Campus Update
Volume 27, Issue 1
August 21, 2006
Faculty award winners
Faculty award winners


Faculty earn top honors
Annual awards presented to eight faculty members during Aug. 18 ceremony. FULL STORY
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New McKinley Avenue gateway
New McKinley Avenue gateway


McKinley Avenue reopens to public
Second phase of McKinley Avenue Safety Improvement Project features new Ball State University campus entrance, improved pedestrian crossings and new ponds. FULL STORY
McKinley Avenue ­– by the numbers
Interesting facts about the second phase of the award-winning McKinley Avenue Safety Improvement Project. FULL STORY
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Ball State moves, expands Indianapolis Center
Ball State University's Indianapolis Center provides new educational opportunities for working professionals, a digital research hub and informational resources while maintaining an emphasis on urban development issues. FULL STORY
Trustees approve legislative request
The Board of Trustees approved the legislative request for operating and capital appropriations for 2007-09, including new funding to expand immersive learning opportunities and research. FULL STORY
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New editor takes over Update
Mardee Roberts has accepted the position of Update editor and kicks off the academic year with her first issue. FULL STORY

Entrepreneurship program ranked among nation's best
In the 2007 Best Colleges issue of U.S. News & World Report, Ball State's undergraduate entrepreneurship program is ranked sixth in the nation. FULL STORY

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Ball State's United Way campaign to begin Sept. 20, Web site to provide details
Ball State's United Way campaign will kick off Sept. 20 with a new Web site that includes online pledge form. FULL STORY
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Bales promoted to vice president
Kay Bales begins the fall semester with new responsibilities and a new title — vice president for student affairs. FULL STORY

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Removable parking decals
Parking Services is debuting removable parking decals FULL STORY
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Staff Council supply drive
Supply drive nears record response
More that 2,400 items donated in fifth annual Staff Council-sponsored school supply drive. FULL STORY

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Professors' research to improve battlefield security, reliability
Wayne and Dolores Zage, computer science professors, are leading a multi-university team to research ways the U.S. Army may reduce risks to soldiers in the digitized battlefield. FULL STORY
Computer use trails only television
New report from the Center for Media Design finds Americans spend more time with their computers than any other electronic media device except television. FULL STORY
Sachtleben returns to governmental affairs
Philip "Satch" Sachtleben, who served as Ball State's director of governmental affairs in the 1990s, is returning to the university as associate vice president for governmental affairs. FULL STORY
On Campus -- Update
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In the News
Quoted: Barkey, Bremen, Byers and more . . .
Find out if popular televisions shows influence what students study in college and why former network news anchors continue to work in smaller markets. FULL STORY
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