Jean Ann Harcourt Took Reins of Parents’ Pencil Company, Sharpened its Mission
The Ball State alumna and trustee has expanded Milroy, Indiana-based Harcourt Industries far beyond its school supply origins.
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Entries by Lisa Renze-Rhodes
Colossal Geothermal Project Harnesses the Earth to Heat, Cool Campus
Once deemed unfeasible, the possibly largest-of-its-kind system boasts 1,000 miles of piping and $2 million in yearly energy savings vs. coal-fired boilers.
Alumnus in Indiana Government Fosters Ball State’s Statehouse Internship Tradition
For more than four decades, college students across Indiana have had the chance to learn more about government and serve their state through legislative internships at the Indiana Statehouse. Jeff Papa, MA ’99, was one of those students, when he was still completing his undergraduate degree in economics. And while he couldn’t have known it […]
Students Design, Build a Mobile Greenhouse to Help Urban Farm Flourish
An architecture professor and 17 students undertake the project to extend the growing season of a sustainable 1-acre plot in Indianapolis.
CAP Students Rehab Houses, Turning Eyesores Into Fresh Starts
The Muncie housing nonprofit ecoREHAB offers architecture students hands-on experience and a chance to renew neighborhoods and help low-income residents.
Hundreds Show Their Gratitude for 3rd Annual Thank a Donor Day
Students write thank you cards to alumni and other friends of Ball State who help make their education — and many other initiatives — possible.
Annual Glass Pumpkin Sale That Funds Student Travel Yields a Bumper Crop
The fall event for glass working/sculpture students, which also subsidizes their career-building opportunities, sells out in less than two hours.