Campus Update
Volume 28, Issue 29
April 7, 2008
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Alice Nichols
Alumnus honors mentor with art
Art dealer and Ball State alumnus John Surovek commissioned a sculpted portrait of his former professor, Alice Nichols, to be unveiled this month outside the Ball State University Museum of Art. Surovek credits Nichols with helping him graduate from the university in 1968. FULL STORY
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Employee benefit enrollment April 15 through May 30
Employee benefit enrollment starts April 15. FULL STORY
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Chef Jason Reynolds
Chef wins cooking competition
Ball State chef Jason Reynolds won the National Association of College and University Food Services regional cooking competition at Purdue University and will go on to compete in Washington. FULL STORY
Newspapers blogs create little discussion
A new study finds that staff-produced blogs at newspapers create little discussion on issues. FULL STORY
Bowen Dinner
President Jo Ann M. Gora, Carol Bowen, Otis "Doc" Bowen and Sally Jo Vasicko, Ball State political science professor, celebrate Bowen's 90th birthday during a March 28 tribute dinner for the former Indiana governor in Indianapolis. The cake is a replica of one of Bowen's early campaign buttons.

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New dean of College of Applied Sciences and Technology named
Mitch Whaley, chairman of the School of Physical Education, Sport, and Exercise Science, will become dean of the university's College of Applied Sciences and Technology effective May 12. FULL STORY
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College Bowl team advances to national competition
For the first time in school history, Ball State's College Bowl team will compete in the National College Bowl Tournament April 25-27 at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. FULL STORY
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Belly dance is spiritual for many women
Sociology professor Rachel Kraus finds that belly dancing is spiritual for three-fourths of those who participate in the ancient activity. FULL STORY
On Campus -- Update
Students collaborate with library for art exhibit
Technology conference for women
Art students participate in downtown exhibit
Historian to discuss Churchill's literary works
Ball State to host grief teleconference
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Find out about upcoming Ball State events on the University Calendar.
In the News
Quoted: Carter, Gehring, Hicks and more…
Learn what a Ball State biology professor has to say about the possible spread of fatal white-nose syndrome in bats. And hear from a Ball State film expert about how Heath Ledger's posthumous role in "The Dark Knight" could influence box-office earnings for the film. FULL STORY
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