Terry Heifetz
Senior Lecturer in Department of Media
Terry Heifetz has worked in media for 30 years and is currently News Director of Indiana Public Radio.
Before joining the faculty at Ball State, Terry was Assistant News Director at WRTV, the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis. He also held producing and management positions in Ft. Wayne, IN, Cedar Rapids, IA, Tampa, FL and at CNBC and The Weather Channel. At Ball State, Terry helped build several immersion programs, including NewsLink Indiana, the college’s news program.
Terry is originally from Detroit and earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a Master of Arts in Communications from Ball State University.
Course Schedule
| Course |
No. |
Term |
Level |
Hours |
Location |
| Student Media Pract-Newslink [syllabus] |
MDIA 379.4 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
1.0 |
Internship |
| Media Law [syllabus] |
MDIA 384.1 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Media Law [syllabus] |
MDIA 384.2 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Producing: Cardinal Compass [syllabus] |
MDIA 426.2 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Immersion: Internal Projects [syllabus] |
MDIA 497.1 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |
| Enhanced Media Projects |
MDIA 550.3 |
Fall 2025 |
Graduate |
3 |
Experiential |
| News Immersion [syllabus] |
NEWS 397.1 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Lecture |