Education

By Jennifer Criss— MUNCIE, IN—Ball State University will be hosting an exciting one-day workshop through its Lifelong Learning Program at the Fisher’s Center for Academic and Economic Innovation in Fishers, Indiana. This is a great opportunity for employers to develop and upskill their leadership teams. Businesses can use Lifetime Learning to build talent pipelines or to upskill existing talent to fill open positions. On April 19th, employers have an opportunity to develop their leadership teams and emerging leaders through a one-time all-day workshop by Ball State distinguished alumnus Stedman Graham. Business advisor, author, and educator, Stedman Graham, will be sharing his personal experience and insight into developing a…

By Ryan Hunter, TechWise Academy— DELAWARE COUNTY, IN—Over 125 elementary school and 100 middle school robotics teams from across Indiana competed at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 25th in the VEX Robotics State Championship. This represents the largest state championship in the entire country. Teams have been working since early Fall to design, build, and program a robot to complete various tasks on a 6ft x 8ft field. In competition, they are collaborating real-time with students from other schools to maximize their scores in a one-minute match. Three teams from Delaware County qualified at this event to attend the World Championship…

By Lesley DeVoss, Ivy Tech Community College— MUNCIE, IN– The science labs at Ivy Tech Community College Muncie-Henry County impact the college across the Schools and Campuses statewide. The space, located in the lower level of the John and Janice Fisher Building at 345 South High Street, Muncie, IN 47305, is set up to run high-level chemistry and biology classes. Organic chemistry, a class that holds interest for students wanting to go into pre-med has been one of the highlights of the 2023 spring semester. Students travel from across the state to take the course. Kylar Kavanaugh is one such…

By BSU Marketing & Communications— MUNCIE, IN – Multi-talented actor and producer David Arquette will be the next featured speaker in the David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series at Ball State University. Mr. Arquette is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. on April 10 in Pruis Hall, on the Ball State campus. The event is free and open to the public, but general admission tickets are required for entry. Tickets are available here. The event will also be live streamed at bsu.edu/live. Mr. Arquette is also scheduled to interact with Ball State students through workshop activities during his visit to campus….

By BSU Marketing & Communications— MUNCIE, IN – One Ball State Day, Ball State University’s award-winning 24-hour fundraising event, returns for its fifth year Wednesday, April 5, with the goal of topping last year’s record-setting effort. In 2022, thanks to the support of alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends worldwide, the University raised over $1 million on One Ball State Day (OBSD) for the first time. This year, Ball State hopes to achieve a fifth straight year of increased giving on OBSD, garnering even more support for the University’s students, faculty, programs, services, resources, and more. “I am grateful to all…

By BSU Marketing & Communications— MUNCIE, IN—Craig Ulrey, a seventh grader from Heritage Hall Christian School in Muncie, is the champion of the 2023 Ball State PBS Regional Spelling Bee. Ulrey’s winning word was “condensation.” The competition, involving 37 spellers from 29 area school systems, lasted 19 nerve-racking rounds. The first runner-up is Joshua Thorpe from East Washington Academy in Muncie. The second runner-up is TaMerra Edwards from Lee L. Driver Middle School in Winchester. Spellers competed at Sursa Hall on March 11 in an event that will be broadcast on Ball State PBS at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18,…

By BSU Marketing & Communications— MUNCIE, IN – Dr. Dom Caristi, Professor Emeritus of Media at Ball State University, has been named the winner of the 2023 Distinguished Education Service Award (DESA) from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). The DESA is awarded to an individual who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the American system of electronic media education. The award will be presented to Dr. Caristi during BEA’s 2023 annual convention awards ceremony on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Dr. Caristi joins Dr. Joe Misiewicz (2017), Emeritus Chair of the Department of Telecommunications, as recent DESA recipients from…