Representatives from the Ball State University Honors College Diversity Project collaborated with the Inclusive Excellence Series to host a Disability Pride awareness event. The event, hosted by diversity fellows from the organization, included lectures from guest speakers within the mental health and disability fields.
The Ball State Student Government Association (SGA) voted on two amendments and proposed its first senate resolution of the year. Additionally, three members were voted in.
December 1, DWNTWN Muncie hosted their last First Thursday event of 2022, showcasing local business and a featured holiday kick-off event called "LIGHT UP DWNTWN".
Ball State University’s Health and Promotion Advocacy (HPA) and Multicultural Center held a World AIDS Day event in Park residence hall Dec. 1 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., the first time Ball State has held such an event.
First Thursday started in 2001 and will have its 21st anniversary with its upcoming December event. The December 2022 event will have a variety to showcase, including musical acts, such as the Muncie Community Schools elementary choir.
Ball State University's Charles W. Brown Planetarium held its third annual Astronomy Slam Saturday night. Astronomy Slam is a competition where four students discuss four different phenomena in our solar system.
Through pumpkin smashing and painting, "Smash Domestic Violence" brought awareness to domestic violence. Ball State’s Counseling Center and Center for Survivor Support (CSS) united to put this event together in University Green.
Muncie Downtown Development Partnership hosted ArtsWalk October, where local artists, performers, food vendors and attendees transformed Walnut St. into a marketplace. Muncie YART, PrimeTrust FCU's Soup Crawl and a variety of live entertainment were all a part of said event.
Saturday, representatives from Ball State Department of Biology held day one of a two-day wetland workshop. At 8 a.m. the group met at Cooper Farm Property, before heading into the field.
After two years of cancellations, the Muncie Bridge Dinner returned Thursday. The event, held on the Washington Street bridge in Muncie, attracted members of the community, including Muncie locals and Ball State University students.
On Sept. 13, Cardinal Closet, ran by the Student Action Team (SAT), held a free professional clothing event for Ball State students in partnership with the Fashion Program and the Career Center, in lieu of the upcoming Cardinal Job Fair on Sept. 21.
Ball State’s Office of Community Engagement holds its annual Day of Action Friday, Sept. 9, to help Delaware and surrounding counties with providing basic necessities.
Sept. 7, the Ball State Students Government Association (SGA) hosted former Alumna Jordyn Blythe representing Orr Fellowship. Sen. Andy Hopkins, the chair of the At-Large Caucus, talked about plans to use surveys to bring student issues to light and give them representation.
Sept. 3, 2022, Muncie OUTreach hosted its first Pride festival at Canan Commons Park in downtown Muncie, Indiana. The festival was held from 5-8 p.m. with many vendors lining the street and performers on stage.
Fall 2022 Opening Convocation featured Ball State President presents Ball State alumna with the President’s Medal of Distinction, among other awards and statistics presented.
Tickets to the Coffee & Cabernet music series at Pruis Hall on the Ball State University campus are available now for purchase, with exclusive deals offered to all Cardinal students & staff.
Cardinal Street Fest has been announced for Noon-5 p.m. August 19. There is scheduled to be games, food, music and much more.
The Coalition of Women’s Organizations is set to host the 30th annual Women’s Equality Day program August 25, 2022 at 5 p.m. in the Muncie City Hall auditorium. The Muncie celebration is set to honor six local women who have made significant contributions to the broader community.
Though it didn’t go exactly to plan, Fire Up DWNTWN took over Walnut Street and the rest of downtown Muncie, Indiana, August 6, 2022. Hot air balloons still briefly took the skies, local businesses set up shop under tents, food trucks lined the street and countless other events ran from 1-10 p.m., prompting Muncie’s community to show out in full form.
Registration is now open for Ruble Racing's Muncie Sprint and Olympic Triathlons August 20, 2022. The sprint races are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. August 20, while the olympic races are scheduled to begin at 8:20 a.m.
