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In 1924, the State Teachers College Board of Trustees in Terre Haute, Indiana hired Benjamin J. Burris as the first president of the state-funded college. The Ball Brothers continued giving to the university and partially funded the construction of the Science Hall (now called the Burkhart Building) in 1924, an addition to Ball Gymnasium in 1925.
The location of today's Ball State University had its start in 1899 as a private university called the Eastern Indiana Normal School.The entire school, including classrooms, a library, and the president's residence were housed in what is today's Frank A. Bracken Administration Building.
The Indiana State Teachers College Board governed the school until 1961; a board of trustees was established in 1961 to govern the newly created Ball State College. The college rapidly expanded its curricula and was renamed Ball State University in 1965 in recognition of its growth and in anticipation of its future impact on education in the ...
Here's the history of how Ball State University became synonymous with volleyball and contributed to the rise of the sport.
The Ball State Cardinals' women's basketball team won their first MAC tournament in 2009 and subsequently went to their first-ever NCAA Tournament. In the first round, they beat the Tennessee Lady Volunteers 71–55 in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 12th-seeded Ball State's win over 5th-seeded Tennessee was the Lady Volunteers' first first-round loss ...
Richard Wellington Burkhardt (May 18, 1918 – March 4, 2014) was the 8th President of Ball State University, from 1978 to 1979. [3] [4] Richard Burkhardt received his undergraduate degree from Knox College in 1939 and his doctorate from Harvard University in 1945.
Ball State University last week broke ground on a new hotel and a new performing arts center. The boutique hotel is steps away from campus as part of the school's University Village revitalization ...
For more information about Ball State’s admissions requirements, call 1-800-482-4278 or email askus@bsu.edu. This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: BSU extends 2024-25 enrollment ...