Ball State holds 200th Commencement ceremony
By Trinity Rea / December 14, 2024Ball State University held its 200th commencement ceremony Dec. 14, celebrating over 1,200 Cardinal graduates.
Ball State University held its 200th commencement ceremony Dec. 14, celebrating over 1,200 Cardinal graduates.
A media advisory released from Ball State University Dec. 9 confirmed First Lady Janet Holcomb, the wife of Indiana’s 51st Governor Eric Holcomb, will serve as the speaker at Ball State’s 2024 Fall Commencement ceremony.
Ball State professors who've been here ranging from two to 20 years have a bittersweet perspective on graduation.
Ball State’s winter commencement helped Alissa Kizer save money and launch her career early.
As the cost of living rises, college students nationwide are financially burdened post-graduation.
I still have a deep love for Indiana. It’s not quite where I was born (that honor goes to Aurora, Illinois), but it’s where I was raised. I’m a Hoosier at heart. At least I like to think I am. But I’m not so sure anymore.
Living outside my hometown changed my perspective and made me work on pursuing a career back home.
Before sunrise, while most of Ball State University’s campus remains still and quiet, a few early risers start their day to fulfill other commitments: a full-time job, missing a class to care for a sick kid or simply being in a completely new environment. There are many paths students take, and varying experiences bring diverse challenges.
The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) doesn’t only house art. For many Ball State University students, it houses opportunity. Graduate and social media assistant, and former DOMA intern and guard, Taylor Hamblin spent the past two years working at the museum surrounded with possibilities to further her career while at Ball State.
Over the years, the center has offered a peace studies minor, conflict resolution training and grant funding.
Those graduating this semester talk about decorating their caps as a way to stand out in the crowd.
After living lives full of sport, these Ball State athletic to-be graduates are preparing to face a life without it. In the process, they’re battling the unknown and the loss of an identity.
I want to reflect on what I learned and gained from this rollercoaster of an experience. I’ve compiled 20 things that I’ve picked up as a college student in these last four years.
From walk-ons to transfers to season-ending injuries, these four former Ball State football players all had different paths during their tenures. None of them will return to the Cardinals next season.
With Ball State University’s fall semester coming to a close and winter commencement on Dec. 16, a new batch of students will be entering the job market looking for a place.
With Fall Commencement comes a great deal of ceremony: cap and gown, “Pomp and Circumstance” and the speeches of proud faculty and peers. It’s a thoroughly fancy affair – a dignified send-off to four long years of hard work and memories. While it marks the end of the class of 2023’s college years, it’s only the beginning of a life of formalities.
Three fourth-year students discuss how their higher education personally and academically transformed them into the graduates they are leaving Ball State University as.
Graduates Tina Nguyen, Jessica Serwah and Andy Myers look back on their time at Ball State University, sharing personal and professional growth.
Both upcoming and past Ball State graduates talk about their desire to pursue education occupations within the dying job market, backed by data from studies done across the country.
Ball State University students and faculty in Muncie are being affected by rising inflation rates, whether that be those in education or otherwise.
