Our Mission: to Empower Extraordinary Scholars
A sophomore collaborates with faculty mentors to develop an individualized degree program that blends her passions for music and health care. Junior peer mentors guide first-year students to pursue fellowship and undergraduate research opportunities available through the Honors College. A senior presents the results of her capstone project to a national audience, results that she completed working one-on-one with a faculty expert. These are a few of the experiences that distinguish an Honors College education--- focused on nurturing informed citizens, critical thinkers, and responsible leaders.
Gifts made to the college directly benefit dedicated, deserving students engaged in stimulating, one-of-a-kind courses and research within our supportive community. Your investment has both immediate and life-long impact. Here are a few of their voices:
“The Honors College has provided me with so many opportunities for growth including fellowships, attending and presenting at regional and national conferences, taking interesting and engaging courses that encourage me to expand my thinking, and being a part of a true community. Through several changes in my major and my future plans, the Honors College was my constant.” (Jamie, a senior from the Indianapolis area)
“I can honestly say that the honors curriculum transformed my college career as I shaped, sculpted, and reshaped my perspectives, values, and engagement in the world. I have personally benefited from enriching relationships, both professional and personal, with fellow students and faculty alike. I had ample opportunities and support to expand my horizons, travel and present at conferences, and conduct research through Honors Undergraduate Fellowships. Life truly is all of what you make it. The world is your oyster, and the Honors College can provide you a platform to personal and professional growth unmatched in other settings. Take notice of those Honors College students around you; they will be the leaders of tomorrow.” (Jon, a recent first-generation graduate from southern Indiana)
Whitinger Scholars
The Whitinger Scholarship is the signature scholarship of the Honors College and is the most prestigious scholarship awarded by Ball State University, honoring 10 exceptionally talented students each year. Established in 1976, the scholarship is supported by academic programs, social activities, and special opportunities as well as the funds for the scholarship itself.
The Whitinger Scholarship covers full tuition (in-state or out-of-state), mandatory University fees (those which apply automatically to all students), and on-campus room and board for eight semesters as an undergraduate at Ball State.
Emens Scholars
The Emens Scholars form a lively community of leaders on campus. Recipients of this fund actively participate in academic and extracurricular activities and were leaders in high school and their local community. The Emens Leadership Scholarship is open to both in-state and out-of-state students. In recent years the value of the scholarship has been one-half the amount of in-state tuition. Six to ten new scholarships have been awarded each year to incoming freshmen. These awards are for eight semesters and are subject to an annual review of the student’s leadership and academic progress.
Rank | Prize | Unit | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $5,000 | Theatre & Dance | 296 |
2 | Athletics | 272 | |
3 | Indiana Academy | 130 | |
4 | The Ball State Fund | 107 | |
5 | Student Scholarships | 86 | |
6 | Burris Laboratory School | 61 | |
7 | Communication Studies | 57 | |
8 | Employee Emergency Fund | 52 | |
9 | School of Music | 47 | |
10 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 44 | |
11 | Accounting | 40 | |
12 | Online Student Support Fund | 34 | |
13 | BFSA Student Scholarship | 34 | |
14 | Honors College | 32 | |
15 | Cardinal Kitchen | 29 | |
16 | Department of Media | 28 | |
17 | Alumni Scholarships | 26 | |
18 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | 26 | |
19 | History | 24 | |
20 | University Libraries | 24 | |
21 | Geography and Meteorology | 23 | |
22 | School of Kinesiology | 23 | |
23 | Urban Planning | 22 | |
24 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | 22 | |
25 | Modern Languages & Classics | 22 | |
26 | Social Work | 21 | |
27 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 21 | |
28 | School of Nursing | 21 | |
29 | Ball State Student Media | 20 | |
30 | Rinker Center for Global Affairs | 20 | |
31 | English | 20 | |
32 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 20 | |
33 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 20 | |
34 | Educational Psychology | 19 | |
35 | Emens Auditorium | 18 | |
36 | Elementary Education | 18 | |
37 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | 17 | |
38 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 16 | |
39 | Educational Leadership | 16 | |
40 | Special Education | 15 | |
41 | Alumni Programs | 15 | |
42 | University Police Department | 15 | |
43 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | 15 | |
44 | Ball State PBS | 13 | |
45 | Entrepreneurship Center | 13 | |
46 | Orchid Greenhouse & Environmental Education Center | 13 | |
47 | Women's and Gender Studies | 13 | |
48 | Disability Services | 12 | |
49 | Finance and Insurance | 11 | |
50 | Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources | 11 | |
51 | Chemistry | 11 | |
52 | Political Science | 11 | |
53 | Applied Anthropology Laboratories | 11 | |
54 | Christian Student Foundation | 11 | |
55 | Marketing Department | 11 | |
56 | School of Art | 11 | |
57 | Nutrition & Health Science | 10 | |
58 | Construction Management | 10 | |
59 | Sociology | 10 | |
60 | Psychological Science | 10 | |
61 | Graduate School | 10 | |
62 | Economics | 10 | |
63 | Learning Center | 10 | |
64 | Educational Studies | 10 | |
65 | Inclusive Excellence | 9 | |
66 | Career Center | 9 | |
67 | Indiana Public Radio | 9 | |
68 | Mathematical Sciences | 9 | |
69 | Anthropology | 9 | |
70 | Alumni Student Engagement | 9 | |
71 | Discovery Women's Philanthropic Leadership Group | 8 | |
72 | Landscape Architecture | 8 | |
73 | Applied Business Studies | 8 | |
74 | Housing & Residence Life | 8 | |
75 | Take Flight | 8 | |
76 | Interior Design | 7 | |
77 | Ball State Army ROTC | 7 | |
78 | Spectrum | 7 | |
79 | Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling | 6 | |
80 | Guardian Scholars | 6 | |
81 | Computer Science | 6 | |
82 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium | 6 | |
83 | Biology | 5 | |
84 | MBA | Masters of Business Administration | 5 | |
85 | Management | 5 | |
86 | Black Student Association | 5 | |
87 | Criminal Justice and Criminology | 5 | |
88 | Office of Student Life | 4 | |
89 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | 4 | |
90 | Counseling Center | 4 | |
91 | ISOM Department | 3 | |
92 | Community Engagement | 3 | |
93 | Multicultural Center | 3 | |
94 | Teacher-Scholar Program | 3 | |
95 | Virginia Ball Center | 2 | |
96 | Immersive Learning | 2 | |
97 | Late Nite | 2 | |
98 | Physics & Astronomy | 2 | |
99 | Parents Fund | 1 | |
100 | Student Voluntary Services | 1 | |
101 | Center for Peace & Conflict Studies | 1 | |
102 | Dance Marathon | 1 | |
103 | Ball State University's Student Symposium | 1 | |
104 | University Program Board | 0 |
Rank | Prize | College | % +/- | Goal |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $3,000 | Honors College | +17.39% |
108
goal: 92
|
2 | $2,000 | College of Health | +12.42% |
335
goal: 298
|
3 | $1,000 | College of Architecture & Planning | -7.93% |
209
goal: 227
|
4 | Teachers College | -10.92% |
848
goal: 952
|
|
5 | Miller College of Business | -12.21% |
410
goal: 467
|
|
6 | College of Sciences and Humanities | -20.78% |
694
goal: 876
|
|
7 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | -23.30% |
991
goal: 1,292
|
|
8 | College of Fine Arts | -28.86% |
1,351
goal: 1,899
|
Rank | Prize | College | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $5,000 | College of Fine Arts | 855 |
2 | Teachers College | 721 | |
3 | College of Sciences and Humanities | 659 | |
4 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | 629 | |
5 | Miller College of Business | 387 | |
6 | College of Health | 323 | |
7 | College of Architecture & Planning | 196 | |
8 | Honors College | 103 |
Rank | Prize | Unit | Raised |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Athletics | $38,306.54 |
2 | $1,000 | Indiana Academy | $14,305.00 |
3 | $1,000 | Theatre & Dance | $11,450.22 |
4 | $1,000 | Alumni Programs | $5,770.00 |
5 | $1,000 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | $4,180.00 |
6 | Accounting | $3,360.42 | |
7 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | $2,575.56 | |
8 | Department of Media | $2,540.00 | |
9 | Communication Studies | $2,203.88 | |
10 | Honors College | $2,090.22 | |
11 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | $1,890.00 | |
12 | BFSA Student Scholarship | $1,855.00 | |
13 | The Ball State Fund | $1,583.00 | |
14 | Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling | $1,545.00 | |
15 | School of Music | $1,505.00 | |
16 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | $1,380.00 | |
17 | Ball State Student Media | $1,331.22 | |
18 | Urban Planning | $1,330.00 | |
19 | Elementary Education | $1,325.22 | |
20 | Social Work | $1,274.00 | |
21 | English | $1,257.00 | |
22 | Student Scholarships | $1,232.00 | |
23 | Alumni Scholarships | $1,227.00 | |
24 | Construction Management | $1,225.00 | |
25 | Cardinal Kitchen | $939.00 | |
26 | Educational Psychology | $885.00 | |
27 | Computer Science | $875.00 | |
28 | Modern Languages & Classics | $860.00 | |
29 | Christian Student Foundation | $790.00 | |
30 | Finance and Insurance | $750.00 | |
31 | Biology | $730.22 | |
32 | University Police Department | $700.00 | |
33 | Guardian Scholars | $700.00 | |
34 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | $675.00 | |
35 | University Libraries | $635.00 | |
36 | Educational Leadership | $585.00 | |
37 | Architecture Department | $525.00 | |
38 | Teacher-Scholar Program | $520.00 | |
39 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | $505.00 | |
40 | History | $500.00 | |
41 | Nutrition & Health Science | $500.00 | |
42 | School of Art | $480.00 | |
43 | Entrepreneurship Center | $445.22 | |
44 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | $435.00 | |
45 | Special Education | $430.00 | |
46 | School of Kinesiology | $395.00 | |
47 | Geography and Meteorology | $380.00 | |
48 | Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources | $370.00 | |
49 | Emens Auditorium | $350.00 | |
50 | Ball State PBS | $345.00 | |
51 | Criminal Justice and Criminology | $305.00 | |
52 | Burris Laboratory School | $300.00 | |
53 | Counseling Center | $300.00 | |
54 | Landscape Architecture | $300.00 | |
55 | School of Nursing | $290.00 | |
56 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | $275.00 | |
57 | Housing & Residence Life | $270.00 | |
58 | David Owsley Museum of Art | $225.00 | |
59 | Political Science | $210.00 | |
60 | Indiana Public Radio | $210.00 | |
61 | Educational Studies | $205.00 | |
62 | Rinker Center for Global Affairs | $205.00 | |
63 | Graduate School | $200.00 | |
64 | Virginia Ball Center | $195.00 | |
65 | Women's and Gender Studies | $190.00 | |
66 | Dance Marathon | $180.00 | |
67 | Inclusive Excellence | $175.00 | |
68 | Psychological Science | $165.00 | |
69 | Learning Center | $160.00 | |
70 | Online Student Support Fund | $150.00 | |
71 | Applied Business Studies | $145.00 | |
72 | Ball State University's Student Symposium | $140.00 | |
73 | Sociology | $135.00 | |
74 | Chemistry | $135.00 | |
75 | Multicultural Center | $135.00 | |
76 | Employee Emergency Fund | $130.22 | |
77 | Discovery Women's Philanthropic Leadership Group | $125.00 | |
78 | ISOM Department | $125.00 | |
79 | Marketing Department | $125.00 | |
80 | Spectrum | $125.00 | |
81 | Disability Services | $105.22 | |
82 | Mathematical Sciences | $100.00 | |
83 | Applied Anthropology Laboratories | $100.00 | |
84 | Black Student Association | $100.00 | |
85 | Parents Fund | $100.00 | |
86 | Student Voluntary Services | $100.00 | |
87 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium | $85.00 | |
88 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | $75.00 | |
89 | Take Flight | $75.00 | |
90 | Anthropology | $75.00 | |
91 | Economics | $75.00 | |
92 | Management | $75.00 | |
93 | Alumni Student Engagement | $60.00 | |
94 | Interior Design | $55.22 | |
95 | MBA | Masters of Business Administration | $50.00 | |
96 | Community Engagement | $50.00 | |
97 | Immersive Learning | $50.00 | |
98 | Office of Student Life | $45.00 | |
99 | Orchid Greenhouse & Environmental Education Center | $30.00 | |
100 | Center for Peace & Conflict Studies | $25.00 | |
101 | Physics & Astronomy | $25.00 | |
102 | Career Center | $15.00 | |
103 | Late Nite | $10.00 | |
104 | Ball State Army ROTC | $0.00 | |
105 | University Program Board | $0.00 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Athletics | 812 |
2 | $1,000 | Theatre & Dance | 633 |
3 | $1,000 | Indiana Academy | 278 |
4 | $1,000 | Communication Studies | 184 |
5 | $1,000 | School of Music | 126 |
6 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 125 | |
7 | Accounting | 109 | |
8 | Honors College | 103 | |
9 | Burris Laboratory School | 98 | |
10 | BFSA Student Scholarship | 97 | |
11 | Ball State Student Media | 92 | |
12 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 87 | |
13 | Alumni Scholarships | 87 | |
14 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | 84 | |
15 | Department of Media | 80 | |
16 | Elementary Education | 77 | |
17 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | 76 | |
18 | Employee Emergency Fund | 70 | |
19 | School of Nursing | 69 | |
20 | English | 67 | |
21 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 65 | |
22 | Modern Languages & Classics | 64 | |
23 | Cardinal Kitchen | 62 | |
24 | Geography and Meteorology | 60 | |
25 | Urban Planning | 56 | |
26 | History | 56 | |
27 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 53 | |
28 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | 52 | |
29 | University Libraries | 51 | |
30 | Special Education | 51 | |
31 | School of Kinesiology | 51 | |
32 | Educational Leadership | 47 | |
33 | Online Student Support Fund | 45 | |
34 | Alumni Programs | 43 | |
35 | Social Work | 42 | |
36 | Educational Psychology | 41 | |
37 | Emens Auditorium | 39 | |
38 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | 38 | |
39 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 37 | |
40 | Christian Student Foundation | 37 | |
41 | School of Art | 36 | |
42 | Rinker Center for Global Affairs | 33 | |
43 | Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling | 32 | |
44 | Ball State PBS | 32 | |
45 | Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources | 31 | |
46 | University Police Department | 31 | |
47 | Chemistry | 30 | |
48 | Entrepreneurship Center | 29 | |
49 | Political Science | 29 | |
50 | Disability Services | 29 | |
51 | Finance and Insurance | 28 | |
52 | Discovery Women's Philanthropic Leadership Group | 27 | |
53 | Applied Anthropology Laboratories | 27 | |
54 | Women's and Gender Studies | 27 | |
55 | Graduate School | 27 | |
56 | Guardian Scholars | 26 | |
57 | Housing & Residence Life | 24 | |
58 | Computer Science | 24 | |
59 | Educational Studies | 24 | |
60 | Indiana Public Radio | 23 | |
61 | Economics | 23 | |
62 | Biology | 23 | |
63 | Inclusive Excellence | 22 | |
64 | Construction Management | 22 | |
65 | Learning Center | 22 | |
66 | Anthropology | 22 | |
67 | Spectrum | 22 | |
68 | Nutrition & Health Science | 21 | |
69 | Applied Business Studies | 21 | |
70 | Orchid Greenhouse & Environmental Education Center | 21 | |
71 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium | 20 | |
72 | Mathematical Sciences | 20 | |
73 | Psychological Science | 20 | |
74 | Sociology | 20 | |
75 | Marketing Department | 19 | |
76 | Criminal Justice and Criminology | 18 | |
77 | Dance Marathon | 18 | |
78 | Ball State Army ROTC | 17 | |
79 | Multicultural Center | 17 | |
80 | Black Student Association | 17 | |
81 | Architecture Department | 15 | |
82 | Interior Design | 15 | |
83 | Landscape Architecture | 14 | |
84 | Career Center | 13 | |
85 | Counseling Center | 13 | |
86 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | 12 | |
87 | Office of Student Life | 12 | |
88 | ISOM Department | 12 | |
89 | Management | 12 | |
90 | MBA | Masters of Business Administration | 11 | |
91 | Virginia Ball Center | 11 | |
92 | Take Flight | 11 | |
93 | Alumni Student Engagement | 11 | |
94 | Community Engagement | 10 | |
95 | Immersive Learning | 10 | |
96 | Ball State University's Student Symposium | 7 | |
97 | Late Nite | 7 | |
98 | Teacher-Scholar Program | 6 | |
99 | Physics & Astronomy | 4 | |
100 | Center for Peace & Conflict Studies | 3 | |
101 | Student Voluntary Services | 3 | |
102 | Parents Fund | 2 | |
103 | University Program Board | 1 |
Rank | Prize | Department | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,000 | Athletics | 161 |
2 | $1,000 | Theatre & Dance | 149 |
3 | $1,000 | Indiana Academy | 50 |
4 | $1,000 | Communication Studies | 47 |
5 | $1,000 | Ball State Student Media | 27 |
6 | BFSA Student Scholarship | 25 | |
7 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 24 | |
8 | Alumni Scholarships | 24 | |
9 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 23 | |
10 | Accounting | 22 | |
11 | Honors College | 22 | |
12 | School of Music | 22 | |
13 | Black Alumni Constituent Society | 18 | |
14 | Elementary Education | 18 | |
15 | Urban Planning | 15 | |
16 | Christian Student Foundation | 15 | |
17 | English | 14 | |
18 | Speech Pathology & Audiology | 14 | |
19 | Department of Media | 12 | |
20 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | 12 | |
21 | Special Education | 11 | |
22 | Geography and Meteorology | 11 | |
23 | Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling | 10 | |
24 | Fraternity and Sorority Life | 10 | |
25 | The Ball State Fund | 9 | |
26 | History | 9 | |
27 | Alumni Programs | 9 | |
28 | School of Kinesiology | 9 | |
29 | Student Scholarships | 8 | |
30 | Biology | 8 | |
31 | Educational Leadership | 8 | |
32 | Social Work | 7 | |
33 | Cardinal Kitchen | 7 | |
34 | University Police Department | 7 | |
35 | Nutrition & Health Science | 7 | |
36 | Burris Laboratory School | 7 | |
37 | Computer Science | 6 | |
38 | University Libraries | 6 | |
39 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | 6 | |
40 | Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources | 6 | |
41 | Ball State PBS | 6 | |
42 | Modern Languages & Classics | 6 | |
43 | Political Science | 6 | |
44 | Housing & Residence Life | 6 | |
45 | Guardian Scholars | 5 | |
46 | School of Nursing | 5 | |
47 | Graduate School | 5 | |
48 | Disability Services | 5 | |
49 | Construction Management | 4 | |
50 | Educational Psychology | 4 | |
51 | Emens Auditorium | 4 | |
52 | Educational Studies | 4 | |
53 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 4 | |
54 | Virginia Ball Center | 4 | |
55 | Inclusive Excellence | 4 | |
56 | Dance Marathon | 4 | |
57 | Discovery Women's Philanthropic Leadership Group | 4 | |
58 | School of Art | 4 | |
59 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | 4 | |
60 | Entrepreneurship Center | 3 | |
61 | Indiana Public Radio | 3 | |
62 | Psychological Science | 3 | |
63 | Online Student Support Fund | 3 | |
64 | Multicultural Center | 3 | |
65 | Chemistry | 3 | |
66 | Women's and Gender Studies | 3 | |
67 | Sociology | 3 | |
68 | Interior Design | 3 | |
69 | Finance and Insurance | 2 | |
70 | Bowen Center for Public Affairs | 2 | |
71 | Counseling Center | 2 | |
72 | ISOM Department | 2 | |
73 | Learning Center | 2 | |
74 | Marketing Department | 2 | |
75 | Employee Emergency Fund | 2 | |
76 | Mathematical Sciences | 2 | |
77 | Anthropology | 2 | |
78 | Applied Business Studies | 2 | |
79 | Alumni Student Engagement | 2 | |
80 | MBA | Masters of Business Administration | 2 | |
81 | Take Flight | 2 | |
82 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium | 2 | |
83 | Criminal Justice and Criminology | 2 | |
84 | Office of Student Life | 2 | |
85 | Orchid Greenhouse & Environmental Education Center | 2 | |
86 | Teacher-Scholar Program | 1 | |
87 | Rinker Center for Global Affairs | 1 | |
88 | Ball State University's Student Symposium | 1 | |
89 | Parents Fund | 1 | |
90 | Community Engagement | 1 | |
91 | Immersive Learning | 1 | |
92 | Center for Peace & Conflict Studies | 1 | |
93 | Economics | 1 | |
94 | Management | 1 | |
95 | Physics & Astronomy | 1 | |
96 | Spectrum | 1 | |
97 | Career Center | 1 | |
98 | Late Nite | 1 | |
99 | Applied Anthropology Laboratories | 0 | |
100 | Ball State Army ROTC | 0 | |
101 | Black Student Association | 0 | |
102 | Landscape Architecture | 0 | |
103 | Student Voluntary Services | 0 | |
104 | University Program Board | 0 |