April 13, 2018
Story quotes Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns.
February 18, 2018
Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns discusses how the university would oversee MCS.
January 26, 2018
Story notes that after the Indiana Ways and Means Committee approved the amendment to HB1315, allowing Ball State University to appoint and govern the Muncie Community Schools, BSU President Geoffrey S. Mearns says the process will be very public. The bill next goes to the House floor, where it will be considered by all members and is subject to amendments.
January 25, 2018
Story features an interview with Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns. Note: UMC’s media team facilitated the interview.
December 8, 2017
Story quotes Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns. Note: Placement is due to a story idea developed and distributed by UMC's media team.
November 9, 2017
Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns pens a column.
November 6, 2017
Story notes that Ball State University President Geoffrey S. Mearns spoke to a crowd packed into 600-seat Sursa Performance Hall on Monday.
November 6, 2017
Story notes Ball State unveiled a new marketing campaign Monday, with the slogan "We Fly." University President Geoffrey Mearns says the campaign provides a direction for the future.
November 1, 2017
Story quotes Geoffrey S. Mearns, a former prosecutor in the Eastern District who is now the president of Ball State, who said Weissmann’s personality mirrored that of the office — with its collection of scrappy, ambitious obsessives out to prove their relative mettle in a city where another office, the Southern District in Manhattan, was often viewed as more prestigious.
October 16, 2017
Story notes over the past month in a partnership with Ball State University and The Star Press, public forums were held where the community could tackle a wide array of topics and issues facing Muncie.
October 13, 2017
Video from the third community forum is posted.
October 13, 2017
Story notes the final of three recent public forums led by Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns looked at economic development, and what the city and university could do together to promote it.
October 13, 2017
Column analyzes the community forums.
October 7, 2017
Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns pens a column.
October 3, 2017
Story features President Geoffrey S. Mearns. Note: UMC’s media team scheduled this interview.
October 3, 2017
Story features President Geoffrey S. Mearns and notes that while many liberal arts colleges are struggling to stay afloat, Ball State is thriving. Note: UMC’s media team scheduled this interview.
September 27, 2017
Story reviews Wednesday night's second Better Together Community Forum at Minnetrista, an opportunity for Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns to learn more about Muncie and how to best leverage the university's arts and culture to improve the community.
September 26, 2017
Story examines the next forum.
August 22, 2016
Story notes Ball State Interim President Terry King updated campus efforts last week during the Fall Opening Convocation, attended by several hundred faculty and staff.
January 19, 2016
Story focuses on former Ball State President John J. Pruis died Saturday at Westminster Village.
January 15, 2016
For the fifth year in a row, the U.S. News and World Report scored Ball State's online programs in the top 50 programs.
January 12, 2016
Student teams created four commercials, each one reflecting a portion of the school’s refreshed vision hinging on student- and community-centered goals as a 21st century public research institution.