2008 Archive
December 2008
Winter Commencement Remarks
November 2008
American Marketing Association Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education
October 2008
Ball State 90th Anniversary Dinner
September 2008
Alumni Association Awards Dinner Keynote Remarks
Ball State Capital Campaign Kick-off Speech
August 2008
Fall Faculty and Staff Convocation
July 2008
Alpha Phi Omega National Volunteer Conference
*President Gora spoke at this annual conference for Alpha Phi Omega, a national, co-educational service fraternity that has encouraged college campus-based volunteerism since it was founded in 1925.
Summer Commencement
June 2008
During her travels to China and Korea, President Gora spoke to several academic audiences.
Yunnan University Commencement
Yunnan University Round Table
Yeungam University Acceptance Remarks
May 2008
Manufacturing Materials Effects Exhibition
*President Gora spoke at the closing of this Indianapolis Museum of Art exhibition, created by students and faculty at Ball State’s Institute for Digital Fabrication.
Spring Commencement
Honorary Degree Dinner
April 2008
IDHS Crisis Communication Protocol Project
*President Gora spoke at this Building Better Communities event, hosted by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security in the Statehouse Rotunda.
Indiana Black Expo Annual Conference
High School Journalism Day
University Libraries Copyright Conference
Delta Kappa Gamma Statewide Conference
*President Gora spoke at the annual statewide conference of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society, which promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.
Scholar Athletes Luncheon
Staff Personnel Recognition Dinner
Alice Nichols Sculpture Dedication
Museum of Art Benefactors Dinner
Senior Recognition Dinner
Ball State University Journalism Awards Luncheon
Friends of the Alexander Bracken Library Annual Dinner
March 2008
Otis Bowen Birthday Celebration
Indianapolis Education Redefined Reception
Faculty and Professional Staff Recognition Luncheon
Hamilton Southeastern Schools Foundation Annual Dinner
*President Gora spoke at the educational foundation’s annual dinner, attended by more than 225 people. Since its inception in 2001, the foundation has awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships and more than $100,000 in teacher grants.
Center for Leadership Development Scholarship
February 2008
Athletics Hall of Fame Induction
January 2008
Opening of Sorority Houses
Home Box Office Documentary Premiere
*President Gora spoke at the Indiana premiere of ‘Baghdad Hospital,’ an award-winning documentary directed by Dr. Omer Salih Mahdi, a Ball State graduate student.
International Student Dinner
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Breakfast
Melvin Oliver Lecture
Downtown Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis Keynote Address
*President Gora spoke about immersive learning at the monthly meeting of the largest Kiwanis club in Indiana.
Celebration of Academic Excellence Dinner
Music of the Civil Rights Era Concert