Ball State Of University

Ball State University, commonly known as Ball State or BSU, is a public research university mixed in Muncie, Indiana, United States, with two satellite services and Fishers Indianapolis. On July 25, 1917, the ball brothers, industrialists and the founders of Ball Corporation, acquired the Indiana normally excluded Institute for $ 35,100 and gave the school and surrounding land to Indiana. The Indiana General Assembly agreed in the spring of 1918, with an initial amount of 235 students enrolled in regular school Indiana State - Eastern Division on June 17, 1918.
Ball State is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of higher education as a high research activity university and a member of the American Association of State School and university Universities.The consists of seven academic colleges, including the School Architecture and Planning, the Faculty of Communication, Information and the media, Miller School of business, and the College of teachers. Other institutions include Burris Laboratory School, Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities and the Center for Economic and Business Research.
2,013 Total enrollment consists of 21,053 students, 16,652 undergraduate and 4,401 graduate students from the State University students.Ball come from 48 states, two territories of the United States, 43 countries, and each of the 92 counties in Indiana. The university offers about 180 undergraduate majors and 130 areas under study, 175 undergraduate, 103 master's and 17 doctoral degrees.There are 381 active organizations and student clubs on campus, including 34 fraternities and sororities. Ball State athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Ball State Cardinals. The university is a member of the Mid-American Conference and the Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Midwest.

 History

The location of Ball State University today had its beginning in 1876 as a private university called the Normal School of East Indiana. whole school, including classrooms, library, and the president's residence were housed in what is Frank A. Bracken current administration building. The school building had a maximum enrollment of 256 and charged $ 10 for registration of a year. It was operated until the spring of 1901, when it was closed by its president, F.A.Z. Kumler, due to lack of funds. A year later, in the fall of 1902, the school reopened as the University of Palmer for the next three years, when Francis Palmer, a retired banker Indiana, gave the school a grant of $ 100,000.Between 1905 and 1917, the school dropped the name Palmer and operated as the Normal College of Indiana. He had two divisions, the Normal School for teacher training and the Faculty of Applied Sciences. The school had an average enrollment of about 200 students. Due to declining enrollment and lack of funding, school president Francisco Ingler closed Indiana Normal University at the end of 1906-1907 school year. Between 1907 and 1912, the campus sat unused. In 1912, a group of local investors led by Michael Kelly reopened the school as normal Indiana Institute. To pay updated materials and remodeling of the administration building once abandoned, the school operated under a mortgage Muncie Trust Company. Although the school had mostly students with a maximum enrollment of 806, authorities were unable to maintain mortgage payments, and the school was forced to close again in June 1917 when the Muncie Trust Company began foreclosure proceedings.

On July 25, 1917, the brothers ball, industrialists and the founders of the local Ball Corporation, bought the Institute of Indiana normal foreclosure. The brothers also founded Ball Ball Memorial Hospital and Minnetrista, and were the benefactors of Keuka College, founded by his uncle, George Harvey Ball. For $ 35,100, the brothers bought the balls administration building and surrounding land. In early 1918, during the brief session of the General Assembly of Indiana, state legislators accepted the gift of school and land by the Brothers of the ball. The operation control granted the school campus and buildings Muncie administrators normal school Indiana State in Terre Haute. That same year, the normal Marion Institute moved to Muncie, adding their resources to what normal school officially Indiana State would be called - Eastern Division. An initial amount of 235 students enrolled on June 17, 1918, with William W. Parsons assume the role as the first president of the university.
The close relationship between the balls and the school led to an unofficial nickname of the university, with many students, teachers and local politicians casually refer to the school as "Ball State," a shorthand alternative to its longer name, official. During the brief session 1922 of the Indiana legislature, the state renamed the school as the ball Teachers College. This was in recognition of continuing the family charity ball to the institution. During this event, the state also reorganized its relationship to Terre Haute and established a local board of directors separate Muncie campus. In 1924, the trustees ball Teachers College hired Benjamin J. Burris as the successor to President Linnaeus N. Hines. The brothers continued giving balls University and partially funded the construction of the Hall of Science (now called Building Burkhardt) in 1924 and an addition to the gym ball in 1925. In the 1925-1926 school year, enrollment ball state reached 991 students: 697 women and 294 men. Based on the close relationship of the school with Ball Corporation, a nickname for long-term school was "Tech Fruit Jar".
During the regular legislative session of 1929, the General Assembly informally separated campuses Terre Haute and Muncie system faculty of the state university, but placed the rector of state campus of the ball under the State Teachers College Board Indiana Terre Haute-based administration. With this action, the school was renamed Ball State Teachers College. The following year, enrollment increased to 1,118, with 747 female and 371 male students.
Daniel Chester French was commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce of Muncie to issue a bronze fountain figure to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ball Brothers gift 'to the state. His creation, the Benevolent statue still stands between the administration building and Lucina Hall, where Talley Avenue ends on University Avenue.
In 1961, Ball State became fully independent from Indiana State University through the creation of the State College Board of Trustees ball. The official name of the school was also changed to Ball State College. The Indiana General Assembly approved the development of an architecture program assisted by the State, the School of Architecture and Planning is created, which opened on March 23, 1965. The Center for Radio and Television (now called the College of Communication Information and Media) opened the following year, in 1966.
Recognizing the expanding academic curriculum and increasing college enrollment (10,066 students), the General Assembly approved the change of name of the school to Ball State University in 1965. Most of the largest university residences completed during this period of high growth, including Dehority Complex (1960), Noyer Complex (1962), Studebaker Complex (1965), LaFollette Complex (1967) and Johnson Complex (1969). academic and athletic buildings, including Irving Gymnasium (1962), Emens Auditorium (1964), Cooper Science Complex (1967), Stadium Scheumann (1967), Carmichael Hall (1969), teachers university building (1969), Pruis Hall (1972) and Bracken Library (1974), the capacity of the university and educational opportunities also expanded.

The university experienced another building boom from the 2000s, with the openings of the Center for Art and Journalism (2001), Shafer Tower (2001), the building of Music Instruction (2004), the David Letterman Communication and Media construction (2007), Hall Park (2007), Kinghorn Hall (2010), Marilyn K. Glick glass center (2010), and the student recreation and Wellness center (2010).
Under 14th president of the university, Dr. Jo Ann Gora, exceed $ 520 million was committed to new construction and renovation projects around the campus of Ball State. In the last decade, Ball State University Education Redefined adopted the slogan, focusing on "immersive learning" in order to engage students at all academic programs in real-world projects. To date, there have been more than 1,250 projects immersion learning, impacting residents in all 92 counties in Indiana tutored by teachers of each academic department.
The university has also embraced environmental sustainability as a primary component to plan and strategic vision of the university. From the mid-2000s, all attachments, construction and renovation are designed to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification standards. Ball State announced in 2009 that it would begin construction project conversion largest geothermal energy in US history ..
The university was charged in the case the US Supreme Court Vance v. Ball State University, which deals can be considered as a "supervisor" for purposes of harassment lawsuits. The case was argued on November 26, 2012. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled in favor of the Ball State on June 24, 2013.

 Campus

The campus of Ball State University covers 1,140 acres (4.6 km2) and includes 106 buildings 7,180,728 square feet (667,111.5 m2) were mainly centered around two main courtyards. The original ring, "Old Quad," anchor the southern end of the campus and includes most of the first academic buildings of the university, Christy Woods, and the collection of the Wheeler-Thanhauser and Bank orchid species. The focal points of the old Quad are Benevolent and Fine Arts Building, which houses the David Owsley Museum of Art since 1935. The museum contains some 11,000 works valued at more than $ 40 million. The museum is currently undergoing renovations to the exhibition area of ​​17,179 will be expanded to 27,000 square feet (1596.0 to 2508.4 m2). The Fine Arts terrace, overlooking the Old Quad, hosts the annual ceremonies of early spring.

The new ring is north and consists of a variety of modern buildings (1960-present), with milestones such as Bracken Library, Emens auditorium and baby Frog fountain, located at the University of green. Shafer Tower is the focal point of the new ring. Located in the middle of the McKinley Avenue, Shafer Tower is 150 feet (46 m) independent bell tower with a carillon of 48 bells. McKinley Avenue, which runs north to south through the campus, acts as a backbone or hub of activity that connects the two main quadrilaterals. The Scramble light at the intersection of Riverside and McKinley is a pedestrian struggle that stops vehicular traffic in the sequences of 30 seconds, which allows pedestrians to cross the intersection in any direction, even diagonally.
Most ball sports and intramural fields State University are in the northern part of the campus, near the intersection of McGalliard Road and Tillotson Avenue. These include Diamond Ball and softball field, Briner Sports Complex, Complex Fisher soccer training, and 22,500 seats Scheumann Stadium, home of Ball State Cardinals football. The 11,500-seat John E. Worthen Arena anchor the central campus sports facilities, including sports field building, health and building Physical Activity, Lewellen Aquatic Center, and Jo Ann Gora and the Student Recreation Center health. Other facilities include the Cardinal Creek Tennis Center and Lucina tennis courts.
York Prairie Creek, also known as Cardinal Creek, begins outside pond Park Hall on campus, northwest winding is connected to the duck pond before heading west toward the White River. The campus includes about 8,000 trees of about 625 species.
The college offers a free shuttle service during the fall and spring semesters. There are buses loops red, green and blue every five to ten minutes Monday through Thursday, from 7:15 am to 11:00 pm (7:15 am to 8:00 pm on Fridays), and ten to 15 minutes on Sundays from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Muncie Indiana Transit System (MITS) also offers free bus service to students on local routes, especially on routes 1, 2, 14 and 16 extending across campus.

 Architecture

Most campus facilities facades have red or brown brick, with the exception of Elliott and Pruis halls, each made of Indiana limestone. Completed in 1899 as the first university building, the administration building Frank A. Bracken was built in neoclassical style with yellow brick facade. [28] Most campus facilities built before 1960 feature Collegiate Gothic architecture, including gym ball, Burris Laboratory School, Fine Arts Building, and LA Pittenger Student Center. Other examples include Burkhardt Construction, North Quad Building and Lucina Hall.
Several buildings of the modern campus (early 1960s to early 1980s) have been built in the brutalist architecture, embracing the white walls and concrete. Examples of this style include Architecture, Bracken Library, and creating business Whitinger building. The Teachers College building, built in 1968, is the tallest building on campus, at 10 floors and 138 feet (42 m).
Annexes recently built and expansions (in the early 1990s to the present) have refused to brutalist designs, and instead, have been built to respect the scale and style of the oldest Gothic buildings Colegiados of college. While red and brown brick accented by limestone have remained favored facade materials, large windows have become more common in buildings built since the late 1990s to highlight the natural lighting. Examples of this architecture include Alumni Center, Art and Journalism, Music building instructions, and David Letterman Communication and Media Building.

Academic

Alumnado

Ball State University enrolls approximately 21,000 students from 48 states, two territories of the United States, about 43 countries, and each of the 92 counties in Indiana. Out of state students represent about 13 percent of enrollment on campus, and ethnic minorities comprise about 12 percent. The university enrolls more than 675 international students.
From the 2012-2013 school year, the student population consisted mainly Ball State University of Indiana residents (85.5 percent) with 14.5 percent who are non-residents. 59.3 percent of students are female. The university is selective, only 67.5 percent of the admission of applicants.

 Registration

For the academic year 2014-2015, the annual college tuition is $ 8.682 for state students and $ 23,948 for students from out of state. The inclusion of technology, recreation, health, and accommodation and food fees, annual fees amounting to some degree $ 17,804 for state students and $ 33,070 for students from out of state. For the academic year 2014-2015, annual tuition is $ 8.098 graduate students for the state and $ 20,013 for students from out of state. Including other charges, in the state of graduate students spending total $ 17,220 and $ 29,136 for out of state students graduate.

Schools

Ball State University offers seven associate degrees, 178 bachelor's, 99 master's, two specialized degrees and 17 doctoral degrees through seven academic schools. In 2012-2013, the average class size was 32 campus students, with a student-teacher ratio of 16-1.
Ball State University has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools continuously since 1925.

 Library System

Bracken Library is the main library of the university. Completed in 1975, Bracken houses five floors of classrooms, computer labs, private studio suites, suites and video display. The library provides access to approximately 2.3 million books, periodicals, microforms, audiovisual materials, software, publishing government maps, musical scores, archival records, and other information sources.Bracken Library hosts the Ball State University Digital Media Repository , an open access resource containing more than 130,000 digital objects in 64 collections and the Center for Middletown Studies. branches of the system include the Architecture Library and the Library of Science-Health Sciences. More than 1.1 million visits were made throughout the library system of the University between 2011 and 2012.

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Intel Corporation has classified Ball State as "the most Unwired" campus in the nation in 2005. academic and administrative buildings of the university, residential and green areas have wireless powered by 625 access points Wi-Fi. The university was the eighth US News & World Report "up-and-coming" colleges and universities in 2011.
Architect magazine classified Department of Architecture of the University in the top three nationally for the design and digital manufacturing and one of six schools committed to social justice in the United States in 2010. In 2007, Planetizen classified as urban planning and 17 historic preservation programs and seventh in the nation, respectively.
US News & World Report has ranked the University of Miller's business management program business' in the top 15 in the nation since 1999. Students from Ball State University and professors have won 43 Emmy Awards and 126 Emmy nominations regional. [60] The Graduate Teachers College program was ranked 81st in the nation by US News & World Report in 2013. Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities and Burris Laboratory School have been included in "Best Schools" Newsweek 's as recently as 2013.