Wednesday, October 15, 2025
12 a.m.
The goal of the Student Travel/Dissemination Program is to provide funds to assist students with travel expenses to present their work at a professional regional or national meeting or to perform or exhibit creative works. Graduate students are eligible to use these funds for publishing costs. Funding is transferred directly to an Aspire account within the department, not to the recipient. Departmental staff will administer the utilization of these funds.
All Day Event
Provides support to aid in expenses associated with publication, reprints, article processing or open access charges, page charges, and subventions. Work must be accepted for publication or published in a refereed or other scholarly journal. Support can be used for open access, peer-reviewed publications listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals or for publication in subscription journals that allow some articles to become available openly based on a published fee schedule (sometimes known as hybrid open access).
All Day Event
To provide non-tenure line (NTL) faculty up to $500 for professional activities they undertake to advance their development as scholars and teachers. This award will enable NTL faculty at Ball State to apply for workshop or conference travel for excellence in teaching; scholarly presentations; creative works exhibitions/ performances; or for professional development purposes.
12 a.m.
The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs has set aside program funds to be awarded to tenure-line faculty members to present their research and scholarship at professional regional or national meetings or to perform or exhibit creative works. *These are not research funds or professional development funds and are designed to supplement travel funds provided by the faculty member's college and department.
8:30 a.m.
The CSH Success Hub is hitting the road! We're spending the day in Foundational Sciences to provide student success resources and to showcase the CSH Success Hub. We'll be discussing what resources are available for students to finish the semester strong. Stop by for candy, resources, and a chance to learn more about the CSH Success Hub.
10 a.m.
Join us for a fun and interactive session on mastering your money matters at our Financial Wellness event!
10 a.m.
This exhibition highlights faculty and staff creativity across the various disciplines in the School of Art, including animation, ceramics, drawing, game art and design, glass, graphic design, illustration, metals + jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and video and new media. Gallery talk and reception on October 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. This exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
12 p.m.
Join us for this lunch and learn style session where we will highlight nuances in establishing friendships as an adult and discuss helpful ways to both make and maintain these types of relationships throughout adulthood.
1 p.m.
The Facul-TEA series offers 15-minute webinars designed for busy faculty—a perfect quick pick-me-up to energize your teaching, research, creative endeavors, and professional activities in the amount of time it takes to drink a cup of tea! Facul-TEA sessions offer Timely, Engaging, Abbreviated skills-based training for faculty with similar roles and/or experiences.
1 p.m.
New to Ball State or Muncie or want a deeper dive into what the community has to offer? Join us for a community bus tour that will stop at some of Ball State and Muncie's hidden gems.
2 p.m.
This information session is for prospective graduate students who are interested in earning a master's degree in Clinical Psychology or Psychological Science in the Psychological Science department at Ball State University.
4 p.m.
Explore study abroad opportunities across Asia, Africa/Middle East, Europe, Latin America, and the UK/Ireland, and discover what makes each region unique.
5 p.m.
Join LSU in decorating flags for homecoming!
5:30 p.m.
$5 BSU students, $10 Public / limited spots; Connect with the universe through accessible Vinyasa yoga at the Brown Planetarium, where people of all experience levels can move under the stars during an astronomy-themed practice. Ages 12+. Registration required.
5:30 p.m.
Event Description: “Still Ignoring the Past: Assessing and Addressing Open Textbook Coverage of Slavery and Colonialism”While there is growing acknowledgement that textbooks should be more accessible, criminal justice Open Access textbooks are sparse – especially when considering their coverage of race and colonialism. Dr. Koslicki and Dr. Gray will discuss their Open Access textbook they authored to provide free coverage of these important issues and how these are incredibly pertinent to present-day political attacks on issues like DEI, the 14th Amendment, immigration, abortion, and more.
6 p.m.
In early 1900s Indiana, John Terrell was the wealthiest man in Wells County, thanks to oil discovered on his farm. But when his youngest daughter, Lucy, became pregnant and was forced into marriage with the abusive Melvin Wolfe, Terrell’s life and fortune began to unravel in a tumultuous spiral of murder, a dramatic trial, and madness. | Book signing to follow the program.
6 p.m.
Join us to learn about Ball State's Master's in Music with a concentration in music education.
6 p.m.
Join fellow Cardinals for an evening of games, laughter, and connection at Well Played Asheville—the city’s first board game café!
7:30 p.m.
This event has been canceled.