This story’s author, Kate Elliott, coordinates the Department of Journalism’s magazine media concentration and co-chairs the College of Communication, Information, and Media’s Engagement Task Force. According to family lore, one of freshman Kellyn Harrison’s ancestors was Captain Kidd, an infamous pirate rumored to have buried treasure in the Caribbean before the British hanged him. Jada […]
The Month in Photos: September 2019
Each month, Ball State’s photographers capture hundreds of moments on and around campus. Below are some of the staff’s favorites. Balancing Act A student performs a balance assessment in the Audiology Clinic of Ball State’s new Health Professions Building. (Photo by Bobby Ellis) Shafer in the Sunlight Shafer Tower is framed by blue sky and […]
From Pirate Tales to Catfish Scares, Student Bios Surprise Professor
This story’s author, Kate Elliott, coordinates the Department of Journalism’s magazine media concentration and co-chairs the College of Communication, Information, and Media’s Engagement Task Force. According to family lore, one of freshman Kellyn Harrison’s ancestors was Captain Kidd, an infamous pirate rumored to have buried treasure in the Caribbean before the British hanged him. Jada […]
Alum Works Hand-in-Flipper With Her 500-Pound Best Friends
Neptune, a 6-year-old California sea lion, had a harrowing youth. In 2015, he was found stranded and starving on a California beach. Further examination showed hooks embedded in his front flippers and bullet fragments in his head. Neptune is now happy, well-fed, and in a forever home, thanks to the Georgia Aquarium and marine animal […]
Alumni Expertise Helps Link Career Skills to Coursework
Ball State University is tapping into its alumni as a resource to make connections between the classroom and the world into which students will graduate. Through the Career Center’ s Skills Infusion Program, faculty members are paired with alumni employers to weave workplace competencies into learning outcomes in their syllabi. Launched in Spring 2018, the program has […]
The Cause of Justice
When Shelby Looper, ’16, learned she’d be given a U.S. Department of Justice award for her pioneering victim advocate work, she was flabbergasted. It’s the same way she felt when, a year earlier, she learned she’d been hired to take charge of the Muncie Police Department’s Victim Advocate Program . She was 23 then, just one year out […]
Alums in Indy Turn Used Into Useful on a Big Scale
People for Urban Progress crafts used material, from the RCA Dome roof to Amtrak seats and seat belts, into items it sells—and makes Indy more sustainable.
Chris Walker, ’03, Partners With Ball State to Improve Muncie Central
Muncie’s high school has revived a STEM program and gotten more Ball State student teachers, thanks to the district’s ‘ partnership with the university.