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By: Ball State Marketing & Communications— Muncie, IN— The Ball State University Board of Trustees voted today to raise undergraduate tuition rates 1.25% for 2019-20 and 1.25% in 2020-21. Even with this small increase, Ball State will still have the lowest tuition in the Mid-American Conference. Board Chair Rick Hall noted that the increase falls below tuition rates recommended by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (1.65%), the inflation rate the Federal Open Market Committee projects over the next 2 years (2% to 2.7%), and well below the national average for four-year public universities (3.1%). This is the lowest combined…

By: Kari Wissel— Muncie, IN – The Center for Advancement of Digital Marketing and Analytics (CADMA) is hosting their second annual Digital Marketing Summer Academy July 15th through the 19th. Hosted on Ball State University’s campus, the Digital Marketing Summer Academy provides high school students the opportunity to explore interests in digital marketing, advertising, and analytics as well as get a taste of life as a Cardinal. Courses offered at the DMSA are designed with 21st-century skills in mind with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and communication. Not only will participants develop new friendships and acquire new skills, they will…

By: Sheryl Swingley— Muncie, IN—Donations of used and new books, excluding textbooks, are being accepted for the American Association of University Women’s 40th annual Used Book Sale, which is co-sponsored by Indiana Public Radio. IPR will accept books prior to the sale. People should call 765-285-5888 to arrange to donate books. People with books to drop off may park behind the Letterman Building on Ball State University’s campus. Access to the parking area is off of Riverside Avenue. Books also may be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, May 24, at the entrance of the Ball State…

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN— Emmy Award-winning musical director Michael Rafter will join Ball State University for Fall semester, bringing his talents to the Department of Theatre and Dance. Rafter will be an associate professor of musical theatre, succeeding Beth Turcotte, the George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Theatre who joined the University in 1982. She retired May 3. Rafter is an American arranger, music director, music supervisor, conductor, and musician best known for his work on Broadway and collaborations with Tony Award winner Sutton Foster, who also is an instructor in the University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. The addition of…

By: BSU Marketing & Communications— Muncie, IN — Jake Logan will serve as president of the Ball State University Foundation and vice president for University Advancement, effective June 3, 2019, Randall E. Pond, chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns announced today. Mr. Logan is currently assistant vice chancellor at the University of Missouri, where he has served since 2016. For more than 10 years, he has been part of comprehensive capital campaigns exceeding $1 billion at three large, public institutions — the University of Florida, the University of Oregon, and the University of…

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN– The Ball State University Board of Trustees approved today an executive dashboard designed to allow campus leadership to monitor progress on the 2040 goals in the new strategic plan, “Destination 2040: Our Flight Path.” President Geoffrey S. Mearns and Sue Hodges Moore, chief strategy officer, recommended the Strategic Plan Executive Dashboard, which will provide greater visibility into performance across campus. “I am grateful to the members of our team who helped create a dashboard that will enable our University and the Board to monitor progress on reaching our 2040 goals,” President Mearns said. The team…

By: Ball State Marketing and Communications— Muncie, IN— Indiana’s top elected official will give the keynote address at Ball State University’s Spring Commencement on May 4, 2019. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb will speak during the ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m. on the Arts Terrace. About 3,200 Ball State graduates are expected to receive their diplomas. It is the first time an Indiana governor will give an address at Ball State’s Spring Commencement while in office. “We are very grateful to Governor Holcomb for speaking to and inspiring our graduates and their families,” said Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns….

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie, IN — Join Ball State University and the Department of Journalism’s Spring Immersive Learning class “Unmasked: Recovery and Redemption” for a Story Walk from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at First Merchants Bank Community Room. Students explain how they explored the growing addiction recovery community in Muncie, Delaware County and East Central Indiana and the role churches and faith-based organizations have in helping addicts address the disease. A Story Walk combines student journalists and their sources — some with artifacts from their personal narratives — presenting the project and how stories emerged. Rodney Hackett, a recovering addict for…

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN– Members of the Ball State community came together on April 9 to raise about 3,770 gifts totaling almost $425,000 as part of the One Ball State Day — a 24-hour fundraiser for the University. President Geoffrey S. Mearns said One Ball State Day exceeded expectations, both in dollars raised and the number of gifts. “It was wonderful to see Cardinals from across the country — alumni, faculty and staff, students, parents, and friends — joining together to give to the areas of the University that matter most to them,” President Mearns said. “These philanthropic investments…