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Volume 25, Number 16

December 10, 2004

Museum of Art to feature 'Faces and Figures: Sculpture of Africa'
More than 40 African masks and figurative sculptures from the Ball State Museum of Art's collection will be on view in the exhibition "Faces and Figures: Sculpture of Africa" Jan. 7 through March 20. Full Story

Nanotechnology researcher named distinguished professor

Ron Cosby has been named the George
and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Cosby led a faculty team that received a $1.5 million grant to create the Center for Computational Nanoscience. Full Story

State, national economies enter 2005 with healthy momentum
During the ninth annual Indiana Economic Outlook luncheon Dec. 7, Patrick Barkey and Gary Santoni listed the reasons for optimism as continued strong spending by consumers and businesses, and improved figures for exports. Full Story

Foundation adds members
to diverse group of directors
The 31-member board is comprised of 24 volunteer members-at-large plus three university officers, three members of the Board of Trustees and a representative from the Alumni Association. Full Story

 

 

Commencement ceremonies
are Dec. 19 in Worthen Arena
President Jo Ann M. Gora will give her first commencement address since becoming Ball State's 14th president in August. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. and should last about two hours. No tickets are required. Full Story

History professor's words join  images of 1960s in new book
Whoever said one picture is worth a thousand words never had to write a caption. Tony Edmonds made that discovery while writing about 600 photo captions for "The Sixties Chronicle." Full Story

Indiana Public Radio listeners share concert at Bracken Library
Students in Bracken Library Dec. 9 were treated to a live performance by the Graduate Woodwind Quintet. Those outside the library and the campus could also hear the music, thanks to Web streaming technology. Full Story

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'Talk of Indiana' focuses on local impact of America's role in world

University to offer Cisco Systems training workshops next semester

Bracken Library offers latest
best sellers for holiday reading

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