University News
Miller College of Business
Do you know high school students who want to start their own enterprises? For the third year, Innovate WithIN is accepting online video proposals from student teams of one to three through February 7. After regional competitions in March, finalists will be invited to Indianapolis for a chance to win a grand prize package, including a scholarship valued up to $10,000 to be used at any accredited in-state institution and up to $10,000 in seed funding to launch the venture. Middle school students (grades 6-8) can participate in Innovate WithIN Ideation Labs.
Innovate WithIN engages our youth and plays a key role in Indiana’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by providing programming, pitching, and pathways to nurture the next generation of innovators. The program is just one example of how Ball State is committed to a bright future for Indiana and beyond.
The competition is co-sponsored by Ball State in partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and the Indiana Department of Education. Ball State also works with Small Business Development Centers to make the competition possible.
College of Communication, Information, and Media
This month, the College of Communication, Information, and Media’s showcase project is Match Point: The Rise of Men’s Volleyball—a documentary about the state of men’s volleyball across the country. The opportunities and problems within diverse and underserved communities are highlighted within the film, created by our undergraduate team from the Departments of Journalism and Telecommunications.
Match Point is also an organized, transmedia effort to bring awareness to the sport. Led by graduate students from the Center for Emerging Media Design and Development, the campaign features a website, social media presence, blog, podcast, and a volleyball gaming app. Sports fans have access to interviews with the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team, unique stories, and insight into the nature of the game.
College of Fine Arts
Events
This semester, the
David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) features
Mexican Modernity: 20th-Century Paintings from the Zapanta Collection, a special exhibition opening January 30. It will feature paintings, drawings, and prints from modern Mexican artists such as Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, and Francisco Zúñiga. The exhibition is complemented by an adjunct presentation of works from DOMA’s collection reinforced by loans that highlight Mexican artists’ impact on the United States and east central Indiana. Admission to the museum—and this exhibition—is free and open to the public.
The
School of Music will present the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on Sunday, February 9, at 2 p.m. in Sursa Performance Hall as part of Arts Alive! Led by conductor Marc Albrecht, the program will include selections by Maurice Ravel, Benjamin Britten (featuring soprano Julia Bullock), and Hector Berlioz.
The
Department of Theatre and Dance will present
Twelfth Night February 7-15 in University Theatre. One of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, this production is set in 1920s America and will celebrate love and explore freedoms discovered outside the confines of heteronormative and gender binary expectations. Tickets are available at 765-285-8749 or
bsu.edu/theatredance.
The School of Art will hold its 85th Annual Student Art Show at the Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery in the Art and Journalism Building from February 8 to March 18, with the opening reception 6-8 p.m. February 22. This annual competitive show honors outstanding students for their hard work and creativity, and it is professionally juried from outside the Ball State campus, emulating the practice of real-world art shows. The exhibition's broad range of artworks, media, and styles make this an exciting event for anyone who appreciates contemporary art.
Recognition for CFA Faculty
Professor of Music Dr. Heather Platt’s essay “Temporal Disruptions and Shifting Levels of Discourse in Brahms’s Lieder” is part of a book—Brahms and the Shaping of Time—that has just won the Society for Music Theory’s 2019 Outstanding Multi-Author Collection Award.
Professor of Theatre Jennifer Blackmer has been awarded the Kennedy Center Medallion, the most prestigious regional award from the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. She received the award this month at the regional KCACTF in Madison, Wisconsin.
Assistant Professor of Art Shantanu Suman reports that Studio 165+ has won three 2019 American Graphic Design Awards. With these new awards, the program has now won 14 design awards within the last three years.
College of Health
Dr. Jean Marie Place, assistant professor of health science, conducts research on women's health, maternal and child health, and global health. Currently, she is writing a book on addiction and recovery as it relates to the national public health emergency of opioids. In her five years at Ball State, she has taught 30 classes, published dozens of papers in prominent scientific journals, presented her work around the world, and has received more than $100,000 for research from various agencies. She has led several immersive projects and has mentored dozens of students on community engaged scholarship projects.
Read more about Dr. Place.
In December, the Alpha Chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma (health science honorary for health education and promotion majors) inducted its newest class of students.
College of Sciences and Humanities
The
Department of History will welcome keynote speaker Dr. Kimberly A. Hamlin to the
23rd Annual Student History Conference. Her talk, “Helen Hamilton Gardener and the Secret History of How Women Got the Vote,” will mark the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage by considering this landmark in terms of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Long Civil Rights Movement, and #MeToo. She will present at 11 a.m. February 21 in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
African American Studies will welcome Dr. Lorenzo Boyd, a nationally recognized leader in police-community relations and an authority on urban policing, diversity issues in criminal justice, race and crime, and criminal justice systems. On February 6, Dr. Boyd will join two prominent historians of African American history and policing, Drs. Simon Balto and Max Felker-Kantor, for “
Race and Police: Historical and Contemporary Issues of Policing Brown and Black Communities” from 6-8 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.
The
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, in partnership with the Muncie Public Library, will host “
Big Questions, Big Ideas” on February 7 at 5:30 p.m. at Kennedy Library. Dr. Max Felker-Kantor will present “Police Power, State Violence, and Resistance in the Age of Mass Incarceration.”
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Dr. Shaoen Wu discusses his research, which includes artificial intelligence and automation, in
Ball State Magazine. Dr. Wu recently received the best paper award from the prestigious 38th annual IEEE Globecon international conference. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Wu on his success.
Teachers College
Dr. Anand R. Marri will join the leadership team at Ball State University as dean of Teachers College, effective July 1, 2020.
Dr. Marri recently served as dean and professor (on research leave) of the Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester in New York. He started his career as a high school social studies teacher in California’s Santa Clara and San Jose school districts. After earning his doctorate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2003, he joined Teachers College at Columbia University, where he founded the Economic Literacy Initiative. His research has focused on economic literacy, civic and multicultural education, teacher education, and urban education. While on Columbia University’s faculty, he served as the highest-ranking officer for education in the Federal Reserve System from 2013-2018.
Enrollment Planning and Management
Paula Luff will serve as Ball State University’s next vice president for enrollment planning and management, effective April 20, 2020. With more than 30 years of experience in higher education, she is currently interim vice president for enrollment management at DePaul University in Chicago, the nation’s largest Catholic institution.
In her new role, Ms. Luff will oversee the ongoing implementation of our University’s new strategic enrollment management plan, and she will provide leadership for all areas of admissions. She will also oversee the offices of the Registrar and Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Governmental Relations
During the legislative session, the Office of Governmental Relations produces a weekly legislative update on what is happening at the Statehouse. To sign up for the updates or view the updates archive, please
visit the Office of Governmental Relations website.
Marketing and Communications
This week, campus got a new look, adorned with bold, new banners and signage. This is one way Ball State is building on the success of the We Fly marketing campaign with new messaging, photography, videography, and designs.
In addition to the campus décor, you will see eight billboards on Indiana interstates and a commanding banner in the Indianapolis International Airport. Prospective students will view new digital ads. On TV and online, viewers can
enjoy Ball State’s new commercial.
You, our faculty and staff, played an important role in the creation of We Fly and in its success, which includes elevating the University’s academic prestige and differentiating Ball State from other institutions. We ask our community to continue to help us share the Ball State story.
Read more about our key messages.
Athletics
Basketball
The Ball State men’s and women’s basketball teams are now in Mid-American Conference play featuring key games against big rivals. Visit
BallStateSports.com/promotions for the latest opportunities to get the best deals on tickets. Save the date for the Deans’ Shootout on February 25, which includes our deans competing in a halftime shooting contest. It will also serve as Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night with special pricing as the men’s team hosts Western Michigan at 7 p.m. Call 765-285-1474 or 888-BSU-TICKET.
Football
Head coach Mike Neu’s 2020 signing class is highly-regarded and provides an infusion of bulk to the interior of the team.
Learn about the new class.
Women’s Gymnastics and Men’s Volleyball
Don’t miss exciting women’s gymnastics and men’s volleyball at Worthen Arena this winter. Free to all, these home events are fun for kids and adults and feature competition against the likes of Ohio State and North Carolina. Check out the upcoming events in the
athletics composite schedule.
NCAA Inspiration Award
For overcoming tragedy. For championing those with special needs. For openly battling depression and helping others to do the same. For all that and more, former Ball State basketball standout Trey Moses will be presented the NCAA Inspiration Award.
Read more.
Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame
The Ball State Athletics Hall of Fame will enshrine its next class at a ceremony on January 31 at the Alumni Center.
Read about the inductees.
