Meet Alumni Who Carried Family Business Traditions Into a New Generation
Three families with Ball State roots share how to sustain family business traditions, extend to the next generation and succeed in the 21st century.
In our print and online editions of Ball State Magazine, we share noteworthy accomplishments and compelling stories about Ball State alumni, faculty, staff, and students who are making an impact on campus, in the community, and out in the world. By sharing these stories, we inspire readers to feel pride in Ball State and encourage them to take more active roles as members of the Cardinal family.
Three families with Ball State roots share how to sustain family business traditions, extend to the next generation and succeed in the 21st century.
The new year promises many more, but take a moment to revisit the stories that you, our readers, made our top 10 of 2016.
The statue created to commemorate the financial generosity of the Ball brothers toward Muncie has remained an iconic fixture of Ball State.
A camp staffed by students in a Ball State immersive learning program is a confidence-builder for more than two dozen Blackford County schoolchildren.
More than 3,800 incoming freshmen from Indiana and across the U.S. attended two-day sessions this summer, making the event one of Ball State’s biggest ever.
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he second annual Chirpies honored Ball State student-athletes for their feats in competition, the classroom and the community. The 90-minute spring event at Emens Auditorium — which featured a guest appearance by former campus football star Willie Snead, now a wide receiver with the NFL’s New Orleans Saints — included entertainment by the Hunter Smith Band, was produced […]
Go behind the scenes with Ball State telecommunications majors Mikaela Maranhas, Joe Trinite and Jared Sullivan, as they talk about their documentary on last fall’s preliminary round of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition at Ball State. Watch their 21-minute documentary at https://youtu.be/QOme_CPxhrE .