Ball State University

Ball State University

Ball State University is a state-run university in Muncie, Indiana. It also serves as the administrator and campus for The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a selective residential program for high school juniors and seniors.

Ball State University

Motto: Beneficence

Acting President Beverley J. Pitts

School type Public

Religious affiliation None

Founded 1918

Location Muncie, Indiana

Enrollment 18,528 undergrad
1,585 post-grad.

Faculty 836

Endowment $85 million

Campus surroundings Small city

Campus size 1,035 acres

Mascot Cardinal

**Ball State University**

Motto: Beneficence
Acting President	Beverley J. Pitts
School type	Public
Religious affiliation	None
Founded	1918
Location	Muncie, Indiana
Enrollment	18,528 undergrad 1,585 post-grad.
Faculty	836
Endowment	$85 million
Campus surroundings	Small city
Campus size	1,035 acres
Mascot	Cardinal

Table of contents

1 Campus
2 Organization

2.1 Colleges and Departments

3 Students
4 Faculty
5 Sports, Clubs, and Traditions

5.2 Athletics

6 History

6.3 Historic Campus Names

7 Noted Ball State alumni
8 Noted Ball State faculty
9 External links

Campus

Campus Facts (As of 2003):

Area: 1,035 acres
Buildings: 65

Organization

Colleges and Departments

College of Applied Sciences and Technology
- Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology
- Department of Industry and Technology
- Department of Military Science
- School of Nursing
- School of Physical education
College of Architecture and Planning
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Landscape architecture
- Department of Urban planning
Miller College of Business
- Department of Accounting
- Bureau of Business Research
- Center for Economic Education
- Department of Economics
- Department of Finance and Insurance
- Department of Information Systems and Operations Management
- Department of Marketing and Management
- Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center
College of Communication, Information, and Media
- Department of Communication Studies
- Center for Information and Communication Sciences
  - Applied Research Institute
  - Institute for Wireless Innovation
  - Human Factors Institute
  - Internetworking Academy
  - Software Testing Institute
- Department of Journalism
- Center for Media Design
- Department of Telecommunications

College of Fine Arts

Department of Art
School of Music
Department of Theatre and Dance
Museum of Art

College of Science and Humanities

Department of Anthropology
Department of Biology
Department of Chemistry
Department of Computer Science
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Department of English
Department of Geography
Department of Geology
Department of History
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Department of Modern Languages and Classics
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Physiology and Health Sciences
Department of Political Science
Department of Psycological Science
Department of Social work
Department of Sociology
Department of Speech pathology and Audiology

Teachers College

Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
Department of Educational Studies
Department of Elementary Education
Department of Educational Leadership
Department of Educational Psychology
Department of Special education

Students

Undergraduate baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.), Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development (B.U.P.D.)
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,000 (selective, capped)
- Undergraduate male-fe4male ratio: 35-65
Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Master of Architecture II, Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Faculty

Sports, Clubs, and Traditions

Athletics

Ball State competes in the NCAA Division IA and is part of the Mid-American Conference. Official School sports are as follows:

Men's
- Baseball
- Football
- Basketball
- Golf
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Cross country
- Volleyball
Women's
- Field hockey
- Gymnastics
- Basketball
- Golf
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track & Cross country
- Volleyball

History

The campus was founded as a private school in 1899, but was bought by industrial family, the Ball Brothers and donated to the state of Indiana in 1918 to serve as a public school of higher education.

Historic Campus Names

Muncie Normal School (1899)
Indiana State Normal School, Eastern Division (1918)
Ball State Teachers College (1927)
Ball State University (1965)

Noted Ball State alumni

Jim Davis, cartoonist Garfield
Joyce DeWitt, actor in Three's Company
David Letterman, host of The Late Show with David Letterman
Anthony Montgomery, actor in Star Trek: Enterprise
John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza restaurants
Cynda Williams, actor in Mo' Better Blues

Noted Ball State faculty

External links

Ball State University official site

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