Muncie Times, Muncie, Delaware County, 5 April 2002 — Page 17

The Muncie Times, April 5, 2002, page 17

BSU enrollement likely to top 18,000 in fall

An increase in applications and a larger spring enrollment are strong indications Ball State university may have slightly more than 18,000 students next ML The university is anticipating an enrollment of 18,00 to 18.200 students, with an incoming freshman class of 3,700 and 800transfer. "Although it is early it looks very promising/’ said Doug McConkey vice presidents for student affairs and enrollment management. “In fact, our freshman class could even be larger than 3,700.” Ball State has received 9,157 freshman application compared to 7,889 at the same time last year, for a 16 percent increase. About 1,427 students have paid their admission deposits, an increase of 22 percent over last year. Students must confirm their intent to enroll by paying a $50 deposit or cfbefcre May! Ball State officials have maintained the university is best suited to handle between 18,000 and 19,000 students.

Enrollment 1999-2000 to 17,490 in 2000-2001 and 17,662 this school year. The university last topped the 18,000 mark in 1997-98 with 18,528 students. McConkey said a larger oncampus population this semester is another positive step for enrollment growth in 2002-2003. There are 16,408 students enrolled for on-campus spring semester classes, an increase of 301 students from last spring. Off-campus programs have 242 more students than last year at the same time. The final off-campus enrollment tally is due March 11. McConkey said a larger spring enrollment is partially due to higher retention rates and higher admission standards, the potential increase in enrollment for 2002-2003 may also be attributed to the university’s statewide marketing campaign, McConkey said. ‘We have worked very hard in getting the message out about Ball State,” he said . “Students see us as a high quality and attractive university”

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The members of the Masonic Lodge are engaging in a fund raiser for the renovation of the Willard Street Masonic building on April 13, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Raddisson Hotel in Muncie. The funds generated will be used to renovate the building to allow community organizations to hold meetings, banquets and other community functions. Keynote speaker for the event is Ralph Taylor. Taylor is a Program Officer for the Central Indiana Community Foundation, in the areas of Youth, Education, Environment, Civic, and Community Service. He is the lead staff person for the Summer Youth Program Fund (SYPF) collaborative with several local funders and one national funder. Prior to joining the Foundation staff, Ralph was Director of Community Service for the Indiana Youth Institute where he was a part of the Institute’s training and development team that specialized in proposal writing and healthy youth development workshops. Prior to IYI, he served as Recreation Administration for Indy Parks, and as an Extension Educator with the Purdue University Cooperative Extension service. Current community activities include Casper Awards Committee, Rotary Club of Indianapolis, Step Ahead Council, Bridges To Success, Indy Coalition for Kids, World Basketball Championship, Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame, AACE, and Indiana Sports Corporation. Ralph is a graduate of Purdue University and 2001 inductee into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. We appreciate all you can do to make this event a success. If you have any questions or need additional information, feel free to contact Mr. Harrison Martin at 284-5344 or Mrs. Lillian Dunn at 288-0373.