Faculty members weigh in on future Board of Trustees members
By Raymond Garcia / March 17, 2016The new Board of Trustees members should have academic experience and focus on transparency, Ball State professors said.
The new Board of Trustees members should have academic experience and focus on transparency, Ball State professors said.
St. Patrick's Day has arrived, bringing invisible leprechauns, a green river, profits and a colossal amount of beer along with it.
NewsLink Indiana's Jenna Liston reports about the filming of the pilot episode of The Song inside Pruis Hall.
Three Greek Life organizations are coming together to promote empowerment for women through a program that focuses on educational, professional and personal knowledge. Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Omega and Alpha Phi will be hosting Women 2 Women March 20 from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center.
Despite controversy on campus over a grant from the Charles Koch Foundation and John Schnatter, only one-third of the grant is actually from the Kochs. Schnatter donated $2.17 million of the grant, and the Charles Koch Foundation donated $1.08 million, according to the grant agreement.
One more warm day is in store in central Indiana before temperatures will drop into the weekend. How low will the temperatures get? Weather Forecaster Balint Szalavari has the full forecast here.
One more last day of above average temperatures on Thursday. Clouds, rain, and cooler temperatures start to move in for the weekend!
An electric car sharing service, the first of its kind in the U.S., launched in Indianapolis five months ago, an idea a Ball State professor said would be good for Ball State and Muncie.
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs may not be well designed for college students, an addictions and substance abuse counselor said.
Sex education is taking on a whole new meaning with an app from a San Francisco-based team of designers.
College students are always trying to find ways to earn some extra money. For some students, using StudySoup — an online site that allows students to get paid for each set of class notes they share with other students — has been their solution for this.
A new app allows users to record someone committing a violent crime and report it to the app’s monitors, who contact local law enforcement if the situation escalates.
High winds will be around Muncie, but with a lot of sunshine over the next couple of days.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. The pick sets up a confrontation with Republicans who say they will refuse to consider his nomination in an election year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Math and momentum on his side, an emboldened Donald Trump offered himself Wednesday as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and called on balky GOP leaders to embrace the voters' "tremendous fervor" for his candidacy.
Ball State University's Board of Trustees meet Monday afternoon. NewsLink Indiana's Tony Sandleben has more details about public forums
Vulgar language is playing a big part in this year’s presidential primaries, which could help politicians gain support, a political science professor said.
Jennifer Bott has been named the new dean of the Miller College of Business. Bott was interim dean since June 2015, and she worked on transforming the college by building relationships and encouraging collaboration and strategic planning, according to a university press release. She also revitalized fundraising efforts for the college.
A $48-million project is now in the works for new development along White River near downtown Muncie that Mayor Dennis Tyler said will benefit both the city and Ball State students.
The Board of Trustees, Acting President Terry King and Interim Provost Bob Morris held a closed meeting March 14 to discuss matters of transparency with select faculty members and students. The meeting covered transparency in university matters in general but also included the resignation of former university President Paul W. Ferguson.
