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Department of Marketing

Empower the Future of Marketing and Sales

The Department of Marketing at Ball State University offers two dynamic majors: Marketing and Professional Selling. Our programs equip students with the skills to thrive in the fast-evolving marketing landscape. As a student, you develop into an analytical and strategic thinker—capable of building relationships, making informed decisions, and creating real-world business solutions. Our graduates go on to work for businesses, nonprofits, and public-policy organizations in roles such as brand management, advertising, sales leadership, retail management, and marketing research.

Ball State's Center for Professional Selling is a proud member of the University Sales Center Alliance (USCA), a distinction that connects our students with national opportunities. Our cutting-edge sales labs provide industry-leading role-play technology, ensuring that students gain practical, hands-on experience that prepares them for successful careers in sales.

Students interested in sales can also join Ball State’s Sales Team, where they engage in high-stakes sales competitions, pitching products and services to industry professionals who serve as judges. These competitions build confidence, expertise, and invaluable connections with recruiters, sales managers, and business leaders.

 

Your Support Creates Opportunities

When you support the Department of Marketing and the Center for Professional Selling, you directly impact our students’ ability to compete in national sales competitions, attend Pi Sigma Epsilon and American Marketing Association national meetings, and engage in real-world learning experiences. Your gift helps us sustain our flagship events, attract top talent to our programs, and elevate the reputation of the center and the Miller College of Business.

Your generosity empowers the next generation of marketing leaders and business executives by providing them with an industry-driven curriculum and hands-on experiences that set them apart.

We’d love for you to visit and see your impact firsthand. Until then, know that our students and faculty are putting your support to work—advancing Indiana businesses through immersive learning experiences that deliver professional marketing, sales, and digital media solutions.


Make a Difference Today

Join us in shaping the future of marketing and sales. Make your gift today and help our students reach new heights!

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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
Ended
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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.
Completed
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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
Ended
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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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$1,000
Miller College Alumni & Friends Challenge
$20,000 in gifts to Miller College will unlock $1,000 in challenge money from Cathy DuBois, Bryan Dean of Miller College, to be designated to the Miller College Study Away and Abroad fund.
$20,000 / $20,000 Raised
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$2,000
Larry Metzing Miller College Challenge
If Miller College receives 200 gifts on One Ball State Day, it will unlock $2,000 from Larry Metzing, ’70, to the Miller College of Business General Fund.
200 / 200 Gifts
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Miller College Donor Leaderboard
The Miller College academic department, which has the largest number of distinct donors from last year, will unlock $1,000 from Cathy DuBois, Bryan Dean of Miller College.
Rank Prize Department % +/- Goal
1 $1,000 Economics +66.67% 15
goal: 9
2 ISOM Department +33.33% 24
goal: 18
3 Finance and Insurance +16.67% 21
goal: 18
4 Accounting +15.04% 130
goal: 113
5 Applied Business Studies -12.50% 21
goal: 24
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$5,000
Miller College Study Abroad Impact: 75 Gifts to Unlock $5,000
If 75 people give $100 or more to Miller College, Stefan Anderson (HHD '93) will contribute $5,000 to the Miller College Study Away and Abroad Fund.
75 / 75 Donors
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$500
Mike Earley Giving Challenge for MCOB
If Miller College receives 175 gifts, it will unlock $500 from Michael Earley,78, to the SOAR Program Fund.
175 / 175 Gifts
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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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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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Alumni Association Athletics Chief Strategy Office Ball State Fund Ball State PBS Burris Laboratory School Christian Student Foundation Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning College of Communication, Information, and Media College of Fine Arts College of Health College of Sciences and Humanities Digital Corps Employee Emergency Fund Graduate School Honors College Immersive Learning Indiana Academy Indiana Public Radio Learning Center Miller College of Business Name a Goose Online Student Support Fund Rinker Center for Global Affairs Student Affairs Scholarships Teachers College Undergraduate Research & Creative Project Support University College University Libraries Women of Beneficence (Discovery)

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