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Ball State University
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Motto	Beneficence
Established	1918
School type	Public
President	Jo Ann M. Gora
Location	Muncie, IN, USA
Campus	1,035 acres (4 km²)
Enrollment	18,528 undergraduate, 1585 graduate
Faculty	955
Mascot	Charlie Cardinal
Colors	Cardinal (red) and Cream (white)
Homepage	www.bsu.edu

Ball State University is a state-run university in Muncie, Indiana. Ball State University has excellent programs in architecture, teaching, anthropology, and communications. Famous alumni include David Letterman, Joyce DeWitt, Garfield creator Jim Davis and the founder of Papa John's, John Schnatter. It also serves as the administrator and campus for the Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities, a selective residential program for high school juniors and seniors.

1 Campus
2 Organization
- 2.1 Colleges and departments
3 Students
4 Sports, clubs, and traditions
- 4.1 Athletics
  - 4.1.1 Mascot
5 History
- 5.1 Previous campus names
6 Notable Ball State alumni
7 Noted Ball State faculty
8 Attractions
9 External links and references

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Campus

Campus Facts (As of 2003):

Area: 1,035 acres (4 km²)
Buildings: 67

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Organization

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Colleges and departments

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

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College of Architecture and 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 Information Systems and Operations Management
- Department of Marketing and Management
- Midwest Entrepreneurial Education Center
College of Communication, Information, and Media
- Department of Communication Studies
- Center for Information and Communication Sciences
  - Applied Research Institute
  - Institute for Wireless Innovation
  - Human Factors Institute
  - Internetworking Academy
  - Software Testing 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 and 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 Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
- Department of Educational Studies
- Department of Elementary Education
- Department of Educational Leadership
- Department of Educational Psychology
- Department of Special education

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Students

Undergraduate baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.), Bachelor of General Studies (B.G.S.), Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.), Bachelor of Music (B.M.), Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.), Bachelor of Urban Planning and Development (B.U.P.D.)
- Undergraduate Enrollment: 18,000 (selective, capped)
- Undergraduate male-female ratio: 35-65
Graduate degrees: Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Arts in Education (M.A.E.), Master of Music (M.M.), Master of Architecture II, Master of Urban and Regional Planning (M.U.R.P.), Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)

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Sports, clubs, and traditions

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Athletics

Ball State competes in the NCAA Division IA and is part of the Mid-American Conference. Official School sports are as follows:

Men's

Women's

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Mascot

Charlie Cardinal is Ball State's anthromorphized cardinal mascot. He is sometimes referred to on campus as simply "Charlie."

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History

The campus was founded as a private school in 1899, but was bought by industrial family, the Ball Brothers and donated to the state of Indiana in 1918 to serve as a public school of higher education.

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Previous campus names

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

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Notable Ball State alumni

Glenn Birkemeier, writer and humorist who has appeared in McSweeney's and elsewhere.
Jim Davis, cartoonist of Garfield
Joyce DeWitt, actress in Three's Company
Jeffrey D. Feltman, U.S. ambassador to Lebanon
Doug Jones, actor, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Hocus Pocus
David Letterman, host of The Late Show with David Letterman; his American Foundation for Courtesy and Grooming has been a repeated 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

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Noted Ball State faculty

Mir Masoom Ali, statistics
David L. Arnold, geography
Ramon Avila, marketing
Mohammad Behforuz, chemistry
Stephen Bell, Telecommunications professor (former host of Good Morning America)
Dick Bellaver, information and communication sciences (formerly with AT&T Bell Labs)
Sheldon Braaten, teaching: special education
Phil Bremen, Telecommunications instructor (former reporter for NBC News)
Anthony Costello, architecture
Tracy Cross, gifted studies
Curtis Gary Dean, actuarial science
Raymond Dean, neuropsychology
Frank Felsenstein, humanities
David Haber, wellness and gerontology
Ruth Howes, physics and astronomy
Wes Janz, architecture
Charles V. Jones, Office of Teaching & Learning Advancement
Sherry Kloss, fine arts
Claude D. Oliver, Jr., religious studies
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 and communication sciences (formerly with the National Association of Broadcasters)
Judy Yordan, performance studies
Terry Zivney, finance