One Ball State Day 2024
One Ball State Day 2023

Cardinals made history again on One Ball State Day by donating more than $1.2 million to provide endless opportunities for Ball State students. 

This is our call to Beneficence... and yours.

 

Success!
$25,000 Challenge from Anonymous Donor
$750,000 will unlock $25,000 for Student Emergency Aid, Student Scholarships, Cardinal Kitchen, Employee Emergency Fund, and the Ball State Fund. Each area will receive $5,000 thanks to an anonymous donor.
Completed
Leaderboard
Morning Leaderboard
The three departments/units/teams with the most donors by 10 a.m. receives $2,500, $1,500, and $1,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $2,500 Theatre & Dance 138
2 $1,500 Indiana Academy 60
3 $1,000 Communication Studies 51
4 Soccer 33
5 School of Kinesiology 30
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College Leaderboard
The three colleges with the biggest percentage of increased gifts from OBSD 2022 will receive $3,000, $2,000 and $1000.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Gifts
1 $3,000 College of Architecture & Planning +13.88% 238
goal: 209
2 $2,000 College of Health +5.37% 353
goal: 335
3 $1,000 College of Sciences and Humanities -2.74% 675
goal: 694
4 College of Communication, Information, and Media -4.64% 945
goal: 991
5 College of Fine Arts -22.58% 1,046
goal: 1,351
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Women's Tennis $500 Match
Alumni, Neil and Gina Behrman, will be matching gifts from 7:00pm-Midnight to Women's Tennis, up to $500!
$260 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Men's Sports Leaderboard
The top 2 men's sports teams with the most gifts by midnight will each receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $1,000 Men's Golf 115
2 $1,000 Men's Tennis 104
3 Baseball 100
4 Football 88
5 Men's Basketball 51
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College Donor Leaderboard
The college that has the most donors will receive $5,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize College Donors
1 $5,000 College of Fine Arts 666
2 College of Communication, Information, and Media 618
3 College of Sciences and Humanities 617
4 College of Health 329
5 Teachers College 272
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Student Org Leaderboard
The three student orgs with the most gifts from 2-4 p.m. will receive $1,000 each.
Rank Prize Student Org Gifts
1 $1,000 Ball State Student Media 20
2 $1,000 Black Student Association 13
3 $1,000 Spectrum 13
4 Cardinal Kitchen 9
5 Christian Student Foundation 9
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Success!
OBSD Video Challenge
Share any of the official One Ball State Day videos on Facebook and use #OneBallState. Two participants will get to donate $500 in challenge funds toward their favorite area.
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Evening Leaderboard Challenge
The five areas with the most donors between 8-10 p.m. will each receive $1,000 in challenge dollars.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 Theatre & Dance 74
2 $1,000 Indiana Academy 53
3 $1,000 Communication Studies 38
4 $1,000 Men's Golf 28
5 $1,000 Field Hockey 26
Ended
Success!
Young Alumni Challenge
Gifts from 50 young alumni (graduated 2013-2023) between noon and 4 p.m. unlocks $500 to Student Scholarships!
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Whitinger Scholars Match
BSU alumn Emily Groch will match up to $1,000 for the Whitinger Scholars fund.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Theatre & Dance $15,000 Match
BSU Grad Tom Murphy will match the first $15,000 given to support Theatre & Dance scholarships and programming in the College of Fine Arts.
$15,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Teachers College Match - $15,000
BSU Grad Tom Murphy will match the first $15,000 given to support the Teachers College.
$15,000 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
Strategy Office Challenge
Congratulations to Community Engagement on winning $500 in challenge dollars from Dr. Charlene Alexander!
Completed
Success!
Morning Donor Challenge
Brittanie Davis won $1,000 for Spectrum in challenge funds Paaige Turner won $1,000 for Comm Studies in challenge funds Mary Spillman won $1,000 for the Journalism Department Marilyn Chalupa won $1,000 for the Career Center Riley Harman won $1,000 for the Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling Dept.
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Social Work Department Match
Social Work faculty will match gifts up to $1,550!
$1,550 MATCHED
Completed
2
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MCOB Match
Jeff Mantock will match up to $1,000 to the Miller College of Business General Fund.
$1,000 MATCHED
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Leaderboard
Last Hour Leaderboard
The area that rasises the most money from 11 -11:59 p.m. will receive $1,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Area Raised
1 $1,000 Theatre & Dance $4,550.00
2 Field Hockey $1,424.98
3 Indiana Academy $870.00
4 Black Alumni Council $835.00
5 Sociology $725.00
Ended
Success!
Kinesiology Faculty Challenge
100% of the School of Kinesiology Faculty donating to any of the SOK department funds unlocks $300 from Dr. Lindsey Blom.
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Indiana Public Radio (IPR) Match
Becca Rice will match gifts to Ball State Indiana Public Radio for a total up to $2,000.
$2,000 MATCHED
Completed
$10,000
Indiana Academy Challenge - $10,000
When the Indiana Academy reaches $10,000, another $10,000 will unlock thanks to an anonymous alum from the Indiana Academy Class of 2005.
$10,000 / $10,000 Raised
Completed
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Women's Golf Match
Coach Cam Andry will match gifts made to the Women's Golf team up to $500.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Men's Golf Match
An anonymous donor will match $1,000 in gifts to Men’s Golf.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Women's Gymnastics Match
Coach Joanna Saleem will match gifts up to $1,000 to the Women's Gymnastics Program.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Field Hockey Match
Coach Caitlin Walsh will match gifts up to $500 for the Field Hockey program.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Coach Fleck Match - Men's Golf
Coach Mike Fleck will match gifts made to the Men's Golf team up to $250!
$250 MATCHED
Completed
$250
Coach Rife Soccer Challenge
The first gift to Women's Soccer unlocks $250 from Coach Josh Rife.
1 / 1 Gifts
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Graduate School General Fund Match
Dean Adam Beach will match up to $250 in donations to the Graduate School General fund that will be earmarked for research fellowships for undergraduate students enrolled in the Pathways Mentoring program.
$250 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
Foundation Employee Challenge
If the Foundation reaches 100% employee participation, Jean Crosby and Ray Allen will give $500 each.
Completed
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Employee Emergency Fund Match - $500
Associate VP for Information Technology Fawn Gary will match up to $500 to the Employee Emergency Fund.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Educational Leadership Match
Dr. Serena Salloum will match gifts to Educational Leadership up to $250.
$250 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
Debate Team Alumni Challenge
Twenty alumni donors to the Debate Team (Debate Enhancement Fund) throughout the giving day will unlock a $250 match from Dr. Carrie Shue
Completed
Success!
Dash & Splash Winners
Dash & Splash: Top two racers receive $1,000 each to designate to the fund they represent.
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Leaderboard
CSH Leaderboard
The CSH department/area with the largest percent increase in the number of gifts from last year's OBSD will receive $500 from Dean McCarthy.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $500 Physics & Astronomy +150.00% 10
goal: 4
2 Computer Science +80.00% 45
goal: 25
3 Biology +78.26% 41
goal: 23
4 Criminal Justice and Criminology +77.78% 32
goal: 18
5 Philosophy and Religious Studies +27.91% 55
goal: 43
Ended
$250
Computer Science Gift Challenge
25 gifts to the Computer Science fund will unlock $250 from Department Chair Dr. Jennifer Coy.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$250
Comm Studies Morning Challenge
Twenty gifts between 9:00 and 10:00am will unlock a $250 match from Dr. Kristen McCauliff
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
Success!
College of Health Social Media Challenge
Post a selfie with a creative health promotion message with #OneBallState with Dean Rutledge's cardboard life-sized cardboard cutout in the lobby of the Interprofessional Community Clinics. Dean Scott Rutledge will give $10 per selfie up to $250 to the College of Health's Interprofessional Community Clinics.
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College of Health Leaderboard
The COH area with the largest percent increase in the number of donors from last year's OBSD, will receive $500 from Dean Rutledge.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $500 Center for Peace & Conflict Studies +233.33% 10
goal: 3
2 School of Kinesiology +118.87% 116
goal: 53
3 Nutrition & Health Science +40.91% 31
goal: 22
4 Counseling Psych, Social Psych, and Counseling -6.25% 30
goal: 32
5 School of Nursing -29.58% 50
goal: 71
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CAP Leaderboard Challenge
Dean Ferguson will donate $500 to the CAP department with the largest increase in the number of distinct donors from last year.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $500 Landscape Architecture +100.00% 28
goal: 14
2 Department of Architecture +94.12% 33
goal: 17
3 Urban Planning +9.09% 60
goal: 55
4 Construction Management -26.47% 25
goal: 34
5 Interior Design -47.06% 18
goal: 34
Ended
$250
Black Alumni Council Challenge
When Black Alumni Council (BAC) fund receives it's first gift, $250 will unlock from generous BAC members.
1 / 1 Gifts
Completed
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Athletic Training Education Fund Match
An anonymous donor has agreed to match up to $1,000 in donations to the Athletic Training Education Fund for Excellence in honor of Neal Hazen, PT, ATC, LAT
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Action Research Collective Match
Associate Dean Robin Phelps-Ward will match up to $250 in donations to the Action Research Collective fund, and all of the funds will go to support the travel/research for graduate students participating in this research group.
$250 MATCHED
Completed
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$20,000 College of Health Match
BSU Grad Tom Murphy will match the first $20,000 given to support the College of Health.
$20,000 MATCHED
Completed
$500
DOMA Match
$500 to DOMA will unlock $500 to Friends of the Museum fund from Foundation Board Member Marla Templeton.
$500 / $500 Raised
Completed
Success!
First 5 Challenge!
Theatre & Dance, CICS, Special Education, Comm Studies, and School of Music are the winners of an additional $500 in challenge funds!
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Brunch Leaderboard
The five areas that raise the most money from 10 a.m. - Noon each receive $1,000 in challenge funds
Rank Prize Area Raised
1 $1,000 Men's Tennis $11,320.00
2 $1,000 Theatre & Dance $6,379.00
3 $1,000 Indiana Academy $5,260.00
4 $1,000 Gymnastics $4,645.00
5 $1,000 Men's Golf $3,605.00
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Leaderboard
Non-academic/Non-athletic Leaderboard
The two non-academic/non-athletic areas with the most donors each receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 BFSA: Dr. Charles R. Payne Scholarship 92
2 $1,000 Ball State Student Media 86
3 Student Emergency Aid Fund 78
4 Cardinal Kitchen 63
5 Indiana Public Radio 59
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Women's Sports Leaderboard
The top 2 women's sports teams with the most gifts by midnight will each receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Team Gifts
1 $1,000 Field Hockey 271
2 $1,000 Gymnastics 204
3 Soccer 139
4 Women's Volleyball 47
5 Women's Basketball 42
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Athletics Leaderboard
See how each athletics team and fund is performing!
Rank Teams Raised
1 Football $38,998.00
2 Cardinal Excellence Fund $30,571.00
3 Men's Golf $30,170.23
4 Men's Tennis $24,950.00
5 Baseball $15,620.00
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Donor Leaderboard
The five units with the most donors by midnight will each receive $1,000
Rank Prize Area Donors
1 $1,000 Athletics 1,006
2 $1,000 College of Fine Arts 666
3 $1,000 College of Communication, Information, and Media 618
4 $1,000 College of Sciences and Humanities 617
5 $1,000 Theatre & Dance 512
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Academic Area Gift Leaderboard
The three academic departments with the most gifts by midnight receive $5,000, $3,000 and $1,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Department Gifts
1 $5,000 Theatre & Dance 863
2 $3,000 Communication Studies 465
3 $1,000 Indiana Academy 258
4 School of Kinesiology 131
5 Burris Laboratory School 122
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Success!
Paint the U.S. Cardinal Red
Paint the U.S. Cardinal Red. Gifts from all 50 states will unlock $5,000 from the Alumni Council to Ball State's greatest needs.
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Student Org Evening Challenge
The student org with the most donors from 9-11 p.m. receives $1,500.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $1,500 Christian Student Foundation 21
2 Cardinal Kitchen 13
3 Ball State Student Media 9
4 Black Student Association 1
5 Student Voluntary Services 1
Ended
Success!
Women's Philanthropy Challenge
When 10 new members join Ball State’s Women of Beneficence, it’ll unlock $10,500 from the group’s board.
Completed
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University Police Department Match
Assistant Chief of Police Al Williams and Chief of Police Jim Duckham will match up to $350 for the Ball State Police Department.
$350 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Student Scholarships Match
An anonymous donor has agreed to match up to $500 to Student Scholarships.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
Teachers College Leaderboard
The Teachers College department with the most improved number of gifts from OBSD 2022 will receive $250 for first place, $150 for second place, and $100 for third place from Dean Marri.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $250 Burris Laboratory School +18.45% 122
goal: 103
2 $150 Educational Leadership -10.91% 49
goal: 55
3 $100 Indiana Academy -17.04% 258
goal: 311
4 Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies -18.18% 45
goal: 55
5 Educational Psychology -26.83% 30
goal: 41
Ended
Success!
Speech Team Alumni Challenge
Twenty alumni donors to the Speech Team (Individual Events Enhancement Fund) throughout the giving day will unlock a $250 match from Dr. Carrie Shue
Completed
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Social Justice Research Match
Dr. Serena Salloum will match gifts to Social Justice Research in Higher Education up to $250.
$250 MATCHED
Completed
2
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MCOB Match - $500
Denise Hile will match up to $500 to the Miller College of Business General Fund.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
Leaderboard
MCOB Leaderboard
The unit in the Miller College of Business, with the largest percent increase in the number of distinct donors from last year's OBSD will receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $1,000 Economics +9.52% 23
goal: 21
2 MBA | Masters of Business Administration +9.09% 12
goal: 11
3 Accounting -30.43% 80
goal: 115
4 Finance and Insurance -34.48% 19
goal: 29
5 Applied Business Studies -36.36% 14
goal: 22
Ended
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Guardian Scholars Match
BSU alumn Elbert Aull will match up to $500 to Guardian Scholars.
$500 MATCHED
Completed
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Kimberly Ruse Roberts Theatre Education Match
When $10,000 is received in memory of Kimberly Ruse Roberts to the Kimberly Ruse Roberts Theatre Education Scholarship fund, $10,000 will be matched from a group of generous donors.
$10,000 MATCHED
Completed
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Greek Life Match
Your gift to the Greek Life Programming Fund will be matched dollar for dollar by Larry Metzing, Patrick Alderdice and Don Dumoulin for a total up to $3,500.
$3,165 MATCHED
Ended
$10,000
Indiana Academy Challenge
When the Indiana Academy reaches $30,000, another $10,000 will unlock thanks to an anonymous donor.
$30,000 / $30,000 Raised
Completed
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Adrian Wheatley Match - Track/Cross Country
Coach Adrian Wheatley will match gifts made to the Women's Cross Country/Track & Field team up to $250!
$250 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Women's Volleyball Match
Coach Kelli Phillips will match gifts made to the Women's Volleyball Team up to $500!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
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Coach Bill Richards Match - Men's Tennis
Coach Bill Richards will match gifts made to the Men's Tennis team up to $1,500!
$1,500 MATCHED
Completed
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Gymnastics Evening Match
Between 7-9 pm Coach Joanna Saleem will do an additional match up to $500!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Baseball Match
Coach Rich Maloney will match gifts made to the Baseball team up to $500!
$500 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Graduate School Research Match
Dean Adam Beach will match up to $250 in donations to the Graduate School Research fund, and all of the funds will go directly to graduate students to support their research/travel.
$250 MATCHED
Completed
$250
Guardian Scholars Challenge
25 donors to the Guardian Scholars will unlock $250 for the fund from VP of Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle.
25 / 25 Donors
Completed
$250
First Day Scholars Fund Challenge
Fifty gifts to the COMM grad program (First Day Scholars Fund) throughout the giving day will unlock a $250 match from Dr. Kathy Denker!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
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Employee Emergency Fund Match
VP of Business Affairs Alan Finn will match up to $1,000 to the Employee Emergency Fund.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
2
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Economics Faculty Match
ECON faculty will match up to $750 in donations to the ECON general fund.
$750 MATCHED
Completed
Success!
Dean McCarthy Cutout Challenge
The first five CSH departments/areas that dress up Dean McCarthy’s cardboard cutout in a discipline-specific outfit and post to social media using #OneBallState will unlock $100 each from Dean McCarthy.
Completed
Success!
Dash & Splash Fan Favorite
Dash & Splash event: Fan favorite receives $250 to designate to the fund they represent.
Completed
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Counseling & Psychological Services Center
Dr. Kathleen Niegocki will match up to $500 to the Counseling and Psychological Services Center .
$500 MATCHED
Completed
$310
Computer Science Challenge
When the Computer Science fund raises $310, that will unlock a matching $310 from faculty.
$310 / $310 Raised
Completed
Success!
Comm Grad Program Challenge
Twenty alumni donors to the COMM grad program (First Day Scholars Fund) throughout the giving day will unlock a $250 match from Dr. Carrie Shue
Completed
2
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College of Health Match
Choachen You will match up to $1,000 in gifts to the College of Health.
$1,000 MATCHED
Completed
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CFA Leaderboard
The unit in the College of Fine Arts, with the largest percent increase in the number of distinct donors from last year's OBSD will receive $500 from Dean Seth Beckman.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $500 David Owsley Museum of Art +19.44% 43
goal: 36
2 Theatre & Dance -9.54% 512
goal: 566
3 School of Music -29.41% 84
goal: 119
4 School of Art -67.50% 13
goal: 40
Ended
$2,000
Burris Challenge
Upon Burris receiving 50 gifts on One Ball State Day Becca Rice will make a gift of $2,000 to Burris.
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
$1,000
Ball State's Greatest Needs Challenge
50 gifts to the Ball State Fund unlocks $1,000 to provide essential support for the University’s greatest needs!
50 / 50 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Alumni Chapter Leaderboard
The alumni chapter with the most gifts by midnight will receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Chapter Gifts
1 $1,000 Greater Indianapolis Alumni Chapter Scholarship 19
2 Northeastern IN Alumni Chapter Scholarship 16
3 Chicago Alumni Chapter Scholarship 11
4 Michiana Alumni Chapter Scholarship 7
Ended
$500
Accounting Challenge
If the Accounting Department receives $5,000 in donations on One Ball State Day, the Accounting Faculty will donate $500.
$5,000 / $5,000 Raised
Completed
Success!
LinkedIn $1,000 Challenge
Share a One Ball State Day post on LinkedIn on April 5th for a chance to designate $1,000 to your favorite Ball State area! Use #OneBallState and tag the Ball State Foundation!
Completed
2
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College of Sciences & Humanities Match
Kassie Cosgrove will match gifts to CSH up to $250!
$250 MATCHED
Completed
Participating Groups
Alumni Association Athletics Ball State Fund Ball State PBS BFSA: Dr. Charles R. Payne Scholarship Burris Laboratory School Christian Student Foundation College of Architecture & Planning College of Communication, Information, and Media College of Fine Arts College of Health College of Sciences and Humanities Community Engagement Emens Auditorium Employee Emergency Fund Graduate School Honors College Immersive Learning Inclusive Excellence Indiana Academy Indiana Public Radio Institutional Research & Decision Support Learning Center Miller College of Business Online Student Support Fund Parents Fund Rinker Center for Global Affairs Student Affairs Student Scholarships Teachers College Undergraduate Research Support University College University Libraries Virginia Ball Center Women of Beneficence (Discovery)
Cardinal Nation
Rank State Gifts
1 IN 4240
2 IL 277
3 OH 178
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