News Articles in November 2009

Ball State dance faculty have choreographed dances to the music of two American geniuses, resulting in “Steppin’ Out with Gershwin on a Cole Winter’s Night.” The dance performance will be on the Ball State University Theatre stage at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-12 with a matinee performance at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 13.

Partnership with the U.S. Navy will expose entrepreneurship students to the latest technologies with potential for commercial use.

A global organization that promotes the development and sustainability of mobile marketing has named Ball State as the top university in the field of mobile marketing research, development and education.

Latest international accolades boost Ball State's as country's best film school without having a film school.

Start with a ridiculous plot, add a few far-fetched situations and a bit of quick repartee and you have the makings of the comedic farce that is "Noises Off." The play hits the Ball State Stage on Nov 12.

A team of Ball State faculty has won an AT&T-sponsored mobile application development contest for mentoring students in the iMedia program.

A gift totaling more than $364,000 has been contributed by the late Ruth VanderLaan Halberg of Muncie. The support will help provide funds for the expansion of the Ball State Museum of Art, including additional spaces for collections, conservation, classrooms, studios, offices and gatherings.

A partnership between the city of Noblesville, Building Better Communities and Ball State's Center for Historic Preservation is helping downtown shops spruce up their storefronts.

A new study from Ball State trumps an earlier report doubting the effectiveness of the "cash for clunkers" program.

Local Congressman Mike Pence, R-Ind., among panelists set to discuss health care reform at a public forum on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in Pruis Hall on campus

A new study says that retail sales for November and December will be slightly below 2008's dismal numbers even though the economy seems to be slowly pulling itself out of a major recession.

Many of the nation's leading academics, professionals and artists from various digital media fields will gather at Ball State to share ideas, discuss potential applications and review a myriad of leading-edge technological applications.

Ball State's Center for Business and Economic Research recently won three of the seven awards presented at the 63rd annual Conference of the Association for University Business and Economic Research.