Portrait of Liz Whiteacre.

Liz Whiteacre, a winner of Ball State’s 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award, uses multimedia and Skype to introduce students to poetry.

Ball State students who participated in the 2016 Alternative Spring Break program are seen in a resale shop in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

For a week, eight Ball State students set up camp at Community Threads in Arlington Heights, Ill., a resale shop that funds 4 Chicago-area service agencies.

A still image from a video in which theater instructor Robert Dirden and senior design tech major Kristen Sarasien transform Bill Jenkins, chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance, into Edna Turnblad for Ball State’s production of “Hairspray.”

Theater instructor Robert Dirden and senior design tech major Kristen Saracen give the Theatre and Dance chair a makeover to remember.

Portrait of Meg Gross

The president of the Dance Marathon alumni association talks about the event that raised $600,000-plus for Riley Hospital for Children in 2016.

A group of Ball State employees goes for a walk on campus.

Events like the Teachers College Take the Stairs challenge aim to get people moving, advice offered by researchers who found Americans sit still too much.

Senior Dillon Welch and his dad, Vince Welch, are seen taking a break at a race track from their broadcasting duties.

TCOM major Dillon Welch nabs regional Emmy as he follows his famous father, a 1987 Ball State grad, into the world of sports broadcasting.

Dean Weidner, the Weidner Center for Residential Property Management's namesake, chats with instructor Erin Donovan.

Residential property management giant’s work ethic and $1 million gift to Ball State are shaping a new generation of managers in a field primed for growth.