February 16, 2026
The Ball State University Foundation today revealed the recipients of the University’s annual “Top 100 Student Awards,” now in its fifth year of recognizing outstanding undergraduate student achievement.
February 13, 2026
The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) at Ball State University will showcase a special exhibition of work by award-winning illustrator Nora Krug from Feb. 19–Jun. 13, 2026.
February 11, 2026
MOMIX Alice will bring acrobatics, illusion, and inventive movement to Ball State University’s Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
February 11, 2026
Ball State University will present The Barricade Boys at Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24.
February 10, 2026
Ball State University’s College of Sciences and Humanities (CSH) is launching Humanities in Action, a new initiative that will connect humanities students with paid internships in nonprofit organizations—strengthening career readiness, supporting community partners, and highlighting the value of humanities education across Indiana.
February 9, 2026
Ball State University’s Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) has partnered with Mechdyne to help deliver immersive, educational 3D experiences to higher education institutions, museums, and other organizations through Mechdyne’s getReal3D for Unity platform.
February 3, 2026
Ball State University will welcome The Honorable Alex M. Azar II, the 24th secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as the featured speaker for the 2026 McGovern Lecture Series on Monday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m. in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom.
February 2, 2026
Balls Balls Balls is a new work by award-winning playwright Alice Tuan commissioned by Ball State’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Performances will take place Feb. 6–8 and Feb. 13–14 at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 14, in Room 154 of the Oakwood Building.
February 2, 2026
Ball State University Libraries and the Creative Writing program within the Department of English will host Indiana Poet Laureate Curtis L. Crisler for an evening of poetry, performance, and literary innovation at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in Bracken Library, Room 104.
January 29, 2026
The Ball State Opera Theatre program presents its 10th annual Opera Gala at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Sursa Performance Hall in Ball State’s Music Instruction Building.
January 28, 2026
Ball State University has again been recognized among the nation’s best for online education, with six programs ranked in the top 25 of U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 “Best Online Programs” listings
January 28, 2026
The Notable Women of Muncie and Delaware County Project will host “Women of Whitely: At the Heart of Muncie’s Black History” at the Shaffer Chapel Museum, 1501 E. Highland Ave., in Muncie at 6 p.m. Feb. 26.
January 26, 2026
Ball State University will welcome Jon Meacham, a presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, as part of the David Letterman Distinguished Lecture Series, March 31
January 21, 2026
Ball State University has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national designation that recognizes colleges and universities with a deep, institution-wide commitment to mutually beneficial partnerships with their communities.
January 15, 2026
Ball State University’s Arts Alive! series continues with an on-campus presentation followed by a Q&A with artist Jeffrey Gibson at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Pruis Hall.
January 15, 2026
In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Ball State University’s Vivian V. Conley and Hurley C. Goodall Jr. Multicultural Center will host Unity Week 2026, beginning Monday, Jan. 19. The weeklong series of programs is designed to celebrate culture and encourage civic engagement across campus and the Muncie community.
January 14, 2026
Ball State University Libraries invites the community to step into the world of 19th-century storytelling during “Not Your Average Storytime,” a free, family-friendly event celebrating historic chapbooks on Saturday, Jan. 17, from 1-2 p.m. on the first floor in Bracken Library’s Schwartz Digital Complex.
January 13, 2026
Ball State University today, in conjunction with Ball State Day at the Statehouse, officially launched its new STEM Education Center, creating a dedicated hub for advancing STEM teaching and learning across Indiana.
January 13, 2026
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has appointed Dollyne Sherman as the newest member of the Ball State University Board of Trustees. Governor Braun also announced the reappointment of trustees Mike McDaniel and Julie K. Griffith to new terms on the Board, each effective through Dec. 31, 2029.
January 8, 2026
Ball State University will present the Tony Award®–winning musical CHICAGO at Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22.
December 23, 2025
Ball State University will present the Bob Dylan Rough and Rowdy Ways World Wide Tour at Emens Auditorium at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
December 13, 2025
Ball State University conferred approximately 1,200 doctoral, specialist, master’s, baccalaureate, and associate degrees during its Fall 2025 Commencement ceremony on Saturday in Worthen Arena on the Ball State campus.
November 24, 2025
Bette Smith will serve as director of Ball State University’s Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC), effective Jan. 5, 2026.
November 24, 2025
Ball State University will present the national tour of Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’® at Emens Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2026.
November 12, 2025
Dr. Liu Li, associate professor of Chinese in Ball State University’s Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 William Hatfield Distinguished Lifetime World Language Career Award from the Indiana Foreign Language Teachers Association (IFLTA).