Education

Burris teacher Bethany Clegg expanded a kindergarten classroom unit on dinosaurs into her physical education class. One activity had students completing an obstacle course with dino eggs. Photo provided.

Education April 19, 2018

Teachers Awarded Funding for Creative and Innovative Classroom Projects

By: Kallie Sulanke, Community Engagement Officer— Muncie, Ind. – Local teachers will receive $841 in Robert P. Bell Education Grants from The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. during the final grant cycle of the academic year. Across the county, 1,000s of students benefit from Bell Education Grants each year. Clara Chi, Indiana Academy, was awarded $450 to expose high school juniors and seniors to Japanese culture through animation and film. After watching a series of Japanese animations,…

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Ivy Tech Muncie gold medal winners. Photo provided.

Education April 17, 2018

Muncie Ivy Tech IT Students Bring Home 2 Golds and a Bronze

By: Jennifer S. Gasiorek— Muncie, IN—Muncie Ivy Tech Community College students participated in the 2018 statewide Information Technology Spring Expo. The Expo included opportunities for students to network and distribute their resumes to industry leaders like Cisco, Oracle, Microsoft and Wiley during the Career Expo. During the IT Challenge, more than 100 students competed in 8 different challenges. Ivy Tech Muncie students brought home two gold medals and a bronze medal in the competitions. The gold medal was awarded to the…

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Education April 16, 2018

Talking Race: How to Facilitate the Discussion

By: Molly McGuire— Muncie, IN—This semester at Ball State University, graduate students enrolled in Dr. Ruby Cain’s EDAC 698 Cultural Identities and Community Engagement course have developed and will administer Talking Race: How to Facilitate the Discussion workshop, this coming Sunday, April 22nd, on campus at Ball State University from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This immersive learning graduate course has been offered at Ball State University for the past seven years. It is constructed from It Is Well With…

A few of Ivy Tech's EDM Awards are pictured. Photo provided.

Education April 16, 2018

Ivy Tech Community College Wins 25 Educational Digital Marketing Awards

By: Kelsey Batten— INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College received 25 awards from the Higher Education Marketing Report’s fifth annual Education Digital Marketing Awards. These awards recognize the best in digital education marketing in 29 different categories. There were more than 1,000 entries received from colleges, universities and secondary schools across the United States. Ivy Tech’s awards include: Gold: “32% in a single day via SEM” in Total Digital Marketing Program category Gold: “Close the Gap” graphic in New Media Content…

Pictured from L-R: Cornelius Dollison - Community Organizer, Jennifer Mearns - Spouse of BSU President Mearns, DiLynn Phelps - Assistant Superintendent, Chris Walker - MCH Principal, Drew Shermeta - Social Studies Department, Ken Hudson - Executive Director - Whitely Community Council, Mary Dollison - Community Organizer. Photo provided

Education April 16, 2018

‘Lunchtime Opportunity Tables’ Expose MCS Students to Community Opportunities

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Every month, a variety of community organizations and businesses stop by Muncie Central High School during lunchtime to meet and greet students through a program called Lunchtime Opportunity Tables. The program is offered by the Whitely Community Council and aims to put students in touch with local businesses and organizations they may not normally have much contact with.  Lunchtime Opportunity Tables are held during 3 lunchtime periods in the MCHS cafeteria. Ken Hudson is executive director of…

Ball State history professor Ron Morris is pictured with his new book, “The History of Indiana State Forests.” Photo provided.

Education, We Fly April 14, 2018

Ball State Professor’s New Book Reviews History of Indiana’s State Forests

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN—The next chapter for Indiana’s forests may be based on the need by Hoosiers for more outdoor space for recreation, says Ron Morris, a Ball State University history professor and co-editor with public historian Glory-June Greiff of a new book, “The History of Indiana State Forests.” The hardback book, which contains 144 full-color photographs by Glory-June Greiff, is the first of its kind, examining the history of Indiana’s state forests. Its analysis draws upon interdisciplinary material…

Ron Morris, a Ball State history professor, investigates the unheated third floor of the building next to the opera house which was used as a green room, and dressing rooms for opera acts. The performers signed their names all over the space. Photo provided.

Education, We Fly April 12, 2018

Delphi Opera House Recalls Its History With New Exhibit Created By Ball State Students

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN—A group of Ball State University students are working to bring the history of the Delphi Opera House and the Indiana community that surrounds it to life with the creation of an exhibit at the 153-year-old facility. The students created this space by working with historical artifacts found at the site, providing context through historical research and writing, and filming interviews to display within the museum space. The exhibition is being produced by Ball State students…

Alexandria Koontz, Ball State University junior double major in dance and psychology, gives her South View Elementary School students two thumbs up while instructing them in the weekly dance class that she leads at the school. Koontz and nine other Ball State students each have been assigned to a specific Muncie Community School elementary school and teach about 20 students each week as part of an immersive learning project titled "DANCE! Muncie After-School" at Ball State. Photo provided.

Education, We Fly April 10, 2018

Ball State Students Bring Dance Education to Muncie Community Schools

By: Jillian Wilschke— Muncie, IN — One week it might be salsa, the next it could be jazz, but youngsters at local elementary schools are learning about the art of dancing, thanks to the efforts of students like Ball State University’s Ella Donovan. “My favorite part about the project are moments during class when a child genuinely is excited about what we are learning,” said Donovan, a dance major from Crested Butte, Colorado. “That is when the little ones begin smiling uncontrollably…

Artist rendering—Exterior Downtown North Building. Photo provided.

Education April 6, 2018

Ivy Tech is Redefining Muncie’s Downtown

By: Jennifer S. Gasiorek— Muncie, IN—The Ivy Tech Community College campus in Muncie revealed their building plans at a special unveiling this week.  The event was held at the Patterson building.  Construction plans include renovating the Fisher building’s basement, first and fourth floor, renovating the Cowan Road campus, and building a new building at the Old Star Press Locations. A dynamic renewal of the Muncie campus downtown and at Ivy Tech’s Cowan Road location is aligned with the needs of the…

Cardinal Communications members from last year's successful CreateAthon.  Photo provided.

Education April 4, 2018

Ball State’s Cardinal Communications To Participate in 24-hour CreateAthon

By: Melissa Kraman—  Muncie, IN—As part of Ball State University’s “Better Together” initiative, Cardinal Communications will provide free communications support to area non-profits through a national initiative called CreateAthon from 8 a.m. April 6, to 8 a.m. April 7 in the Holden Strategic Communications Center. In a short 24-hour period, the student-run public relations agency will create plans and materials for three area non-profits: The Back to School Teachers Store, Hillcroft Services, Inc. and Project Purse Indianapolis. CreateAthon began in…