News Articles in September 2011

The Entrepreneurship Center will expand partnerships with NSWC Crane and Innovation Connector to streamline the process of moving military technologies into the marketplace and provide start-up firms with new facilities.

Journalism professor Mark Massé profiles several international journalists who have endured psychological setbacks after covering horrific incidents such as war, 9/11 and the Columbine shootings. His nonfiction narratives also describe an emerging era of activism as reporters, researchers, and trauma experts are reforming the news media through education, intervention, and advocacy.

The Ball State Bold capital campaign raised more than $210.8 million to benefit students.

The Ball State University Board of Trustees votes to require fewer credit hours for graduation, confers an honorary degree on renowned educator Arthur Levine, and continues early retirement option for faculty and professional staff.

"The Circus in Winter," a musical adaptation of Cathy Day's novel by the same name, opens Sept. 29 at 7:30 p.m. with additional performances scheduled for the same time Sept. 30, Oct. 1, and Oct. 5–8. Audiences can also catch at matinee Oct. 2 at 2:30 p.m.

College students say their workhorse communications device is the laptop computer, but they still can’t live without their smartphones or televisions, according to new research from the Center for Media Design.

Ball State's efforts at transforming academic programs to enhance the student experience are being lauded by U.S. News & World Report.

The Department of Physiology and Health Science is presenting its annual McGovern Lecture at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom.

Economic and regulatory policies impacting both the telecommunications industry and consumers will be analyzed by several national experts during the annual Digital Policy Institute conference on Sept. 15.

Under the leadership of telecommunications professor Nancy Carlson, a group of Ball State students, faculty and staff has created three digital media exhibits featured at the National Road Heritage Site in Cambridge City, Ind.

HPL researchers will coordinate research into exercising in space as a means to counteract the negative effects of prolonged space flight on the human body.

Longtime east central Indiana resident and Ball State alumna Mary Jane Bergdoll has created a scholarship fund of more than $450,000 for area high school graduates seeking undergraduate degrees in the School of Music.

From Sept. 9 to 11, Ball State University invites the community to participate in a series of free on-campus events honoring the memory of those who lost their lives on 9/11. The highlight of the weekend's events will be a presentation by 9/11 survivor Michelle Rosado at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 in Pruis Hall.