English

 

Say hi to our department mascot, Virginia Woof. We’re #bsuenglish, a community of staff, students, teachers, writers, linguists, scholars, and all-around lovers of English (and dogs!). We make things, analyze things, do things, all with critical and imaginative minds.

We cover a lot of ground here in the English Department, from a new Writer-in-Residence program to literary festivals to career readiness to hosting graduate student conferences to working with community schools to tutoring BSU students in writing--on and on! With major concentrations in creative writing, literature, teaching, linguistics, and professional writing, and graduate programs in most of these areas, we’re sort of like our own little college over here:

·      Applied Linguistics and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

·      Creative Writing

·      Teaching major in English/Language Arts

·      Literature

·      Professional Writing

Please help us make possible all we do. One Shining Example: River Teeth: A Journal of Narrative Nonfiction, one of the oldest and most prestigious journals of literary nonfiction in the country, found a new home here in the Department of English at Ball State University in 2019, and since then, our hub of operations, the River Teeth Learning Lab, has grown into a platform of literary editing projects—including our biannual print journal, Book Prize, Book Reviews, River Teeth Revisited (a pedagogical column written by students), and weekly online magazine of micro essays, Beautiful Things (free to subscribe)—has become a dynamic place where students practice hands-on editing skills and readers around the world reap the benefits.


At BSU English we have AMAZING graduate students: they read, write, research, and teach; they win national and international awards--and they need your support! Our students really need funds to pursue their scholarship, attend trainings and conferences, and to represent Ball State around the nation and world. 

Way to go, students! 


Dedicated teacher and accomplished scholar Dr. Elizabeth Riddle retired from Ball State after 40 years. In that time, Dr. Riddle worked with hundreds of students, taught dozens of classes, and guided more research projects than we can count. Her passion for her field inspires her students and colleagues alike. She truly cares about her students, supporting their research, expanding their knowledge, and following their careers. If you worked with her, you know that she always put her students first, and you know how much she loved her work. This scholarship (Dr. Elizabeth Riddle Linguistics Scholarship) will support promising undergraduate and graduate scholars in Linguistics. 

So that’s it. That’s us. Help us keep making cool things happen for our students, our community, our Ball State. Whether you donate $10 or $1000, know that it’ll go to support the people and projects that make Ball State English such a great place! 

Thanks!

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Early Bird Challenge
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Early Bird Challenge
Rise and shine! The first student, employee, parent, and graduate who give will earn $250 extra for the fund they supported.
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Race to Give Challenge
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Race to Give Challenge
The first 2 academic departments and the first 2 sports teams to receive a gift will each receive $500 in challenge funds.
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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 27
2 $2,000 Indiana Academy 13
3 $1,000 Special Education 5
4 Proud Ball State Parents & Families 4
5 Educational Leadership 3
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Morning Giveaway Challenge
From 8 - 11 a.m., five donors will be selected at random and $1,000 will be given to the fund their most recent gift went to.
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Ball State Employee Challenge
A random Ball State employee will earn $250 for the fund they supported from 10-11 a.m.
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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.
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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 27
2 $500 Indiana Academy 13
3 $500 Special Education 5
4 $500 Proud Ball State Parents & Families 4
5 Educational Leadership 3
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Young Alumni Giving Challenge
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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
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Selfie Challenge
Post a One Ball State Day selfie with #OneBallState and earn $250 for the fund of your choice! We'll choose one random winner at 1 p.m.!
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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 27
2 $1,000 Indiana Academy 13
3 $1,000 Special Education 5
4 $1,000 Proud Ball State Parents & Families 4
5 $1,000 Educational Leadership 3
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Social Media Video Challenge
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Social Media Video Challenge
Post a One Ball State Day video on social media with #OneBallState. We'll select two random participants, and they'll get to designate $500 to the fund of their choice! Winners will be chosen at 9am and 3pm!
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Monthly Donor Challenge
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Monthly Donor Challenge
Help us get to 100 monthly donors by midnight! Two recurring donors will be randomly selected and earn $250 for the fund their gift was to.
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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 50
2 $3,000 School of Music 11
3 $1,000 Special Education 9
4 Educational Leadership 4
5 Accounting 2
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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 31
2 College of Communication, Information, and Media 13
3 Teachers College 10
4 College of Sciences and Humanities 7
5 Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning 4
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Faculty and staff social media challenge!
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Faculty and staff social media challenge!
Share a photo of your OBSD postcard so everyone knows what you’re supporting on OBSD. Be sure to stamp your post with #OneBallState. Two random participants will get to donate $500 in challenge funds toward their favorite area. We'll choose a winner at 7pm!
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Power Hour
The area that receives the largest gift between 6 -7p.m. will be awarded an extra $1,000.
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First Time Donor Challenge
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First Time Donor Challenge
The unit with the most first time alumni donors will receive $1,000.
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Paint the U.S. Cardinal Red
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Paint the U.S. Cardinal Red
Gifts from all 50 states will unlock $1,918 to support the Ball State Fund.
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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 College of Fine Arts -93.49% 62
goal: 953
2 $2,000 Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning -97.44% 4
goal: 156
3 $1,000 College of Communication, Information, and Media -98.10% 16
goal: 840
4 Teachers College -98.34% 15
goal: 903
5 Honors College -98.67% 2
goal: 150
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OBSD Video Challenge
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OBSD Video Challenge
We’re randomly selecting two One Ball State Day videos posted on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram with #OneBallState. Two lucky winners will each get to donate $500 to the area of their choice! Be sure to tag @BSUFoundation and use #OneBallState. Winners will be chosen at 8 p.m.!
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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.
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Name That Goose Challenge
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Name That Goose Challenge
Honk honk! The two most creative goose names will each earn $500 for the fund of their choice! Get creative and post your goose name with #OneBallState and #HonkHonk on social media. Winners will be selected at Noon and 10:30 p.m.!
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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 31
2 $150 College of Communication, Information, and Media 13
3 $100 Teachers College 10
4 College of Sciences and Humanities 7
5 Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning 4
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Dean McCarthy CSH Donation Leaderboard Challenge
The five departments in the College of Sciences and Humanities with the greatest percentage increase in donations over 2024 will each receive $200 from Dean Maureen McCarthy.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $200 Psychological Science -94.44% 1
goal: 18
2 $200 Criminal Justice and Criminology -95.65% 1
goal: 23
3 $200 Charles W. Brown Planetarium -96.67% 1
goal: 30
4 $200 Computer Science -97.22% 1
goal: 36
5 $200 Geography and Meteorology -97.30% 1
goal: 37
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LinkedIn Challenge
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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
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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.
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Foundation Employee Giving Challenge
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Foundation Employee Giving Challenge
100% participation of Foundation employees unlocks $500 from Foundation and BSUAA President Jean Crosby towards the Ball State Fund.
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EPM Employee Challenge
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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.
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International Alum Challenge
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International Alum Challenge
The first international alum to make a gift on One Ball State Day will earn $500 in challenge funds for the fund they supported.
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Closing Time Challenge
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Closing Time Challenge
The last student, employee, parent, and alumni donor will each earn $250 for the program they supported.
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