Education

By: BSU News— Muncie, IN, —The Ball State University Alumni Council recently elected new members of the executive committee, including four returning members and one newly ratified member. Returning members include: Sam DeWeese (chair), Kelli Lawrence (vice chair), Christy Swing Horn (past chair), and Jeff Kingsbury (treasurer). Mike Earley (secretary) represents the newest member to the committee, having formerly served as an Alumni Council At-Large member. Sam DeWeese serves as the vice chancellor of Student Affairs for Ivy Tech Community College’s Bloomington campus. His experience includes everything from organizational leadership to fundraising to corporate training. He graduated from Ball State…

By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer— Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced Brandon Owusuansah and Jeffrey Porter are recipients of the 2017 George and Nelda Van Laningham Scholarship. The scholarship was established by the Junto Club in memory of George and Nelda Van Laningham and is designed for entrepreneurship students at Ball State University. Owusuansah and Porter are entrepreneurial management students at Ball State University. Visit the Community Foundation’s  website for a complete list of The Community Foundation’s 2017 Scholars.

By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer—   The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. has announced the 2017 recipients of the Community Foundation Scholarship.  The Community Foundation Scholarship is awarded to students who were selected by their individual schools as Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship nominees. The Community Foundation recognizes the outstanding achievements of these students with a $500 scholarship. Consideration was given to student activities and achievements, community and civic service, academic ability and potential for leadership. Anna Bilello of Burris Laboratory School plans to study business at Indiana University. Anna is the daughter of Joseph Bilello and Teresa…

By: Jeanne Scheets, ARC of Indiana— Indianapolis, IN—Erskine Green Training Institute (EGTI), a program of The Arc of Indiana Foundation, is pleased to announce that Joshua Tank from Albany recently graduated from its Prep Cook program. Graduation ceremonies were Friday, June 30 at 6 p.m. at EGTI housed in the Courtyard Muncie at Horizon Convention Center. Robert Peckinpaugh from Muncie also recently graduated from its Front Desk Agent program. The Arc of Indiana Foundation exists to create postsecondary training opportunities for people with disabilities that empower and lead to meaningful employment through its program, Erskine Green Training Institute. After receiving training at…

By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer—   The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. is announcing the recipients of six additional scholarships for 2017. Noah Kinghorn as the recipient of the 2017 J. Burgess Memorial Scholarship. Kinghorn is a student majoring in accounting at Ball State University. Samantha Girot is the recipient of the 2017 E.A. & E.E. Burgess Scholarship. Girot, a senior from Muncie Central High School, is majoring in child development and applied behavioral analysis at Ball State University . Katarina DiBiasio and Jocelyn Peckham are the recipients of the 2017 Jenny Haskell Memorial Scholarship. Both recipients are seniors…

By: Chris Taylor— Muncie, IN—The program for the first annual Ball State Sports Link Sports Media Summer Camp in July has been announced featuring guest instructors from the Big 10, the NFL and opportunities to produce content with Ball State Football coaches and student-athletes. Rising high school students (to-be freshmen through seniors) with an interest in sports and digital sports media are encouraged to apply. Each three-day workshop, hosted on Ball State’s campus, includes hands-on instructional sessions on digital sports production, sports broadcasting, sports writing, social media and more.  There are still seats available to register for BOTH Camp #1 and Camp #2. Along with…

By: Shawn Carmichael— INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ivy Tech Community College has appointed Alex D. Huskey as Chancellor of the Marion Campus as part of the College’s new organizational structure. The new structure will better align with community needs at the campus level and empower campuses to be responsive and nimble in meeting local needs. Prior to the change, multiple campuses reported to a regional or bi-regional leadership, including the College’s East Central (Muncie, Anderson, Marion and Henry County campuses) and Richmond regions reporting to a single chancellor, a role held by Huskey. The Marion campus will now be a self-sustaining location with…

Congratulations to the following scholars – Jonathan R. Serf, Jr. is the recipient of the Ollie Mae Hammond Scholarship. Serf, son of Jonathan and Faith Serf, is a senior at Muncie Central High School. He plans to attend Ball State University to study economics and political science. This scholarship, established by Martin and Helen Schwartz in memory of Ollie Mae Hammond, is awarded to a graduating student who is an active member of the youth group of Antioch Baptist Church in Muncie. Dennis Kimble is the recipient of the 2017 East Central Opportunities Scholarship.  This scholarship is awarded to displaced…

By: Jud Fisher— MUNCIE, Ind.—Students attending Muncie Community Schools (MCS) and Burris Laboratory School will benefit this year from several curriculum additions supported by two Ball Brothers Foundation grants. Of the more than $3 million distributed by the foundation in its first grant-making cycle of 2017, the local schools shared $580,000—MCS receiving $305,000 and Burris, $275,000—to introduce and strengthen innovative and digitally rich programming. “At a time when education budgets are tight, these funds will expand opportunities within Muncie’s urban core,” said Jud Fisher, president and chief operating officer of the foundation. “This is part of our internal Central City…