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Applied Anthropology Laboratories

Student Field Equipment Lending Library

Applied Anthropology Laboratories (AAL) provides over 3,000 hours of paid archaeological fieldwork experience to student employees annually. For many, this experience, combined with a BSU education, paves the way for their future career. For safety, it is vital every student employee invest in key fieldwork equipment: boots, socks, rain gear, orange hats, gloves, and more. This investment in their future costs up to $200, before their first paycheck. With 80% of Ball State students receiving financial aid, many AAL student employees lack the immediate funds and resources to be safe in the field.

To set up EVERY student employee for success, AAL asks you to support initiatives like the Student Field Equipment Lending Library. This inventory of boots, gloves, rain gear, socks, etc. in a variety of sizes will be available to be “checked out” for temporary use by new and deserving students.

That one piece of needed equipment can increase student safety and confidence entering the field. These are not handouts, but hand ups. This temporary resource for a few days or weeks allows students to work and earn the money to purchase their own gear.

Think of yourself between the ages of 18 and 25. Would you have been field ready?

These Cardinals show the Ball State Spirit by investing in their education and futures. Show them how much we value that by investing in them today

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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
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

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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
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

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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
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

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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

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
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

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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
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

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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
6		Teachers College	227
7		Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning	189
8		Honors College	95

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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
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

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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
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

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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
6		Teachers College	227
7		Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning	189
8		Honors College	95

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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	Anthropology	+77.78%	16 goal: 9
2	$200	Mathematical Sciences	+53.33%	23 goal: 15
3	$200	Women's and Gender Studies	+46.15%	19 goal: 13
4	$200	Psychological Science	+38.89%	25 goal: 18
5	$200	Philosophy and Religious Studies	+27.91%	55 goal: 43
6		Political Science	+21.95%	50 goal: 41
7		History	+20.69%	35 goal: 29
8		Chemistry	-2.04%	48 goal: 49
9		Charles W. Brown Planetarium	-3.33%	29 goal: 30
10		Sociology	-9.09%	20 goal: 22
11		Geography and Meteorology	-10.81%	33 goal: 37
12		Modern Languages & Classics	-15.38%	55 goal: 65
13		English	-26.23%	45 goal: 61
14		Field Station and Environmental Education Center	-33.33%	10 goal: 15
15		Computer Science	-38.89%	22 goal: 36

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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.

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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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