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68-779: LaFollette is named for Dr. Robert LaFollette, who was a social science professor and department head at Ball State University from 1921 to 1961. LaFollette Complex was demolished in 2020. LaFollette Complex was constructed in 1967 with the most recent remodel in 1998. The brick complex consists of four L-shaped eight-story towers and a 10-story tower in the center that houses mainly older and international students. The elevators in LaFollette and two other of Ball State's taller residence halls – Johnson B and Studebaker East (until Studebaker East's remodel in 2011-2012) – are unusual in that they were extremely early co-ed halls. As such, their elevators serve only two floors: The first floor lobby, and

136-550: A group of local investors led by Michael Kelly reopened the school as the Indiana Normal Institute. To pay for updated materials and refurbishing the once-abandoned Administration Building, the school operated under a mortgage from the Muncie Trust Company. Although the school had its largest student body with a peak enrollment of 806, officials could not maintain mortgage payments, and the school

204-611: A hand at tutoring many different students. She continued tutoring until her death in June 1965. P.D. Edwards was head emeritus of the Department of Mathematics at Ball State University. He retired from Ball State in 1962 after serving thirty-six years on the faculty. Knotts/Edwards has eight floors for students and every floor is designated to either female or male. Students studying in the Miller College of Business are also

272-414: A library, and the president's residence were housed in what is today's Frank A. Bracken Administration Building. The one-building school had a peak enrollment of 256 and charged $ 10 for a year's tuition. It operated until the spring of 1901, when it was closed due to lack of funding. In 1902, the school reopened as Palmer University for the next three years when Francis Palmer, a retired Indiana banker, gave

340-812: A long-running nickname for the school was "Fruit Jar Tech." During the regular legislative session of 1929, the General Assembly nominally separated the Terre Haute and Muncie campuses of the state teachers' college system, but it placed the governing of the Ball State campus under the Indiana State Teachers College Board of Trustees based in Terre Haute. With this action, the school was renamed Ball State Teachers College. The following year, enrollment increased to 1,118, with 747 female and 371 male students. In 1935,

408-591: A part of the Business Living-Learning Community. The tower is being demolished starting June 2020. Margaret Brayton was the assistant professor emeritus of Elementary education. She also taught Burris kindergartners and first graders for thirty years. Since her retirement in 1962 she continued to make her home in Muncie, Indiana. Gola H. Clevenger came to Ball State University in 1924 to teach business education. Two years later he became

476-457: Is composed of seven academic colleges. As of the 2023-2024 academic year, the total enrollment was 20,440 students with 14,874 undergraduates and 5,566 post-graduate and doctoral students. The university offers about 120 undergraduate majors and 130 minor areas of study and more than 100 masters, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees. Ball State athletic teams compete in Division I of

544-570: Is considered LEED certified. The David Letterman Communication and Media Building, Park Hall, DeHority Hall, Kinghorn Hall, and the Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center have earned LEED Silver certification. Studebaker East Residence Hall, District Energy Station North, Applied Technology Building, Botsford/Swinford Residence Hall, Schmidt/Wilson Residence Hall, and District Energy Station South have earned LEED Gold certification. The university's first green roof

612-445: Is situated about 1 mile (1.6 km) northwest of downtown Muncie. McKinley Ave. is a two-lane, primary north–south street through the Ball State campus. Streetscape features include landscaped medians, granite curbing, limestone bollards and planters, bus turn-outs, and brick crosswalks. A pedestrian scramble is located at the intersection of Riverside and McKinley avenues. Old Quad, the university's historic quadrangle , anchors

680-403: Is situated immediately north of The Village commercial district. The North Residential Neighborhood was completed in 2022 and comprises Botsford/Swinford Halls, Jack Beyerl Hall, North Dining Hall, North West Hall, and Schmidt/Wilson Halls. York Prairie Creek , also known as Cardinal Creek, is an intra-campus creek that begins at the pond outside Park Hall, winding northwest and connecting to

748-558: Is the business college of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana . The college is named in honor of Wallace T. Miller, Jr. for his substantial donation to the university. The Miller College of Business has one stand-alone research center and four centers integrated into various academic departments. The Center for Business and Economic Research , directed by Michael J. Hicks provides public policy and economic research in Indiana and

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816-433: Is the tallest building on campus, at 10 floors and 138 feet (42 m). Beginning in the 1990s, new construction, building additions, and renovations were built to respect the scale and massing of the university's older Collegiate Gothic-style buildings. While red brick with limestone accents have remained the favored façade materials, large windows have become more commonplace to emphasize natural lighting. Examples include

884-524: The Frog Baby Fountain on University Green. Located in the median of McKinley Ave., Shafer Tower is a 150-foot-tall (46 m) free-standing bell tower with a 48-bell carillon . East Quad, the newest quadrangle, sits east of the Old Quad and south of the central campus. It is bounded by Dicks St. (east), Ashland Ave. (south), McKinley Ave. (west), and Riverside Ave. (north). East Quad

952-731: The Ball brothers , industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation , acquired the foreclosed Indiana Normal Institute and gave the school and surrounding land to the State of Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly accepted the donation in the spring of 1918, with an initial 235 students enrolling at the Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division on June 17, 1918. Ball State is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university

1020-462: The College of Architecture and Planning , which opened on March 23, 1965. The Center for Radio and Television (now named the College of Communication, Information, and Media ) opened the following year, in 1966. Recognizing the college's expanding academic curriculum and growing enrollment (10,066 students), the General Assembly approved renaming the school to Ball State University in 1965. Most of

1088-759: The David Owsley Museum of Art . The museum contains some 11,000 works valued at more than $ 40 million. The Fine Arts Terrace, overlooking the Old Quad, hosts the annual spring commencement ceremonies. Ball State's central campus area first began to develop in the 1960s. It is generally bounded by New York Ave. (east), Riverside Ave. (south), the Westwood Historic District (west), and Neely Ave./Petty Rd. (north). Distinctive features include its mix of academic buildings, residential and dining halls, and performing arts venues. Notable landmarks include Bracken Library , Emens Auditorium , and

1156-539: The Fine Arts Building (1936), and Elliott Hall (1937). Other examples include Burkhardt Building (1924), North Quad Building (1926), and Lucina Hall (1927). Completed in 1937, the Georgian Revival -style Bracken House serves as the president's residence. It is located off-campus. Modernist architecture appeared on campus in the 1950s, embracing simpler, utilitarian designs. Examples include

1224-569: The Indiana State Normal School – Eastern Division. An initial 235 students enrolled in 1918, with William W. Parsons serving as the first president of the university. The close relationship between the Balls and the school led to an unofficial moniker for the college, with many students, faculty, and local politicians casually referring to the school as "Ball State," a shorthand alternative to its longer, official name. During

1292-668: The L. A. Pittenger Student Center (1952) and Emens Auditorium (1964). From the mid-1960s through the 1980s, campus architecture was most influenced by Brutalism , featuring imposing brick walls and narrow windows. Examples of this style include Cooper Science Complex (1967), the Teachers College Building (1968), the Architecture Building , Pruis Hall (both completed in 1972), Bracken Library (1976), Whitinger Business Building (1979), and Robert Bell Building (1984). The Teachers College Building

1360-806: The NCAA and are known as the Ball State Cardinals . The university is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and Ball State's volleyball program is a member of the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (MIVA). The location of today's Ball State University had its start in 1899 as a private university called the Eastern Indiana Normal School . The entire school, including classrooms,

1428-467: The 1922 short session of the Indiana legislature, the state renamed the school Ball Teachers College. This was in recognition of the Ball family's continuing beneficence to the institution. During this act, the state also reorganized its relationship with Terre Haute and established a separate local board of trustees for the Muncie campus. In 1924, Ball Teachers College's trustees hired Benjamin J. Burris as

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1496-630: The 2020–2021 school year, Ball State University's student population primarily consisted of Indiana residents (74 percent) with 25 percent being nonresidents. Sixty-five percent of the student body is female. The university admitted 77 percent of applicants in 2019. For the 2021–2022 academic year, annual undergraduate tuition is $ 8,284 for in-state students taking 12 to 18 credits per semester and $ 25,518 for out-of-state students. Including technology, recreation, Health Center, and room and board fees, annual undergraduate expenses total about $ 21,086 for in-state students and $ 38,320 for out-of-state students. For

1564-476: The 2021–2022 academic year, annual graduate tuition is $ 7,748 for in-state students taking nine credits per semester and $ 21,222 for out-of-state students. Including other fees, in-state graduate student expenses total $ 20,560, and $ 34,024 for out-of-state graduate students. Ball State University offers five associate degrees , 119 bachelor's , 78 master's ,15 doctoral degrees, 60 post-baccalaureate certificates, and three post-masters certificates. In fall 2020,

1632-491: The A. Umit Taftali Center for Capital Markets and Investing. 40°12′13″N 85°24′23″W  /  40.2035°N 85.4065°W  / 40.2035; -85.4065 Ball State University Ball State University ( Ball State or BSU ) is a public research university in Muncie, Indiana . It has three off-campus centers in Indianapolis, Indiana , Fort Wayne, Indiana , and Fishers, Indiana . In 1917,

1700-508: The Administration Building and Lucina Hall where Talley Avenue ends at University Avenue. Ball State, like the rest of the nation, was affected by the onset of World War II . There were several dramatic changes on Ball State's campus during World War II. In 1939 Ball State began its Civilian Pilot Training program which had popular enrollment. This program allowed students and local resident to learn to fly, instructed by

1768-888: The Alumni Center by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (1997), the Art and Journalism Building (2001), the Music Instruction Building (2004), the David Letterman Communication and Media Building (2007), Park Hall (2007), DeHority Complex (renovated in 2009), Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center, and Kinghorn Hall (both completed in 2010). Recent buildings (mid-2010s to present) have embraced contemporary architecture featuring open atriums, large windows, and sustainable design elements. Examples include Botsford/Swinford Halls (renovated in 2015), Schmidt/Wilson Halls (renovated in 2017),

1836-904: The Ball State University Digital Media Repository, an open-access resource containing over 130,000 digital objects in 64 collections, as well as the Center for Middletown Studies. System branches include the Architecture Library and the Science–Health Science Library. Over 1.1 million visits were made throughout the University Libraries system between 2011 and 2012. Ball State ranked 191st nationally on U.S. News & World Report ' s 2021 “Top Performers on Social Mobility” list. College Magazine ranked

1904-712: The Ball brothers bought the Administration Building and surrounding land. In early 1918, during the Indiana General Assembly 's short session, state legislators accepted the gift of the school and land by the Ball brothers. The state granted operating control of the Muncie campus and school buildings to the administrators of the Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute . That same year, the Marion Normal Institute relocated to Muncie, adding its resources to what would officially be named

1972-527: The Duck Pond before heading west toward the White River . The campus includes nearly 8,000 trees of about 625 species. Ball State provides a free shuttle service each semester. Shuttles buses run on red, orange, green, and blue loops every five to ten minutes. The university also provides a late-night pickup service, Charlie's Charter. Upon request, Charlie's Charter will transport students throughout

2040-740: The Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Practice Facility, the Fisher Football Training Complex, the Scheumann Family Indoor Practice Facility, and the 22,500-seat Scheumann Stadium , home to Ball State Cardinals football . The 11,500-seat John E. Worthen Arena anchors the central campus athletic facilities. There are also tennis courts on campus. Ball State University's campus buildings exhibit a blending of architectural styles that generally reflect

2108-1195: The Health Professions Building (completed in 2019), Jack Beyerl Hall, North Dining Hall (both completed in 2020), the Foundational Sciences Building, and North West Hall (both completed in 2021). Ball State has adopted environmental sustainability as a primary component of the university's strategic plan and vision. Starting in the mid-2000s, all building additions and renovations are designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. Standards include environmentally-friendly site selection, energy and water efficiency, materials selection, and indoor environmental quality, among others. The university diverts 20 percent of its waste from landfills through recycling efforts and also invests in hybrid vehicles , hybrid-electric shuttle buses, and vehicles that use E85 . Since 2007, 13 campus buildings have achieved LEED certification. The Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass and Teachers College Building

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2176-520: The Midwest. The Entrepreneurship Center led by Matthew Marvel is a top ten entrepreneurship center nationally and offers a minor in entrepreneurship. The Center for Professional Selling offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in sales, the Center for Actuarial Science and Risk Management directed by Steven Avila is a collaboration between the Department of Finance and Insurance and the Department of Mathematical Sciences. The college also features

2244-812: The Muncie Aviation Company. By the Fall of 1941 Ball State reached its peak enrollment to this point of 1,588 students. When the United States entered the war, Ball State like many other college campuses, saw a decline in male enrollment. At this time Ball State partnered with the United States military and established two training programs on campus, the Army Specialized Training Program and Navy V-1 Program. Each of these programs encouraged male enrollment in

2312-607: The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (2010). Under the university's 14th president, Dr. Jo Ann Gora , over $ 520 million was committed to new construction and renovation projects throughout the Ball State campus. Within the last decade, Ball State University adopted Education Redefined as its motto, focusing on "immersive learning" to engage students across all academic programs in real-world projects. To date, there have been over 1,250 immersive learning projects, impacting residents in all of Indiana's 92 counties under

2380-632: The War Morale Committee dedicated the Roll of Honor; it listed the names of all those who served during the war. In 1961, Ball State became independent of Indiana State University through the creation of the Ball State College Board of Trustees. The official name of the school was also changed to Ball State College. The Indiana General Assembly approved the development of a state-assisted architecture program, establishing

2448-695: The Woody / Shales and half of the Mysch / Hurst Halls of the LaFollette Dormitory Complex to the west were demolished in 2017. The Architect presiding over the remodel of the Johnson East and West (formerly A and B respectively) buildings had made the comment that "the antiquated Lafollette wings were blocking the otherwise beautiful view of campus" (Lafollette Field). The new student lounges, with large plate glass windows on every floor of

2516-528: The admissions director. In 1944 his title was changed to Director of Placement and Senior Counselor in 1950. He attended Indiana University before earning his degree from Ball State where he did additional graduate work. Upon his retirement from Ball State in December 1956, Clevenger carried the title of emeritus Director of Placement. He died the summer of 1967. Brayton/Clevenger had eight floors which were designated to female and male. This hall used to house

2584-606: The average campus class size was 21 students, with a student-to-teacher ratio of 16 to 1. Ball State University has been accredited by The Higher Learning Commission continuously since 1925. Bracken Library is the university's main library. Completed in 1975, Bracken houses five floors of classrooms, computer labs, private study suites, and video viewing suites. The library provides access to about 2.3 million books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials, software, government publication maps, musical scores, archival records, and other information sources. Bracken Library hosts

2652-456: The campus. Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) also provides local fixed-route bus service free to students. Routes 1, 2, 14, and 16 run through campus. Most of Ball State University's athletic facilities and intramural fields are located on the northernmost portion of campus near the intersection of McGalliard Rd. and Tillotson Ave. Facilities include First Merchants Ballpark Complex ( Ball Diamond and Softball Field), Briner Sports Complex,

2720-755: The center moved to the Elevator Hill section of the city's Holy Cross neighborhood near downtown Indianapolis . CAP: INDY occupies 17,000 square feet (1,600 m ) of the Glass Building at 25 N. Pine St. The Fishers Center for Academic and Economic Innovation, located in Fishers, Indiana , was established in 2015. The center occupies 3,000 square feet (280 m ) at Launch Fishers, a co-working / business incubator . The site offers academic programs, community engagement, and professional development sessions to students, alumni, and organizations. During

2788-498: The college that also trained them to go on as pilots in the military service. Ball State students and staff also contributed to the war effort by supporting the troops abroad. Students and staff led by Sherly DeMotte, a member of the English faculty, wrote dozens of letters to Ball State students and staff serving overseas. By 1943 a dozen students from Ball State had become war casualties. To bring awareness to their service, in 1943

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2856-470: The dance and theatre majors. The Theatre and Dance LLC (Living Learning Community) was moved to Schmidt/Wilson Hall in 2017 when the hall reopened after a complete renovation. Braydon/Clevenger Hall partially collapsed on January 10, 2023, at 5:22 pm EST (10:22 pm UTC). The Middle tower was the only portion of the building that did not collapse. The Middle tower was fully demolished on February 9, 2023. The Brayton/Clevenger tower demolishing marked

2924-694: The end of the LaFollette era at Ball State. Currently, plans to make a new green space on the North-end of Campus where LaFollette used to stand will be completed after the rubble of the demolishing is cleared. Alumni can buy a brick from the LaFollette Complex as a memory. Lawrence Hurst was the associate professor emeritus of Social Science. He retired from the Ball State faculty in 1950 but he continued to be an active observer of university affairs. He returns to Indiana from his home, in May to spend

2992-505: The faculty in 1924. John M. Shales was part of the Ball State faculty and retired in 1960 after thirty-one years. Woody/Shales had eight floors which are designated to female and male. Levi S. Shively was the professor emeritus of Mathematics. He had taught for 42 years, 23 of these at Ball State University. He retired in 1951. Shively was the home to many international students, athletes, and those students that are far from home because Shively remained open during holidays and breaks when

3060-494: The former LaFollette Complex was demolished to make way for a new green space to be utilized by students and faculty with 10 pillars of Indiana limestone placed in the center in remembrance of the former residence hall. Ball State's main campus spans 731 acres (296 ha) and includes 109 buildings at 7,203,801 square feet (669,255.0 m ) centered mostly on three main quadrangles. The university also manages just over 400 acres (160 ha) of research property. The main campus

3128-429: The largest geothermal energy conversion project in U.S. history. The university was defendant in the U.S. Supreme Court case Vance v. Ball State University , which dealt with who can be regarded as a " supervisor " for harassment lawsuits. The case was argued on November 26, 2012. In a 5–4 decision, the court ruled in favor of Ball State. In 2022, the final projects of the "North Neighborhood" were finished on

3196-426: The mentoring of faculty from every academic department. The university has also adopted environmental sustainability as a primary component of the university's strategic plan and vision. Starting in the mid-2000s, all building additions and renovations are designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. Ball State announced in 2009 that it would begin construction on

3264-489: The newly renovated Johnson buildings, face precisely in the direction of Lafollette Field. The University had already planned to eventually Demolish Lafollette Complex in the distant future, but the Architect's comment helped to expedite the plan. https://www.ballstatedaily.com/article/2020/05/news-ball-state-work-begins-on-lafollette-complex-demolition Miller College of Business The Miller College of Business

3332-566: The northern side of campus, where the LaFollette Complex once stood. The renovated residence halls inluded Botsford/Swinford (Johnson East) and Schmidt/Wilson (Johnson West). Jack Beyerl Hall, home of the STEM Living-Learning Community, and North West Hall, home of the Education and Design Living-Learning Communities were the two newly built residence halls adjacent to the new North Dining building. During construction,

3400-427: The other residence halls are closed, until the reopening of Studebaker East. The residence hall had ten floors with a variety of accommodations. At the end of the 2013-2014 academic year, Shively Hall was temporarily closed for repairs. The hall reopened in the 2018-2019 year to make up for the lost rooms from the demolished towers brought down in the summer of 2017. The tower began demolition starting June 2020. And

3468-732: The pursuit of peace. Unfortunately, on March 24, 1967, he tragically lost his life in a plane crash on a mountainside north of Da Nang. To commemorate his legacy, the Robert LaFollette Prize in Social Science was established to recognize the best doctoral thesis. In addition, the Ball State Alumni Association commissioned Nham Chi, a South Vietnamese artist, to paint his portrait. Lucile Knotts had taught at Burris school from 1929 until her retirement in 1953. She continued teaching by lending out

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3536-669: The school $ 100,000 as an endowment . Between 1905 and 1907, the school dropped the Palmer name and operated as the Indiana Normal College . It had two divisions, the Normal School for educating teachers and the College of Applied Sciences. The school had an average enrollment of about 200 students. Due to diminishing enrollment and lack of funding, the school closed at the end of the 1906–1907 school year. In 1912,

3604-514: The school added the Fine Arts Building for art, music, and dance instruction. Enrollment that year reached 1,151: 723 women and 428 men. As an expression of the many gifts from the Ball family since 1917, sculptor Daniel Chester French was commissioned by Muncie's chamber of commerce to cast a bronze fountain figure to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ball brothers' gift to the state. His creation, Beneficence , stands between

3672-406: The sixth floor lobby, which duplicates the first floor almost exactly. This served to separate the male and female portions of the dormitory, as the stairs would pass by lobby doors. This complex was named in honor of Robert R. LaFollette, who served as the professor of Social Sciences and head of the department from 1921 until his retirement in 1961. He dedicated a significant portion of his life to

3740-427: The south end of Ball State's campus. Distinctive features include its mature tree canopy and Collegiate Gothic architecture. It is bounded by McKinley Ave. (east), University Ave. (south), Christy Woods (west), and Riverside Ave. (north). The residential Westwood Historic District is situated immediately across Riverside Ave. to the north. Old Quad landmarks include Beneficence and the Fine Arts Building, home to

3808-465: The spring semester, entrepreneurship student teams are paired with six Launch Fishers companies to develop growth strategies for each company. Ball State University enrolls approximately 21,500 students who come from throughout Indiana, the United States, and around the world. Out-of-state students make up about 25 percent of enrollment, and ethnic minorities account for about 23 percent. The university enrolls more than 300 international students. As of

3876-558: The state of Indiana: CAP: INDY and the Fishers Center for Academic and Economic Innovation. Since 2001, the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning has operated a satellite facility in Indianapolis . Known as CAP: INDY, it houses the Center for Civic Design and provides interdisciplinary studio space for graduate students in the college's master of architecture and master of urban design programs. In 2019,

3944-534: The successor to President Linnaeus N. Hines . The Ball brothers continued giving to the university and partially funded the construction of the Science Hall (now called Burkhardt Building) in 1924 and an addition to Ball Gymnasium in 1925. By the 1925–1926 school year, Ball State enrollment reached 991 students: 697 women and 294 men. Based on the school's close relationship with the Ball Corporation,

4012-558: The summer and fall months attending campus educational, sporting, and social events. He is the author of "61 Years in the School Room" which recounts his early teaching before Ball State and to his years being involved with this University. Lucia Alice Mysch was the associate professor emeritus of Art. She retired in 1963 after having been a member of Ball State for twenty-nine years. She's known for her work in weaving. She has been exhibited nationally and regionally and had an exhibit of

4080-539: The time period in which they were designed. With few exceptions, most façades feature variations of red or brown brick and limestone . Completed in 1899, the Neoclassical -style Frank A. Bracken Administration Building is the oldest extant building on the campus. It is distinctive for its yellow brick exterior. Collegiate Gothic -style architecture is reflected in the university's oldest buildings, including Ball Gymnasium (1925), Burris Laboratory School (1929),

4148-401: The university's capacity and educational opportunities. The university experienced another building boom beginning in the 2000s, with the openings of the Art and Journalism Building (2001), Shafer Tower (2001), the Music Instruction Building (2004), the David Letterman Communication and Media Building (2007), Park Hall (2007), Kinghorn Hall (2010), Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass (2010), and

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4216-581: The university's largest residence halls were completed during this period of high growth, including the DeHority Complex (1960), Noyer Complex (1962), Studebaker Complex (1965), LaFollette Complex (1967), and Johnson Complex (1969). Academic and athletic buildings, including Irving Gymnasium (1962), Emens Auditorium (1964), Cooper Science Complex (1967), Scheumann Stadium (1967), Carmichael Hall (1969), Teachers College Building (1969), Pruis Hall (1972), and Bracken Library (1974), also expanded

4284-659: The university's plans for installing the largest geothermal energy project of its kind in the U.S. Ball State committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 80,000 tons annually through the installation of a $ 65 million geothermal heating and cooling system and closure of all four coal-fired boilers on campus. The geothermal system, completed in 2017, consists of 3,600 boreholes and two energy stations on campus. The system consists of two underground loops with more than 5,500,000 feet (1,700,000 m) of pipes to circulate water for heating and cooling throughout campus. Ball State University manages two satellite facilities in

4352-786: The works of the country's top weavers in the Ball State Art Gallery before she retired. She conducted ten art study tours in the United States and Europe while teaching at Ball State. She was also taking her students into the studios and galleries of the many leading craftsmen of the Nation. This hall housed some of the International Students who attended Ball State University along with the Social Sciences and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) living-learning communities. International Housing

4420-408: Was completely demolished in the Winter of 2020. A large open field to the east of LaFollette Complex is known as LaFollette Field. LaFollette Complex overlooks the field, which is used for student recreation and campus events. LaFollete field is also used mostly by the Ball State University Pride of Mid-America Marching Band during the fall semester for rehearsals. In an ironic twist of fate, all of

4488-445: Was forced to close once again in June 1917 when the Muncie Trust Company initiated foreclosure proceedings. On July 25, 1917, the Ball brothers , local industrialists and founders of the Ball Corporation , bought the Indiana Normal Institute from foreclosure. The Ball brothers also founded Ball Memorial Hospital and Minnetrista , and were the benefactors of Keuka College , founded by their uncle, George Harvey Ball. For $ 35,100,

4556-485: Was installed on the North District Energy Station in 2011. Former president Jo Ann Gora was a founding member of the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment , an initiative by several institutions to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions on their campuses. In 2011, the Sustainable Endowments Institute gave the university a College Sustainability Report Card grade of "C+." In 2009, then-president Jo Ann Gora announced

4624-498: Was moved to Studebaker East Hall upon its reopening. The tower was partially demolished in the summer of 2017. It was partially demolished and turned into temporary office space and storage. This tower was not occupied by any students the Fall 2020 semester. It was fully demolished in the winter of 2020. Grace Woody was the associate professor emeritus and coordinator emeritus of Women's Physical Education. She completed thirty-seven years at Ball State, retiring in 1961, she had joined

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