Ball State University

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Keeping in line with the College of Health's mission to embrace an innovative, collaborative, interprofessional/interdisciplinary environment for learning, discovery, and engagement we acknowledge a responsibility to prepare professionals who recognize and reflect the importance of shared experiences of individuals of differing religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic cultures, including those of varying abilities, age, sexual orientation, and gender identification. Moreover, the College of Health is committed to proactively recruiting, supporting, and retaining a diverse college community of faculty, staff, and students.

We aim to accomplish these goals through instructional practices, collegial engagement, and continued reevaluation of the college atmosphere to ensure a sustained commitment towards progress.
These values will be aligned with the College policies and procedures as well as other written documents, and solidified by striving to meet the following diversity objectives:

1. Foster a climate of inclusivity, equity, and access. (e.g., climate; culture)
2. Develop diversity recruiting goals for faculty, staff, and students. (e.g., recruitment)
3. Identify, acknowledge, and support the needs of diverse faculty, staff, and students. (e.g., retention)
4. Expand diversity awareness, knowledge, and competency for faculty, staff, and students. (e.g., education)
5. Foster and recognize diversity-related scholarship, teaching, creative pursuits, and service. (e.g., recognition)
6. Support dissemination of diversity-related scholarship. (e.g., community engagement; public relations)

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Students attending Ball State University can utilize their preferred computer - PC, MAC, iPads, etc. Through the campus technology store, Ball State students have access to download Microsoft Office products for free or at a significant discounted price.

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As a leader in professional preparation and scientific inquiry, the School of Kinesiology provides high-quality educational experiences for our students, contributes to the scholarly advancement of our academic disciplines, and serves our professional societies and the community-at-large.

The School of Kinesiology at Ball State University will be a positive, energized, diverse, inclusive, and collaborative community of teacher-scholars. Distinctive programs will continue to share important values such as commitment to academic rigor, critical thinking, creative problem solving, and lifelong learning. Educational core content will explore how sport and physical activity influence society and enhance health and well-being throughout the life span. Experiential learning will continue to develop professional behaviors expected in real-world employment situations. Faculty scholarship will continue to attain national and international recognition for excellence, engage students, and may inform class content. Faculty will continue to engage in leadership within their disciplines, and with their students, to promote healthier communities in Indiana and beyond.