Ball State Board of Trustees approves tuition increase
By Steven Williams / June 6, 2013Ball State's Board of Trustees approved a 2 percent tuition increase for each of the next two years.
Ball State's Board of Trustees approved a 2 percent tuition increase for each of the next two years.
The number of Ball State students who reported using a smartphone increased by 46 percent, and is expected to continue to rise along with tablet usage.
Ball State officials went over reasons for the proposed 2 percent tuition increase a day before the university’s Board of Trustees is set to vote on its approval.
The two-day course will take place on Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will be broken into two parts each day.
The festivities will begin Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the Ball State Arts Terrace, with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra performing at 7 p.m.
The eastbound lane on the west side of McKinley Avenue is closed as the median is expanded and more crosswalks and ramps are added.
Residents and businesses in the Village don’t think any serious trouble will result from a higher smoking population caused by the tobacco ban starting this fall.
The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed a formal complaint against Ball State professor Eric Hedin’s teaching of “Boundaries of Science,” an Honors College course.
Phil Repp, Ball State’s vice president of information technologies, has been nominated for a national technology award for his focus on students.
The program is designed for international students at Ball State to practice their English, learn about American culture, interact with domestic students and make friends.
The coffee shop will host folk musicians from noon until night on Monday.
The 67th annual Chamber Music Festival, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Sursa Hall, will feature university faculty and students playing classic music.
A Ball State class was eager to see tornadoes last week in Texas, but hearing of the tragedies that resulted made it a “bittersweet” experience.
Ball State's Elemental Self Defense program, created by students, will be expanding to other universities next year, including Antioch College in Ohio and Florida State.
Ball State’s Alive Campaign partnered with Meridian Health Services to train local University Police Department officers.
Recipients of the 21st Century Scholars and Frank O’Bannon scholarships will need to complete certain credit hours to get full amount of their scholarships.
An increase in state funding for Ball State will make it easier for the university to keep tuition increases under 2 percent for the next two years
Ball State President Jo Ann Gora ranks fifth in a new list of the country's highest paid public college leaders.
Ball State’s stalemated geothermal project has been approved to receive $30 million despite generally dwindling state funding for higher education.
The Board of Trustees approved a new policy on May 3 that will ban smoking and smokeless tobacco except in cars with windows up or during tailgating events.
