2021 

July

Join Us Wednesday For Our Weekly Incentives Drawings

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Student Affairs and Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (July 19)

Unvaccinated Students Must Submit COVID-19 Test Before Return in Fall

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (July 14)

Join Us Wednesday For Our Weekly Incentives Drawings

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Student Affairs and Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (July 12)

New Student Vaccination Incentives Coming Soon

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (July 7)

Join Us Wednesday For Our Next Incentives Drawing

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs (July 6)

June

Join Us Wednesday For Our Next Incentives Drawing

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs (June 28)

Join Me Today for First Weekly Incentive Drawing

Email from President Mearns (June 23)

Contribute to University Libraries' COVID-19 pandemic community archiving project

Email from Matthew Shaw, Dean of University Libraries (June 22)

Details On New Vaccination Incentives

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs (June 21)

New Vaccination Incentives Coming Soon

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs (June 17)

Our Return to a Vibrant Campus Life

Email from President Mearns (June 14)

Earn Your Incentive for Getting Vaccinated

Email from Human Resources (June 3)

May

If Vaccinated, Face Masks No Longer Required Outdoors

Email from Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs and Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (May 26)

COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive Program Details

Email from Human Resources (May 14)

Vaccination Information For Your Planning Purposes

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (May 10)

April

Schedule Your COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment Today

Email from President Mearns (April 19)

Federal financial aid process and disbursement for students

Email from Paula Luff, Vice President of Enrollment Planning and Management and Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs (April 9)

Ball State Vaccinate - Important COVID Vaccine Information

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (April 7)

Continuing Our Health and Safety Protocols

Email from President Mearns (April 1)

March

Ball State to host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Community

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (March 19)

In-Person Commencement Ceremonies for 2020 and 2021 Graduates to Resume in May

Email from President Mearns (March 3)

Remain Vigilant and Aware of CDC COVID-19 Guidelines

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (March 2)

Mitigation Efforts for COVID-19 Make for a Promising Fall 2021 Semester

Email from President Mearns (March 1)

February

Expanded Asymptomatic Rapid Testing Available on Campus

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (February 4)

January

Commit to the Cardinals Care Pledge

Email from President Mearns (January 19)

2020

December

Employee Testing Options for Spring Semester

Email from Provost Rivera-Mills, Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs, and Alan Finn, Vice President of Business Affairs and Treasurer (December 17)

November

COVID-19 Rapid Tests Available to Students

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (November 23)

Preparing Yourself for a Safe Break

Email from Connor Sanburn, SGA President (November 16)

Student COVID-19 Pre-Arrival Testing Requirements for Spring Semester

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (November 16)

October

Important Update from President Mearns and SGA President Connor Sanburn

Email from President Mearns and SGA President Connor Sanburn (October 29)

COVID-19 Testing Information for November 25, 2020 – January 19, 2021

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (October 28)

A Different Kind of Halloween

Email from the Office of Health Alcohol and Drug Education (October 22)

September

Update to Spring 2021 Academic Calendar

Email from Provost Rivera-Mills (September 24)

Important Campus Update

Email from President Mearns (September 14)

August

COVID-19 Testing for Students Tomorrow and Wednesday

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (August 31)

Important Message from President Mearns and SGA President Connor Sanburn

Email from President Mearns (August 31)

Urgent Message

Email from President Mearns (August 28)

Our COVID-19 Dashboard and Testing Options

Email from Ro-Anne Royer Engle, Vice President of Student Affairs (August 26)

Welcome to your first year at Ball State

Email from President Mearns (August 23)

Act responsibly to keep classes on campus

Email from Provost Rivera-Mills (August 21)

Do Your Part

Email from President Mearns (August 18)

Contact Tracing Procedures

Email from President Mearns (August 13)

University partners with IU Health to offer virtual COVID-19 screenings

Email from President Mearns (August 7)

July

Wearing a Face Mask Shows How Cardinals Care

Email from President Mearns (July 29)

It's Time to Review Your Fall 2020 Schedule

Email from Office of the Provost (July 28)

Our COVID-19 Testing Protocols

Email from President Mearns (July 27)

Update on Fall Scheduling Changes at Ball State

Email from Office of the Provost (July 14)

Important Information About Fall

Email from University Senate (July 10)

June

Schedule Changes This Fall at Ball State

Email for Office of the Provost (June 19)

Update on Return to Campus

Email from President Mearns (June12)

Deadline for Acceptance of CARES Act Assistance

Email from Office of Enrollment Planning and Management (June 5)

May

I Look Forward to Your Return to Campus This Fall

Email from President Mearns (May 28)

Board Approves On-Campus Classes for Fall Semester

Email from President Mearns (May 27)

Assistance for Emergency Expenses

Email from President Mearns (May 19)

Commencement Update

Email from President Mearns (May 15)

COVID-19 Safety Plan

Email from Human Resources (May 11)

Next Steps in Academic Affairs

Email from Office of the Provost (May 11)

Plans for Our Future

Email from President Mearns (May 6)

Engaging Future Cardinals

Email from Office of Enrollment Planning and Management (May 4)

Health Center Services

Email from Division of Student Affairs (May 4)

My Message to the Class of 2020

Email from President Mearns (May2)

My Optimism for the Future Is Inspired by Our Past

Email from President Mearns (May 1)

April

Safety is Our Top Priority

Email from President Mearns (April 30)

May 2020 Commencement Update

Email from President Mearns (April 22)

University Update

Email from President Mearns (April 17)

Services for Your Mental Wellbeing

Email from the Division of Student Affairs (April 15)

Update on Credit/No Credit Option

Email from Office of the Provost (April 10)

Refund for Your Ball State Cap and Gown Order for Commencement

Email from Ball State University Bookstore (April 9)

We're Engaging Future Cardinals Virtually

Email from the Office of Enrollment Planning and Management (April 8)

All Summer classes will be virtual

Statement from Office of the Provost (April 8)

Update on Ball State's Response to COVID-19

Statement from President Mearns (April 6)

Important Information About Federal COVID-19 Leaves

Email from Human Resources (April 2)

March

Extraordinary Temporary Leave Program Additional Information 

Email from Human Resources (March 31)

Extending Deadlines and Availability of the Credit/No Credit option

Email from the Office of the Provost (March 30)

Doing Our Part - Stop the Spread of COVID-19

Email from Division of Student Affairs (March 30)

Trustees take steps to protect Ball State employees impacted by COVID-19

Press release from Board of Trustees Meeting (March 27)

Additional Information: Ball State Action Plan

Statement from President Mearns (March 24)

May 2020 Commencement Exercises

Statement from President Mearns (March 23)

Updated Action Plan

Statement from President Mearns (March 21)

My Perspective on the COVID-19 Crisis

Email from President Mearns (March 18)

Alternative Working Arrangements for Ball State Employees

Email from Human Resources (March 18)

Reimbursements and Refunds for Canceled Travel

Email from Ball State Travel Department (March 17)

Additional Measures to Combat COVID-19

Statement from President Mearns (March 16)

Update from Governor Holcomb

Gov. Holcomb Announces More Steps to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 (March 19)

Suspension of Teacher Education Field Experiences

Email from the Office of Teacher Education Services and Clinical Practice (March 13)

MAC Statement Regarding Updated Conference Policies Due To COVID-19

Official statement from MAC and Ball State Athletics (March 12)

COVID-19 and Your Classroom

Email from the Office of the Provost (March 12)

Statement from Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns

Official statement from President Mearns (March 11)

Coronavirus Frequently Asked Questions

Email from Employee Relations and Affirmative Action (March 9)

Before returning from Spring break

Email from the Division of Student Affairs (March 6)

Coronavirus and Attendance Policies

Email from the Office of the Provost (March 5)