The Educational Leadership Department at Ball State University became a P-16 unit in the 2018-2019 academic year with the addition of three professors from the Higher Education and Community College Leadership program who joined the P-12 faculty. The P-12 program has long been established as one of the most outstanding preparation programs in the state, producing the largest number of school principals of any higher education institution in Indiana and the second largest number of superintendents.
The Higher Education and Community College Leadership program is the home for the nationally recognized Masters Program in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education. Begun in 1965 SAAHE has graduated over 800 outstanding higher education leaders across the nation. The Department of Educational Leadership is comprised of distinguished award-winning scholars and practitioners working together to create a dynamic, highly relevant and contemporary preparation curriculum. Both boast context specific application in theory and practice through on the job training and site-specific internships. The employment rate for graduates is close to 100%. The Department of Educational Leadership is committed to providing high-caliber mentoring experiences for their graduate students and creating a culture of collaboration, innovation, and creative problem solving for educational leaders.
Financial support for both students and faculty is needed to help enhance the ways educational leadership is conceptualized and to advance Ball State's distinctiveness.
For faculty, focused-support is needed for all aspects of their cutting-edge research designed to help improve and enhance the development of social-justice-minded educational leaders within P-16 settings. For example, resources to build meaningful collaborations with research partners worldwide as well as supporting opportunities to share research papers at national and international research meetings.
For students, more support for professional development opportunities that complement in-class work will elevate their national profile and bring their success stories to larger audiences thereby extending the impact they make on the field of education. For example, dedicated funds to support their research projects and travel to conferences to present the results of their research.
In addition, having funds to bring distinguished scholars to campus would provide both students and faculty with enhanced networks, an up close look at best practices in other states and countries, and assist with communicating the message that Teachers College is the destination of choice for the leaders interested in high-impact practices focused on student success. The Department of Educational Leadership is actively engaged in re-imagining the future of education and what role educational leaders will play to help bring forward a more socially-just educational future for all. Supporting this department will have a direct and lasting impact on those poised to lead our educational institutions.
| Rank | Prize | Department | Gifts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6,000 | Theatre & Dance | 747 |
| 2 | $3,000 | Athletics | 623 |
| 3 | $1,500 | Ball State's Greatest Needs | 168 |
| 4 | Greek Life | 119 | |
| 5 | Student Scholarships | 88 | |
| 6 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 88 | |
| 7 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | 87 | |
| 8 | Pride of Mid-America Marching Band | 85 | |
| 9 | College of Fine Arts | 85 | |
| 10 | Miller College of Business | 83 | |
| 11 | College of Architecture & Planning | 74 | |
| 12 | Communication Studies | 68 | |
| 13 | Teachers College | 67 | |
| 14 | Student Life | 64 | |
| 15 | Telecommunications | 62 | |
| 16 | Journalism | 60 | |
| 17 | University Police Department | 55 | |
| 18 | Architecture | 47 | |
| 19 | Honors College | 47 | |
| 20 | Student Affairs | 47 | |
| 21 | School of Kinesiology | 45 | |
| 22 | Alumni Association | 45 | |
| 23 | School of Music | 45 | |
| 24 | English | 42 | |
| 25 | Army ROTC | 42 | |
| 26 | Political Science | 39 | |
| 27 | Social Work | 36 | |
| 28 | Chemistry | 35 | |
| 29 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | 33 | |
| 30 | College of Sciences & Humanities | 32 | |
| 31 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | 31 | |
| 32 | Miller Business Honors Program | 30 | |
| 33 | Accounting | 28 | |
| 34 | Urban Planning | 28 | |
| 35 | College of Health | 27 | |
| 36 | Counseling Center | 25 | |
| 37 | Disability Services | 25 | |
| 38 | School of Nursing | 24 | |
| 39 | Cardinal Kitchen | 24 | |
| 40 | Elementary Education | 22 | |
| 41 | University Libraries | 21 | |
| 42 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | 21 | |
| 43 | Ball State Student Media | 21 | |
| 44 | Emens Auditorium | 18 | |
| 45 | Burris Laboratory School | 18 | |
| 46 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 17 | |
| 47 | Women of the Ball Family Fund | 17 | |
| 48 | Rinard Orchid Greenhouse | 17 | |
| 49 | Rinker Center for International Programs | 16 | |
| 50 | Mathematical Sciences | 14 | |
| 51 | Construction Management | 14 | |
| 52 | Biology | 14 | |
| 53 | Sociology | 14 | |
| 54 | History | 13 | |
| 55 | Black Student Association | 13 | |
| 56 | Management | 13 | |
| 57 | Spectrum | 13 | |
| 58 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy | 12 | |
| 59 | University Singers | 12 | |
| 60 | Geography | 12 | |
| 61 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | 12 | |
| 62 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | 11 | |
| 63 | Psychological Science | 11 | |
| 64 | Modern Languages & Classics | 11 | |
| 65 | Special Education | 11 | |
| 66 | Landscape Architecture | 11 | |
| 67 | Sports Link | 11 | |
| 68 | Schools Within the Context of Community | 11 | |
| 69 | Entrepreneurship Center | 10 | |
| 70 | Career Center | 10 | |
| 71 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | 9 | |
| 72 | Computer Science | 9 | |
| 73 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | 8 | |
| 74 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 8 | |
| 75 | Indiana Academy | 8 | |
| 76 | Educational Leadership | 8 | |
| 77 | MBA | Master of Business Administration | 7 | |
| 78 | Finance & Insurance | 7 | |
| 79 | Anthropology | 7 | |
| 80 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | 5 | |
| 81 | School of Art | 5 | |
| 82 | Student Voluntary Services | 5 | |
| 83 | Nutrition & Health Science | 4 | |
| 84 | NESTT Learning Labs | 4 | |
| 85 | Women's & Gender Studies | 4 | |
| 86 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | 4 | |
| 87 | Parents Fund | 3 | |
| 88 | Graduate School | 2 | |
| 89 | Economics | 2 | |
| 90 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | 2 | |
| 91 | ISOM | 2 | |
| 92 | Geological Sciences | 1 | |
| 93 | Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | 1 |
| Rank | Departments | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theatre & Dance | 747 |
| 2 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 88 |
| 3 | Communication Studies | 68 |
| 4 | Telecommunications | 62 |
| 5 | Journalism | 60 |
| 6 | Architecture | 47 |
| 7 | School of Kinesiology | 45 |
| 8 | School of Music | 45 |
| 9 | English | 42 |
| 10 | Army ROTC | 42 |
| 11 | Political Science | 39 |
| 12 | Social Work | 36 |
| 13 | Chemistry | 35 |
| 14 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | 33 |
| 15 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | 31 |
| 16 | Accounting | 28 |
| 17 | Urban Planning | 28 |
| 18 | School of Nursing | 24 |
| 19 | Elementary Education | 22 |
| 20 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | 21 |
| 21 | Mathematical Sciences | 14 |
| 22 | Construction Management | 14 |
| 23 | Biology | 14 |
| 24 | Sociology | 14 |
| 25 | History | 13 |
| 26 | Management | 13 |
| 27 | Geography | 12 |
| 28 | Psychological Science | 11 |
| 29 | Modern Languages & Classics | 11 |
| 30 | Special Education | 11 |
| 31 | Landscape Architecture | 11 |
| 32 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | 9 |
| 33 | Computer Science | 9 |
| 34 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 8 |
| 35 | Educational Leadership | 8 |
| 36 | Finance & Insurance | 7 |
| 37 | Anthropology | 7 |
| 38 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | 5 |
| 39 | School of Art | 5 |
| 40 | Nutrition & Health Science | 4 |
| 41 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | 4 |
| 42 | Economics | 2 |
| 43 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | 2 |
| 44 | ISOM | 2 |
| 45 | Geological Sciences | 1 |
| Rank | Campus unit/fund | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics | $66,023.77 |
| 2 | Theatre & Dance | $19,328.27 |
| 3 | Ball State's Greatest Needs | $16,322.32 |
| 4 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy | $11,680.00 |
| 5 | Teachers College | $10,963.32 |
| 6 | Student Scholarships | $9,287.39 |
| 7 | Miller College of Business | $8,297.52 |
| 8 | School of Nursing | $6,845.90 |
| 9 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | $6,449.34 |
| 10 | Architecture | $5,721.72 |
| 11 | Telecommunications | $5,445.16 |
| 12 | Accounting | $5,351.18 |
| 13 | College of Architecture & Planning | $5,000.16 |
| 14 | Communication Studies | $4,181.06 |
| 15 | Journalism | $4,177.82 |
| 16 | Pride of Mid-America Marching Band | $4,150.56 |
| 17 | Mathematical Sciences | $4,122.54 |
| 18 | Greek Life | $3,756.04 |
| 19 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | $3,651.18 |
| 20 | Chemistry | $3,180.54 |
| 21 | David Owsley Museum of Art | $3,121.72 |
| 22 | College of Health | $3,025.53 |
| 23 | School of Kinesiology | $3,007.08 |
| 24 | College of Fine Arts | $2,916.20 |
| 25 | Entrepreneurship Center | $2,835.00 |
| 26 | Social Work | $2,736.80 |
| 27 | Honors College | $2,565.62 |
| 28 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | $2,426.72 |
| 29 | College of Sciences & Humanities | $2,404.26 |
| 30 | Student Life | $2,368.62 |
| 31 | English | $2,306.80 |
| 32 | Army ROTC | $2,140.16 |
| 33 | Urban Planning | $2,108.44 |
| 34 | Miller Business Honors Program | $2,102.54 |
| 35 | Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling | $2,063.08 |
| 36 | Student Affairs | $1,995.44 |
| 37 | Emens Auditorium | $1,851.91 |
| 38 | Cardinal Kitchen | $1,830.08 |
| 39 | Elementary Education | $1,758.36 |
| 40 | Construction Management | $1,745.00 |
| 41 | University Police Department | $1,699.90 |
| 42 | Alumni Association | $1,679.35 |
| 43 | History | $1,625.54 |
| 44 | Women of the Ball Family Fund | $1,620.90 |
| 45 | School of Music | $1,585.08 |
| 46 | University Singers | $1,558.54 |
| 47 | Political Science | $1,330.90 |
| 48 | Counseling Center | $1,056.72 |
| 49 | University Libraries | $999.80 |
| 50 | Black Student Association | $990.00 |
| 51 | Rinard Orchid Greenhouse | $981.56 |
| 52 | Biology | $958.72 |
| 53 | Management | $907.54 |
| 54 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | $857.58 |
| 55 | Criminal Justice & Criminology | $836.72 |
| 56 | Geography | $833.36 |
| 57 | Sociology | $830.90 |
| 58 | Disability Services | $809.98 |
| 59 | Rinker Center for International Programs | $800.90 |
| 60 | Philosophy & Religious Studies | $710.90 |
| 61 | Psychological Science | $682.54 |
| 62 | Modern Languages & Classics | $667.54 |
| 63 | Burris Laboratory School | $651.72 |
| 64 | Ball State Student Media | $539.45 |
| 65 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | $533.36 |
| 66 | Special Education | $527.54 |
| 67 | Landscape Architecture | $497.65 |
| 68 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | $490.00 |
| 69 | Sports Link | $482.54 |
| 70 | Indiana Academy | $475.00 |
| 71 | Natural Resources & Environmental Management | $462.54 |
| 72 | Educational Leadership | $457.54 |
| 73 | Spectrum | $403.36 |
| 74 | Schools Within the Context of Community | $351.72 |
| 75 | Computer Science | $344.18 |
| 76 | MBA | Master of Business Administration | $327.54 |
| 77 | Finance & Insurance | $269.18 |
| 78 | Career Center | $258.36 |
| 79 | Nutrition & Health Science | $200.00 |
| 80 | Graduate School | $200.00 |
| 81 | NESTT Learning Labs | $188.36 |
| 82 | Department of Marketing | CADMA | $174.18 |
| 83 | Anthropology | $170.00 |
| 84 | Women's & Gender Studies | $138.36 |
| 85 | Parents Fund | $138.36 |
| 86 | Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. | $124.18 |
| 87 | School of Art | $120.00 |
| 88 | Economics | $119.18 |
| 89 | Student Voluntary Services | $103.36 |
| 90 | Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center | $69.18 |
| 91 | Geological Sciences | $50.00 |
| 92 | ISOM | $38.36 |
| 93 | Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | $19.18 |
