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April 8 public forum scheduled for feedback on proposed fees
Members of the Board of Trustees and the university’s senior
leadership will conduct a public forum April 8 to hear feedback on its
proposed tuition rates and to provide information on the factors
affecting student fees. Full Story
U.S. News ranks MBA in entrepreneurship among best
 In addition
to U.S.
News and World Report, director
Donald F. Kuratko and the entrepreneurship program have been highly
rated in recent years by several publications, including Success and
Business Week magazines.
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University creates state's first scholarship to reward
diversity
Indianapolis resident Sandy Marshall has endowed The Merrell Thomas
Marshall Memorial Scholarship to provide financial assistance to
students interested in bolstering diversity in their communities, on
campus and in society at-large.
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University president, civil rights leader
to give Beyerl Lecture
 Freeman
A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore
County, will focus on critical questions of student academic preparation
and values development in college.
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April 8 lecture to focus on restoring public services in Iraq
Hoon Mok Chung, senior vice president of Projects International, will
speak at
3:30 p.m. in Whitinger Business Building, room 144. His
topic is “Making the Most Out of the Worst.”
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Nursing graduates continue to excel on national examination
Ball State’s graduating class of May 2003 posted a 95.6 percent pass
rate, while the graduating class of December 2002 posted a 100 percent
pass rate. The combined NCLEX-RN pass rate for Ball State nursing
graduates in the 2002-03 academic year was 97.7 percent.
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David Costill receives society's
lifetime achievement
award
 Human
performance pioneer
David Costill
will be honored for his lifetime achievements in exercise science April
2 in Indianapolis. Costill, the John and Janice Fisher Professor
Emeritus of Exercise Science, will receive the Lifetime Achievement
Award from the American Society of Exercise Physiologists.
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Staff employees recognized April 15 for years of
service
This marks the 39th year of honoring university staff employees for
years of service. Seven honorees have served Ball State for 30 or more
years.
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Daily News honored among
best student newspapers
 “The Gold
Crown is huge for us because it takes into account all aspects of the
paper,” said Vince Filak, a journalism professor and adviser to the
Daily News. “From writing to photography to graphics to design, a
paper needs to excel in every aspect in order to win one of these
awards. It's a cliché to say that even being nominated is a great honor,
but in this case, it is really true.”
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Danish 'readers theatre' exchange promotes literacy
What can the
United States and
Denmark teach each other about literacy? That's what 14
students from Ball State and Silkeborg Seminarium, a teacher education
institution in Silkeborg, Denmark, are discovering during their
semester-long project "Readers Theatre: Creating Cross-Cultural
Connections."
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Professor's marimba work to
be performed at Carnegie Hall
 Joseph
Harchanko will have his work “Heavy Circles” for solo marimba featured
in a concert, “Music for Hammers and Sticks: New Music for Piano and
Percussion."
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