Teachers College Banner with Gabe Cochard wearing mask

Preventative measures against COVID-19 work. Senior nursing major Gabe Cochard knows this from a real-life experience this summer at a children’s camp. In the following article, he shares how preventative measures kept the camp safe and can work here—starting with everyone taking the Cardinals Cares Pledge. By Gabe Cochard Have you seen the 60-foot tall […]

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This Fall, the University will compete against 11 other members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) in the newly created  Esports Collegiate Conference  (ESC). Ball State’s Alex Kartman was one of the people who helped make it happen. An associate lecturer of telecommunications , Kartman is also director of Sports Production and oversees the nationally acclaimed Sports Link program for the College of Communication, Information and Media . Known as […]

A mother, father, and baby pose for a happy family photo

One saves lives in the ICU. The other captures wanted criminals. With work and home demands increased due to COVID-19, an alumni couple finds ways to stay strong.

Lucina Moxley Ball

Lucina Ball Moxley, granddaughter of one of the famed Ball brothers who founded the University, passed away on March 25, 2020, in Indianapolis. She was 101. Lucina, who is the oldest living member of the Ball family, celebrated her 100th birthday at the same time that the University was marking its Centennial. At Commencement in […]

Beneficence

The Ball State University community was saddened to learn of the passing of alumni through notifications received during the Spring 2020 semester.

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We’re full of Cardinal Pride in our Ball State alumni as we share news of their milestones and accomplishments.

SOAP (Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution) fundraising event in Miami.

Theresa Flores, ’87, endured sex trafficking as a teenager. Now she’s helping others find justice.