Facilities on campus

Apart from the geothermal system which included the North District Energy Station, Ball State has built nine other new buildings on campus. These new buildings include:

Jo Ann Gora Student Recreation and Wellness Center - 2010
The recreation center features 20,000 foot soccer field and a climbing wall, as well as several basketball courts, a functional fitness room and an indoor track.

Kinghorn Hall - 2010
The hall was designed to be more environmentally friendly, including two “bioswales,” a landscape design that helps remove pollution from runoff rainwater. The hall also has a food shop, a music practice room and semi-private bathrooms.

Marilyn K. Glick Center for Glass - 2010
In fall 2010, the glass center offered instruction for students to create glass art. The building was created after Ball State received a $5 million grant from the Glick Fund.

Briner Sports Complex - 2011
Located east of the field hockey area, the Briner Sports Complex was built in time for the fall 2011 season. The complex was built through help from donors outside the university as state funds couldn’t be used for the project.

Charles W. Brown Planetarium - 2014
With a $1.2 million projector, the Charles W. Brown Planetarium replaced the older planetarium with double the seats and a projector that is powered by 12 computers. It is one of the 10 largest in the U.S. and the largest in Indiana.

Dr. Joe and Alice Rinard Orchid Greenhouse - 2014
Near Christy Woods sits the 3,600-square-foot greenhouse, housing a collection of plants and animals. The greenhouse was built with the help of contributions, donors and alumnus Joe Rinard, the namesake of the building, along with his deceased wife.

Earl Yestingsmeier Golf Center - 2018
As a tribute to Earl Yestingsmeier, an alumnus and patriarch of Ball State Men’s Golf, the university opened a facility for both the men’s and women’s team to practice in. The facility is 6,400 square feet with a putting green, chipping area, club repair room and golfing simulator room.

Dr. Don Shondell Practice Center - 2018
Attached to the north end of Worthen Arena is the 19,000-square-foot practice center named after Dr. Don Shondell who founded the Ball State men’s volleyball program. The center also includes a first floor study room and a satellite training room.

Health Professions Building - 2019
On Riverside Avenue, the five-story 165,000-square-foot facility offers students multiple facilities like a clinical lab and an audiology and speech pathology clinic. The building has been in use since the start of the fall 2019 semester.

Demolitions
Buildings and structures that have been demolished include Carmichael Hall and the LaFollette Complex. Other scheduled demolitions include nearly one half of the Cooper Physical Science Building, the current Multicultural Center House, multiple other houses and the Emens Parking Garage.

Groundbreaking
Two new buildings have begun construction in 2019: the Foundational Sciences Building and the new Multicultural Center. The Foundational Sciences Building is set to cost around $87.5 million dollars and be part of a three phase operation to restore the Cooper Physical Sciences Building. The new 10,000-square-feet Multicultural Center is set to be completed in around a year.

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The new Health Professions Building opened Fall 2020. The building contains the college of Health and provides a clinic for students to gain hands on experience. DN photo