Connecting Muncie Neighborhood partners and resources
Ball State faculty, students, and community partners worked together this spring on a number of immersive learning projects in and around Muncie.
Anthony Northside Neighborhood Living Quality
Faculty Mentor: Jason Yang, Department of Geography
Community Partner: Muncie Action Plan, Anthony Northside Neighborhood Association
Brightfield to Bright Future
Faculty Mentor: Sanglim Yoo
Community Partner: Sierra Club Hoosier Chapter
More to come!
Ball State faculty, students, and community partners worked together this spring on a number of immersive learning projects in and around Muncie.
Academy of Model Aeronautics Video Project
Faculty Mentors: Tim Pollard, Department of Telecommunications; Suzanne Plesha, Office of Immersive Learning
Community Partner: Academy of Model Aeronautics
Assigning the Living Quality of Muncie Neighborhoods Using Remote Sensing and GIS
Faculty Mentor: Jason Yang, Department of Geography
Community Partner: Muncie Action Plan
Beneficence Records (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Daniel Porter, Department of Music Media Production
Community Partner: Indiana Public Radio
Capturing “The Big Idea”
Faculty Mentor: Melinda Messineo, Department of Sociology
Community Partner: Second Harvest Food Bank
Geospatial Design Laboratory
Faculty Mentor: Jörn Seemann, Department of Geography
Community Partner: Muncie Visitors Bureau
Halteman Park Landscape Architecture Studio Project
Faculty Mentors: Chris Baas, Jeremy Merrill, J.P. Hall; Department of Landscape Architecture
Community Partners: Halteman Village Neighborhood Association, City of Muncie, Muncie Parks Department
Human Rights Symposium
Faculty Mentor: Ruby Cain, Department of Educational Studies
Community Partners: City of Muncie Human Rights Commission, Industry Neighborhood Association, Whitely Community Council, Muncie Public Library, Muncie Housing Authority, It Is Well With My Soul, DePaul University School of New Learning and Service Engagement Projects, Northeast Indiana Workers Project, Inc.
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
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 Catholic Church
Renovation of Residential Structures
Faculty Mentor: Janet Fick, Department of Construction Management and Interior Design
Community Partners: ecoREHAB, Urban Light, and Brothers 2 Brothers
Sustainable Muncie Project: Assessing Sustainability for the City of Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Sanglim Yoo, Department of Urban Planning
Community Partner: Muncie Action Plan
Teen Dating Violence
Faculty Mentor: Ron Dolon, Department of Social Work
Community Partner: A Better Way
Tourist Maps for Muncie and Delaware County
Faculty Mentor: Jörn Seemann, Department of Geography
Community Partner: Muncie Visitors Bureau
Urban Health in Muncie, IN: Pb in the Soils (ongoing)
Faculty Mentors: Carolyn Dowling, Department of Geological Sciences; Jessi Haeft, Department
of Natural Resources and Environment Management
Community Partner: United Way of Delaware County
Well Connected
Faculty Mentor: Jane Ellery, School of Kinesiology
Community Partners: Muncie Action Plan, Future of Work/Sustainable Muncie, George and Frances Ball Foundation
Working with the Whitely Community to Identify Needs and Resources of Men who are Reentering the Community After Periods of Incarceration
Faculty Mentor: Keisha Warren-Gordon, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Community Partner: Whitely Community Council
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).
Students administered surveys to Whitely residents to develop an understanding of their overall perceptions of citizen-police interactions. They also interviewed representatives of the local police department to understand community engagement protocols. Students produced a manual that can be used to help citizens understand citizen and police engagement. A day-long forum was held highlighting the stories from The Facing Project, the findings of the survey, and face-to-face dialogues between the Whitely community and police/city officials.
Faculty Mentor: Kiesha Warren-Gordon
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Community Partners: The Facing Project, Whitely Community Council
Students: Demetrius Bilbrey, Kurtis Bowsher, Logan Boyer, Dakota Carlton, Arica Crenshaw, Rachel Ginn, Eliot Gonzalez, Kyle Hyde, Devin Ice, Justin Martinez-Beckmann, Derek Meneely, Zachary Milam, Camryn Page, Melaja Prentiss, Billy Rollings, Dakota Stalbaum, Benjamin Tritch, Alivia Varvel, Jakhari Wilbert, Dana Woodworth
Ball State faculty, students, and community partners worked together this spring on a number of immersive learning projects in and around Muncie.
Bringing in and Branching out: Recruiting Employees and Building Community Connections (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Peggy Fisher, Department of Communication Studies
Community Partner: Open Door Health Services
The Children Facing Challenges Literature Project
Faculty Mentor: Carolyn Hitchens, Department of Elementary Education
Community Partner: Wes Del Elementary
Cultural Identities and Community Engagement
Faculty Mentor: Ruby Cain, Department of Educational Studies
Community Partners: Human Library Fort Wayne, Muncie Public Library, Purdue University Fort Wayne, It is Well With My Soul, Whitely Community Council, Industry Neighborhood, Fort Wayne Urban League
DANCE! Muncie After School (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Melanie Swihart, Department of Theatre and Dance
Community Partner: Muncie Community Schools
Developing Healthy Neighborhoods
Faculty Mentor: Jane Ellery, Department of Kinesiology
Community Partner: Building Better Neighborhoods
Energy Assessment for Small Commercial Buildings in Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Sherif Attallah, Department of Construction Management
Community Partner: Muncie Chamber of Commerce
Healthy Moms, Healthy Communities: Understanding Perceptions and Evaluating Maternal Opiod Treatment in Muncie
Faculty Mentor: Caitlyn Leonardson-Placek, Department of Anthropology
Community Partner: Suzanne Gresham Center
Immersive Learning Video Project (Second Harvest Food Bank)
Faculty Mentor: Tim Pollard, Department of Telecommunications; Suzanne Plesha, Office of Immersive Learning
Community Partner: Second Harvest Food Bank
Making Housing Advocates with the 8-12 Coalition
Faculty Mentor: John West, Department of Urban Planning
Community Partner: Building Better Neighborhoods, Habitat for Humanity
Muncie Neighborhood Visual Identity Design (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Shantanu Suman, School of Art
Community Partners: Building Better Neighborhoods, Muncie Action Plan
Partnering with the Whitely Community to Establish an Understanding of Community and Police Interactions
Faculty Mentor: Kiesha Warren-Gordon, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Community Partners: The Facing Project, Whitely Community Council
Philosophy for High School Students (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Sarah Vitale, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Community Partner: Muncie Central High School
Purple Cow: Moving from Ordinary to Extraordinary Care for Children (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Stacey Allred, Department of Elementary Education
Community Partner: Kidz Korner Child Care Center
Second Harvest School Pantries Study
Faculty Mentor: Melinda Messineo, Department of Sociology
Community Partner: Second Harvest Food Bank
Serious Game Design with Minnetrista (ongoing)
Faculty Mentor: Paul Gestwicki, Department of Computer Science
Community Partner: Minnetrista Cultural Center
Tips and Tactics on Prevention of Human Trafficking
Faculty Mentor: Ronald Dolon, Department of Social Work
Community Partner: A Better Way
Unmasked: Recovery and Redemption
Faculty Mentor: Juli Metzger, Department of Journalism
Community Partner: Ball Brothers Foundation
The project was three-pronged and involved conducting school security audits, mentoring at-risk students, and the observation of the work of School Resource Officers (SROs). Students generated items for an audit instrument, planned and carried out their mentoring activities, and provided observational analyses of their SRO time. The product for this project was a formal presentation to the community partners.
Faculty Mentors: Bryan Byers
Departments: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Community Partners: Muncie Community Schools, Burris Laboratory School
Students: TJ Brown, Elizabeth Cassady, Andrew Chapman, Joel Donovan, Paige Eacret, Daniel Etchison, Samantha Kridler, Lindsey Rainbolt, Mario Rodriguez