Wayne Knitting Mills Park in Fort Wayne

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n acre that once had dilapidated houses and overgrown weeds will soon become a relaxing, inviting green space in Fort Wayne’s Nebraska Neighborhood. This Fall 2017 Semester, three teams of Ball State University students each crafted recommendations on what to do with the triangular Wayne Knitting Mills Park. Improvements to the pocket park are part […]

President Mearns tours the Art and Journalism Building

Ball State’s strong foundation, including support from the community, has put the university in a very good place as it heads into its second century.

Students and prof at mural

A communication studies class helped raise money for a big mural celebrating diversity in Muncie. Students used their skills while working with We’re Trying Collective, a group co-founded by two Ball State alumni. The colorful abstract is both art and celebration.

Portrait of Simon Balto

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ur Fall-Winter 2017-18 Ball State University Alumni Magazine includes a new department, “5 Questions,” featuring a Q & A with one of Ball State’s thought leaders. For the department’s launch, Assistant History Professor Simon Balto discussed his leadership in bringing the African-American studies minor back to Ball State, the program’s broad appeal, its relevance to current events and more. […]

Ciara Borg practices in the dance studio

[dropcap]C[/dropcap]iara Borg is 5-foot, 3-inches tall, but at Ball State University she is the tallest student on campus. The Ball State junior dance major’s image graces a 60-foot-long statement banner hung on the side of 10-story Teachers College , one of the University’s iconic buildings, as part of a new marketing campaign, “ We Fly. ” Ciara — one of […]

Jesse Tyler Ferguson sits around a crowd of students as he talks

During a December campus visit, TV and stage star Jesse Tyler Ferguson offers ideas and insights to Ball State acting majors.