Several students are seen working during Phonathon last fall.

Fundraising calls that generate hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the university also stir conversations about a shared love of Ball State.

Julia Woodworth Gillespie stands outside Woodworth Complex with her daughter Sara Cina.

Julia Woodworth Gillespie, wondering what had become of her family name, finds it carved into stone outside Woodworth Complex, which is named for her aunt.

Graduate students Bonnie Greene, Davonte Longmire and Yuanwei Lyu take part in Thank a Donor Day.

Students write thank you cards to alumni and other friends of Ball State who help make their education — and many other initiatives — possible.

Alumnus and former Indiana Pacers vice president Greg Schenkel stands in the atrium of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The 1970 Ball State grad, who’ll be honored at an Oct. 21 alumni recognition dinner, planted seeds during college that yielded a successful public affairs career.

Ball State alumnus James Webb strums his guitar in the Brown Planetarium.

Before the Ball State alum’s Sept. 4 concert at Brown Planetarium, Florida International physics prof James Webb discusses the harmony of music and science.

Katie Hargitt performs duties as an IndyCar reporter for NBC Sports.

Katie Hargitt, who grew up racing and hearing the Indy 500 from her house, found the tools to be a successful reporter on pit road.

Jim Davis and School of Art Dean Arne Flaten walk through Paws, Inc., in Albany, Indiana.

The 1967 alumnus and creator of one of the world’s most beloved comic strips will teach two graduate-level courses and present two lectures this year.