Muncie is an incorporated city and the seat of Delaware County,Indiana,United States. Previously known as Buckongahelas Town,named after the legendary Delaware Chief,it is located in East Central Indiana,about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Indianapolis. At the 2020 United States Census,the city's population was 65,195,down from 70,085 in the 2010 Census. It is the principal city of the Muncie Metropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Delaware County. The city is also included in the Indianapolis–Carmel–Muncie,IN Combined Statistical Area.
Ball State University is a public research university in Muncie,Indiana. It has two satellite facilities in Fishers and Indianapolis.
Central Michigan University (CMU) is a public research university in Mount Pleasant,Michigan. It was established in 1892 as the Central Michigan Normal School and Business Institute as a private normal school. After the Michigan State Board of Education took over governance of the school it became a state institution and was renamed Central State Normal School in 1895. The institution became a full university and gained its current name Central Michigan University in 1959 under the university's 6th president Judson W. Foust.
The Ball brothers were five American industrialists and philanthropists who established a manufacturing business in New York and Indiana in the 1880s that was renamed the Ball Corporation in 1969. The Ball brothers' firm became a global manufacturer of plastic and metal food and beverage containers as well as a manufacturer of equipment and supplier of services to the aerospace industry. In addition to the brothers' manufacturing business,they were also noted for their philanthropy and community service. Earnings from their business ventures provided the financial resources to support a number of other projects in the community of Muncie,Indiana,and elsewhere. Most notably,the brothers became benefactors of several Muncie institutions including Ball State University,Ball Memorial Hospital,the YMCA,Ball stores department store,and Minnetrista. The Ball Brothers Foundation,established in 1926,continues the family's philanthropic interests.
James A. Garfield High School is a public,year-round high school founded in 1925 in East Los Angeles,an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County,California. The proportion of advanced placement by students at Garfield is 38%. Students who are in unfavorable circumstances,with regard to financial or social opportunities,comprise about 93% of the student population. The minority comprehensive admission is 100%. Garfield is one out of 254 high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District as of 2020. The magnet program in the high school focuses on serving students who plan to study in the Computer Science field. The school was made famous by the film Stand and Deliver about the teacher Jaime Escalante and the HBO film Walkout. The homecoming football game known as the East LA Classic has taken place since 1925.
The History of Ball State University predates Ball State University's public-funding era by almost two decades. Previous educational institutions operated at the intersection of University and McKinley avenues before 1918. They were neither public nor did they carry the "Ball" name.
Lemuel Arthur "L. A." Pittenger is best known as being the 4th president of Ball Teachers College later known as Ball State University,as well as having Ball State University's student center named after him.
Benjamin Jackson Burris is best known for being a past president of Ball State University and held many different occupations. Burris was once a county attorney,politician,school administrator as well as the first assistant to the state superintendent of public instruction.
John J. Pruis was an American academic,best known as being a president of Ball State University as well as having a building dedicated in his name on the campus. He went to Western Michigan University for his education and later for a career. Pruis,originally from Holland,Michigan,came to Ball State on July 1,1968,and retiring in 1978. After his tenure at Ball State,Pruis went on to become the vice president of corporate relations at Ball Corporation,the executive vice president of the George and Frances Ball. Foundation and director of the Ball Brothers Foundation.
LaFollette Complex was the largest residence hall complex on the Ball State University campus in Muncie,Indiana,United States. The complex housed 1,900 men and women in nine halls. The building itself had a net worth of $11 million. The basement of LaFollette also housed campus offices,classrooms,computer labs and gym equipment. The basement of LaFollette had two dining facilities and there was a buffet-style dining hall on the first floor.
The David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA) is a university art museum located in the Fine Arts building on the campus of Ball State University,Muncie,Indiana,the United States of America. The museum's name was changed on October 6,2011,from the Ball State Museum of Art to the David Owsley Museum of Art in honor of David T. Owsley,grandson of Frank C. Ball,to recognize his donation of over 2,300 works of art and planned gift of $5 million. Since departments within the Fine Arts Building relocated to other areas on Ball State's campus,the museum has expanded its galleries,beginning in early-mid-2012 and ending in 2013.
The John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium,or Emens Auditorium,is an auditorium on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie,Indiana,United States. The facility is used to host Broadway shows,plays,multi-genre concerts,and university events,as well as regional events for eastern Indiana. Emens Auditorium has a seating capacity of 3,581. The Auditorium was opened on March 14,1964,when Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians performed. Attached to the rear of the facility is a smaller theater used for performing arts shows.
The Wayne State University historic district consists of three buildings on 4735-4841 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit,Michigan:the Mackenzie House,Hilberry Theatre,and Old Main,all on the campus of Wayne State University. The buildings were designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1957 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
Winfred Ethestal Wagoner was an American educator,best known as the president of Ball State Teachers College,now known as Ball State University,in Muncie,Indiana.
Robert F. Kennedy's speech at Ball State University was given on April 4,1968,in Muncie,Indiana.
Benton Hall,built in 1907~1908 as an administration building,dedicated in 1909,was used as such until the new Administration Building was completed in 1956. It housed the music department,and the auditorium seating 1200 was used for small group meetings as it can accommodate only a fraction of the present enrollment,and total Miami meeting. Currently,Hall Auditorium houses the College of Engineering and Computing office as well as the Computer Science and Software Engineering department.
William Robert Davies was a Wisconsin educator who was named the second president of Eau Claire State Teachers College in December 1940. Major accomplishments during his tenure (1941–1959) include the establishment of the faculty senate,student government and the University Foundation;creation of The Forum,one of the oldest continuous lecture series in the country;the first addition of academic buildings since the founding of the school in 1916;building of the first residence halls,student center and library;acquisition of the 230-acre Putnam Park;purchase of 48 acres of land for an upper campus;the first accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools;and the first bachelor and liberal arts degrees.
Eastern Michigan University was founded in 1849 by the state of Michigan,and opened in 1853 as Michigan State Normal School. Michigan State Normal School was the first in Michigan and the first normal school created outside the original 13 colonies.
