The new College of Health will include:
Academic Programs
Athletic TrainingExercise ScienceGerontology & WellnessHealth EducationHealth/Physical Education Teacher PreparationNursingNutrition & DieteticsRadiographyRespiratory TherapySocial WorkSpeech Pathology & AudiologyCollaborating ProgramsHealth Service Providers in Psychology & Clinical Mental Health & Certified Rehabilitation CounselingCounseling PsychologySpecial EducationCommunication StudiesEconomicsInformation & Communication SciencesTelecommunicationsLabs and ClinicsCommunication StudiesEconomicsInformation & Communication SciencesTelecommunicationsGastrointestinal Neurophysiology—Neuroimmunology Research LabMicro Imaging LabNeuropsychology LabRenal and Metabolic Research LabPsychoeducational Diagnostic Intervention ClinicSOURCE: Terry King, Provost and Vice President for Student AffairsBall State can expect a few changes soon, following the university's Board of Trustees meeting Friday.
Starting next year, new contract faculty will be required to attend a faculty academy, as well as the current general orientation in place now. The requirement aims to teach incoming employees effective ways to communicate with their students, said Terry King, provost and vice president for student affairs.
"Many of our faculty members come in as experts in their field, but they come in not knowing how to be a teacher," King said. "The best programs in the country, like Northwestern and Princeton, have this."
Contracted faculty members are those that work under contract with the university for a designated term, typically one year. At which point, the faculty are under review for contract renewal.
The new training program follows a recently passed set of teaching requirements from the Indiana State Board of Education. The requirements allow anyone with a bachelor's degree in a related field to obtain an alternative license to teach after passing a test.
The Board also approved to add "Honoratus" as an additional academic title for retired contract faculty members to complement the new plan allowing for their retirement.
Trustees endorsed the academic master plan, which includes the creation of an eighth academic college.
King said plans to create a College of Health Sciences and Professions will be completed by the end of the semester. The new college is estimated open in 2016.
The college of health will consolidate a significant number of health-related programs and will serve as a push for more external research funding, King said.
The board also changed the university's health care plan for 2015.
Starting Jan. 1, 2015, Ball State employees health care plans will include new choices and coverage from Anthem. This includes short-term disability coverage, enhanced voluntary life insurance, new wellness incentives, new tools for managing health care costs and a free 24/7 nurse line.
As a result, cost will increase from $9 to $61 per month, which depends on the plan of the employee. Open enrollment for the new plan will begin Nov. 3 and end Nov. 21.
The main attraction of the new Brown Planetarium, the 52-foot dome, will be named the Cindy and Randy Pond Star Theater in recognition of the Ponds' contributions to the university, as well as this particular project, said Frank Hancock, vice chair of the Board of Trustees.
On Oct. 22, the planetarium and its domed theater will have its ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Also, the new ball park complex, which completed phase one of its construction over the summer, will be named after First Merchant’s Bank for the corporation's contribution to the project. It will be called the First Merchant’s Ball Park.
It is the first facility on campus to be named after a private corporation, Hancock said.
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