September 30, 2015
The National Endowment for the Humanities is singling out two Ball State projects — What Middletown Read and The Real Buffalo Bill — as among the most significant the agency has funded in its first 50 years.
September 30, 2015
The new Indiana Communities Institute will build upon the university’s long-standing role in assisting cities and towns around the state. Research shows if a community is an attractive place to live, the jobs will follow.
September 28, 2015
A 90-day stint at the bottom of the world was an amazing experience for geologist Carolyn Dowling, who is studying how various chemicals break down rocks in Antarctica and comparing the process to inhabited areas.
September 25, 2015
Longtime broadcaster and community activist Al Rent will oversee public broadcasting operations at Ball State.
September 23, 2015
Trustees approve the creation of a College of Health and support the renovation of Emens Auditorium as a campus-community collaboration.
September 22, 2015
A Ball State University exhibition, Anders Ruhwald: One Thing Follows Another (And You Make It Happen), has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious 2015 Cheongju International Craft Biennale of Korea. Ruhwald’s exhibition will be featured in the main Biennale exhibition, The Making Process, which is on view through Oct. 25.
September 17, 2015
"Mad World," the winner of the university's 2014 Discovery New Musical Theatre Festival, will make its debut at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in University Theatre. The production also will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 and Sept. 29-Oct. 3, and 2:30 p.m. Sept. 27 and Oct. 4.
September 10, 2015
Ball State has unveiled its Weidner Center for Residential Property Management, thanks to a million-dollar gift from one of the largest apartment owners in the United States. The donation by Dean Weidner, owner of Weidner Apartment Homes, will help elevate Ball State's program to national status.
September 8, 2015
Ball State University’s total student enrollment increases 2.6 percent for fall 2015.
September 8, 2015
Iranian author Firoozeh Dumas, whose book is this year’s Freshman Common Reader, and Randi Zuckerberg, businesswoman and sister of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, are among the speakers at Ball State this fall.