While the big question of "Why?" about President Paul W. Ferguson's resignation still has not been answered by the university, the release of his severance agreement clears up some other questions.
A speed limit reduction will take effect on Ball State streets in the next two to three weeks, after a decision by Muncie city officials and the university.
Ball State is pushing to get college dropouts back in school. More than 750,000 Indiana residents — 22 percent of the state’s working-age adults — have attended some college but quit before completing their degrees, according to the Indianapolis Business Journal.
The university reassured students, faculty and alumni that Ball State will still move forward with many of Ferguson's initiative, following his resignation on Jan. 25.
A number of key university officials came and went under Ferguson’s tenure. Here is a list of who left, and who filled those positions. Randy Howard, former vice president of business affairs, resigned from his position in the summer of 2014.
After only 18 months on the job, President Paul W. Ferguson introduced many changes to the university, including bringing an emphasis on entrepreneurial education.
AT ISSUE: Ball State is withholding information about the president’s resignation For a university that labels itself as “student-centered,” Ball State has again missed the mark on keeping members of the campus community informed. President Paul W. Ferguson’s resignation can be described with one word: surprising.
Tuesday Midday Weather Update
Hundreds of students gathered at Pruis Hall the evening of Jan. 25 to try and win groceries and kitchen appliances by playing bingo.
MUNCIE, IN (NewsLink Indiana) - Rain chances will stick around for the remainder of the evening as a cold front makes it way through the area.
The last two times Ball State hired a new president — the hirings of former President Jo Ann Gora and President Paul W. Ferguson — the university used a private search firm to conduct a closed search.
President Ferguson's term has ended in resignation and students are talking about how they felt with his presidency.
Did President Ferguson break his contract with the university when he left early? A reading of his contract leaves that and other questions unanswered, and Rick Hall, chairman of the Board of Trustees, insisted that the decision was mutual.
Terry King has been here before. King, provost and vice president for academic affairs, is taking over as interim president of Ball State University following the resignation of President Paul W. Ferguson Monday.
An Indiana senator has proposed a bill that would make it illegal for people to use a restroom or locker room that does not match their gender at birth.
The start of the Spring semester means this is the last semester many seniors will be on campus before they graduate in May and go off into the real world.
Students who have to drive to school or work should take precautions to keep their cars running well in cold weather, local mechanics said.
The H.H. Gregg Center for Professional Selling will bring 84 companies together in the Alumni Center on Jan. 25 for the 20th annual Sales Career Fair.
Many college-aged students are prone to contracting HIV — especially because many don't even get tested.
Students can learn more about different Ball State organizations and employment agencies at Excellence in Leadership's Involvement Fair. EIL is hosting the fair Jan. 25 in Cardinal Hall at 7 p.m. The fair has previously been held during the fall semester, but was switched to spring so students could learn leadership skills before engaging in new organizations.
