Cardinal Compass: Campus & Community Conversations

About Cardinal Compass: Campus & Community Conversations

Cardinal Compass will explore the connections between Muncie and Ball State University. BSU President Geoffrey Mearns and his guests will take the audience behind the scenes of the evolving relationship by exploring the challenges and opportunities that exist. The show is produced by Ball State students in the College of Communication, Information and Media.

Publisher

Indiana Public Radio

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Mar 2020

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   S14 E01: Homecoming Turns 100

   S14 E01: Homecoming Turns 100

2. 

   15 May 2026

   S13 E04: Year In Review

   Geoffrey Mearns highlights the great work being done by Ball State University in partnership with people and organizations in the region. For the last episode, Mearns looks back on the past academic year and highlights the programs and the initiatives that are strengthening ties between our campus community and our friends and neighbors right here in East Central Indiana.

3. 

   24 Apr 2026

   S13 E03: It Takes a Village to Design the Village

   The next phase of Ball State's transformational plan to revitalize The Village is a central plaza called the Village Green. Dozens of students had a role in its design. President Geoffrey Mearns has a conversation with faculty and students from the Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning about how the Village Green’s design has been influenced by talented Cardinals.

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

27

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