October 15, 2026
Ball State University’s Arts Alive! series will welcome internationally acclaimed theater company Wakka Wakka Productions to campus for "Dead as a Dodo" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Emens Auditorium.
October 9, 2026
Ball State University has been awarded a $2.7 million federal grant to launch FORGE: Foundations of Representative Government and Engagement, a three-year initiative designed to strengthen the teaching of American history, civics and government, geography, and constitutional literacy across Indiana.
September 29, 2026
Ball State University’s School of Nursing has received a $150,000 grant from the Hearst Foundations to provide scholarships for undergraduate nursing students with financial need.
September 29, 2026
Ball State University’s Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree program has received approval from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for a STEM designation.
September 19, 2026
Recent projects from Ball State University’s Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA) Lab are creating new ways to explore Muncie’s past—reflecting IDIA Lab’s ongoing use of digital technology to make local history more accessible to researchers, students, and the community.
September 17, 2026
Ball State University will celebrate the official opening of its new Center for Innovation and Collaboration with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the corner of Martin Street and Ashland Avenue in Muncie.
September 16, 2026
Ball State University has received funding through the Indiana Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce and expand access to health services in East Central Indiana.
July 8, 2026
Ball State University’s Teachers College has earned the 2026 Distinguished Educator Preparation Program Award from ISTE+ASCD, a national education organization formed by the International Society for Technology in Education and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
July 1, 2026
Ball State University students and faculty continue to earn regional and national recognition for excellence in media production, storytelling, and sports broadcasting.
June 25, 2026
Ball State University’s elementary education, early childhood education, and special education teacher preparation programs have earned top marks in two reviews focused on how well future educators are prepared to teach reading through evidence-based, scientifically grounded instruction.
June 8, 2026
Ball State University’s Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) has launched the Mesa Verde Virtual Companion, a new augmented reality mobile app designed to deepen public engagement with Mesa Verde National Park through immersive, interactive digital experiences.
April 7, 2026
Ball State University’s Center for Professional Selling has been named one of the Sales Education Foundation’s Top Sales Programs for 2025-26, marking the 20th consecutive year Ball State has earned the national recognition.
April 1, 2026
Ball State University’s Speech Team has won the 2026 National Speech Championship, earning both the tournament’s 1st Place Team Award and Top Non-Scholarship Team Award.
March 11, 2026
Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present 'CATS' March 20–21 at 7:30 p.m. and March 22 at 2:30 p.m. in Emens Auditorium.
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.
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 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.
November 24, 2025
Bette Smith will serve as director of Ball State University’s Center for Innovation and Collaboration (CIC), effective Jan. 5, 2026.
October 28, 2025
Ball State University has announced the launch of CREATE250: Expanding the Civic Promise for All, a statewide expansion of the University’s successful CREATE initiative, led by the Center for Economic and Civic Learning (CECL).
October 20, 2025
Ball State University is welcoming award-winning author Christina Diaz Gonzalez to campus this Fall as the guest author for the University’s annual Writer-in-Residence program.
October 15, 2025
Ball State University’s Alley House has received another national honor: the Phius Certified Project Design Award in the biannual Phius Certified Project Design Competition.
October 13, 2025
Ball State University has formally launched The Speaking Center, a campus-wide resource designed to help students, faculty, and staff strengthen their public speaking and presentation skills.
September 22, 2025
Ball State University Honors College student Emilie Allen, a Whitinger Scholar, has been named a 2025-26 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to advancing the public purposes of higher education.
September 17, 2025
Ball State University will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the newly expanded Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Honors House at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, at 1707 W. Riverside Ave. in Muncie