News Articles in December 2008

The International School of Columbus, Indiana, will open its doors in fall 2009 following approval of its charter by Ball State.

The Ball State Board of Trustees approves up to $29 million in bond financing for the new Student Recreation and Wellness Facility currently under construction as well as the creation of a new bachelor of science in sales degree.

A group of faculty and staff is coordinating with one of the nation's leading emergency communications organizations to improve 9-1-1 service during disasters.

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels reappoints Hollis E. Hughes Jr. to another four-year-term on the Ball State University Board of Trustees. Hughes has served as secretary of the board since 2006.

Blaine Bishop, a 1993 Ball State alumnus and 10-year veteran of the National Football League, will be the principal speaker at Ball State University's annual Winter Commencement on Dec. 20. President Jo Ann M. Gora will present him with the President's Medal of Distinction and award two honorary degrees during the ceremony.

Museum of Art exhibitions will feature Fantasy and Fairy Tales and Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland by Maggie Taylor from Jan. 16 through March 22.

School of Music students internationally honored

Entrepreneurship professor Michael Goldsby will lead the Miller College of Business' nationally recognized center.

Stellar piano performances yield international honors for two School of Music students.

Phil Repp, recognized by Campus Technology magazine as one of its 2008 innovators of the year for the development of Ball State's Digital Corps, has been appointed vice president for information technology at the university. As such, he will be an even more prominent figure in Ball State's recently announced Emerging Media Initiative that seeks to invest more than $17 million in developing human capital for an important and growing segment of Indiana's economy.

The naming of the Music Instruction Building's lobby is in recognition of a recent gift from Erwin Mueller, a faculty member who recently celebrated 50 years at Ball State.

The Ball State University Foundation has appointed Jeffrey Lang as vice president of operations and treasurer.

Students participating in latest Virginia Ball Center project have created a documentary examining issues related to the handling of sexual assault casework.

University plans to invest $17.7 million to extend faculty expertise and student opportunities in emerging media. The new initiative will build human capital and expand Ball State’s contributions to Indiana’s changing economy.

Gift from late night television host and alumnus David Letterman endows a new distinguished lecture and workshop series focusing on the future of communications.