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The E.B. and Bertha C. Ball Center’s mission is to provide stimulating intellectual opportunities to the community. And Mrs. E.B. Ball. and Mrs. After Mrs.

These low- and no-cost programs, serve as a symbol of the university’s commitment to community outreach. Ball Center on Minnetrista Boulevard has been a Muncie landmark since it was completed in 1907 by Mr. For 50 years, Nebosham, as the house was originally named, was the family home of Mr. Ball and their children. Ball's death in 1957, the house remained unused until 1963, when it was leased to

Ball State University. In 1975, the Ball Brothers Foundation gave the property to the Ball State University Foundation for use by Ball State University as a continuing education facility. The gift included major renovation by the Ball Brothers Foundation, and in 1977 the house, then rechristened the Minnetrista Center for Nontraditional Adult Studies, opened its doors as an academic building. In 1986, the facility was renamed the E.B. Ball Center for University and Community Programs, and it is still serving the university and the public.

08/20/2026

Some of you may have already heard the news, but I am retiring August 31! After nearly 40 years at Ball State, I’m looking forward to my next chapter. But leaving the people who have been such a special part of my life is going to be HARD. I will miss everyone TERRIBLY!

Thank you for the friendships, the memories, the laughs, and all the wonderful experiences along the way. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with and know so many amazing people. Here’s to the next chapter!

08/17/2026

Such an honor! I’m speechless!

By Sheryl Swingley— MUNCIE, IN — The Muncie-Delaware County Coalition of Women’s Organizations will honor six women with Vivian V. Conley Recognition Awards during its annual Women’s Equality Day program, which celebrates the passage of the 19th Amendment that gave women the right to vote. T...

08/14/2026

Is there a Little Free Library in your neighborhood? Please let me know where it is so we can help fill it on September 11! One of the many Ball State United Way Day of Action projects is to fill the Little Free Libraries throughout our community.

07/29/2026

Another amazing evening at the EB Ball Center with Ann Johnson! You can still buy her memoir at the center if you missed her program.

07/23/2026

A surprise visit from Minnetrista’s Faeries, Sprites, and Lights staff. Get your tickets now on their website! It’s July 30-August 1! Visit https://www.minnetrista.net/faeries-sprites-lights

07/22/2026

Someone made my day today by dropping off their book donations to the Center. These books will be used to fill local Little Free Libraries! Thanks to the donor!

07/21/2026

WRITING YOUR LIFE CLASS starts August 4! Preserve your memories through writing! In this class, you’ll create vignettes, short scenes from your life, in prose, poetry, dialogue, or even playwriting. Perfect for beginners or intermediate writers. Visit bsu.edu/ebball (class under Literature).

07/15/2026

What a wonderful evening with authors Keith Roysdon and Jill Blocker! They talked about their new respective novels. Always glad to have them at the Center! If you missed them, you can see them at Carnegie Library on Wednesday, July 15 at 6:30 pm.

Address

400 Minnetrista Boulevard
Muncie, IN
47303

Telephone

+17652858975

Website

http://bsu.edu/ebball/

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