Missed One Ball State Day? You can still make an impact.

CCIM students have access to high-impact experiences — internships, study aboard trips, student productions, community projects — and state-of-the-art facilities from day one. We are committed to ensuring that EVERY student, regardless of background or financial ability, has access to these educational resources that prepare them to succeed.

Your gifts allow hard-working students to focus on their education and say 'yes' to enriching learning experiences. Your gifts mean that a student who is facing a financial challenge doesn’t have to give up their goal of a CCIM degree. Your support empowers students with the passion and purpose to live the values symbolized by Beneficence — excellence, innovation, courage, integrity, inclusiveness, social responsibility, and gratitude — today and throughout their professional life.

On this One Ball State Day, we welcome contributions to any fund that matches your passion and encourages progress. The CCIM Dean's Fund supports students' success by funding high-impact experiences and the Esports Advancement Fund will support scholarships as well as other components of our new esports venue, varsity team, and curricula. 

Of course, as a college of storytellers, we are also looking forward to seeing our CCIM family come together and share their CCIM stories. We hope to see you on our story wall!

College of Communication, Information, and Media Communication Studies Department of Media Ball State Student Media Sports Link Center for Information & Communication Sciences School of Journalism and Strategic Communication Grace Bentkowski Memorial Scholarship
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Success!
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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CCIM Dean's Morning Donor Dash
Interim Dean Kristen McCauliff will donate $500 to the unit within the College of Communication, Information, and Media that raises the most money between 8am—9am.
Rank Prize Unit Raised
1 $500 Communication Studies $1,195.00
2 Ball State Student Media $275.00
3 Sports Link $250.00
4 Department of Media $125.00
5 School of Journalism and Strategic Communication $125.00
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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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Success!
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
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Success!
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
Ended
Success!
Social Media Video Challenge
Congrats Study Abroad (Rinker Center) and UPD!
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Noon Student Org Gift Leaderboard
The three student orgs with the most gifts from Noon-4 p.m. will receive $1,000 each.
Rank Prize Student Org Gifts
1 $1,000 Spectrum 26
2 $1,000 Ball State Student Media 23
3 $1,000 Cardinal Kitchen 21
4 Christian Student Foundation 19
5 Black Student Association 11
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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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Non-Academic / Non Athletic Donor Leaderboard
The two non-academic/non-athletic areas with the most donors from 6-8 p.m. will each receive $1,000.
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
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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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CCIM Dean's Evening Donor Dash
Interim Dean Kristen McCauliff will donate $500 to the unit within the College of Communication, Information, and Media that raises the most money between 5pm—6pm.
Rank Prize Unit Raised
1 $500 Communication Studies $1,205.00
2 Ball State Student Media $700.00
3 School of Journalism and Strategic Communication $150.00
4 Center for Information & Communication Sciences $105.00
5 Department of Media $50.00
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$1,000
Laura O'Hara Matches - The Michael Bauer Debate Fund
30 donations to the Debate Team (Michael Bauer Debate Fund) will unlock a $1000 gift from Dr. Laura O'Hara.
30 / 30 Gifts
Completed
$500
Kathy Denker Matches - First Day Scholars Fund
40 gifts to the COMM Graduate Program (First Day Scholars Fund) will unlock a $500 dollar gift to the First Day Scholars Fund by Dr. Kathy Denker.
40 / 40 Gifts
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$250
Carrie Shue Matches - The Michael Bauer Debate
20 donations by COMM alumni, friends, and fans to the Debate Team (Michael Bauer Debate Fund) will unlock a $250 gift from Dr. Carrie Shue.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$250
Speech Team Match - Carrie Shue!
20 donations by COMM alumni, friends, and fans to the Speech Team (Individual Events Enhancement Fund) throughout the giving day will unlock a $250 gift from Dr. Carrie Shue.
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$250
Carrie Shue Matches - First Day Scholars Fund
20 donations by alumni, friends, and fans to the COMM Graduate Program (First Day Scholars Fund) will unlock a $250 gift from Dr. Carrie Shue.
20 / 20 Gifts
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$500
Laura O'Hara Matches - Peggy Fisher Fund
20 gifts to the Peggy Fisher Engaged Student Scholarship Fund throughout the day will unlock a $500 gift from Dr. Laura O'Hara.
20 / 20 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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Student Org Leaderboard
The student organization with the most money raised throughout the 24 hours will earn $500 in challenge funds.
Rank Prize Student Org Raised
1 $500 Ball State Student Media $5,531.00
2 Cardinal Kitchen $3,397.50
3 Christian Student Foundation $2,945.25
4 Spectrum $1,035.00
5 Black Student Association $890.00
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Success!
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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Participating Groups
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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