Ball State Bold: The pulse of our campus will strengthen with facility enhancements that develop mind and body. Contributions have already funded the new Scheumann Stadium. Further investments will produce an expanded Museum of Art and a new Honors House, among other facility upgrades.
If you’re planning a trip to the Ball State campus, be prepared to run into a famous artist, a world-renowned journalist, or perhaps a presidential candidate. Now a regular stop for nationally prominent leaders and speakers, Ball State stimulates minds and inspires students with access to once-in-a-lifetime presentations, lectures, and discussion forums.
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“Creativity. What’s good? What’s bad? Is it in the mind of the student? In the mind of the professor? In the mind of the public? I think all you can do is throw as many things as possible at young students and challenge them to go in any direction.
Only with all that experience, only with all that training you get from your college years can you step off into that creative area where no one else has been before—where you’ve never been before—and do something truly creative.”
—Jim Davis,  alumnus 1967, creative force behind Paws Inc. and creator of Garfield, the world’s most popular comic-strip cat |
Picture, for instance, a Ball State student who was born in 1989 having the opportunity to listen to Terrence Roberts, one of the Little Rock Nine, speak of his 1957 enrollment in Little Rock Central High School and the significance of this event to the Civil Rights Movement. Or imagine a telecommunications major attending a presentation by Ball State alumnus and Emmy Award-winning television host and comedian David Letterman.
By broadening perspectives, introducing leading-edge ideas, and presenting models of success, opportunities such as these ensure that Ball State continues to thrive as an intellectually vibrant community.
To continue engaging new generations of students, Ball State must continue to offer a vibrant campus environment and create strong community partnerships. Building and upgrading campus facilities; bringing prominent speakers and artists to campus; providing top-quality educational resources and technology; facilitating collaborations with other university entities and community partners: All of these are needed to foster a dynamic intellectual environment.
The intellectually curious need a constant muse. Your gift will help Ball State not only create an educational atmosphere that inspires students to continue learning, growing, and gaining new perspectives and skills through extracurricular and cocurricular activities but help Ball State be competitive to attract these students.
Total Funding Goal for this Campaign Component: $41.8 Million