With August comes a new school year, and schools in Muncie are or will soon be filled with students of all ages, in cafeterias, at bus stops and in school hallways. Families may ask for bus drop-off and pick up times and how the cafeteria works, but they may also ask – ‘will my loved one be safe?’
Ball State's Office of Student Life closes the summer with their Summer Bridge programs, including Jump Start, Accelerate, Brown County Adventure, Cardinal Leadership and Service Seminar (CLASS), Early Start, Nantahala Outdoor Center Adventure and REACH (Retain, Engage, Aspire, Connect, Help) Mentor Program.
August 25, representatives from the Coalition of Women’s Organization awarded six recipients the Vivian V. Conley Award in Muncie City Hall. The awardees are as follows: Bria Zolman, Courtney Jarrett, Janet Stratton, LaTasha Mardis, Suzanne Clem and Krista Garrett.
The Daily News and The Washington Post are looking to hear from college students directly on how the overturn of Roe v. Wade impacts their lives.
A grant worth more than $1.3 million over a three-year span has been awarded to Ball State University from the United States Department of Education August 25. Ball State, along with Muncie Community Schools (MCS) aims to use this grant in its project, Civic Renewal through Education for Agency (CREATE).
As students return to Ball State’s campus, art at the Ned and Gloria Griner Art Gallery in the new exhibit, “Beginnings,” showing art from 2021 freshman students in the School of Art, welcomes them. Work from the exhibit is scheduled to be displayed from August 23-26 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and a reception, with refreshments, is scheduled for 4-6 p.m. August 24.
Days after a shooting near Ball State University's campus in Muncie, Indiana resulted in the death of a 19 year old, Malek S. Williams has been formally charged with Murder and Criminal Recklessness.
Ball State University Police (UPD) responded to a construction worker falling from the side of Teachers College on Tuesday afternoon.
The Indiana Republican Party on Saturday nominated a longtime political ally of the late Rep. Jackie Walorski to run for her now-vacant seat in Indiana’s Second Congressional District. Rudy Yakym, a growth initiatives director at an Elkhart-based logistics company, will campaign to both complete Walorski’s current term.
Indiana Capital Chronicle: Federal public health officials said Thursday they are working with state and local health departments to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox, including at large-scale events.
The Muncie Police Department (MPD) announced August 20 that 19 year old Que'Aundre Johnson of Marion, Indiana was shot and killed around 12:40 a.m. in the area of W. University Ave and N. Dill St. This is still an active investigation.
Fall 2022 Opening Convocation featured Ball State President presents Ball State alumna with the President’s Medal of Distinction, among other awards and statistics presented.
Ball State Soccer (0-1-0, 0-0-0), lost to University of Kentucky to begin the 2022 season Aug. 18 by a score of 3-0.
Beginning August 22, 2022, a small section in the southwest corner of parking lot R2 is set to be converted into pay-by-plate meter parking only, giving Ball State University students a last minute parking option.
Tickets to the Coffee & Cabernet music series at Pruis Hall on the Ball State University campus are available now for purchase, with exclusive deals offered to all Cardinal students & staff.
Cardinal Street Fest has been announced for Noon-5 p.m. August 19. There is scheduled to be games, food, music and much more.
Safe Zone and Trans* Safe Zone Trainings, presented by the Ball State University Counseling Center, are back for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Dates and times for the Fall 2022 Semester have been announced.
As announced by Ball State University Associate Professor of Chemistry Sundeep Rayat, Ball State is encouraging students to apply for a Teacher-Scholar Program. This program is aimed mostly towards transfer students and first and second year students.
The Division of Mental Health and Addiction, part of the Family and Social Services Administration, on Thursday announced a pilot program to address mental health and substance use disorders for Hoosiers incarcerated while awaiting trial.
The Coalition of Women’s Organizations is set to host the 30th annual Women’s Equality Day program August 25, 2022 at 5 p.m. in the Muncie City Hall auditorium. The Muncie celebration is set to honor six local women who have made significant contributions to the broader community.
