Campus Update
Volume 27, Issue 37
June 18, 2007
Marilyn Buck
Marilyn Buck appointed associate provost
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Terry King taps Marilyn Buck, associate dean of the College of Applied Sciences and Technology, to become associate provost and dean of University College. FULL STORY

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Gora
Generosity comes in many ways, large and small
By the time its fiscal year ends June 30, the Ball State University Foundation will pass four major milestones in its 56-year history. President Jo Ann M. Gora expresses appreciation to the many hardworking individuals and successful, socially conscious businesses that have given so generously to Ball State. FULL STORY


New scholarships established
Ball State receives multiple gifts to create scholarships benefiting a variety of academic disciplines. FULL STORY


Ball State exceeds goal for Lilly Endowment matching gifts program
Ball State has surpassed its goal for Phase II of the Lilly Endowment's Initiative to Strengthen Philanthropy for Higher Education, creating $1.6 million for new scholarships. FULL STORY

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School
Two new public charter schools for fall 2008
Ball State has approved two new public charter schools to open in the fall of 2008: Anderson Preparatory Academy in the Anderson area and Dr. Robert H. Faulkner Academy in Marion. FULL STORY

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Vasquez de Velasco
CAP hires new dean
Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco has accepted appointment as dean of the College of Architecture and Planning. FULL STORY

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KI Theory
BSU goes MTV
Students from Ball State University's Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts and Animation have created a music video for Ki:Theory, the artist's first professionally produced video for broadcast on popular music television venues. FULL STORY
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Opening Doors
Ball State faculty member part of award-winning instructional video team
Ball State associate professor Mary Theresa Seig was part of a Conner Prairie team that won a silver Muse Award May 13 from the American Association of Museums' Media and Technology Standing Professional Committee. FULL STORY

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Ball State professor to speak on random student drug testing in Washington, D.C.
Ball State professor and Department of Educational Leadership chair Joe McKinney will head to the nation's capital this month to speak at the "Prevention Not Punishment" conference June 25-26 at the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. FULL STORY
Residential Property Management students shine on national exams
For the fifth consecutive year, every Ball State student taking the National Apartment Leasing Professional exam passed. Similarly, for three semesters in a row, all students taking the Certified Apartment Manager exam passed. FULL STORY
On Campus -- Update
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In the News
Quoted: Blume, Carlson, Carter and more…
Does Rudy Giuliani bear an uncanny resemblance to a monk? Find out what Mary Carter has to say about that in The New Yorker. Plus, learn why music may lead to an AIDS cure. FULL STORY
Spotlight
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