Exterior shot of Worthen Arena.

The iconic campus landmark, whose 25th anniversary will be celebrated Jan. 28, has provided the Ball State and Muncie communities with countless memories.

Portrait of Jamaal Bell

[dropcap]J[/dropcap]amaal Bell is a powerful visual storyteller. He has an eye for detail, a good sense of aesthetics and the talent to use a camera to tie those together. His mission, though, isn’t only to produce a great documentary but to spur conversations about race, bring people together and create positive change. He used those […]

Collage of three photos: Sonya Hill-Outlaw and Bruce Outlaw; Jean Ann Harcourt and Joe Harcourt; and Dan Wasson Sr. with his sons Bob and Danny.

Three families with Ball State roots share how to sustain family business traditions, extend to the next generation and succeed in the 21st century.

A photo of Ball State alumni Sonya Hill-Outlaw and Bruce Outlaw.

Alumni Bruce Outlaw and Sonya Hill-Outlaw, parents of two and grandparents of five, work in the same building where her father once hung a shingle.

Wasson Nursery founder and CEO Dan Wasson Sr. (center) is photographed with sons Bob and Danny.

Ball State grads Bob and Danny Wasson help their father, Bob Sr., plan the second expansion of the 40-year-old nursery and landscaping business in a decade.

Jean Ann Harcourt stands with her husband Terry Showalter, and their two children, Michael and Christian.

The Ball State alumna and trustee has expanded Milroy, Indiana-based Harcourt Industries far beyond its school supply origins.

Jim Lowe, Ball State’s associate vice president of facilities planning and management, stands in the belly of the South District Energy Station

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.