Campus Update
Volume 26, Issue 1
August 22, 2005
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Magazine touts programs
U.S. News & World Report ranks two Ball State programs among the nation's best in its annual best colleges issue due on newsstands next week. FULL STORY

Fall faculty meeting starts off new academic year
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Ten receive awards for outstanding work
Faculty members were honored for outstanding contributions to the university at the fall faculty meeting Aug. 19. FULL STORY

Kay Bales
Bales to lead student affairs
Kay Bales appointed dean of the Division of Student Affairs. FULL STORY


Student affairs has new structure
Kay Bales, dean of the Division of Student Affairs, has created a new structure for the area. FULL STORY

Provost finalists to visit campus
Three candidates for the position of provost have been announced, and their campus visits will take place in September. FULL STORY


Ball State sets record for cash gifts received in one year
Private gifts of cash, gifts-in-kind, bonds, properties and securities to Ball State totaled $18.1 million during the 2004-05 fiscal year. FULL STORY


Publications win national awards
Two Ball State student-managed publications receive second-place honors in national contest. FULL STORY


Wristbands promote First Amendment
Journalism institute at Ball State is raising awareness about the First Amendment among K-12 students through a new wristband, which has become the rage among young journalists. FULL STORY

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McKinley Avenue reopens as the academic year begins
Returning faculty, students and staff will see major changes in the roadway, including new crosswalks, lighting and landscaping. FULL STORY


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McKinley Avenue by the numbers
Facts and figures associated with the reconstruction of McKinley Avenue FULL STORY

Ball State sets record for research funding
Ball State received a record $25.7 million in external funding in 2004-05. FULL STORY


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Gora appointed to Indiana Education Roundtable
Ball State President Jo Ann M. Gora has been appointed to the Indiana Education Roundtable by Gov. Mitch Daniels. FULL STORY


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New student trustee
Danielle Frazier, a junior from New Palestine, has accepted a two-year term on the Ball State Board of Trustees. FULL STORY


Director of entrepreneurship center named
Larry Cox, director of the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will head Ball State University's entrepreneurship center. FULL STORY


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LAMP featured in DOE publication
Teacher education assessment program pioneered by Teachers College is featured in U.S. Department of Education's latest publication. FULL STORY

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