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It’s cold outside! Stay warm by attending a Ball State public event!

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Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

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Saturday, December 16, 2023

The University is closed from 12/16/23 into the new year.

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Check out Ball State’s public November events to feel Thankful for fun!

Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

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Jr. Recital: Raul De Mesa, euphonium – 5:30 p.m.

New Music Ensemble – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 30, 2023

DA Performance Recital: Nicolas Andrade, wagner tuba – 5:30 p.m.

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Lots of fun and spooky things to do at Ball State this October!

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Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

Monday, October 2, 2023

School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Peter Opie – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Recycling in Muncie/ScrapCycle – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

EB Ball @ Westminster: I’m a Survivor: Breast Cancer Stories – 2 p.m.

Thursday, October 5, 2023

Chemistry Seminar Series – Dr. Emil Khisamutdinov (Sabbatical Talk) – 3:30 p.m.

Friday, October 6, 2023

Emens: Live from Laurel Canyon – 12 a.m.

Beginning Needlepoint Workshop – 10 a.m.

Mindfulness in the Museum – 12 p.m.

Saturday, October 7, 2023

Emens: John Mulaney and Pete Davidson – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Lifelong Learners: 9 to 5: Notable Working Women of Muncie – 1:30 p.m.

Watercolor Collage Workshop – 6 p.m.

Pruis Hall: Stacey Kent – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 12, 2023

Artist Talk: Debbie Ma – 6 p.m.

Friday, October 13, 2023

Student Recital: Ashton Shelley, tuba – 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.

Museum Docent Tour – 2:30 p.m.

Planetarium Show During the Partial Solar Eclipse Community Block Party – 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 15, 2023

Honors String Orchestra with guest conductor Joel Smirnoff – 9:30 a.m.

Monday, October 16, 2023

Music Education Day – 9 a.m.

Faculty Artist Series: Chris Van Hof – 5:30 p.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Dana Zenobi, Megan Boutin, and Li-Wen Weng – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Lifelong Learners: Supplement Safety – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Celebrating Notable Women Founders of Altrusa International of Muncie – 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 19, 2023

Dialogue Days – 9 a.m.

Running Against the Grain: The Story of Philadelphia Eagle and Movie Star Timmy Brown – 2:30 p.m.

OcTUBAfest – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, October 20, 2023

Sample Lesson Day – 9 a.m.

Student Recital: Bradley Ziegelmaier, trombone – 5:30 p.m.

“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

School of Music Faculty Artist Series: Anna Vayman – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Clarinet Day – 10 a.m.

Kids Make Art at DOMA – 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Ball State Chamber Choir and Concert Choir – 3 p.m.

Student Recital: Stuart MacKenzie, trombone – 3 p.m.

Student Recital: Katelyn Speck, voice – 5:30 p.m.

Arts Alive: Akropolis Reed Quintet – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, October 23, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Lifelong Learners: History of the Muncie Action Plan – 1:30 p.m.

Paranormal Investigations – 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

College of Health Speaker Series October – 1 p.m.

Ball State Jazz Ensembles – Art of Jazz – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 26, 2023

CAAV Conference – 8 a.m.

Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Rigel Jackson – 11 a.m.

Voice Studio Recital – 5:30 p.m.

Eerie Muncie: Even More Tales from the Dark Side of Local History – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 27, 2023

DOMA After Hours – 5 p.m.

Joint Student Recital: Andrew Huffman and Ethan Frendling, trombone – 5:30 p.m.

“Halloween: Celestial Origins” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 28, 2023

A Magic School Bus Halloween – 10 a.m.

Sunday, October 29, 2023

Cello Studio Recital – 11 a.m.

Guest Artist Recital: Theresa Bogard – 1 p.m.

DA Performance Recital: Sam Thompson, percussion – 3 p.m.

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Lifelong Learners: Hidden Meanings of Gravestone Symbols Found in Beech Grove and Other Cemeteries – 1:30 p.m.

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Check out a public Ball State event in September!

Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

Wednesday, September 6, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Genealogy 101 – 10 a.m.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture Intrapreneurship Panel – 11 a.m.

Friday, September 8, 2023

School of Music: A Seminar Recital from the Singing Justice Team – 2 p.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

School of Music: Faculty Artist Series: Zoran Jakovcic (viola), with guests Elise DesChamps (mezzo-soprano) and Rene Lecuona (piano) – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

Biology Field Station: Pollinator Party – 10 a.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

Monday, September 11, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball: The Ball Jar: Each One Tells a Story – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Association of Lifelong Learners: Children of Presidents: a Mixed Blessing? – 1:30 p.m.

College of Sciences and Humanities: Star Party 2023 – 5 p.m.

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Yupo Batik Watercolor – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Forms and Documents – 10 a.m.

Thursday, September 14, 2023

Women’s and Gender Studies: Sharon Seager Lecture in Women’s and Gender History – 3:30 p.m.

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Sign Language – 7 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, September 15, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 16, 2023

School of Music: Bassoon Day with Guest Artist Barrick Stees – 10 a.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 2:30 p.m.

Monday, September 18, 2023

Office of Community Engagement & Charles W. Brown Planetarium: Eclipse 2024: Experience the Magic in Muncie – 2 p.m.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Inclusive Excellence: State of Inclusive Excellence Address – 2 p.m.

Brown Family Amphitheater Grand Opening and Free Jazz Concert – 6 p.m.

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

School of Music: Faculty Sabbatical Presentation: Mei Zhong (voice) and James Helton (piano) – 3 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Pruis Hall: Ryanhood – 7:30 p.m.

Ball State Symphony Orchestra – 7:30 p.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Washington Street Bridge Dinner – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, September 22, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Introduction to Grant Writing – 9 a.m.

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 23, 2023

School of Music:

Theatre and Dance: Little Women – 7:30 p.m.

Monday, September 25, 2023

School of Music: EM | One – 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Association of Lifelong Learners: Growing Up in the Sixties – 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Beginning Genealogy: Software and Free Websites – 10 a.m.

School of Music: Ball State Jazz Ensembles – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Miller College of Business: Entrepreneurial Experience Lecture with Ted Baker – 11 a.m.

University Libraries: Reel Inclusion: Fruits of Labor – 5:30 p.m.

Friday, September 29, 2023

College of Health – Speaker Series September – 1 p.m.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Ball State Bands: Ball State Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony – 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 30, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium:

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Need something to do in August? Check out a BSU event!

Nervous about visiting campus? Take a look at the Office of Community Engagement’s handy Getting to Campus resource for parking/public transit information!

Click the links for more information. Some events may be off-campus or have registration requirements.

Friday, August 4, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: He Built This City: The Muncie Architecture of Cuno Kibele – 10 a.m.

Monday, August 14, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Dementia Friends – 2 p.m. at Westminister Village

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Cold Case Muncie – 6:30 p.m. at EB Ball

Thursday, August 17, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Sherlock Holmes and the Beginning of Modern Forensics – 6:30 p.m.

Friday, August 18, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 19, 2023

Rinard Orchid Greenhouse & Nature Lab: Weeks of Welcome Program – 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Summer Skies Live” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, August 21, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: Presidential Mothers – 2 p.m. at Westminister Village

Thursday, August 24, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: America’s Hometown Band – 7 p.m.

Friday, August 25, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Eclipse: The Sun Revealed” Planetarium Show – 3:30 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “Summer Skies Live” Planetarium Show – 5 p.m.
Charles W. Brown Planetarium: “We Are Stars” Planetarium Show – 6:30 p.m.

Monday, August 28, 2023

EB & Bertha C. Ball Center: A Feeling of Justice: Mapping Civil Rights History in Indiana – 6 p.m.

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Spring 2021 Ball State Immersive Learning Projects

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Ball State faculty, students, and community partners worked together this spring on a number of immersive learning projects in and around Muncie.

Anthony Northside Neighborhood Living Quality
Faculty Mentor:  Jason Yang, Department of Geography
Community Partner:  Muncie Action Plan, Anthony Northside Neighborhood Association

Brightfield to Bright Future
Faculty Mentor: Sanglim Yoo
Community Partner: Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter

More to come!