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 4, 2025
The actuarial science program in Ball State University’s Department of Mathematical Sciences has been awarded the Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE) designation by the Society of Actuaries (SOA).
September 2, 2025
Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents Jason Robert Brown’s "Songs for a New World"—a powerful, genre-blending theatrical song cycle—Sept. 5-7 and 9-14, at Korsgaard Dance Studio in Ball Gymnasium.
August 5, 2025
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has appointed Aidan Davis as the new student representative on the Ball State University Board of Trustees. Mr. Davis, whose appointment began July 10, 2025, will serve a two-year term through June 30, 2027.
July 22, 2025
Ball State University’s College of Communication, Information, and Media (CCIM) earned recognition at the 2025 NATAS Central Great Lakes Regional Emmy® Awards, with faculty, staff, and students receiving awards and nominations across several categories for professional and student-produced work.
May 23, 2025
Ball State University junior Shaina Miller has been awarded a Udall Undergraduate Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious awards for college sophomores and juniors committed to leadership, public service, and issues related to the environment or Native American nations.
May 23, 2025
A team of 10 fourth-year architecture students from Ball State University's R. Wayne Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning (ECAP) received an honorable mention award in the U.S. Department of Energy BuildingsNEXT™ Student Design Competition (formerly Solar Decathlon™).
May 21, 2025
Students from Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance recently received notable recognition in the national round of the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) competition.
May 12, 2025
Ball State University’s College of Communication, Information, and Media (CCIM) continues to distinguish itself as a national leader in student media.
May 6, 2025
The Smaldino ALS/FTD Research Project Fund within Ball State University's Department of Biology has received a donation of $25,000 from the Todd Siebert Memorial Foundation.
May 3, 2025
Ball State University celebrated the achievements of its Class of 2025 during its Spring Commencement ceremony on Saturday.
April 24, 2025
UPDATE: Due to expected inclement weather, Thursday’s beam-signing ceremony for the Center for Innovation and Collaboration has been postponed to 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at the corner of Ashland and Martin Avenues.
April 17, 2025
Today, Ball State University celebrated the grand reopening of the renovated Cooper Science Building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by campus leaders, faculty, staff, students, and community partners.
April 10, 2025
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.
March 25, 2025
The Ball State University chapter of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) was recently named the 2023–2024 Collegiate Chapter of the Year by the Indiana Music Education Association (IMEA).
March 24, 2025
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.
February 28, 2025
On Friday, the Ball State University Board of Trustees authorized Ball State President Geoffrey S. Mearns to execute an agreement with Trademark Construction to construct 17 new attached townhomes and eight new single-family homes as part of the University’s ongoing Village revitalization project.
February 18, 2025
Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present POTUS at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21-22 and Feb. 25-27, with matinees at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 22-23.
February 17, 2025
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.
February 5, 2025
Ball State University has announced a partnership with Land Betterment Corporation, a certified B-Corp dedicated to repurposing former coal mining and industrial sites into sustainable community assets.
January 28, 2025
The student design teams at Ball State University’s Studio 165+ have received two 2024 American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine.
January 28, 2025
The American String Teacher Association (ASTA) collegiate chapter at Ball State University has been recognized with the 2025 ASTA Outstanding Student Chapter Award.
January 27, 2025
Ball State University’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 7-8 and Feb. 11-14, with a matinee at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 9.