Ball State University — Attraction in Muncie

I need closure, so here's this. Last year I suffered a severe head injury which put me into a seizure which put me into a coma which put me into a very long recovery. While it's not worth going into here, the pain from a TBI is unlike any pain I've ever experienced.. .. Until I experienced the pain of dealing with the Ball State Business School, Upper-level University staff, and in particular the program director for the Entrepreneurship Program, Matt Marvel. I see posts from this year's ENT program and I feel an intense anxiety for all of them. It is not unlikely that several of them have experienced tremendous, systematic, and hostile unprofessionalism from the program head. I was far from the only person in my class adversely effected by Matt, and I imagine its been the same for these students. My experience with this professor defined a period of personal hell. First I was yelled at for taking too long to respond to an email (which was sent while I was literally in a coma). Then I went to complain (about several things) and found out that a business school staffer had complained about Matt referring to me as "Scott Not-So Ossim" in regards to my accountability. Not that 3rd grade digs cut me too deep, but it was upsetting to know the head of my program was throwing around unwarranted insults in front of other school officials. Then came months of him trying to convince me to drop the program, despite my obvious effort to return. Or telling others that I had missed a large percentage of the semester without explaining that I had also nearly died months earlier. Or just a general, unfounded hatred towards me and others for reasons that remain unclear. I could go on, and this is really "tip of the iceberg" stuff, but suffice it to say I've progressed beyond this chapter and am merely bringing it back up for future students. If you or a loved one is planning on going to the Ball State ENT Program, Don't! So long as this professor is around, anyone near the program is in severe financial and mental jeopardy. Ball State has been incredibly unwilling to handle this glaring staff issue (that so many have brought up) and as such, my pride in my Alma is non-existent. I'm as blessed to have a degree, as I am to be gone from that place. I just wanted to make this public, to take it off my mind and put it on someone else's who might benefit. Thanks for hearing me out. Have a...

The most racist and anti-somatic University in the Midwest it's really pathetic the way they treat students there do yourself a favor and don't go to school here they have a rulebook that's over 200 pages long literally.they like to "Conveniently discriminate" meaning excessive disciplinary action usually applied to people of a minority group such as Jews, homosexuals , African-Americans and Latinos.they will trust pass you for the slightest offense if you're Jewish or black! attending the school for 32 days was the worst experience of my life as a Jewish man! There's absolutely no diversity at all! The school is filled with a bunch of ignorant Hicks Who have no knowledge of other cultures besides other people from the country and have no interest in learning about cultures different than their own. I can only continue to pray for socially quality at Ball State but I doubt it will ever happen.I was trespassed from the campus five days after the holiest day of the year Yom Kippur and I doubt that it's a coincidence this school. Did nothing but offend my culture, my heritage, my religion, and everything I stand for and hold most dear in my life!this school at no point made any attempt to accommodate the cultural aspect that is important to me that I have known and cherished my whole life has been passed down from generation to generation in my family for over 3000 years. The school only provides a good experience for white...

I had not truly grasped the impact that Ball State had on me as a student until I arrived with my daughter for a campus tour a few years back. This school provided me academic foundations, life-lessons, and a true feeling of accomplishment. As my daughter took her tour, then subsequent orientation, prior to becoming a student at BSU, I relived in my mind the many experiences.

The school has continued to advance in leaps and bounds since my time there in the early '80s. There have been technological advances since that time that have changed the world exponentially. Ball State has stayed ahead of the curve -- often being the leader in change and adaptation. In many cases, the advances were developed at the school. The education that students can obtain at Ball State today (and in my time there) is one that will give them the roots of any successes they might strive to achieve.

The environment, living quarters, dining facilities, and recreation services are some of the best compared to any campus in the mid-west and beyond. In my current work, I have the opportunity to spend time on many campuses. While on these, I often think to myself, "this doesn't hold up to what BSU is offering." My alma mater has given me a great badge of pride to wear.

I'm proud that my daughter will soon graduate from this school and hope that she realizes the value of the education and life-experiences that she has gained...