Ball State Performing Arts Center Hotel

A gift to Ball State's facilities is about more than bricks and mortar. It’s an investment in the students, professors, and campus community, who will directly benefit from it in many ways.

Learn about some of the current facility initiatives:

Performing Arts Center

The Performing Arts Center will serve as the catalytic agent for The Village revitalization project, creating a best-in-class, multi-generational district driven by arts and culture, entertainment, and innovation. It will include a new boutique hotel and new dining, retail, service, living, and gathering options. The new Performing Arts Center will generate more than 160 performances annually, attracting more than 35,000 attendees to The Village each year.

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Eric Foss Championship Performance Center (CPC)

The Eric Foss Championship Performance Center (CPC) is a 10,000-square-foot strength and conditioning facility that will be adjacent to Worthen Arena and the Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center. It will include areas for offices, nutrition, athletic training, recovery, and storage for 18 of the University’s 19 athletic teams.

Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass

A premier glass facility, the Marilyn K. Glick Center supports and promotes the practice of the contemporary glass arts at Ball State University and in the East Central Indiana Region. The center's studio spaces, equipment, faculty, and staff support a broad-based and dynamic undergraduate and graduate curriculum in contemporary glass and community outreach and education about the glass arts.

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The Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse

Lucky guests of this breathtaking greenhouse get to experience a small tropical environment in the middle of Indiana! The Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse contains nearly 2000 orchids – the largest university-based orchid collection in the United States. The collection is a living museum that provides opportunities for education and conservation of rare and endangered orchid species and is used for orchid research. The 3,400-square-foot greenhouse is a resource used by students in biology, natural resources, art, technology, landscape architecture, and photography. It presents a variety of educational programs open to the general public. Docents assist visitors during guided tours.

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Charles W. Brown Planetarium

The largest planetarium in the State of Indiana recently underwent a significant 6,500 sq. ft. addition. The reinforced concrete structure with a 52-foot steel dome now includes a lobby, equipment room, and mechanical and electrical support spaces. Today, it gives regular shows open to the public, school groups, and Ball State University students. With its immersive state-of-the-art technology, up to 140 visitors may experience the night sky as they have never seen it before. This Ball State marvel exists in its newly renovated condition thanks to generous gifts from friends and alumni.

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