One Ball State Day 2025
Ball State University's sixth president, John R. Emens (1945-1968), had a dream. He envisioned a "campus of the future" complete with an auditorium "large enough to house most college functions as well as major symphonies, Broadway productions, ballets, and other forms of entertainment for Muncie and east central Indiana audiences."
For over 50 years, John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium has fostered a greater appreciation for the performing arts in East Central Indiana, inspiring lifelong learning, multicultural literacy, and creativity. With a diverse array of artists, productions, and celebrities, Emens continues to present entertainment from the traditional to the innovative. Help us continue this legacy by donating to the performing arts to enhance and enrich the lives of our campus and community.
“I will always consider Emens the beginning of my choice of a music career and of BSU as my university! I attended Mid America Music Camp in the summerof 1965- took a voice lesson with Don Neuen and immediately decided to become a music educator! We did our concerts in Emens that summer and then I received both my BS and MS in Music Education from Ball State. I was in University Singers for 3 years and will always remember our performances there- Spectacular and with few with visiting celebrities. Those were wonderful memories both onstage and in the audience!“
– Julia Ann Church/Scherer
“As a child growing up in Muncie, my parents worked for BSU. We went to a lotof shows. My HS Graduation was held there. Now I share shows with my grandchildren. Blue man, Stomp, Jeff Irwin. Looking forward to Sound of Music.” – Terre Varner
“My favorite memory in Emens was winning Air Jam with my Pi Beta Phi sisters and the brothers of Theta Chi in 2016! It was especially exciting to win because it was a "three-peat" win for Pi Phi! I have always loved dancing and performing, so it was a blast to have an experience like that on the Emens stage!” – Chloe Babusiak
| 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 | 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 | Non Academic/Non Athletic | Donors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,000 | Ball State University Police Department | 32 |
| 2 | $1,000 | Rinker Center for Global Affairs | 23 |
| 3 | Black Alumni Council | 15 | |
| 4 | Employee Emergency Fund | 6 | |
| 5 | Christian Student Foundation | 6 | |
| 6 | Disability Services | 6 | |
| 7 | Guardian Scholars | 6 | |
| 8 | Housing & Residence Life | 6 | |
| 9 | Digital Corps | 6 | |
| 10 | Ball State Student Media | 6 | |
| 11 | Cardinal Kitchen | 6 | |
| 12 | David Owsley Museum of Art | 5 | |
| 13 | Sports Link | 5 | |
| 14 | Women of Beneficence (Discovery) | 4 | |
| 15 | Alumni Programs | 4 |
| 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 |
