Natural Resources & Environmental Management

We strive to have our students engage in real-world applications of their knowledge to addressing environmental issues both in and outside of the classroom.

Our students need to be able to think critically about the management decisions people make in using natural resources that affect their own and other lives. These decisions are interdisciplinary and are informed by the natural, physical, and social sciences in understanding why humans make choices about the natural resources they use to survive. The decisions humans make about using the environment for their prosperity affect the health and safety of the ecosystem and other humans in their community.

Some of the community engagement projects that we need donor help on involve the Local Food Hub project, in which students help provide local food such as fresh produce from farmers in our county to neighborhoods in need of fresh food around Muncie. This addresses the larger issue of food deserts in communities that are marginalized because of lack of transportation or income to buy food. Also, students are motivated to help make a difference in their community by addressing food systems, as well as soil and water conservation projects at the Hults Farm in Albany, Indiana. This farm was donated to Ball State in the 1980s and needs an upgraded classroom and meeting space to host workshops as well as a Wash and Pack facility to prepare food for sale from the student farm.

In summary, we would like to raise funds for facility development at the farm so that students can grow food in a greenhouse and also collect food from farmers to store and sell from the farm site as a home base for Food Hub operations. Other community projects that donors could help us achieve are exposing students to real-world research projects dealing with air and water quality. We would use the funds to provide professional development opportunities for students to learn about research projects going on throughout Indiana that measure air, water, soil and land quality on public and private lands. The foundation accounts would help with travel and scholarships to offset costs to attend conferences or other classroom field trip opportunities.

$2,000

Early Bird Challenge

Congratulations to Associate Professor, Elizabeth Agnew, for winning $2,000 to donate to Religious Studies!

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$20,000

1,918th Gift

The 1,918th gift will unlock $20,000 for student scholarships!

1,918 / 1,918 Gifts

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Leaderboard

Ball State Unit or Org with the Most Gifts

The Ball State unit/org with the most gifts on April 9 will receive an additional $6,000 for their department/org 2nd place = $3,000 3rd place = $1,500

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

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Leaderboard

Academic Dept Participation Leaderboard

Which academic department will have most gifts on One Ball State Day? Make a gift to your department to help keep them at the top of the leaderboard!

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

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Leaderboard

Amount Raised Leaderboard

Which area will raise the most on One Ball State Day? Make a gift to your favorite area of the University to help keep them flying high at the top of the leaderboard!

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

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$1,000

1,000 Gifts

1,000 gifts will unlock a gift of $1,000 from ’06 grad, Scott Wenclewicz.

1,000 / 1,000 Gifts

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Participating Groups

Ball State's Greatest Needs Student Scholarships Athletics College of Architecture & Planning College of Communication, Information, and Media College of Fine Arts College of Health College of Sciences & Humanities Honors College Miller College of Business Teachers College Accounting Alumni Association Anthropology Architecture Army ROTC Ball State Student Media Beta Phi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Biology Black Alumni Constituent Society Black Student Association Bowen Center for Public Affairs Burris Laboratory School Cardinal Kitchen Career Center Center for Information & Communication Sciences Charles W. Brown Planetarium/Physics & Astronomy Chemistry Communication Studies Computer Science Construction Management Counseling Center Counseling Psychology | Social Psych & Counseling Criminal Justice & Criminology David Owsley Museum of Art Department of Marketing | CADMA Disability Services Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies Economics Educational Leadership Educational Psychology & D.E.S.K. Elementary Education Emens Auditorium English Entrepreneurship Center Finance & Insurance Geography Geological Sciences Graduate School Greek Life History Indiana Academy ISOM Journalism Landscape Architecture Logistics & Supply Chain Management Center Management Mathematical Sciences MBA | Master of Business Administration Miller Business Honors Program Modern Languages & Classics Natural Resources & Environmental Management NESTT Learning Labs Nutrition & Health Science Parents Fund Philosophy & Religious Studies Political Science Pride of Mid-America Marching Band Psychological Science Rinard Orchid Greenhouse Rinker Center for International Programs School of Art School of Kinesiology School of Music School of Nursing Schools Within the Context of Community Social Work Sociology Special Education Spectrum Speech Pathology & Audiology Sports Link Student Affairs Student Life Student Voluntary Services Telecommunications Theatre & Dance University Libraries University Police Department University Singers Urban Planning Women of the Ball Family Fund Women's & Gender Studies

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