A man wearing a red long sleeved shirt stands and conducts a band from a podium in front of filled stadium bleachers.

Pride of Mid-America Marching Band unites students and alumni through music, mentorship, and shared tradition while expanding opportunities for travel, facilities, and student support.

David Owsley standing in museum

For more than 60 years, scholar and benefactor David T. Owsley helped transform a modest campus gallery into the David Owsley Museum of Art

Performing Arts Center | Rendering provided by RATIO Architects

Ball State Village Revitalization Projects Set to Open This Fall

Renderings of the Performing Arts Center

Support from the campaign will play a significant role in Ball State’s overall revitalization of The Village

DOMA’s Associate Director Wins Two Awards

Managing student employees may be a small line in the job description of Rachel Buckmaster, ’95, associate director of the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA). But she does not take the duty lightly—and others have noticed.

Students and Professor

Students and professors break for a photo while assembling the Minnetrista exhibit. Most Americans outside the Midwest have a fixed impression of the region—sensible, rural, conventional. But people who live here know the reality is more complex. Over two semesters, 32 undergraduates explored myths, misconceptions, and truths about the Midwest and its people. Their investigations […]

Mind and Movement Dance

Indya Childs (at right) looks on as students work on choreography fueled by online discussions with invited guests. (Photo by Ceth Williams) For Atlanta-based artist Indya Childs, the COVID-19 pandemic and last Summer’s social unrest fueled a passion for urging fellow artists to speak out. “As artists, we must reflect the times,” Childs said. She […]