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The Teachers College Dean’s Excellence Fund provides vital discretionary resources that allow us to seize new opportunities, strengthen alumni engagement, and enhance the student experience. These funds are essential to maintaining our reputation for excellence and fostering a dynamic learning community.

Your generous support helps make a meaningful impact by funding initiatives such as:

Professional Development Opportunities – Providing students and faculty with access to workshops, conferences, and skill-building experiences.
International Field Placements – Supporting global teaching experiences, including student teaching programs in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools in Germany and practicum opportunities in England.
Alumni Engagement and Recognition – Hosting alumni gatherings across the nation and the Teachers College Alumni Council, which selects scholarship recipients, TC Alumni Award honorees, and plans special events.
Expanding Student Assistance and Program Support – With your support, we’re working to develop a process to assist students with short-term financial needs and essential program requirements, such as assessments and professional development activities for teacher candidates.

Your gift will help us create new opportunities and resources that make a lasting difference for our faculty, students, alumni, and education partners. Join us in shaping the future of education by contributing today.

Take a look at the Teachers College departments and programs for other opportunities to make a difference:

Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies Educational Leadership Educational Psychology Educational Studies Elementary Education Special Education Teachers College

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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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Educational Leadership Match

Educational Leadership Department Chair, Serena Salloum, will match gifts up to $250 for the department!

$250 MATCHED

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Match

Teachers College Matching Challenge

BSU Grad Tom Murphy will match the first $25,000 given to support the Teachers College.

$22,534 MATCHED

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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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Teachers College Gift Leaderboard

The Teachers College department with the most improved number of gifts from OBSD 2024 will receive $250 for first place, $150 for second place, and $100 for third place from Dean Katrina Bulkley.

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

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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.

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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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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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