Welsh Statement on Delaware County Election Board Hearing
By Barry Welsh
Today I attended a meeting of the Delaware County Election Board in support of all Ball State Students; the boards purpose was to explore the idea of opening an early voting center on the Ball State University Campus. Clearly from the input given the overwhelming majority of those attending this meeting were in favor of establishing such a center. The Board was informed that almost every other major University in Indiana had already established such centers.
Ball State University students and Industry Professionals Collaborate on feature film
MUNCIE, IN - Indiana will be home to industry professionals from across the nation as they begin filming “My Name Is Jerry” on July 15, 2008.
Ideas wanted: Deadline Approaches for Entrepreneurship Competition
By Mardee Roberts
BSU News Center
MUNCIE, Ind. - Everyone has an idea, but could yours be the one that makes you a successful entrepreneur?
To find out, enter the "Empowering Entrepreneurship Competition," presented by Ball State, Muncie-Delaware County Indiana Economic Development Alliance and the Innovation Connector.
Ball State Entrepreneurship Center Receives Excellence in Teaching Award
MUNCIE, Ind. - The Entrepreneurship Center at Ball State was honored by the National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (NCEC) for two of its innovative immersive learning programs.
Ball State to be First Apple Training Center in Indiana
MUNCIE, Ind - Ball State University has been selected as Indiana's first Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC) and Apple Authorized Training Center for Education (AATCe), providing courses in digital media technologies using Apple software. With the new affiliation, Ball State joins a network of colleges, universities and businesses throughout the nation training individuals in digital media technologies.
BSU Teams Up with White River Watershed Project
By Jennifer Strempka
MUNCIE, Ind. - Ball State has teamed up with the White River Watershed Project (WRWP) to improve water quality throughout the White River watershed. Currently the largest collaborative undertaking at Ball State, it includes immersive learning projects within several departments on campus led by eight professors and carried out by many students and volunteers, said project coordinator Holly Chaille.
Text Messaging Test at BSU Set for Week of Oct. 29
MUNCIE, IN - A visitor to the Ball State University campus sometime during the week of Oct. 29 may be puzzled — even startled — if it seems many students on campus suddenly all start reaching for their mobile phones at the same time. Not to worry. That's precisely what designers of the university's new emergency notification system hope will happen.
Ball State Student Projects Honored at Homeland Security Conference
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Two Ball State immersive learning projects were honored Oct. 10-11 during the 2007 Indiana Department of Homeland Security Higher Education Conference.
"Developing Partnerships for Future Success" recognized projects at the state's colleges and universities that helped find solutions to potential problems related to homeland security.
Friendship Leads Music Professor to Taiwan
By Jennifer Regnier
MUNCIE, Ind. - More than two decades ago, Ball State professor Paul Reilly and graduate student Ming-Jian Fang first met while Fang was pursuing his doctoral degree.
But over the course of 27 years, the two eventually developed a friendship, and that familiarity has led Reilly to Taiwan seven times to conduct guitar classes and to perform concerts. Now, he's preparing for his eighth trip.
Ball State University Foundation Executive Earns Specialized Financial Designation
MUNCIE, Ind. - Thomas Heck, vice president for operations and treasurer of the Ball State University Foundation, recently earned a chartered financial analyst designation awarded by the CFA Institute.
