One Ball State Day 2023 has ended!
One Ball State Day 2023
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One Ball State Day 2023 has ended!
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Past Events
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 |
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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 |
6 | Baseball | $3,385.00 | |
7 | Football | $3,200.00 | |
8 | Elementary Education | $3,020.00 | |
9 | Sports Link: Transatlantic Storytelling 2024 | $2,940.00 | |
10 | Women of Beneficence (Discovery) | $2,875.00 | |
11 | Burris Laboratory School | $2,370.00 | |
12 | Accounting | $2,275.69 | |
13 | Urban Planning | $1,980.00 | |
14 | School of Music | $1,925.00 | |
15 | Ball State Student Media | $1,915.00 |
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Ambassador Challenge
The three units/departments with the most verified ambassadors, with dollars raised, receives $1,000.
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Donor Leaderboard
The five units with the most donors by midnight will each receive $1,000
Rank | Prize | Area | Donors |
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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 |
6 | Student Affairs | 364 | |
7 | College of Health | 329 | |
8 | Teachers College | 272 | |
9 | Miller College of Business | 266 | |
10 | Indiana Academy | 244 | |
11 | College of Architecture & Planning | 224 | |
12 | Communication Studies | 206 | |
13 | Alumni Association | 183 | |
14 | Burris Laboratory School | 119 | |
15 | School of Kinesiology | 116 |
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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 |
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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 | |
6 | School of Music | 103 | |
7 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 103 | |
8 | Honors College | 83 | |
9 | Accounting | 81 | |
10 | Modern Languages & Classics | 78 | |
11 | Center for Information & Communication Sciences | 77 | |
12 | Urban Planning | 71 | |
13 | English | 58 | |
14 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | 55 | |
15 | School of Nursing | 52 |
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Faculty, Staff, & Student Social Media Challenge
Faculty, staff, and students social media challenge! Share a photo of your "I'm a Cardinal and I'm giving to____" flyer with #OneBallState. Two random participants will get to donate $500 in challenge funds toward their favorite area.
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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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Young Alumni Challenge
Gifts from 50 young alumni (graduated 2013-2023) between noon and 4 p.m. unlocks $500 to Student Scholarships!
Completed
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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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 |
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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 | |
6 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | $679.00 | |
7 | Communication Studies | $535.00 | |
8 | History | $525.00 | |
9 | Football | $500.00 | |
10 | Men's Tennis | $425.00 | |
11 | Women's Basketball | $400.00 | |
12 | Men's Golf | $360.00 | |
13 | Urban Planning | $350.00 | |
14 | English | $325.00 | |
15 | Men's Basketball | $325.00 |
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IT Employee Challenge
25 gifts from IT employees will unlock $500 to the Student Emergency Aid fund from VP for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Loren Malm.
Ended
Foundation Employee Challenge
If the Foundation reaches 100% employee participation, Jean Crosby and Ray Allen will give $500 each.
Completed
Dash & Splash Winners
Dash & Splash: Top two racers receive $1,000 each to designate to the fund they represent.
Completed
Applied Business Studies Challenge
When Applied Business Studies funds reach 46 donors in total, doubling last year’s donors, $250 will be released into Applied Business Studies General Fund.
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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!
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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 |
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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 | |
6 | Football | 30 | |
7 | Burris Laboratory School | 30 | |
8 | Men's Golf | 25 | |
9 | Employee Emergency Fund | 20 | |
10 | Accounting | 19 | |
11 | Men's Tennis | 18 | |
12 | Baseball | 18 | |
13 | Ball State Student Media | 18 | |
14 | Ball State Fund | 17 | |
15 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 17 |
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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 |
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1 | $3,000 | College of Architecture & Planning | +13.88% |
238
goal: 209
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2 | $2,000 | College of Health | +5.37% |
353
goal: 335
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3 | $1,000 | College of Sciences and Humanities | -2.74% |
675
goal: 694
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4 | College of Communication, Information, and Media | -4.64% |
945
goal: 991
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5 | College of Fine Arts | -22.58% |
1,046
goal: 1,351
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6 | Honors College | -23.15% |
83
goal: 108
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7 | Miller College of Business | -32.20% |
278
goal: 410
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8 | Teachers College | -64.15% |
304
goal: 848
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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 |
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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 | |
6 | Miller College of Business | 266 | |
7 | College of Architecture & Planning | 224 | |
8 | Honors College | 79 |
Ended
Ball State Mentor Story Challenge
Congrats to Ted Ward for winning $1,000 in challenge funds for the Online Student Support fund!
Ended
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.
Completed
Largest Gift Challenge
The area that receives the largest gift between 6 - 8 p.m. will be awarded an extra $1,000.
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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 |
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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 |
6 | Soccer | 25 | |
7 | Gymnastics | 24 | |
8 | Christian Student Foundation | 23 | |
9 | School of Kinesiology | 16 | |
10 | Sports Link: Transatlantic Storytelling 2024 | 15 | |
11 | Men's Tennis | 14 | |
12 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 13 | |
13 | Baseball | 13 | |
14 | Ball State Student Media | 13 | |
15 | School of Music | 12 |
Ended
International Alumni Challenge
Daniel Vidal from Puerto Rico was the first international alum to Men's Tennis!
Completed
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 |
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1 | $1,000 | Economics | +9.52% |
23
goal: 21
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2 | MBA | Masters of Business Administration | +9.09% |
12
goal: 11
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3 | Accounting | -30.43% |
80
goal: 115
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4 | Finance and Insurance | -34.48% |
19
goal: 29
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5 | Applied Business Studies | -36.36% |
14
goal: 22
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6 | Management | -48.78% |
21
goal: 41
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7 | Marketing Department | -50.00% |
10
goal: 20
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8 | ISOM Department | -50.00% |
7
goal: 14
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Last 4 Challenge
The last student, employee, parent, and alumni donor will each receive $250 given to the fund their gift went to.
Ended
I Spy Charlie
I Spy Charlie campus treasure hunt: Find a Charlie Cardinal plush hidden around campus for a chance to designate $250 to the fund of your choice! Follow @BSUFoundation on Instagram for details.
Completed
EPM Employee Challenge
VP for Enrollment Planning and Management Paula Luff will match dollars raised from EPM employees, up to $500, to the Jack Beyerl Student Emergency Aid Fund.
Ended
Dash & Splash Fan Favorite
Dash & Splash event: Fan favorite receives $250 to designate to the fund they represent.
Completed