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President executes rebrand with new position Chief entrepreneurial officer to push self-driven mentality LAURA ARWOOD STAFF REPORTER | llarwood@bsu.edu
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At the start of his second year in office, Ball State President Paul W. Ferguson is continuing to focus on entrepreneurial learning, starting with the addition of a new official position. Ferguson appointed Michael Goldsby as the university’s first chief entrepreneurial offiPAUL W. cer. Ferguson’s goal is to make FERGUSON Ball State more student-cenPresident, tered, community-engaged Ball State and a better model for 21st University century research. Goldsby was formerly the executive director of the Entrepreneurship Center, and in his new role he will be working to raise the university’s entrepreneurial capacity. His main focus will be ensuring students receive a broader immersive learning experience and training faculty and staff to become more self-driven in the classroom, Goldsby said. He will be working with Jennifer Blackmer, the new associate provost for entrepreneurial learning. Entrepreneurial learning is a newer concept for Ball State. Ferguson committed to the idea of entrepreneurial learning when he unveiled the Centennial Commitment, his plan for the next three years, during his State of the University address last February. He wants to continue the Ball Brothers’ tradition of philanthropy through entrepreneurship, he said in a recent interview with the Daily News.
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at first, then a coach pointed at me and asked, ‘You wanna shoot?’ So I was like, ‘Yeah, I guess I’m going to now.
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our eyes, and we want to provide an opportunity for students to do cool things,” Sullivan said. When Lemuel Turner was picked from the crowd of incoming freshmen to take a free-tuition half-court shot on Aug. 20 during the annual athletics pep rally, he was hesitant to get up from his seat in the bleachers. “I didn’t really want to get on the court at first,” Turner said. “Then a coach pointed at me and asked, ‘You wanna shoot?’ So I was like, ‘Yeah, I guess I’m going to now.’”
Sullivan said the amount of media coverage Athletics has gotten is overwhelmingly positive and is great for the university. “It provides the athletics department and the president’s office a great opportunity to show freshmen when they arrive on campus what athletics is all about,” he said. Although two freshmen have made the shot in the past three years, Sullivan said there are no plans so far to make this promotion any more difficult. “We want to continue this great tradition that is being built before
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all State bet a semester’s tuition on a half-court shot and lost, but the exposure gained from the swish more than made up for the difference. “If we were to place a media valuation on something like this, I’d have to think it is stretching well over half a million dollars for exposure for the university,” said Shawn Sullivan, director of marketing and promotions for Ball State Athletics. The shot was picked up by media outlets all across the country, including ESPN and The New York Times. It was also trending on Facebook Thursday and Friday.
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Worthen Arena’s new chandelier — a six-panel video board hanging over center court — was installed Aug. 20, replacing a single-panel setup that has been in use. The audio system in Worthen Arena was also upgraded. In all, the project cost about $1.2 million. Ball State athletic director Mark Sandy said the video board will add “flavor” to contests through fan experience and keep facilities upto-date with other Mid-American Conference schools. But the biggest improvement may come in recruiting. “To have a good team and to improve the quality of student-athletes who are coming in, recruiting is maybe first, slightly,” Sandy said. “Then once you have a good team, you have to have a facility that fans want to come and enjoy.” For an older building, the state-of-the-art video board is a big step. Worthen Arena was opened in 1992.
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Cleo’s Bourbon Bar will no longer be moving to downtown Muncie—it will be staying right in the Village, where it has always been. Though there was talk about merging Sir Nacho’s Grill and Cleo’s to create Three Amigos, the partnership did not
work out. Now, Cleo’s is being remodeled, and owner Chris Ellison is trying to create a warm, exciting atmosphere. In the next few weeks, Cleo’s will be adding a Cajun and Creole menu to its services. Ellison said he is excited for the new food. “Our excitement is knowing there is no Cajun food here [and] there is no Creole food here [currently],” Ellison said. “We can be that niche.” Ellison and his team are working on jambalaya, gumbo and étouffée dishes for Cleo’s. They hope to gain approval from the Department of Health within the next 30 days. Once they have been approved,
the bourbon whiskey bar will have specials each day. Ellison wants to make sure the food is affordable with low prices, he said. The establishment is meant for those over 21 years old; however, Ellison plans to use the side window where Sir Nacho’s used to be as a place where anyone of any age can order food. Cleo’s has been open through the whole summer and will continue to be open during its changes. The hours will also extend with the addition of the Cajun food. It will be open from 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. Tuesday through Sunday once it starts serving its new menu. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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