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.
