Ball State faculty, students, and community partners worked together this Fall on a number of immersive learning projects in and around Muncie.
Beneficence Records (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Porter, School of Music
Community Partner: Indiana Public Radio
Campus Sexual Assault and Rape Culture in the Age of #MeToo
Faculty Fellow: Jill Christman, Department of English
Community Partner: Jana’s Campaign and The Facing Project
Computer Science for Middle Schoolers (CS4MS) (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Dave Largent, Department of Computer Science
Community Partners: Burris Laboratory School, Muncie Central High School, Northside Middle School
i-Made (Indiana Made) Muncie: Custom Fabricated Design-through-Production (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Kevin Klinger, Department of Architecture
Community Partners: Indiana Hardwoods (IHLA), Midwest Metals, Minnetrista, Mobile Market
The Junior Producers Club
Faculty Mentor: Christoph Thompson, School of Music
Community Partners: Boys and Girls Club, Buley Community Center
Makerspaces as an Opportunity to Cultivate and Reinforce Cultural Identity in Post-Industrial Cities
Faculty Fellow: Laura Romano, Department of English
Community Partner: Muncie Arts and Culture Council
Muncie Micro-Cinema
Faculty Mentor: Maura Jasper, School of Art
Community Partner: Muncie Arts and Culture Council
Muncie Neighborhood Visual Identity Design (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Shantanu Suman, School of Art
Community Partners: Building Better Neighborhoods, Muncie Action Plan
Preserving the Past and Looking Toward the Future: Historic Preservation and Digital Storytelling for a Muncie Landmark Church
Faculty Mentor: Peggy Fisher, Department of Communication Studies
Community Partner: St. Mary Church
Reconstructed Early Language and Literacy Learning: Addressing school readiness through critically conscious listening centers
Faculty Mentors: Emily Hoffman, Department of Early Childhood, Youth and Family Studies; Kristin Cipollone, Department of Elementary Education
Community Partner: Huffer Memorial Children’s Center
Resiliency Plan for Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Michael Burayidi, Department of Urban Planning
Community Partner: City of Muncie
Sitting at the Feet of our Muncie Elders: Stories of Resistance and Resiliency
Faculty Mentor: Darolyn “Lyn” Jones
Community Partner: Westminster Village, Muncie Delaware County Senior Center, Moth Danner and YART (Yard Sale for Art).
