August 14, 2024
Ball State University Achieves Record-Breaking Fundraising Success for 2023-24 Fiscal Year
Ball State Beneficence, 2024Ball 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.
May 3, 2024
Ball State University Board of Trustees Reappoints Mark Ervin to MCS Board; Approves Namings for new Athletics, Fine Arts Facilities
The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Friday reappointed Mark Ervin to the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees. Also at Friday’s meeting, the Board approved the budget, scope, and naming of the University’s new Eric Foss Championship Performance Center, and the naming of the Rhonda Newport Kaspar Stage and Timothy M. Andrews Monumental Stair within the new Performing Arts Center.
March 21, 2024
One Ball State Day Returns April 3, Sets Sights on Third Straight $1 Million Fundraising Goal
One Ball State Day, Ball State University’s award-winning 24-hour fundraising event, returns Wednesday, April 3, with the goal of topping $1 million for a third straight year.
January 30, 2024
Ball State University Hosting Two Community Presentations About Village Revitalization Plan
Ball State University Village revitalization plan rendering, January 2024Ball State University President Geoffrey S. Mearns invites campus and local community members to two presentations about the University’s plan to revitalize The Village, the business district located immediately adjacent to campus.
January 26, 2024
Ball State University Board of Trustees Approve Village Revitalization Plan Agreements
Village Rendering 4The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved five important contracts to advance the implementation of the University’s Village Revitalization Plan.
December 15, 2023
Ball State University Receives $35 Million Grant from Lilly Endowment to Advance Village Revitalization Plan
The Village Performing Arts Center aerial rendering, Ball State UniversityBall State University has received a grant of $35 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, College and Community Collaboration (CCC). The grant will support the University’s ambitious, long-term plan to revitalize The Village, the commercial district adjacent to Ball State’s campus.
October 23, 2023
Ball State Launches ‘Our Call to Beneficence,’ Largest Capital Campaign in University’s History
Call to Beneficence, Ball State UniversityOn Friday evening, Ball State University publicly launched “Our Call to Beneficence,” the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the University’s history.
December 16, 2022
Ball State University Announces $7.5M in Gifts for Performing Arts Center; Board of Trustees Honors Benefactors with Namings
2021 BeneficenceTwo gifts totaling $7.5 million, which will financially support the catalyst for the university’s Village revitalization plan, were announced during Friday’s Ball State Board of Trustees meeting.
February 15, 2022
Heeter Family Commits Significant Gift to Ball State Scholarships and Athletics
Deb and Dave HeeterDave 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.