Education

Burris Laboratory School student Alesya Rathinasamy spells a word in front of the judges at the 2018 WIPB Spelling Bee. Photo provided

Education March 9, 2019

Annual WIPB Spelling Bee To Take Place March 9th

By: Michelle Kinsey— Muncie, IN – Fifty-five spellers are scheduled to compete in the fourth WIPB Spelling Bee, set for 9 a.m. Saturday, March 9, in Sursa Performance Hall, on the campus of Ball State University. WIPB will be broadcasting the regional bee LIVE as well as streaming the event on the PBS station’s website, www.wipb.org. Students will compete from schools in Delaware, Blackford, Jay, Randolph, Madison and Henry counties. The Ball State University Teachers College has generously contributed the…

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Ball State University Campus. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education, We Fly February 19, 2019

AAUW Offers Scholarship For Nontraditional Students

By: Sheryl Swingley— Muncie, IN—Applications for the American Association of University Women, Muncie Branch, nontraditional student scholarship are due Monday, April 1. The form to apply for the scholarship must be secured no later than Monday, March 25. The scholarship is worth $1,500 and is available for the 2019-2020 academic year, effective Aug. 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020. The scholarship must be used for tuition, health fee, books, and other classroom-related expenses for the year, including summer session. To apply, applicants…

Muncie Campus on Cowan Road.

Education January 28, 2019

Ivy Tech Community College To Offer Express Enrollment Registration Events In Muncie

By: Shawn Carmichael— Muncie, Indiana – Ivy Tech Community College will be offering several Express Enrollment events on January 31, February 7, 13, 14, 21, and 28 at their Muncie Cowan Road location. Express Enrollment offers prospective students a “one-stop” experience in the enrollment process and does not require an appointment. Muncie Campus Express Enrollment Center January 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. February 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. February 13 from 9:00 a.m….

Steve Bell is pictured during a Muncie Journal interview in 2017. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education January 27, 2019

Ball State Mourns The Passing Of Veteran Journalist And Professor Steve Bell

By: Ball State Marketing and Communications— Muncie, Indiana – Ball State University and the Muncie community is mourning the passing of Steve Bell, a veteran national broadcast journalist and a longtime telecommunications professor. Bell, 83, who taught at Ball State from 1992 to 2007, died Friday. During his long and storied career in journalism for ABC News, he was on the front lines of several major historical events, including the Vietnam War, the Watergate scandal of the early 1970s, and…

James R. Williams is a partner at Defur Voran law firm in Muncie, and president of the

Education, Opinion January 27, 2019

Opinion: Cradle To Career—Mobilizing A Community Approach To Public Education

By: James R. Williams— Horace Mann founded the common school movement that formed the basis for universal American public education. When Mann’s work started in the 1840s, the Industrial Revolution was underway. Americans were educating students to work in an agrarian, mercantile, and light industrial economy. “Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men [and women], and the balance wheel of social machinery.”—Horace Mann   Public schools adapted as we…

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Education January 24, 2019

Representative For ICPE to Address Status of Education at AAUW Meeting

By: Sheryl Swingley— Muncie, IN—A representative of the Indiana Coalition for Public Education will be the guest speaker for the next American Association of University Women, Muncie Branch, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 26, at Motivate Our Minds, 2023 E. Highland Ave. The topic of the discussion will be “The State of Public Education in Indiana.” The meeting is open to the public. The ICPE speaker is Tim Skinner, a former three-term member of the Indiana Senate from…

Heavy snow falling is illuminated by a parking lot street lamp. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education January 17, 2019

One in 10 Americans May Suffer From Severe Weather Phobia According To BSU Professor

By: Marc Ransford— With the potential of a major winter storm ready to slam into the Midwest, Marc Ransford writes about a Ball State geography professor’s study concerning why many people are scared of storms.  Muncie, IN—One in 10 Americans may suffer from severe weather phobia that causes them to lose sleep or have feelings of helplessness, says a researcher at Ball State University. “Severe weather phobia is very real,” says Jill Coleman, a Ball State geography professor and lead…

Ribbon cutting for the 2019 opening of the IU Health School of Health Sciences and Ball Brothers Foundation School of Nursing wings in the John and Janice Fisher Building at Ivy Tech Community College’s Muncie Campus. File Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education, Health January 15, 2019

Ivy Tech Community College Offers New Learning Spaces For Nursing and Health Science Programs

By: Jennifer Gasiorek— Muncie, IN – A ribbon cutting was held this morning celebrating the opening of the IU Health School of Health Sciences and Ball Brothers Foundation School of Nursing wings in the John and Janice Fisher Building at Ivy Tech Community College’s Muncie Campus. “We are proud to bring a world-class learning experience into the heart of Muncie. Moving these programs to the downtown campus will bring more vibrancy downtown and provide an opportunity for growth,” said Jeffrey D. Scott,…

The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County administers more than 45 scholarship funds. Scholarship applications are now available for the class of 2019 and current college students at cfmdin.org. Photo provided

Education, Non-Profit January 14, 2019

Scholarship Applications Are Now Available

By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer— Muncie, IN—Scholarship applications are now available for scholarships administered by The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County. High school seniors and current college students should visit cfmdin.org/apply-for-scholarships to view available scholarships and access the online applications. The Community Foundation administers 50 scholarships to support post-secondary education. These scholarships were established by donors who set the criteria. Scholarships are awarded to students participating in a wide variety of activities, with a wide range of…

550 teachers and staff attended the first-ever Muncie Community Schools appreciation luncheon. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education January 4, 2019

First-Ever Muncie Community Schools Appreciation Luncheon Gets High Marks

By: Mike Rhodes— You are appreciated! That was the message the Muncie Community Schools Board of Trustees and the newly created Community Engagement Council hoped to communicate to teachers during the first-ever MCS appreciation luncheon held at the Horizon Convention Center in downtown Muncie. By all accounts, they succeeded in marvelous fashion. 550 teachers, principals, board members, staff and featured speakers attended the event emceed by WLBC’s Steve Lindell. Featured speakers for the event included remarks by Ball State President…