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Ball State’s strong sustainability work is a big reason it’s one of only two universities that will get campus-specific solar energy designs from a new national contest. A winning team of students in various disciplines has designed and modeled ways to bring more renewable energy to Ball State as part of the first U.S. Department […]

Frog Baby in the snow

Each month, Ball State’s photographers capture hundreds of moments on and around campus. Here are some of the staff’s favorites for November. Brrrr-ribbit Frog Baby triumphantly endures the first snowfall of the season on November 12. In 1994, the University moved the statue from the David Owsley Museum of Art to a new fountain north of Bracken Library . (Photo by Samantha […]

Two students grab a bite to eat in a dining hall in Lafollette Complex during Ball State Dining’s energy-saving Dinner in the Dark event.

Dining pursues sustainability through power savings, composting, recycling. Its efforts cut costs, reduce waste, keep food fresh and feed the hungry.

Housing and Residence Life employee Darcia Ash cleans a show kitchen using a chemical-free cleaning agent.

The cleaning solution used in all 10 residence halls reduces costs by more than $100,000 a year and is kinder to employees and the environment.

Jim Lowe, Ball State’s associate vice president of facilities planning and management, stands in the belly of the South District Energy Station

Once deemed unfeasible, the possibly largest-of-its-kind system boasts 1,000 miles of piping and $2 million in yearly energy savings vs. coal-fired boilers.

Hunter Crews, a historic preservation graduate student in the College of Architecture and Planning, takes part in the rehab of a house in Muncie's Thomas Park/Avondale neighborhood.

The Muncie housing nonprofit ecoREHAB offers architecture students hands-on experience and a chance to renew neighborhoods and help low-income residents.

Junior Savannah Lundgren stops for a photo during a walking expedition through a South African game reserve.

Ball State junior Savannah Lundgren is making the most of her time at the state’s only university with a zoology concentration.