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Discover 2016–2017 Contents 2016–2017 Discover 2016–2017 Contents 2016–2017 02 Discover Ball State 28 Your Path University 30 Your Support System Discover 04 Your Cardinal Family 32 Jacob Layton 06 Entrepreneurial Learning 34 Immersive Learning Projects 08 Our Vibrant Campus 38 KateLin Doyle 10 Logyn Maul 40 A Global Community 12 Your Home Away From Home 42 Cruz Aleman 14 Tanner Barton 44 Cardinal Pride 16 Fabulous Fare 46 Leslie Adriance 18 Recreation 48 Innovative Research 20 Capriella Fenicle 50 Elizabeth Wehren 22 Your Place on Campus 52 Muncie 24 Things to Do 54 Visit Ball State 26 Janie Fulling 56 Apply 1 Discover founded Ball State University in 1918 Our nearly 100-year tradition of innovation and Today, Ball State embraces the Ball brothers’ entrepreneurship began with the Ball brothers. The legacy of beneficence and ingenuity by aspiring 8 190 colleges majors Muncie industrialists bought the land and buildings to be the model of the most student-centered and of a failed school and donated the property to the community-engaged of the 21st century public state. The teacher training school that opened in research universities. We transform entrepreneurial Accredited by 1918 has grown into a doctoral university offering learners into impactful leaders—committed to the Higher Learning Commission a world-class education. improving the quality of life for all. 94% 130 of classes minors taught by faculty One of the best universities in the Midwest —The Princeton Review 196 21 , students 19 14:1 students in an student-faculty average class ratio Community Engagement Classification — Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching 2 • bsu.edu 3 Discover 2015–2016 Student Profile Your Cardinal Family 16,602 When you arrive on campus, you join the Cardinal undergraduate 8,096 family. Ball State students form a community of more than 21,000, supported by our almost 3,500 faculty and staff inside and outside the classroom. 4,594 From all 92 First-Year Experience graduate 13,100 Indiana counties The first year of college is a time of transition. At Ball State, we are committed to helping you succeed both academically and personally. Beginning with Orientation, you’ll meet other students, international make connections, and start adjusting to college life even before your first class. students • Summer Bridge Programs—Choose from optional seminars, From all 50 states, from leadership experiences, career planning, and whitewater Washington, DC, and rafting adventures during the summer. • Freshman Connections—Read a thought-provoking book 1 U.S. territory 66 used in discussion groups, classes, and activities—including 918 countries a campus visit by the author—during your first semester. • Welcome Week—The five days before classes are full of activities, both academic and social, where you will have fun while getting to know campus and your fellow freshmen. bsu.edu/firstyear Fall 2015 3.98% Hispanic/Latino Entering Class • 3,493 freshmen 9.14% Other/Unknown • 850 transfers • 61% women • 16.9% ethnic minority 6.91% African-American • 19.2% in top 10% of their 1.32% Asian-American high school class • 1638 average three-part 78.65% Caucasian SAT score • 23 average ACT score 4 • bsu.edu 5 Discover Entrepreneurial Learning Entrepreneurial learning is Ball State’s unique approach to education. Students and their faculty mentors collaborate on high-impact experiences that embody exploration, problem solving, creativity, and risk-taking. Entrepreneurial learning occurs both inside and outside of the classroom, within dynamic environments where knowing intersects with making and creative experimentation, and where students and faculty learn together through productive application of knowledge. Many activities fall under the umbrella of entrepreneurial learning, including: • immersive learning projects—where interdisciplinary, student- driven teams are guided by faculty mentors to create high-impact learning experiences in collaboration with community partners • undergraduate research—where students, including freshmen, gain understanding of published works, apply new knowledge to world challenges, and learn collaboration skills that jump-start their professional careers • many other enriching real-world experiences, such as volunteer work, study abroad, internships, clinicals, practicums, and capstone classes Learn more on pages 34, 40, and 48: Our campuswide commitment to entrepreneurial learning plays a critical role in helping students become informed and empowered citizens. It gives them the opportunity to apply classroom knowledge in a real-world, interdisciplinary context. —Jennifer Blackmer, Associate Provost for Entrepreneurial Learning 7 Discover Our Vibrant Campus From Shafer Tower to the Old Quadrangle, the Ball State campus blends historic and contemporary architecture. Our buildings and grounds provide a healthy and safe learning environment that is both alcohol and tobacco free. bsu.edu/map Landmarks As a student, you will quickly learn about the many beloved campus landmarks, from Beneficence—affectionately called “Benny”—anchoring the south end of The Quad to Frog Baby and her fountain outside Bracken Library to the Duck Ponds on the north end and everything in between. bsu.edu/admissions/intheknow Sustainability Ball State is often honored for sustainability efforts, including: • constructing the country’s largest the U.S. Green Building Council geothermal system of its kind, for more than a decade which will heat and cool buildings • providing innovative programs throughout the campus, cut the and projects through the Center university’s carbon footprint roughly in for Energy Research/Education/ half, and save about $2 million a year Service (CERES); for example, its • being the first public institution in heliodon simulates sun and shadow Indiana to be listed among the most at various times and places on Earth Shafer Tower Beneficence environmentally responsible colleges • achieving Gold status from the and universities by The Princeton Sustainability Tracking, Assessment Review, which also named Ball State & Rating System (STARS), which among its “Top 50 Green Colleges” recognizes colleges and universities • designing new construction to meet in the U.S. and Canada LEED Silver certification or better by bsu.edu/sustainability 731 409 acres on the acres of research Accessibility main campus properties We have a long-standing tradition of being a disability-friendly campus and providing unique, innovative programming for students with physical disabilities. Because of this, Ball State serves a much larger population of students who use wheelchairs than many of our peer institutions do. 109 8 bsu.edu/disabilityservices total campus LEED-certified buildings facilities 8 • bsu.edu 9 Frog Baby Logyn Maul I fell in love with Ball State’s campus when I was a high school student at the Summer Scholars Program here. I knew this was a place where professors are engaged with students and willing to invest in our success. The fashion program has provided real- world experience and helped me hone the skills I’ll need in my career as a stylist and retail buyer. Faculty Mentors Ball State’s 1,200-plus faculty are committed to excellence in both teaching and research, and bsu.edu/discover they’re passionate about working with students. Professors—not graduate students—will be your Class of 2017 primary mentors in the classroom, the lab, the studio, and the field throughout your studies. Senior Hometown: Indianapolis, Indiana faculty even teach many first-year courses. Major: Fashion Merchandising That means you’ll learn directly from scholars who are leaders in their disciplines and nationally recognized for their achievements. They set high standards for themselves and their students, Minor: Marketing and they will provide amazing opportunities for you. Activities: Fashion Merchandising Association, By building relationships and staying connected, they’ll give you guidance, support, and resources Student Voluntary Services, University Program Board to reach your goals, from your first day to your graduation day. 10 • bsu.edu 11 Discover Your Home Away from Home Living on campus is convenient, but the benefits go far beyond being close to classes, recreation, and food courts. A residence hall is where your success begins and where you can make lifelong friends. Our students count the ability to meet new people, get involved, and enjoy greater academic accomplishments among the reasons they love living on campus. Our residence halls offer nearly 6,000 students a comfortable and affordable place to call their own, with laundry and fitness rooms. Some include studios, spaces to collaborate on projects, music practice rooms, an exhibition hall, and even a high-tech demonstration kitchen. Living-Learning Communities Premium Plan Perks As part of a living-learning community (LLC), you will live with students who have By signing up for the Premium Plan, which similar areas of study or interests. Students in LLCs get better grades, interact more freezes housing rates for two years, you with faculty and staff, and enjoy living with people like themselves. save money and get bonuses such as: On-Campus Living Academic-based • Nursing (men, Howick/Williams • early move-in dates • Business (LaFollette Complex) Hall in Noyer Complex; women, • priority room sign-up for year two students • Communication (Botsford/Swinford Woodworth Complex) • extra Dining Plus dollars 6,000 Halls in Johnson East) • Social Sciences (LaFollette Complex) • free stadium parking pass • Design (LaFollette
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