Friday, September 18, 2026
All Day Event

Ball State University’s Office of Immersive Learning is pleased to accept proposals for the financial support of immersive learning projects.The Provost Immersive Learning Pilot Projects/One-Time Grant program provides financial support for one-time immersive learning projects or pilot projects that have not been funded before. Applications for this grant are submitted by the proposed project’s faculty mentor and must be approved by the applicant’s department chair and college dean. The deadline for the Fall 2026 Provost immersive Learning Pilot Grant is September 18, 2026.
All Day Event
Make sure to register for the kick-off the semester with the Write On! Writing Retreat sponsored by the Writing Center & Graduate School
10 a.m.

The School of Art invites the public to attend The Beginnings 2026 exhibition! September 4 – October 9, view student artwork completed in the past academic year in School of Art First-Year Foundations courses. Join us for the reception and awards ceremony during BSU Family Weekend, Friday, September 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.
1 p.m.
Join our current students and graduate faculty via zoom to learn more about the Graduate Program in the Department of Communication Studies, our two tracks: Organizational and Professional Communication and Development and the Classic Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the many impactful outcomes of our program.
1 p.m.

Enjoy a midday break with mindfulness meditation in the DOMA galleries.
5 p.m.
Join fellow graduate students in the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse for a tie-dye event.
7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m. | Pruis Hall
7:30 p.m.

Enjoy a performance with organ faculty Marko Petričić and guest artist Kevin Hildebrand. Event is free and open to the public.
7:30 p.m.
The Fantasticks, the longest-running musical of all time, is a timeless and bittersweet fable of young love, heartbreak, and discovery told with breathtaking poetry, gentle humor, and theatrical simplicity. Tickets available through the College of Fine Arts Box Office.