Campus

Campus Information (When of 2003): Vicinity: 1,035 acres (Little joe klick²) Buildings: 67

Organization

Colleges and departments

College of Applied Sciences & Technology Department of Personal & Consumer Sciences Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology Department of Industry & Technology Department of Military Science School of Nursing School of Physical education

College of Architecture & 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 Data system & Operations Management Department of Marketing and Management Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center College of Communication, Tools, & Media Department of Communication Studies Center for Information and Communication Sciences Applied Locate Institute Institute for Wireless Innovation Human Factors Institute Internetworking Academy Software Touching 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 & 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 Psychological Science Department of Social work Department of Sociology Department of Speech pathology and Audiology Teachers College Department of Counsel Psychological science & Counsel Services Department of Training Studies Department of Simple Education Department of Training Leadership Department of Training Psychology Department of Special education

Students

Undergrad baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.The.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.The.), Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.), Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.The.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Operate (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Urban Planning & Development (B.U.P.D.) Undergrad Enrollment: 18,000 (selective, capped) Undergrad male-female ratio: 35-65 Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.The.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.The.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.The.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts within Education (M.The.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Master of Architecture Deuce, Master of Urban & Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Sports, clubs, and traditions

Athletics

Ball State competes in the NCAA Division IA and is a portion of the Mid-American Conference. Official School sports come when follows:

'''Men's Baseball Football Basketball Golf Swimming Tennis Volleyball

Women's Field hockey Gymnastics Basketball Golf Softball Swimming Tennis Track & Field Cross country Volleyball Cheerleading

Mascot

Charlie Cardinal''' is Ball State's anthromorphized cardinal mascot. He is for instance referred to in campus when just "Charlie."

History

A campus was founded as a common soldier school within 1899, but was bought by industrial personal, a Ball Brothers and donated to the state of Indiana in 1918 to serve as a public school of higher education.

Previous campus names

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

Notable Ball State alumni

Jim Davis, cartoonist of Garfield Joyce DeWitt, actress in ''Three's Company Jeffrey D. Feltman, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon David Letterman, host of The Late Show with David Letterman; his American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming has been a perennial contributor to the university Anthony Montgomery, actor in Star Trek: Enterprise'' John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza restaurants Theron Smith, NBA basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats Bonzi Wells, NBA basketball player, Sacramento Kings Cynda Williams, actress in ''Mo' Better Blues Justin Zellers, producer/engineer

Noted Ball State faculty

Mir Masoom Ali, statistics David L. Arnold, geography Ramon Avila, marketing Mohammad Behforuz, chemistry Phil Bremen, Telecommunications instructor (previous newsperson for NBC News) Stephen Bell, Telecommunications professor (previous carrier of Good Morning America'') Dick Bellaver, information & communication sciences (erstwhile by having AT&T Bell Labs) Sheldon Braaten, teaching: special education Anthony Costello, architecture Wes Janz, architecture Claude D. Oliver, Jr., religious studies Tracy Cross, gifted studies Curtis Gary Dean, actuarial science Raymond Dean, neuropsychology Frank Felsenstein, humanities David Haber, wellness & gerontology Ruth Howes, physics & astronomy Charles V. Jones, Office of Teaching & Learning Advancement Sherry Kloss, fine arts Robert Palmer, music Glenda Riley, history Gary Santoni, economics Gene Stamm, physical education Rayford L. Steele, information and communication sciences Barry Umansky, Telecommunications professor C. Warren Vander Hill, environmental studies Robert Yadon, information & communication sciences (erstwhile by having a National Association of Broadcasters) Judy Yordan, performance studies Terry Zivney, finance

Attractions

Wheeler Orchid Collection and Species Bank