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Ball State app lets travelers create detailed trip journals

Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State University has developed a versatile mobile application that allows college classes to compile the equivalent of digital “textbooks” about their field trips and individual travelers to create detailed vacation journals.

Muncie resident establishes scholarships for incoming Ball State freshmen

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Longtime Muncie resident Barbara Lowe has donated more than $390,000 through her estate to establish two Ball State scholarships for incoming freshmen.

Ball State returns to the Indiana State Fair

Mon, 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The Ball State Backyard is back for guests to visit at this year's 156th Indiana State Fair Aug. 3-19, including Ball State Day from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 in the Agriculture-Horticulture building.

Nontraditional architecture student wins prestigious Udall Scholarship

Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Architecture major is sixth Ball State student to win a prestigious Udall award since 2005.

Interactive website documentary examine Muncies historic homes neighborhoods

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Immersive learning class creates a website with a documentary examining the rich stories of Muncie's history homes and neighborhoods.

Ball State will team with Kentucky universities to build solar house in national contest

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State students will help build a solar-powered house as part of a competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Architecture professor receives 201112 ACSA Distinguished Professor Award

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State University professor Mahesh Daas has been named a 2011-12 Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Distinguished Professor. As chair of the Department of Architecture, Daas is recognized for sustained creative achievement in the advancement of architectural education through teaching, design, scholarship, research and service.

New student representative joins Board of Trustees

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels has named Michael T. Miller, an architecture and political science major from Elkhart, Ind., to a two-year term as the new student representative on the Board of Trustees at Ball State University.

Ball State Backyard returns as part of fifth Ball State Day at the 155th Indiana State Fair

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The Ball State Backyard is back for guests to visit at this year’s 155th Indiana State Fair Aug. 5-21, including Ball State Day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, in the Agriculture-Horticulture building.

Elephants now stand at former Washington Park home of Indy baseball

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

As a result of research by Ball State University faculty, the Indiana Historical Bureau will place a new state historical marker in Indianapolis at the site of Washington Park, where the Indianapolis ABCs and Chicago Giants played the first Negro National League baseball game on May 2, 1920.

Experimental architect named first Design Innovation Fellow at Ball State

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Michael Silver, former director of digital media at the Yale School of Architecture and now head of his own multidisciplinary design practice in New York City, will join Ball State's College of Architecture and Planning this fall as its inaugural Design Innovation Fellow.

Ball State wellrepresented in this years 500 Festival Princess Program

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Seven Ball State students are participating in the 2011 500 Festival Princess Program as part of the festivities leading up to "Greatest Spectacle in Racing." As princesses, the students act as goodwill ambassadors for communities statewide, volunteering for schools and other nonprofit organizations.

Other student academic achievements in 2011

Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Other student academic achievements in 2011

Being named Olmsted Scholarship national finalist a rare feat for Ball State undergrad

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Abigail Shemoel, '11, is named a national finalist for the Frederick Law Olmsted Scholarship presented annually by the Landscape Architecture Foundation. She becomes one of just two undergraduate students in history to earn the honor. Earlier in the year, she was named one of Ball State's first two finalists for a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

NSF symposium invites experts to explore extremely affordable design

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Reframing the concept of low-cost housing from "charitable work" to "social entrepreneurship" is among the goals of an upcoming conference, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), that looks to fundamentally rethink housing design and product usability in resource/infrastructure-poor environments.

Scholarship created to honor Carl and Marjorie Strohm

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Paul and Leslie Strohm donate $25,000 gift in memory of Carl and Marjorie Strohm.

Biology landscape architecture students named Rhodes Scholarship finalists

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Throughout its nearly century-long history, Ball State has produced just a handful of semifinalists for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. This year, for the first time, it advances two candidates to the final round of the selection process.

Construction exec offers synergy as students rethink Venices transportation hub

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Alumnus Robert Hunt will return to campus this fall to provide synergy and expertise as an interdisciplinary group of students redesigns a main gateway and transportation hub in Venice, Italy.

Ball State students win prestigious Fulbright Udall awards

Fri, 21 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A record number of Ball State students win Fulbright awards and one student wins prestigious Udall award.

Film premiering at Ball State tells the life of modern architecture great Louis Sullivan

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The Indiana premiere of the film "Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture" will take place April 6 at Ball State and will be hosted by the Friends of the A.M. Bracken Library, College of Architecture and Planning and the Drawings and Documents Archive.

Ball State a finalist in national bridge design competition leaving rivals behind

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A team of digital design students is a finalist for a national bridge design competition, besting teams of engineers from Purdue and Case Western Reserve.

Community members can shape Uplands future

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Students from the College of Architecture and Planning will lead community members in a daylong event envisioning various aspects of life in the Central Indiana town of Upland.

Indy neighborhood chosen to pilot sustainability program with help of CAPIC

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

With the help of the College of Architecture and Planning: Indianapolis Center, an Indianapolis neighborhood has been selected as one of five sites in the nation to pilot a sustainability program.

Innovative course has students rehabbing houses fighting blight

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Professor establishes nonprofit organization, engages students in blight-fighting immersive experience partnering with Ball State and the city of Muncie.

Room and board rates Studebaker East renovation approved

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

After re-electing its existing officers to additional terms, the university's Board of Trustees set new room and board rates effective fall 2010 and approved a proposed $24.1 million renovation of the Studebaker East residence hall complex scheduled to begin this summer. The board members also authorized a new bachelor's degree in athletic training and received a brief on strategic initiatives within the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP).

College of Architecture and Planning students win national competition

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State students create sustainable redesigns of municipal courthouses across the country, earning top marks for their work.

College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State receives distinction for commitment to social justice

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Architecture magazine recognizes Ball State as a school committed to social justice.

Ball State helps Indianapolis earn national planning award

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State's assistance in developing design guidelines helps the Circle City net a national planning award.

Report Ball States landscape architecture program is worldclass

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State University's landscape architecture programs have earned the highest distinction from Design Intelligence for its 2010 edition of “The Cramer Report: America's World-Class Landscape Architecture Schools.”

Dressing up downtown Noblesville

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A partnership between the city of Noblesville, Building Better Communities and Ball State's Center for Historic Preservation is helping downtown shops spruce up their storefronts.

Downtown Indianapolis to serve as a laboratory for new masters degree in urban design

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A master's degree in urban design is now being offered by the College of Architecture and Planning in downtown Indianapolis.

Grad named top contributor to sustainability discussions sponsored by IBM

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State University graduate Kristopher Pring took part in the 2009 Smarter Planet University Jam, sponsored by IBM, and was named a top student contributor. He has been invited to be a part of a student advisory council through IBM to further discussions on sustainability issues.

Ball State Day at the Indiana State Fair includes fun education

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State Day at the Indiana State Fair will be Saturday, Aug. 8, with representation by Project 18, So You Wanna Be on TV? and Sports Zone as well as all seven colleges. The Ball State Backyard will feature the Digital Dome and a garden railroad.

Green Summit suggests Indiana can lead the way

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Revitalizing part of economically hard-hit Elkhart County by making it a leader in green technology and manufacturing is the goal of an ongoing immersive learning project in Nappanee, a rural community also still recovering from a devastating tornado in 2007.

Free exhibition gives glimpse of mass transit in northeast corridor

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The public can view the work of a group of Ball State students who've envisioned the northeast side of Indianapolis with a proposed light rail line.

College of Architecture and Planning employs cuttingedge technology to showcase work

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State University's College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) is using the innovation of interactive plasma screens in addition to paper and pencil to aid students in immediate, full-sized illustrations of their ideas.

Kovert Hawkins architectural design firm creates scholarship

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Architecture scholarship created by Kovert Hawkins Architects, an architectural design firm owned by Ball State alumni.

Virginia Ball Center announces 20092010 fellows immersive learning seminars for 20092010

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Five new immersive learning seminars at Ball State's Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry will examine sustainability, Web site development, wellness issues, mergers, and the process of creating a musical.

Ball State student wins national green building design competition

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

College of Architecture and Planning senior Tyler Stanley has won the Modular Building Institute's student green building design competition.

Ball State architecture professionals to examine transit investment Indianapolis future

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

The College of Architecture and Planning: Indianapolis Center has had a proposal approved by the American Institute of Architects for the development of a Smart Growth Redevelopment District.

Four architecture students named Indiana Architectural Foundation Scholars

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Four graduate students from the College of Architecture and Planning earn $1,000 scholarships.

Worldclass accolades for Ball States College of Architecture and Planning

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ball State's architecture program has been named a world-class program by Design Intelligence.

Intergraph Corp gives 42 million worth of GIS software to Ball State

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Intergraph Corp. has donated geographic information systems (GIS) software to Ball State with a total value of $4.2 million. This gift enhances Ball State's ability to provide cutting-edge technology to its students.

International students gather in Second Life to design reallife surge hospital

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Students from the College of Architecture and Planning, along with peers from Central and South America, create Second Life studio to address real-world project.

College of Architecture and Planning hosts international conference

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Ball State’s College of Architecture and Planning will host an international conference focused on the education of architects, Oct. 20–22.

International work with leftover places yields 10000 cash no strings attached

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Work with forgotten people and places earns humanitarian honor for associate professor of architecture.

University receives federal funding for a Ball StateBrazil exchange to study sustainability

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Funds from U.S. and Brazilian grants will cover stipends for up to 40 students and eight faculty members to participate in exchanges between partners Ball State and Texas A&M and participating Brazilian universities. Participants will examine environmental, social and economic issues.

Ball State student competes against professionals wins international honor

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Student's love for the outdoors and sustainable design helped him compete against professionals to win award.

Former Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson joins Ball State faculty

Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Bart Peterson, one-time chief of staff to then-Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh and the first Democrat elected as mayor of Indianapolis in more than 25 years, will lead courses in metropolitan problems and community planning for Ball State, starting this fall.

Student wins scholarship Ball State a car in national video contest on alternative fuels

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Jagjeet Singh Chahal's winning entry in the Miles Revolution Video Contest netted him a scholarship and Ball State a new car.