Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry now accepting Fellowship applications

The Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry enables faculty and students to

• Explore the connections among the arts, humanities, sciences and technology 
• Create a product to illustrate their collaborative research and interdisciplinary study, and 
• Present their product to the community in a public forum. 

Each year, four Ball State University faculty members are selected (through an open competition) to teach an interdisciplinary seminar to fifteen students—similar to a capstone experience for majors or an honors colloquium.

All applications are due Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Virginia Ball Center (at Kitselman) by 4:00 p.m.

 Click here to download an application (PDF) to apply for a fellowship.

View the 2011-2012 Academic Year Press Release to read about the upcoming seminars.

The VBC will host a Forum for potential fellowship applicants on Tuesday, October 25th, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at Kitselman. Director Joe Trimmer, and former and current Fellows will be available to answer questions. Joe is currently scheduling individual conferences with faculty who wish to plan, draft, and revise applications.

Application forms for 2012-2013 Fellowships are available. Please see your Dean or Department Chair about these forms, call Donna Ferguson 287-0117 to request a copy or print a copy of the form from the Center's website at http://www.bsu.edu/vbc (see Documents.) 

BSU's Virginia Ball Center announces its 2011-12 immersive learning courses

Immersive learning, the heart of a Ball State education, melds content, skills, societal need, and student interests into a transformative experience. IL brings interdisciplinary student teams together to solve problems for community partners. The result is a final product that enhances the community with a lasting impact.

At Ball State's Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry, four Ball State University faculty members are chosen each year to teach interdisciplinary seminars to 15 students. The students are chosen by application or audition. Leading the seminars for the coming academic year:

• Juli Eflin, chairperson of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Debbie Mix, assistant professor of English
• Paul Gestwicki, associate professor of computer science
• Carla Earhart, professor of family and consumer sciences

Seminars for the 2011-12 academic year will examine the correlation between art and philosophy, vernacular memorials, the intersections of gaming and learning, and the presence of home ownership embedded in children's culture.

For more information about the seminars, please visit the Ball State news release by clicking here.

For more information about the Virginia B. Ball Center, visit their website at www.bsu.edu/vbc.