News Articles in January 1

A policy brief from Center for Business and Economic Research is recommending the Indiana legislature pay closer attention to tax increment financing, often called TIF.

Ball State students have created a new museum exhibit at the Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County in Crawfordsville to illustrate the textile industry in Yountsville.

“A Raisin in the Sun,” a bold play that provides an original take on racial and economical issues, will be performed at Ball State University Feb. 6-8 and 10-14 in University Theatre.

Derek Johnson, an assistant professor of music theory and composition, will perform in Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series as part of "Reich and Sondheim: In Conversation and Performance," a tribute to two of the country's greatest living composers.

The MLK Speaker series featuring Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, set for January 20, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in Pruis Hall has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict.

Mark Sandy, director of athletics at Eastern Kentucky University, has been named Ball State’s new athletic director.

Kathryn Kennison, director of Ball State University’s E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center and co-founder of the Magna cum Murder weekend for crime writing authors, fans and students, was named a 2015 Raven Award winner by the Mystery Writers of America.

Ball State President Paul W. Ferguson will introduce the university’s new director of intercollegiate athletics at a news conference Thursday, Jan. 8.

Education expert David Berliner, co-author of books including “50 Myths and Lies That Threaten America’s Public Schools,” will speak at Ball State in February.

Ball State has earned Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university is one of 361 institutions nationwide to earn the classification, which recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an institution-wide commitment to public service, civic involvement and community partnerships.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence reappoints Rick Hall and R. Wayne Estopinal to four-year terms as Ball State University trustees.

To help relay official information about potential weather-related campus closures and other significant schedule changes, Ball State has developed a website to complement other communication means.