Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Brian Hayes
Educational Background: MAE Educational Administration and Supervision, Ball State University, 2010 MA Journalism, Ball State University, 2002 BS Journalism, Ball State University, 1996 Professional Experience: Hayes has a wide range of professional experience. He worked at Lawrence North High School teaching journalism, communications and photography from […]
Meet the Journalism Alumni Society: Michael Holmes
Educational Background: PhD Speech Communication , University of Minnesota, 1991 MS Speech Communication, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1986 BA Speech Communication, Southwestern Minnesota State University, 1985 Professional Experience: Michael Holmes began his academic career in 1990 as a faculty member of Purdue University. He joined the communication department […]
Alumna nabs position at Time magazine
Chelsea Kardokus has traded the quiet streets of Muncie and the surroundings of Ball State University for the bright lights and sounds of New York City. Kardokus, a 2012 journalism graphics sequence graduate, recently acquired a position as a freelance assistant art director with Time magazine. While this latest endeavor represents the culmination of hark […]
Smith honored by NBA Hall of Fame
1974 Ball State graduate Sam Smith will receive the 2012 Curt Gowdy Media Award this summer at the annual Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony in Springfield, Mass. The award is the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) top media honor. After earning his BSU graduate degree in 1974, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-native and former accountant spent three […]
Ball State opened doors to international work for alum
Ball State may have brought Gina Behrman to Muncie but it also helped send her to Paris. Behrman’s currently in her second year on a three year international communication assignment in France for Verallia, part of Saint-Gobain Packaging. Behrman arrived in Paris in August 2009, but has had little time for sight-seeing. She has worked […]
Digital world changes rules of journalism
The online news environment has made life much more complicated (and interesting) for members of the media. Skills are needed now that weren’t even thought about, let alone considered necessary, even a decade ago. So says Andrea Muirragui Davis, Web editor of the Indianapolis Business Journal and Ball State University alum. The work environment has changed entirely since […]
Behind the seams of Burberry
It is safe to say that Ahrendts has come a long way since her days as a cardinal. Moving from Muncie to London and from student to CEO, she has never stopped chasing her dreams, which led her to become the leader of the well-known, respected and 155 year old brand of Burberry. With the […]
Imagination through imagery
If variety is the spice of life, Ball State alum Matt Carr has seen most of it through the lens of his camera. Carr has traveled the world as a professional photographer. “I got bored with doing what I was doing,” Carr, who now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., said. “I was caught up in the […]
Alumn knows how to “stay in business”
The lingering debate on health care reform has gripped the nation in recent months, and Indianapolis area readers have come to rely on Daniel Lee to provide in-depth insight. Since 2005, Lee’s byline has appeared in the Indianapolis Star business pages, with much of his coverage centered on the nation’s evolving health care system. For much of his time […]