One Ball State Day 2025
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP WELCOMES YOU TO OUR PAGE!
The Educational Leadership Department in Teachers College, Ball State University, is one of the most vibrant and well-known academic units at the university and in Indiana. Our online Master's in Educational Administration and Supervision programs is consistently nationally ranked by U.S. News and World Report. Ball State is a steady provider of school principals and school superintendents in Indiana. 
In 2018-2019 the Educational Leadership Department moved from a P-12 to a P-16 program with the addition of three full-time faculty with a focus on higher education and community college leadership. This move has created a new dynamic that has brought an expanded programmatic perspective to the preparation of educational leaders at Ball State. We are now home of the Master’s Program in Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education (SAAHE). Begun in 1965, SAAHE has graduated hundreds of outstanding higher education leaders across the nation and world. We are also home to the Ed.D. in Higher Education, a doctoral program which prepares students to lead within colleges and universities around the country and globe.
For this year's One Ball State Day, we are fundraising for three different funds: (1) the Department of Education Leadership's general fund; (2) the Social Justice Research in Higher Education Award; and (3) the SAAHE program fund.
Department of Education Leadership's General Fund
This general fund is drawn upon for a variety of purposes related to the ongoings of the Department. Most recently, we have used this fund to support applicants for faculty positions who were invited to campus for an interview.
Social Justice Research in Higher Education Award
Through the Social Justice in Higher Education Award, our goal is to sustainably provide two awards per year in the amount of $500 to students enrolled in the Ed.D. in Higher Education whose research forefronts social justice imperatives.
SAAHE Program Fund
The purpose of this fund is to provide for the advancement and support of our SAAHE program. Most recently, we have used this fund to purchase graduation stoles for all our students and provide refreshments for our End-of-the-Year Celebration.
| 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 | |
| 6 | Accounting | 39 | |
| 7 | Name a Goose | 34 | |
| 8 | Men's Tennis | 31 | |
| 9 | Scholarships | 30 | |
| 10 | Field Hockey | 30 | |
| 11 | Football | 26 | |
| 12 | School of Music | 21 | |
| 13 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | 20 | |
| 14 | Gymnastics | 20 | |
| 15 | Burris Laboratory School | 19 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Charles W. Brown Planetarium | $5,050.00 | |
| 7 | Ball State Fund | $3,480.08 | |
| 8 | Communication Studies | $3,248.36 | |
| 9 | Cardinal Excellence Fund | $3,205.00 | |
| 10 | Women's Basketball | $2,525.00 | |
| 11 | Alumni Programs | $2,445.00 | |
| 12 | Soccer | $2,420.00 | |
| 13 | Accounting | $2,345.00 | |
| 14 | Burris Laboratory School | $1,875.00 | |
| 15 | Scholarships | $1,850.00 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Accounting | 101 | |
| 7 | Football | 86 | |
| 8 | School of Music | 85 | |
| 9 | Field Hockey | 84 | |
| 10 | Gymnastics | 77 | |
| 11 | Men's Tennis | 70 | |
| 12 | Burris Laboratory School | 59 | |
| 13 | Cardinal Excellence Fund | 58 | |
| 14 | Student Emergency Aid Fund | 55 | |
| 15 | Softball | 53 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Accounting | 130 | |
| 7 | Field Hockey | 127 | |
| 8 | School of Music | 125 | |
| 9 | Football | 122 | |
| 10 | Gymnastics | 114 | |
| 11 | Honors College | 95 | |
| 12 | Men's Tennis | 89 | |
| 13 | Cardinal Excellence Fund | 86 | |
| 14 | Burris Laboratory School | 81 | |
| 15 | Ball State University Police Department | 80 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Nutrition & Health Science | 68 | |
| 7 | School of Journalism and Strategic Communication | 65 | |
| 8 | Urban Planning | 63 | |
| 9 | School of Kinesiology | 57 | |
| 10 | Modern Languages & Classics | 55 | |
| 11 | Philosophy and Religious Studies | 55 | |
| 12 | Department of Media | 54 | |
| 13 | Political Science | 50 | |
| 14 | School of Nursing | 49 | |
| 15 | Chemistry | 48 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Teachers College | 227 | |
| 7 | Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning | 189 | |
| 8 | Honors College | 95 |
| 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
|
|
| 6 | Honors College | -27.33% |
109
goal: 150
|
|
| 7 | College of Health | -34.21% |
325
goal: 494
|
|
| 8 | Teachers College | -66.89% |
299
goal: 903
|
| 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 |
| 6 | Indiana Academy | $5,492.00 | |
| 7 | Field Hockey | $2,913.28 | |
| 8 | Sports Link | $2,730.00 | |
| 9 | Gymnastics | $1,975.00 | |
| 10 | CAP's Travel Around the World Fund | $1,945.00 | |
| 11 | Nutrition & Health Science | $1,560.00 | |
| 12 | Communication Studies | $1,535.00 | |
| 13 | Ball State Fund | $1,465.00 | |
| 14 | Accounting | $1,410.00 | |
| 15 | Men's Basketball | $1,400.00 |
| 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 | |
| 6 | Teachers College | 227 | |
| 7 | Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning | 189 | |
| 8 | Honors College | 95 |
| Rank | Prize | Department | % +/- | Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $250 | Educational Studies | +26.09% |
29
goal: 23
|
| 2 | $150 | Educational Psychology | +8.70% |
25
goal: 23
|
| 3 | $100 | Special Education | -6.38% |
88
goal: 94
|
| 4 | Elementary Education | -26.53% |
36
goal: 49
|
|
| 5 | Educational Leadership | -28.81% |
42
goal: 59
|
|
| 6 | Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies | -52.87% |
41
goal: 87
|
