Ball State’s accounting department encourages all students to learn to manage their finances

Ball State’s Department of Accounting has developed an accounting minor known as financial information, which is designed for non-business majors. The minor will consist of five courses and become available for students in the spring 2022 semester. 

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Ball State Foundation announces Top 100 Student Awards

When Brittney Grim, director of student and young alumni philanthropy and 2018 Ball State alumna, was a student at Ball State, she said she wished there was a program for students who performed well in school and were involved but maybe didn’t get the recognition they felt they deserved from the university.

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Ball State Board of Trustees discusses decreased freshmen enrollment, Brown Family Amphitheater budget

Ball State’s Board of Trustees considered reasons for about an 8 percent decrease in freshman enrollment for the 2021-22 school year at its meeting Oct. 1. Paula Luff, vice president for enrollment, planning and management, said students weren’t able to visit campus in-person due to the COVID-19 pandemic when deciding whether to enroll for the fall.

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Local restaurants receive American Rescue Plan funds

After 18 months of collecting dust on their dining room tables, most restaurants have opened their doors again and owners are ready to improve their businesses for the Muncie community.

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Ball State’s Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology and Counseling introduces its newest undergraduate minor

Interaction has become the focus of Ball State’s newest undergraduate minor: counseling. 

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Ball State introduces 'We Soar' campaign to embrace diversity on campus

Ball State’s new “We Soar” campaign will encourage faculty, staff and students to expand their worldview to make the university’s campus a more inclusive place.

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$2 tour of the Village returns with dunk tank for charity

Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour was dunked into a dunk tank more times than he could count in the name of charity.

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African American Studies staff, graduating senior look to the future of the program

After 2020 brought forth more conversations and raised awareness of racism and biases, senior interpersonal communications major Lauren Reynolds saw an opportunity to develop her skills in her future career.

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Muncie Community Schools introduces hands-on learning program to elementary and middle schools

Crime scene examination usually isn’t part of eighth-grade curricula, but Muncie Community Schools (MCS) students have the opportunity to explore it and other topics as the district expands Project Lead The Way (PLTW) into all grades one through eight.

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Indiana 529 college savings plans increase in 2020

As many college students worry about paying off student loans, the average cost of college tuition in the United States has consistently risen at two to three times the rate of inflation each year, according to the College Savings Plans Network. The majority of federal financial aid comes in the form of loans, which increases the burden of student loan debt for graduates and families.

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