Campus Update
Volume 27, Issue 6
September 25, 2006
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Freshmen
Ball State evaluating freshman experience
Ball State faculty, staff and freshmen are strongly encouraged to participate in a yearlong Foundations of Excellence self-study about the first-year college experience. FULL STORY
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Chinese film crew coming to Ball State campus
A documentary film crew from China, sponsored by the U.S. government, will be on campus Sept. 27 to promote American university options for Chinese students. FULL STORY
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Nancy Carlson
Ball State partners with MSNBC
Ball State is partnering with MSNBC, allowing stories produced by Ball State students to be broadcast on the national cable news network. FULL STORY
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Ball State chefs hold monthly cooking schools
Ball State's culinary experts will show you how to whip up tasty treats in their monthly Cooking Live classes. FULL STORY
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Wells County gets healthier
Ball State's Operation Wellness has helped improve the health of the residents of Wells County. FULL STORY
Healthy Stats
Adults participating in Dump Your Plump drop more than a ton, and children log enough miles to cross America and back four times. FULL STORY
Students help Brown County with 100th anniversary
Through the Business Fellows program, Ball State is helping Brown County plan its 100th anniversary celebrating T.C. Steele. FULL STORY
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Bill Magrath
Magrath adds Lawhead Award to honors
Classics professor William Magrath says he was surprised and gratified by Lawhead Award recognition. FULL STORY
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'Twilight' features prominent Ball State alumni
"Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992" recounts differing perspectives of the violent riots that ensued after a jury acquitted Los Angeles police officers of the 1991 Rodney King beating. FULL STORY
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On Campus -- Update
Cholesterol screening available Sept. 28
Free smoking cessation classes
CSC offers late afternoon and evening child care
Schranz lecture Sept. 28
TCOM Professional-in-Residence lectures
CAP Guest Lecture Series
Graduate school discussion panel
COR Workshops
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Find out about upcoming Ball State events on the University Calendar.
In the News
Quoted: Barkey, Gora, Hargrave and more. . .
Find out how the 1887 Gas Boom and eventual bust affected the city of Marion. Plus, learn more about the new campus additions and renovations approved by the Board of Trustees. FULL STORY
Spotlight
Job Postings
University Human Resource Services updates job postings every Friday. Review the latest job postings.
Ball State University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Review the university's policy on equal opportunity and affirmative action.
Post classified ads and personal announcements on the Employee Bulletin Board.
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