Campus Update
Volume 27, Issue 23
February 12, 2007
Lee Krasner painting
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
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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
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Consul General of Israel to lecture at Ball State
Barukh Binah, Consul General of Israel to the Midwest, will speak about Middle East issues at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 15 in the Fine Arts Building, room 217. FULL STORY
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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
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Creativity + Innovation winners
Creativity + Innovation Award winners named
Ball State students participating in "The Terri Dreams" receive the Creativity + Innovation Award for February. FULL STORY
Physics chapter receives national honor
Ball State's chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been selected as an outstanding chapter for 2005-06. FULL STORY
Manzanar
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
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Jerry Greenfield
Ben & Jerry's founder comes to Ball State
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, will share his business philosophy - and ice cream while supplies last - at 7 p.m. Feb. 20. FULL STORY

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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. FULL STORY
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Amanda Getchel
Student receives scholarship and internship
Ball State sophomore Amanda Getchel has received a paid Dow Jones Newspaper Fund business reporting internship at the Indianapolis Business Journal. FULL STORY

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The Color of Water
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

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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
On Campus -- Update
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Find out about upcoming Ball State events on the University Calendar.
In the News
Quoted: DeOllos, Gabbert, Gustafson and more...
Learn what some faculty members think about technology use in the classroom. Plus, find out how much money one Indianapolis station made from carrying the Super Bowl. FULL STORY
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