Neighborhoods USA.
He is a graduate of Muncie Central High School, received his Associates of Science Degree in Human Services from Ivy Tech Community College. A graduate from the Academy of Community Leadership as well as the Muncie Citizen’s Police Academy. He worked twenty-eight years at Borg Warner in Quality Control where he received his Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from Integral Concepts, and twenty years as a Surety Bail Bond Agent and Vice President Enterprise Bail Bonds.
The Association of Lifelong Learners (ALL) is a group of retirees and community members interested in continuing to learn and engage with each other on a variety of educational topics. If you're not already a member, feel free to attend a meeting or two to see what we're about before making the commitment. Find out how to join by visiting us at www.bsu.edu/lifelonglearners