Guides and Publications
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Executive Summary: A Different Dawn Revisited
In 1994, a group of Ball State faculty undertook an assessment of the work of distinguished scholar Ernest Boyer, Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate. Their work led to the university-wide retreat "A Different Dawn," which endorsed much of "Boyer's model," and supported implementation of his four modes of scholarship„źTeaching, Discovery, Integration, and Application. MORE...
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2006-07 Annual Report: Executive Summary
The funding picture for the year in large measure reflects the realities of fewer federal dollars available for increased numbers of fiercely competitive proposals. Federal funding was down (from $8M to $3M), and private foundation numbers also showed a dip (from $9M to $5M), though funding from state, business, local, higher education, and non-profit sources all reflect increases over the previous year. MORE...
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Research

The Office of Academic Research and Sponsored Programs produces a monthly newsletter containing articles of interest to all disciplines as well as a listing of funding and research opportunities available externally and internally.  The newsletter includes a list of all of the faculty, staff, and students receiving awards during the previous month.  This effort helps to extend recognition for the research and scholarly efforts of our academic community and illustrates the breadth and range of awards received. 

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