Ball State alumna partners to create law firm in Indianapolis

Growing up in Muncie, Kimberly Welsh-Jeselskis, 1997 Ball State psychology masters graduate, said she always had an interest in going to Ball State, following in the footsteps of her brother. 

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Ball State planetarium’s student staff helps Muncie community learn about solar system

Under the 52-foot dome in the Charles W. Brown Planetarium, more than 20,000 visitors a year learn about what exists beyond the Earth’s atmosphere in space. But before visitors sit back and look up at the simulated sky, they are first greeted by Ball State students who work behind the scenes. 

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Miles from Muncie: Ball State CAP students study German architecture, culture

“I feel like you can learn significantly more by going somewhere else than you could in class. You can stare at pictures all day. You can read a byline, a dialogue or a biography on any day you want, but to actually go there and be there, present, was a different story.” 

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Ball State alumnus brings theater passion home with Discovering Broadway

“I was seven years old when I wanted to be a director, and I've never changed that course.” For years, 2015 Ball State alumnus Joel Kirk said he would make short films with his camcorder in the comfort of his backyard. He would act, direct, edit and write his own scripts to transform pre-existing ideas into his own. 

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Maria Tomasula speaks about photo-realistic paintings, sense of self

“Painting isn’t only about self-expression, and it’s not only about translating experience into form. I think making art really has to do with advocating a position.” 

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Ball State architecture students explore Japanese culture with CAP field study

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, seeing a place in person must be worth a million.” 

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Intern Spotlight: Ball State student informs peers about plastic pollution in South Africa

“I’ve never been more terrified in my life.” That’s how senior zoology major Autum Auxier felt standing on Bloukrans Bridge in Mossel Bay, South Africa, hooked to a bungee cord, ready to fall 708 feet toward the river below. 

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Code Red dance team dances its way to sixth place

After three and a half hour practices twice a week, additional individual practice and the help of a personal trainer, Ball State’s Code Red dance team ended its season with a sixth place finish at Nationals. 

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Ball State speech team travels to California to compete in National Championship Tournament

For 10 minutes, members of the Ball State Speech Team had everyone’s attention and the stage to themselves as they performed their speeches. 

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Former Ball State professor celebrates 100th birthday alongside Ball State's Centennial

100 years.  100 years of memories, relationships and turbulence.

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