Clayton McMahan
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Activities near Muncie to do in a day trip with family
If you have family visitors come to Muncie, they will undoubtedly want to see your dorm room and have you show them some campus landmarks, but there are plenty of activities in and around Muncie to do with family beyond what campus has to offer.
Ball State alumna Denice Torres joins board of directors for cancer treatment company Surface Oncology
Denice Torres, Ball State alumna who earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1981, was recently named a new board of directors member for Surface Oncology, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Jeff Holloway, former Muncie Central basketball standout, hired as school’s newest athletic director
Jeff Holloway, 1994 graduate and former boys’ basketball coach at Muncie Central High School, was hired as the school’s next athletic director July 1, replacing Tom Lyon — who retired from the position after 22 years with Muncie Community Schools (MCS).
TechWise Academy releases new “Foundations of Coding" online course for children in third- through sixth-grade
TechWise Academy, a Muncie coding and computer science institution for children, launched a new online curriculum for third- through sixth-grade students with little or no coding experience.
Albany businessman converts historic McCormick building into wedding and event venue
For more than 70 years, the historic McCormick building in Albany, Indiana, served as one of the financial pillars of the community as the production site of various household products. Now — after investments from businessman Clyde Shaffer — the building will have a new purpose as a wedding and event venue.
Ball State Board of Trustees approves tuition increase, names Park Hall multipurpose room after Alan Hargrave
The board of trustees of Ball State approved an increase in tuition rates, among other financial approvals, at its meeting June 18. Tuition and mandatory fees will increase at 1.45 percent for each of the next two academic years, according to a university press release sent out after the meeting.
Ball State’s documentary ‘Transatlantic Storytelling’ wins third international award
Being named a Silver Winner at the 42nd Annual Telly Awards is just the latest international recognition of a Ball State-produced documentary. Ball State Sports Link partnered with Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales to release a collaborative documentary in 2020 called "Transatlantic Storytelling" that showcases profile pieces about Welsh athletes.
CANPACK to build new factory plant in Muncie, employ hundreds by 2023
CANPACK Group, a company specializing in aluminum can and glass bottle manufacturing, announced May 25 it will be opening a new factory in Muncie, Indiana.
Downtown Muncie restoration group hosts classic car show
Hot rods and hot weather were aplenty Saturday as Muncie held its first-ever classic car show downtown along Walnut Street.
Toy Factory band brings flair, energy to Yorktown’s Concert on the Green
After a year of most public concerts being canceled or indefinitely postponed, the music industry has slowly started to return to how it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and Yorktown, Indiana saw a glimpse of what live performances will look like this summer in its second night of the Concerts on the Green series.