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      <title>Hugh Jackman, Award-Winning Actor, to Address Ball State University’s Class of 2026</title>
      <description>Actor, producer, and philanthropist Hugh Jackman will address Ball State University’s Class of 2026 at the University’s Spring Commencement ceremony.</description>
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      <title>One Ball State Day Returns April 1, Inviting Cardinals Everywhere to Celebrate Their Impact</title>
      <description>One Ball State Day (OBSD), Ball State University’s annual day of giving and celebration of Cardinal spirit, returns Wednesday, April 1. The 24-hour event brings together alumni, friends, faculty, staff, and students to strengthen the University through gifts, advocacy, and engagement.</description>
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      <title>Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance Presents Jojo Jones’ Play Veal, Feb. 19–22 and 24–26</title>
      <description>Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present Veal, a dystopian revenge thriller with comedic elements by Jojo Jones. The production is co-directed by Dee Dee Batteast, ’07, instructor of theatre, and guest director Payten Romig, ’24.</description>
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      <title>Ball State University Foundation Unveils 2026 ‘Top 100 Student Awards’ Recipients</title>
      <description>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. </description>
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      <title>Ball State’s Multicultural Center Announces Unity Week 2026 Schedule of Events</title>
      <description>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.</description>
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      <title>Indiana Governor Mike Braun Appoints Dollyne Sherman to Ball State University Board of Trustees</title>
      <description>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.</description>
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      <title>Ball State Celebrates Fall 2025 Graduates with Calls to Purpose, Character, and Courage</title>
      <description>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.</description>
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      <title>‘Rev the Red’ for Ball State University Homecoming, Oct. 13–18</title>
      <description>Ball State University will celebrate its 99th Homecoming Oct. 13–18, as Cardinals everywhere are invited back to campus to take part in a week of pride, tradition, and community spirit.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ball State University to Celebrate Expansion of Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Honors House with Sept. 26 Ribbon-Cutting</title>
      <description>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</description>
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      <title>Ball State University Launches Toolkit to Strengthen Indiana Talent Pipelines</title>
      <description>Ball State University has introduced a new Talent Pipeline Toolkit designed to help communities and businesses across Indiana more easily access University resources that support workforce development and local economic growth.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>David T. Owsley, Longtime Supporter of Ball State University and the Arts, Passes Away at 96</title>
      <description>Art historian and philanthropist David T. Owsley, HHD ‘05—heir to the Ball-Mason canning jar company and a longtime supporter of Ball State University and the Dallas Museum of Art—died in New York City on Aug. 23, 2025, at age 96.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ball State University Launches Inaugural EA SPORTS™ College Football 26 Tournament</title>
      <description>Ball State University is bringing the excitement of the gridiron to the virtual field this Fall with its inaugural EA SPORTS™ College Football 26 tournament.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 19:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Four Ball State Graduates Awarded Prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards</title>
      <description>Four Ball State University students—Megan Lutes, Hannah Hendrian, Sarah Olsen, and Conor Dailey—have been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Awards. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ball State University Honors More Than 1,300 Graduates at Summer Commencement Ceremony</title>
      <description>Ball State University celebrated its Class of 2025 on Saturday, conferring more than 1,300 doctoral, specialist, master’s, and bachelor’s degrees during its Summer Commencement ceremony.</description>
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      <title>Ball State Among Nation’s Most Impactful Universities with Dual Carnegie Recognition</title>
      <description>Ball State University is one of just 27 colleges and universities nationwide—and the only institution in Indiana—to receive both Research 2 (R2) and Opportunity College &amp;amp; University (OCU) designations in the newly released 2025 Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 15:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Ball State Celebrates Class of 2025 with Messages of Resilience, Purpose, and Service at Spring Commencement</title>
      <description>Ball State University celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2025 during its Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday.</description>
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      <description>On Friday, the Ball State University Board of Trustees reappointed Dave Heeter, ’83, to the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees. The Board also approved the budget and scope for an $8.8 million project to construct new clubhouses for Ball State’s baseball and softball teams. </description>
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      <title>Ball State University Named ‘Opportunity College and University’ by Carnegie Classification</title>
      <description>Ball State University has been named an “Opportunity College and University” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, recognizing the University as a national model for advancing student success and long-term economic outcomes</description>
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      <title>Ball State University Announces Spring 2025 Commencement Speaker</title>
      <description>Kayla Davion, a 2017 Ball State University graduate best known for her work on the Broadway stage, will address Ball State’s Class of 2025 at the University’s Spring Commencement ceremony.</description>
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      <description>The Ball State University Foundation recently revealed the University’s Top 10 students from its 2024-25 “Top 100 Student Awards” program, including the selection of Emma Lear and Kali St. Julien as this year’s Top 2 students.</description>
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      <title>Ball State University Women of Beneficence Philanthropic Group Awards Three Grants for 2025</title>
      <description>Ball State University’s Women of Beneficence, recognized as the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)-Indiana Chapter’s 2023 Philanthropy Group of the Year, has awarded its annual round of grants to faculty and staff members.</description>
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      <title>One Ball State Day Returns April 2, Celebrating Seven Years of Collective Impact</title>
      <description>One Ball State Day (OBSD), the University’s annual day of giving and celebration of Cardinal spirit, returns for its seventh year on Tuesday, April 2. </description>
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      <title>Ball State University Foundation Unveils 2025 ‘Top 100 Student Awards’ Recipients</title>
      <description>The Ball State University Foundation today revealed the recipients of the University’s newest “Top 100 Student Awards.” This annual awards program honors 100 exceptional junior and senior undergraduates who embody the spirit of Beneficence—Ball State’s iconic statue representing the generosity of the five Ball brothers, whose land donation helped establish the University.</description>
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      <description>Three prominent leaders from Ball State University—Rick Hall, chair of the Board of Trustees; Mike McDaniel, board secretary; and President Geoffrey S. Mearns—this week were awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash, one of Indiana’s highest civilian honors, by Gov. Eric J. Holcomb.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University conferred approximately 1,200 doctoral, specialist, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees in its Fall 2024 Commencement ceremony on Saturday at Worthen Arena.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University’s Board of Trustees on Friday approved the naming of the University’s Multicultural Center the Vivian V. Conley and Hurley C. Goodall Jr. Multicultural Center, in honor of two local civil rights icons.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University achieved a fundraising milestone, securing more than $79 million in new gifts and commitments during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University on Saturday celebrated its Class of 2024 with a traditional Spring Commencement ceremony held on the Old Quad. The University conferred approximately 3,000 doctoral, specialist, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees for its Spring 2024 graduates in its 198th Commencement ceremony.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University next month will confer approximately 3,000 doctoral, specialist, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees at its 2024 Spring Commencement ceremony. Stedman Graham, a New York Times bestselling author, educator, business advisor, and 1989 Ball State University graduate, will deliver the address to Ball State’s Class of 2024 at the main ceremony.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University on Saturday celebrated its Class of 2023 with a traditional Spring Commencement ceremony held on the Old Quad. The University conferred nearly 3,000 doctoral, specialist, master’s, and baccalaureate degrees for its Spring 2023 graduates.</description>
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      <description>The University will present the documentary, “Clear Reception,” at 7 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2023, at Emens Auditorium on Ball State’s campus. Following the screening of the film, Mr. Letterman will conduct a Q&amp;amp;A with two Ball State graduates who served as director and producer of the piece, respectively.</description>
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      <description>The Ball State University Foundation has revealed the University’s Top 10 students from its second annual “Top 100 Student Awards” program. This annual award recognizes 100 outstanding junior and senior undergraduates who represent the spirit of Beneficence, Ball State’s institutional statue and icon that symbolizes the generosity of the five Ball brothers whose land donation to the State of Indiana allowed the University to flourish.</description>
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      <title>One Ball State Day Returns April 5 with $1 Million Goal, New Events and Challenges</title>
      <description>One Ball State Day, Ball State University’s award-winning 24-hour fundraising event, returns for its fifth year Wednesday, April 5, with the goal of topping last year’s record-setting effort of $1 million.</description>
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      <title>Ball State University’s Ethan Whitehead Guest Lecture in Sustainability Series Announces Inaugural Event</title>
      <description>The inaugural event of the Ethan Whitehead Guest Lecture in Sustainability series is scheduled for March 20 at Ball State University. The guest lecturer is Dr. Billy Fleming, the Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center in the Weitzman School of Design. Dr. Fleming is a senior fellow with Data for Progress and co-director of the “Climate + Community Project.”</description>
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      <title>Ball State University Introduces County Ambassador Program</title>
      <description>Ball State University has unveiled plans for its new County Ambassador Program—a student-to-student engagement initiative that provides all 92 Indiana counties the opportunity to attract Ball State graduates upon the completion of their degrees. </description>
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      <description>Kelli Huth will rejoin Ball State University as associate vice president for community engagement, effective Jan. 17, Dr. Charlene Alexander, chief strategy officer, announced. Ms. Huth is succeeding Delaina Boyd, who retired from Ball State in December after 32 years of service.</description>
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      <title>Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Reappoints Members Henry Hall and Rick Hall to Ball State’s Board of Trustees</title>
      <description>Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced he has reappointed Henry Hall and Rick Hall to the Ball State University Board of Trustees. Both members were reappointed to four-year terms, which are effective through 2026.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University on Dec. 7 will celebrate its expanded presence in the Fort Wayne, Ind., community with “An Evening with Ball State at Electric Works.” This free event is from 3-7 p.m. Wednesday at Electric Works, 1030 Swinney Ave., Fort Wayne, IN 46802.</description>
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      <title>Ball State Holds Inaugural Molinaro Faculty Fellow Dedication and Induction Ceremony in Honor of Father Kenneth M. Molinaro, CSC</title>
      <description>Three faculty members of Ball State University’s Miller College of Business were selected as inaugural inductees of the Father Kenneth M. Molinaro, CSC Faculty Fellowship Program in a recent ceremony held in the Molinaro Hall of Fame Room of the Whitinger Business Building.</description>
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      <title>Don Yaeger, Leisa Richardson Inducted into Ball State University Journalism Hall of Fame; Eight Other Professionals Honored</title>
      <description>Ball State University’s School of Journalism and Strategic Communication inducted into its Journalism Hall of Fame Don Yaeger—an author, journalist, executive coach, and internationally recognized keynote speaker; and Leisa Richardson—executive editor of the State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois. Ms. Richardson is the first African American woman inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame.</description>
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      <title>Author, Educator, Business Advisor Stedman Graham to Speak at Ball State as part of Letterman Lecture Series, Oct. 19</title>
      <description>New York Times bestselling author, educator, business advisor, and Ball State University graduate Stedman Graham ’89 will be the next featured speaker in the David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series at Ball State. </description>
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      <title>Ball State Graduate and Pioneering Black Educator Receives President’s Medal of Distinction</title>
      <description>A Ball State University graduate who became a pioneering Black educator and champion of civil rights in Indiana has received one of the University’s highest honors. Annie Burns-Hicks received the President’s Medal of Distinction from Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns in recognition of her historic legal battle to become the first Black school teacher in Hammond, Indiana.</description>
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      <description>Ball State University Spring 2021 graduate Karleigh Conner, of Maineville, Ohio, has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in recognition of her accomplishments in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities, and community service.</description>
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      <title>NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Awarded to Ball State University Graduate, Former Student-Athlete</title>
      <description>Ball State University May 2022 graduate Alexa McDonald, of Hilliard, Ohio, has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in recognition of her accomplishments in academics, athletics, extracurricular activities, and community service. A member of Ball State’s Swimming and Diving team from 2018-2022, Ms. McDonald was one of only 21 female Spring sport athletes nationwide to receive this $10,000 scholarship.</description>
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      <title>Four Ball State University Graduates Chosen for Fulbright U.S. Student Program</title>
      <description>Four recent Ball State University graduates have been chosen for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program—one of the most prestigious and widely recognized international programs, which grants support for pursuing graduate studies, conducting research, or teaching English abroad. </description>
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      <title>Ball State University, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Announce First Recipients of Innovative Esports Scholarship</title>
      <description>Ball State University and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) have selected the first two recipients of a first-of-its-kind scholarship program for esports student-athletes. The Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Scholarship provides $5,000 annually to two members of Ball State’s varsity esports team each year from the 2022-23 through 2025-26 academic years.</description>
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      <title>Ball State Entrepreneurship Center’s Annual ‘E-Day’ Celebrates Distinguished Alumni Community</title>
      <description>The Entrepreneurship Center at Ball State University recently carried out another successful E-Day, where senior-standing students majoring in Entrepreneurship had the opportunity to present their business plans in front of an external panel of alumni and evaluators. </description>
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      <description>Ball State University is once again celebrating its best single day of fundraising ever following the results of Tuesday’s fourth annual One Ball State Day. Preliminary figures indicate the University received more than 7,000 gifts totaling more than $1 million during its annual 24-hour online fundraising event, providing much-needed support to the financial needs of students, faculty and staff, and programs.</description>
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      <description>One Ball State Day, Ball State University’s 24-hour online fundraising event, returns April 5 with some ambitious goals. After three consecutive years of increased giving since the event’s inaugural celebration in 2019, One Ball State Day (OBSD) organizers this year hope to raise at least $1 million in gifts from Cardinals around the world to continue to support the financial needs of students, faculty and staff, and programs. 
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      <description>Dave and Deb Heeter, both of whom are graduates of Ball State University, have made a generous commitment of $1 million to support their alma mater. </description>
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      <title>Ball State University Foundation Announces Inaugural ‘Top 100 Student Awards’ List</title>
      <description>The Ball State University Foundation today revealed the recipients of the University’s inaugural “Top 100 Student Awards.”</description>
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      <title>Stokes Family Legacy Lives On Through New Scholarships for Teachers College Students</title>
      <description>Financially challenged Ball State University students studying to become K-12 math and art teachers are eligible for new scholarships, thanks to the generosity of the late Bill and Evelyn Stokes. Last Fall, the William and Evelyn Stokes Foundation reached an agreement with the Ball State University Foundation to give $1 million in scholarships over the next four years to an unspecified number of students who demonstrate financial need.</description>
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      <title>‘Fly Your Way Back Home:’ Ball State Celebrating Homecoming Oct. 18-23</title>
      <description>Ball State University is celebrating 95 years of Homecoming next week, with festivities beginning Monday, Oct. 18, through the Cardinal football team’s Oct. 23 home matchup against rival Miami University at Scheumann Stadium.</description>
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      <title>Ball State Graduate Ashley C. Ford Donates Copies of Best-Selling Memoir, ‘Somebody’s Daughter,’ To Community Partners</title>
      <description>A Ball State University alumna and best-selling author has donated the honorarium from her work as the University’s Fall 2021 Writer-in-Residence to provide free books to numerous community partners.</description>
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      <title>Ball State University Launches Podcast Hosted by President Geoffrey S. Mearns</title>
      <description>Ball State University has launched a new monthly podcast, “Our Call to Beneficence,” hosted by President Geoffrey S. Mearns. The podcast features conversations with graduates and friends of Ball State who embody the spirit of Beneficence—as represented by the campus statue that is the icon of the University—through their professional success and personal service.</description>
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      <title>Grammy, Oscar Winner Tiara Thomas Returning to Ball State University as part of Letterman Lecture Series</title>
      <description>Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer-songwriter Tiara Thomas, a 2012 Ball State University graduate, is returning to Ball State as the next guest in the David Letterman Distinguished Professional Lecture and Workshop Series.</description>
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