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All Day Event Calendar: Sponsored Projects Administration For tenured and tenure-track faculty members looking to travel abroad for academic or creative activity Aspire offers the International Travel Program.

6 p.m. Calendar: Graduate Admissions Calendar Register to learn more about Ball State's online Master's in Educational Administration and Supervision and Principal's license.

All Day Event Calendar: Student Financial Services First Fall 2026 Semester eBill is available view. Students, Authorized Payers, or Guest Payers may pay the total amount due or minimum payment by the due date. For more information, visit bsu.edu/ebill.

7 p.m. Blues/Americana wunderkind Cristina Vane will perform on Saturday, August 8th at Canan Commons. Vane refuses to bend herself into a box, writing excellent bluegrass songs that exist cohesively alongside her blues, rock, and hill country blues inspired tunes. Speaking of her latest album, Hear My Call, she says, “ I wanted it to be a reflection of who I am…essentially a rock kid who is obsessed with old music.” This event is free and open to all.

2 p.m. Calendar: Learning and Development Join the Employee Relations Team for Equal Opportunity and Search Committee training unpacking recent federal updates in civil rights law.

8 p.m. Calendar: University Libraries Show off your smarts, meet new friends, and celebrate the start of freshman year at this lively trivia night. Do your research ahead! University Libraries staff will ask about famous BSU alumni, campus culture, and of course Muncie’s favorite avian residents, the geese.

10 a.m. Calendar: Learning and Development Join Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) grant managers in this virtual session to learn more about working with independent contractors, individuals or consultants on grant-funded projects. Honors College Freshman Convocation 4 p.m. Calendar: Honors College All Honors College Freshman are encouraged to attend this event!

9 a.m. Calendar: Office of the President Faculty and staff are invited to join President Mearns as we kick off the academic year. Sweet Heat 4 p.m. Calendars: School of Art Calendar, School of Art Calendar Join us at the Marilyn K. Glick Center as our student group the Glass Alliance demonstrates glass pumpkin production! Turn up the heat as we start back for the semester, see what the Glick Center for Glass is all about, explore our studios during this open house, and see student work in our Gl

10 a.m. Calendar: Field Station and Environmental Education Center Join us at the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse and Nature Lab for a Pokémon-themed scavenger hunt, activities, and to learn about Pokémon and their real-life inspirations. Open to all ages, plus a free houseplant giveaway while supplies last. Muncie Three Trails Music Series: Lost Bayou Ramblers 7 p.m. Calendar: Brown Family Amphitheater Modern Cajun afficionados and two-time GRAMMY winners Lost Bayou Ramblers will headline this show at

All Day Event Calendars: Registrar, Fall 2026

1 p.m. Calendar: Graduate Admissions Calendar Join our current students and graduate faculty via zoom to learn more about the Graduate Program in the Department of Communication Studies, our two tracks: Organizational and Professional Communication and Development and the Classic Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the many impactful outcomes of our program.

7 p.m. Calendar: Brown Family Amphitheater This group weaves a variety of influences (e.g., salsa, bachata, cumbia, gypsy, Latin jazz, pop, hip-hop, soul) into their unique sound, giving them an edgy, versatile and fresh take on traditional Mexican music. This event is free and open to all.

3:30 p.m. Calendars: College of Sciences and Humanities, Physics and Astronomy, Charles W. Brown Planetarium Fridays: Aug. 21, 28 at 5:00 p.m.; Saturdays: Aug. 22, 29 at 3:30 p.m.; Take an imaginary trip from Sesame Street to the moon, find shapes in the sky, and learn about the North Star in this cross-cultural adventure with Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend Hu Hu Zhu from China. Perfect for families and groups with pre-K through 1st grade learners. "Birth of Planet Earth" 5:00pm Planetarium Sh

5 p.m. Calendar: Honors College Study abroad scholarship for Pell Grant recipients!

All Day Event Calendar: Student Financial Services First Fall 2026 Semester eBill is due. Students, Authorized Payers, or Guest Payers may pay the total amount due or minimum payment by the due date. For more information, visit bsu.edu/ebill. Star Party 5 p.m. Calendars: Anthropology, Criminal Justice and Criminology, College of Sciences and Humanities, English, History, Modern Languages and Classics, Political Science, Psychological Science, Sociology Where can you go with a humanities or socia

7 p.m. Calendar: Graduate Admissions Calendar Register to attend a webinar about Ball State's online graduate special education programs: Master's in Applied Behavior Analysis with an emphasis in Autism Graduate Certificate in Autism

10 a.m. Calendar: School of Art Calendar The School of Art invites the public to attend The Beginnings 2026 exhibition! September 4 – October 9, view student artwork completed in the past academic year in School of Art First-Year Foundations courses. Join us for the reception and awards ceremony during BSU Family Weekend, Friday, September 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the public.

7 p.m. Award-winning Canadian blues/swing duo Blue Moon Marquee will grace Muncie’s Canan Commons stage on Saturday, September 5th. The Prairie Creek Sirens will open. This event is free and open to all.

All Day Event Calendar: Fall 2026

10 a.m. Calendar: School of Art Calendar The School of Art invites the public to attend The Beginnings 2026 exhibition! September 4 – October 9, view student artwork completed in the past academic year in School of Art First-Year Foundations courses. Join us for the reception and awards ceremony during BSU Family Weekend, Friday, September 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. Free and open to the public. Today Day Week Month Prev Next Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22