Multicultural Center staff shares goals for new location Formed in the 1970s, Ball State’s Multicultural Center has served as a resource for students of color and other minority groups for nearly 50 years. Now located in the heart of campus near Bracken Library, the center hopes to educate and inform students on current issues relating to race, culture and inclusivity.
Ball State provost leads moment of silence for 20th anniversary of 9/11 Ball State University Provost Susana Rivera-Mills stood at the foot of Beneficence Thursday, Sep. 10 and welcomed a small crowd to a memorial ceremony for the 20th anniversary on 9/11.
Ball State opens new Multicultural Center in the heart of campus Formerly located behind the L. A. Pittenger Student Center, the Multicultural Center has a long history of empowering and educating students. The original center, which opened in the 1970’s, served as a resource for students of color and other minority groups.
A look inside Ball State's commitment to energy-efficient buildings The Applied Technology Building isn’t a very impressive structure from the standpoint of height. Most mornings, it is quite literally in the shadow of the Teachers College. Yet there is one aspect of the Applied Technology Building that sets it apart from most other buildings on campus — it is one of only seven buildings on campus with a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold rating.
Landscape Architecture students bring their skills to Muncie neighborhood Since its closure in 2017, Halteman Pool has sat empty through seasons of harsh Indiana weather. No more is the neighborhood filled with the sounds of splashing water, lifeguard whistling and kids yelling. Time and weather may have affected the appearances of the pool deck, concession stand and locker rooms, but it has not eroded the neighborhood's memory of the location.
Ball State plans for new residence hall to be hub for education, humanities majors LaFollette Residence Hall was a key structure in Ball State’s campus skyline just two years ago, casting a large shadow over the two-story Carmichael Hall close by. Now, the majority of LaFollette and all of Carmichael Hall is gone, and in their place stands the North residential neighborhood, which includes North Residence Hall and North Dining. The new residence hall will open in fall 2021.
Cardinal Esports program holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new campus Esports Center The new Ball State Esports Center will be a classroom, esports venue and community space for the campus.
Rinard Orchid Greenhouse staff shares collection anniversary, education center expansion plans Indiana is known for its unpredictable weather. An average day in March could vary from freezing temperatures with 6 inches of snow to warm and sunny with clear skies. But in the middle of Indiana, people can escape to a tropical environment with more than 2,000 orchids at Ball State’s Rinard Orchid Greenhouse.
news 9/5/2021, 5:41pm Bracken Library evacuates building Sept.5, closed temporarily due to water line issue By Staff Reports
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