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Theatre & Dance

Whether supporting our students through innovative guest artists and programming, helping our students audition and compete across the country with travel assistance, contributing to our mission of making Delaware County a better place for all its residents with programs such as our work with the Muncie Community Schools and Muncie Burris, or helping those students who face dire financial need based on their personal circumstances, our donors continue to make a huge difference in the lives of our students.

This year, we are particularly hopeful that our theatre and dance family and friends will focus on and support our traditional funds that give impact to students. This includes [Theatre Scholarships (Fund 8360) and Dance Scholarships (Fund 8361), Theatre General (Fund 8303), and our Theatre and Dance Alumni Society Fund (Fund 8340)], All of these funds have generous matching gifts to share this year. 

Theatre and Dance Scholarships (along with any other T&D scholarship fund) will be matched up to $25,000 thanks to our generous benefactor Thomas Murphy. In addition, a $10,000 match has been made for our General Theatre account which supports things like equipment, student travel, and guest artists, while a $500 match exists for any alumni or current student who gives to the Alumni Society Fund which helps support endeavors like the work of our Alumni Ambassadors.  If we complete all of these matches, we will bring $61,000 of support to our students!!!! Please help us complete these matches by making a gift to any of these worthy funds! 

Make your gift today that will have a lasting impact on our students, our Department, and those who benefit from our endeavors.

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Rank State Gifts
1 IN 316
2 IL 63
3 CA 51
Success!
Early Bird Challenge
Fund supported from this challenge: -Sports Link -Theatre General -Women's Swim Dive -TEACH Lab Brodrick Good, First Student Bill Jenkins, First Employee Jeff & Jen Fecher, First Parents Penny Craig, First Alumni
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Morning Leaderboard Challenge
The three areas with the most donors by 10 a.m. will receive $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Units, Funds, & Programs Donors
1 $3,000 Theatre & Dance 123
2 $2,000 Indiana Academy 87
3 $1,000 Ball State Fund 69
4 Soccer 49
5 Communication Studies 40
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Morning Giveaway Challenge
Men's Swimming and Diving: Jason Revere Sports Link: Peter Loomis Ball State University Police Department: Jennifer Triplett Geography & Meterology: Selma Seeman Communication Studies: Susan Wilson
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Ball State Employee Challenge
Congrats to Serena Shim with a gift to Educational Psychology!
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Brunch Leaderboard
The five areas that raise the most money from 10 a.m. - Noon will each receive $1,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $1,000 Theatre & Dance $10,401.75
2 $1,000 Football $8,045.00
3 $1,000 Men's Tennis $8,035.00
4 $1,000 Men's Golf $7,950.00
5 $1,000 Indiana Academy $7,450.00
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5pm Donor Leaderboard
The four units with the most donors by 5 p.m. will each receive $500.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $500 Theatre & Dance 309
2 $500 Indiana Academy 207
3 $500 Ball State Fund 136
4 $500 Communication Studies 126
5 Soccer 124
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Success!
Young Alumni Giving Challenge
When ten young alumni give by Noon, YAC President Giang Petroviak, will donate $200 to the Young Alumni Council Student Leadership Scholarship fund.
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Selfie Challenge
Online Student Support Fund - Carolyn Duncan!
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Donor Leaderboard
The five units with the most donors by midnight will each receive $1,000.
Rank Prize Unit Donors
1 $1,000 Theatre & Dance 465
2 $1,000 Indiana Academy 299
3 $1,000 Communication Studies 194
4 $1,000 Soccer 179
5 $1,000 Ball State Fund 158
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Social Media Video Challenge
Congrats Study Abroad (Rinker Center) and UPD!
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Academic Department 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 663
2 $3,000 Communication Studies 335
3 $1,000 School of Music 211
4 Accounting 145
5 Special Education 88
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College Donor Leaderboard
The college that has the most donors by midnight will receive $5,000 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize College Donors
1 $5,000 College of Fine Arts 714
2 College of Communication, Information, and Media 575
3 College of Sciences and Humanities 515
4 Miller College of Business 373
5 College of Health 284
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College Gift Increase Leaderboard
The three colleges with the biggest percentage of increased gifts from OBSD 2024 will receive $3,000, $2,000 and $1000.
Rank Prize College % +/- Goal
1 $3,000 Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning +28.85% 201
goal: 156
2 $2,000 College of Fine Arts +5.56% 1,006
goal: 953
3 $1,000 College of Communication, Information, and Media -9.29% 762
goal: 840
4 College of Sciences and Humanities -16.17% 565
goal: 674
5 Miller College of Business -20.82% 407
goal: 514
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Evening Donor Leaderboard
The five areas with the most donors between 8-10 p.m. will each receive $1,000 in challenge dollars.
Rank Prize Department Raised
1 $1,000 Women of Beneficence (Discovery) $13,225.00
2 $1,000 David Owsley Museum of Art $8,730.00
3 $1,000 Theatre & Dance $6,598.20
4 $1,000 Cardinal Excellence Fund $6,330.00
5 $1,000 Men's Golf $5,500.00
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Match
Tom Murphy's Theatre & Dance Match
BSU Grad Tom Murphy will match the first $25,000 given to support Theatre & Dance scholarships and programming in the College of Fine Arts
$25,000 MATCHED
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Match
Theatre and Dance Alumni Challenge
Bill Jenkins will match the first $500 for gifts to the Theatre and Dance Alumni Fund.
$500 MATCHED
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2
Match
Tom Ferry Theatre & Dance Match
All gifts given to the Theatre & Dance program will be matched up to $10,000 thanks to Tom Ferry.
$10,000 MATCHED
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Provost Marri College Leaderboard Challenge
The three colleges with the most donors will unlock an additional $250 for 1st place, $150 for 2nd place and $100 for 3rd place from Provost Anand Marri.
Rank Prize Department Donors
1 $250 College of Fine Arts 714
2 $150 College of Communication, Information, and Media 575
3 $100 College of Sciences and Humanities 515
4 Miller College of Business 373
5 College of Health 284
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CFA Dean's Leaderboard Challenge
Dean Seth Beckman will give $300 to the unit in the College of Fine Arts with the largest percent increase in the number of distinct donors from last year's OBSD.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $300 School of Art +68.42% 32
goal: 19
2 David Owsley Museum of Art +57.58% 52
goal: 33
3 Theatre & Dance +10.98% 465
goal: 419
4 School of Music +10.62% 125
goal: 113
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LinkedIn Challenge
Share a One Ball State Day post on LinkedIn on April 1st or April 2nd for a chance to designate $500 to your favorite Ball State area! Must use #OneBallState and tag the Ball State Foundation!
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Graduates of the Last Decade Challenge
In honor of 10 years of the Young Alumni Council, 250 gifts from graduates of the last decade to any University Fund unlocks a $250 donation from the Young Alumni council to the Student Leadership fund.
Completed
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Foundation Employee Giving Challenge
100% participation of Foundation employees unlocks $500 from Foundation and BSUAA President Jean Crosby towards Cardinal Kitchen.
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