One Ball State Day 2025
Please join us in making a difference in the lives of Ball State Cardinals by donating to the Jack Beyerl Emergency Aid fund.
The Jack Beyerl Emergency Aid Fund provides financial assistance to Ball State students who experience accidents, illnesses, financial hardships, or other personal emergencies that negatively affect their ability to remain enrolled. Since 2020, $392,831 in Emergency Aid has been used to assist 934 students with books, rent, utilities, food, childcare costs and so much more. The Jack Beyerl Emergency Aid Fund is administered and coordinated by the Office of Student Affairs. Traditionally faculty members and student-facing staff members, including academic advisors, counselors, and residence hall directors refer students to the Emergency Aid Fund. The value of the grant is based on a student's specific needs, but typically does not exceed $500.
The fund is named in honor of Merrill “Jack” Beyerl who enjoyed a distinguished career of 35 years (1953-88) at Ball State where he served in numerous roles. He began his tenure as a faculty in Counseling Psychology and then became Director of the Counseling Center. In 1964, he became Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, a role he maintained until his retirement in 1988.
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 | 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 |