Mission

Ball State University is an innovative, supportive academic community that inspires students by:

• Offering action-oriented learning including immersive out-of-class experiences, research, and study-abroad 
• Providing extraordinary access to and collaboration with professors who create scholarship to advance knowledge, improve teaching, and transform learning
• Engaging state, national, and international communities to enhance educational, economic, and cultural development. (Ball State University Strategic Plan Task Force Report 2007–2012)