Ball State faculty, students, and community partners worked together this spring on a number of immersive learning projects in and around Muncie.
Bringing in and Branching out: Recruiting Employees and Building Community Connections (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Peggy Fisher, Department of Communication Studies
Community Partner: Open Door Health Services
The Children Facing Challenges Literature Project
Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Hitchens, Department of Elementary Education
Community Partner: Wes Del Elementary
Cultural Identities and Community Engagement
Faculty Mentor: Ruby Cain, Department of Educational Studies
Community Partners: Human Library Fort Wayne, Muncie Public Library, Purdue University Fort Wayne, It is Well With My Soul, Whitely Community Council, Industry Neighborhood, Fort Wayne Urban League
DANCE! Muncie After School (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Melanie Swihart, Department of Theatre and Dance
Community Partner: Muncie Community Schools
Developing Healthy Neighborhoods
Faculty Mentor: Jane Ellery, Department of Kinesiology
Community Partner: Building Better Neighborhoods
Energy Assessment for Small Commercial Buildings in Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Sherif Attallah, Department of Construction Management
Community Partner: Muncie Chamber of Commerce
Healthy Moms, Healthy Communities: Understanding Perceptions and Evaluating Maternal Opiod Treatment in Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Caitlyn Leonardson-Placek, Department of Anthropology
Community Partner: Suzanne Gresham Center
Immersive Learning Video Project (Second Harvest Food Bank)
Faculty Mentor: Tim Pollard, Department of Telecommunications; Suzanne Plesha, Office of Immersive Learning
Community Partner: Second Harvest Food Bank
Making Housing Advocates with the 8-12 Coalition
Faculty Mentor: John West, Department of Urban Planning
Community Partner: Building Better Neighborhoods, Habitat for Humanity
Muncie Neighborhood Visual Identity Design (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Shantanu Suman, School of Art
Community Partners: Building Better Neighborhoods, Muncie Action Plan
Partnering with the Whitely Community to Establish an Understanding of Community and Police Interactions
Faculty Mentor: Kiesha Warren-Gordon, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Community Partners: The Facing Project, Whitely Community Council
Philosophy for High School Students (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Vitale, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Community Partner: Muncie Central High School
Purple Cow: Moving from Ordinary to Extraordinary Care for Children (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Stacey Allred, Department of Elementary Education
Community Partner: Kidz Korner Child Care Center
Second Harvest School Pantries Study
Faculty Mentor: Melinda Messineo, Department of Sociology
Community Partner: Second Harvest Food Bank
Serious Game Design with Minnetrista (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Paul Gestwicki, Department of Computer Science
Community Partner: Minnetrista Cultural Center
Tips and Tactics on Prevention of Human Trafficking
Faculty Mentor: Ronald Dolon, Department of Social Work
Community Partner: A Better Way
Unmasked: Recovery and Redemption
Faculty Mentor: Juli Metzger, Department of Journalism
Community Partner: Ball Brothers Foundation
