BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Events at Ball State University//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nRichard Harris will introduce u s to some amazing women who played important roles in American history\, such as Sybil Ludington (who rode twice as far as Paul Revere)\, Victoria Woodhull (the first woman to run for president) and Katherine Johnson (w ho played a major role in putting John Glenn into space). Harris will dis cuss these and many more and their vital places in history.\n\nContact: J im Lee - jimlee@email.com DTEND:20260916T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20260916T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learners: Forgotten But Important Women of Our First 250 Years UID:8e519bd5-4829-4ca2-be8b-cbe6577cfff3 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/09/15/forgottenbutimportant END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nThe Muncie Excel Center is a hi gh school for adults aged 17 and up. With robust supports including trans portation assistance\, life coaching\, on-site childcare and connections to local college and career opportunities\, the Excel Center model aims t o partner alongside students to remove whatever barriers have previously prevented them from finishing their high school diploma and open doors to further education and employment\n\nContact: Jim Lee - jimlee@email.com DTEND:20260922T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20260922T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learners: Excel Center UID:6720f74d-1c1b-464e-a6dd-762635f54742 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/09/22/excelcenter END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nThe session will offer insights into how adult learning systems in the United States\, Thailand\, and Ca mbodia support learning across the lifespan and how cultural values influ ence access\, participation\, and meaning making in lifelong learning. Pa rticipants will also have an opportunity to reflect on and share their ow n experiences with lifelong learning and consider how these ideas connect to their personal and community contexts.\n\nContact: Jim Lee - jimlee@e mail.com DTEND:20260929T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20260929T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learning Across Contexts UID:6ceb877a-c5cb-45cd-8291-93db66487170 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/09/29/lifelonglearning END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nJeff Pearson\, Mike Brockley\, and George Wolfe are poets contributing and doing their best to follow Mi ldred’s legacy by continuing the poetry writing group she started in the early 1980s. This program will cover the group's origins and traditions\, poetry written by current members\, and an invitation to the audience to share their memories of Mildred and her family.\n\nContact: Jim Lee - ji mlee@email.com DTEND:20261006T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20261006T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learners: Poetry and the Legacy of Mildred Trivers UID:d248d4b8-fb68-4ce5-9197-128e7fca9203 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/10/06/mildredtrivers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nGuatemala is a land of mystery and majesty\, home to 1\,700-year-old Mayan Temples\, active volcanoes an d the deepest lake in Central America. From the bustle of Guatemala City to the Mayan mystery of Tikal\, Guatemala was an awesome experience that needs to be shared\, and Deb Smith\, recently returned from an Overseas A dventure Travel week\, is eager to share her stories with you.\n\nContact : Jim Lee - jimlee@email.com DTEND:20261013T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20261013T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learners: Antigua and Tikal: Guatemala’s Colonial Capital and Mayan Ruins UID:dbbaa782-7639-47d6-9f23-37d49b6ef964 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/10/13/antiguaandtikal END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nMuncie’s quality of place didn’ t happen by accident\, it’s the long-term result of decades of infrastruc ture growth\, rising maintenance responsibilities\, and development patte rns that change slowly and compound over time. This presentation tells Mu ncie’s growth story through an infrastructure lens\, explains why real ch ange can’t happen overnight\, and argues that this reality isn’t hopeless —it’s manageable.\n\nContact: Jim Lee - jimlee@email.com DTEND:20261020T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20261020T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learners: A Memory of Muncie: Understanding the City We Have\; Building the City We Want UID:c7b63f7b-b820-4061-b742-3a5b9bba4821 URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/10/20/memoryofmuncie END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Ball State University Event\n\nThis session will look at a bri ef history of housing at colleges and universities. The presentation pays close attention to the housing history of Ball State University and how this compares to the growth of housing operations at American Universitie s. The presentation includes a photo history of Ball State’s housing.\n\n Contact: Jim Lee - jimlee@email.com DTEND:20261027T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260915T180539Z DTSTART:20261027T173000Z LOCATION:Alumni Center SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lifelong Learners: Not Your Grandfathers Dorms UID:f486db2e-4618-4e6e-bbbb-aedd2e463c2b URL:https://www.bsu.edu/calendar/events/administrative/government-relation s-community-engagement/all/2026/10/27/grandfathersdorms END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR