Growing up in Muncie, Kimberly Welsh-Jeselskis, 1997 Ball State psychology masters graduate, said she always had an interest in going to Ball State, following in the footsteps of her brother.
With the new year came a new decade and more New Year’s resolutions.
“Imagine a slew of your favorite rock songs from the 1970s or pop rock anthems from the ’90s. [Then], add a proscenium stage, pyrotechnics, a 20-foot interactive LED wall, moving set pieces and 12 turning, flipping, flying, belting performers in costumes.”
One of the first books senior political science major Lydia Kotowski said she remembers reading was a gross anatomy book for toddlers.
Under the 52-foot dome in the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, more than 20,000 visitors a year learn about what exists beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in space. But before visitors sit back and look up at the simulated sky, they are first greeted by Ball State students who work behind the scenes.
Rachael Heffner, a 2014 Ball State graduate, will talk about health, wellness and her career as a bodybuilder at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 on ‘The Dr. Oz Show.’
In under two hours, four Ball State students take part in a team of makeup artists who see more than 200 zombies, clowns and other actors at Indy Scream Park.
When she was a Ball State theater student, Laura Sportiello said, going to the rehearsal room felt like “a total escape” from the “crazy whirlwind of classes, and studying and getting papers done.”
“I couldn’t believe I jumped off the boat.” While studying abroad in Greece, Haley Elgin, junior marketing major, said she had several moments where she thought to herself, “I can't believe I'm here doing this,” especially when she was cliff diving at Sarakiniko Beach, climbing an active volcano in Santorini and diving off a boat to swim in volcanic hot springs.
Ball State’s Homecoming Court continues to hold seats for more than just college students as four children take up royal roles for the third year in a row.
“I was seven years old when I wanted to be a director, and I've never changed that course.” For years, 2015 Ball State alumnus Joel Kirk said he would make short films with his camcorder in the comfort of his backyard. He would act, direct, edit and write his own scripts to transform pre-existing ideas into his own.
Since her childhood, Ball State alumna Karen Cooksey said she has always had a peculiar attraction to glass.
Throughout her travels in Costa Rica, senior exercise science major Edlecia Ward said she was greeted with the phrase “pura vida.”
About five minutes from Ball State’s campus, Minnetrista offers several exhibits, plays and programs for the Muncie community to participate in and enjoy.
“I’ve never been more terrified in my life.” That’s how senior zoology major Autum Auxier felt standing on Bloukrans Bridge in Mossel Bay, South Africa, hooked to a bungee cord, ready to fall 708 feet toward the river below.
Representing risk, creativity and freedom of expression, senior telecommunications major Mia Marrero said she would always remember the graffiti decorating the walls, bridges, doors and tunnels in the heart of Berlin.
In an older Foz do Douro neighborhood near a beach on the North Atlantic Ocean, eight Ball State students explored city sights along cobblestone paths while discussing neuroscience research in Porto, Portugal.
Ball State students can enjoy a night of popcorn, snacks and a movie with University Program Board’s Friday Night Filmworks fall 2019 schedule.
For the past five Monday evenings students, faculty, and members of the Ball State and Muncie communities gathered together to practice for two and a half hours each day, finally culminating in a performance for the community.
After two weeks or 19 hours in total at the studio, Lauren Hall finally released her single “Rainy Day in the City” toward the end of May — a song about “being sad and heartbroken and crying to yourself in your room … but also moving on from it and coming out stronger.”
