Newly named Ball State University Associate Vice President of Inclusive Excellence Rashida Willard. Willard holds an associate's in Organizational Dynamics and a bachelor's in Business Administration from Warner Pacific University and a master's in Business Administration from Concordia University. Ball State University, photo provided
OFFICE OF INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

Clocking In

Effective Sept. 19, Rashida Willard advances as the Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence on Ball State University’s campus. As well as the staff members of the Inclusive Excellence Office, Willard said she is over the moon to be joining the small but sturdy team.


Through their free-to-all 'Impact X Class,' those involved hope to bring about innovation from within Muncie. The 12-week class begins Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. (Josie Santiago, DN)
BUSINESS/ENTREPRENEURSHIP

IMPACT

Mike Martin, along with Christina Mann and Kory Gipson, are set to teach a 12-week “Impact X Class” starting September 13, a collaboration between Ball State University’s Entrepreneurship Center, the City of Muncie and the In Place Impact Muncie Initiative, hoping to help Muncie’s entrepreneurial and economic scene grow.



Ball State professor Kate Elliot talks to her class about creating bookmarks for United Way: Day of Action Sept. 1. Elliot is on the board of this foundation and is looking to introduce it to her students by having them participate in making inspirational bookmarks. Meghan Sawitzke, DN
DAY OF ACTION

A Helping Hand

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. 



Lt. Matt Gaither stands by Scramble Light to meet and talk to students Aug. 26. Amber Pietz, DN
BSUPD

Fighting Crime and Forging Connection

Ball State University Police Department (UPD) Chief Jim Duckham said he believes "community policing", establishing relationships with the Ball State and Muncie community, is the best way for the UPD to successfully do their job and make students feel safe.


Josie Santiago, DN Illustration
SCHOOL SAFETY

Safety in the Schoolyard

With August comes a new school year, and schools in Muncie are or will soon be filled with students of all ages, in cafeterias, at bus stops and in school hallways. Families may ask for bus drop-off and pick up times and how the cafeteria works, but they may also ask – ‘will my loved one be safe?’