Benefactor gives painting to museum David Owsley, the son of Lucy Ball Owsley and the grandson of Frank C. Ball, a member of the family who helped create Ball State in 1918, has given an oil painting valued at $2 million to the university's Museum of Art. FULL STORY
Global warming broadcast Feb. 20 The Ball State Indianapolis Center will host the broadcast of the 2010 Imperative Global Emergency Teach-In on Feb. 20 that will address global warming and climate change. FULL STORY
Foundation's investment returns rank high nationally The Ball State University Foundation generated a 15.9 percent annual return on endowment investments over the last three fiscal years, placing it in the top 7 percent of all university endowments. FULL STORY
Electronic Field Trip visits California The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, National Park Foundation and Ball State University connect millions to Manzanar National Historic Site through Electronic Field Trip. FULL STORY
Students create educational video game Students spent a semester at Ball State's Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry developing an educational video game to supplement traditional classroom learning.
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2007-08 freshman reader selected The award-winning book "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" has been selected as the 2007-08 Freshman Connections reader. FULL STORY
Look into world of comics Shirrel Rhoades, a well-known publisher and former executive at Marvel Comics, will discuss the evolution of comic books. FULL STORY