Department of History and Public History Exhibit Works Present: Auto Indiana
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: Burkhardt Building (BB 201)
Time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Auto Indiana is a collaboration with the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, the Indiana Historical Society, the Studebaker National Museum, and HIST 240: Intro to Public History students. This exhibit highlights Indiana’s inventors and automakers, explores the links between automobiles and industries like iron, steel, and glass, and examines how cars became symbols of innovation and popular culture.
People and places 1873-2000: A selection of photographs from DOMA’s collection
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: David Owsley Museum of Art
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
People and Places 1873–2000: A Selection of Photographs from DOMA's Collection displays images from the history of photography that focus on capturing the subject’s personality through gesture, facial expression, and setting. Guest curator Ronn Brown’s selections not only indicate the impact that these photographers had on his work, but also provide a new generation of student photographers, videographers, and artists—as well as the general public—with a catalyst for creativity.
Chemistry Seminar Featuring Dr. Chengli Zu, Corteva Agriscience
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: Foundational Sciences Building (FB) 253
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Join the Chemistry Department as we welcome Chengli Zu, Ph.D., Technical Leader, Biotransformation, Metabolite Identification from Corteva Agriscience on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. in FB 253.
Cooper Science Student Symposium
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: Cooper Science Building, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join the departments of Physics and Astronomy; Geography and Meteorology; Environment, Geology and Natural Resources; and The Applied Anthropology Laboratory at the student symposium to showcase student research on the second, third, and fourth floors of the newly renovated Cooper Science building.
Computer Science Department Spring Banquet
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: Ball Brothers Foundation Hospitality Suite at Emens Auditorium
Time: 6 - 8 p.m.
The Computer Science Department is excited to announce its Spring Banquet which will showcase the exceptional work of senior Computer Science student projects, as well as some project of non-senior students as well. This event will take place on Thursday, April 17, 2025 from 6-8 p.m. in the Ball Brothers Foundation Hospitality Suite at Emens Auditorium.
The Power of The Word
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: L.A. Pittenger Student Center 301/02
Time: 6:30 - 8 p.m.
The Power of the Word brings together two local poet-educators, Too Black and Chantel Massey, to celebrate National Poetry Month on Thursday, April 17 from 6:30-8 p.m. Too Black and Chantel will give a poetry reading/performance and facilitate discussion with students about utilizing creative writing as a vehicle for social change. Additionally, Too Black will screen his documentary, Pendleton 2: They Stood Up (2023), and discuss filmic choices he made in working with his collaborators to bring a local story to the screen and educate audiences about its importance.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE PERFORMANCE OF BLOOD WEDDING
Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Venue: Korsgaard Dance Studio
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Blood Wedding explores the inevitability of fate and the passionate forces that drive human actions. In a series of poetic and haunting scenes, this story captures the profound and often tragic emotions of love, betrayal, and destiny. Performances will be held April 11-12, 15-18 at 7:30 p.m. and April 13, 19 at 2:30 p.m.
DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE & DANCE PRODUCTION OF STAGES
Date: Thursday, April 17, 2025
Venue: Fine Arts Building Recital Hall
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Stages is an inclusive and collaborative production that welcomes artists of all forms—whether your medium is dance, music, song, visual art, or any other mode of creative expression. This production invites participants from across the Department of Theatre and Dance and the broader Ball State community to bring their unique voices and perspectives to the stage. In Stages, cast members will have the opportunity to devise, share stories and experiences, and blend their talents with those of their peers. Performances will be held April 17-18, 22-26 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 2:30 p.m.