Our Call to Beneficence

About Our Call to Beneficence

Our Call to Beneficence is a podcast hosted by Geoffrey S. Mearns, the president of Ball State University. The podcast features conversations with Ball State graduates and friends who embody the spirit of Beneficence through their professional success and their personal service.

Publisher

Ball State University

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Mar 2021

Latest episode

23 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

54 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Sept 2026

   S6E1: “You Cannot Live in a Democratic Society and Not Be Engaged” (Tad Perry, Professor Emeritus and Elected Official)

   Tad Perry is a retired educator, higher education administrator, and a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. He dedicated the first 23 years of his career to serving Ball State University, first as a faculty member and department chair, and then as an administrator. After leaving Ball State in 1994, Tad served for 15 years as the executive director for the South Dakota Board of Regents. He then served a term as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives ...

2. 

   25 Jun 2026

   S5E9: “I’m In My ‘Third Third’ of Life” | (Tim Andrews, Journalist, Retired CEO, and Ball State Graduate)

   After graduating from Ball State in 1984, Tim Andrews embarked upon a successful career that began in journalism and concluded in the promotional products industry. Tim spent 16 years at Dow Jones and Company in New York City, where he served in a variety of roles. Most recently, he completed a 23-year tenure as the CEO of the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI), before retiring earlier this year. In this episode, Tim shares how his humble beginnings shaped the person he became. He al...

3. 

   27 May 2026

   S5E8: “My Mission was to Tell the Stories of These Children To Honor Them” | (Len Forkas, Graduate, Entrepreneur, and Endurance Athlete)

   Len Forkas is an author and entrepreneur who, in his free time, pushes his limits as an endurance athlete to raise money for his charity, Hopecam. He’s also a proud graduate who credits his undergraduate education as the foundation to his fulfilling career and the meaningful life he leads in service to other people. In this episode, Len talks about how his son’s childhood cancer diagnosis inspired him to create Hopecam. The non-profit organization supports children with cancer by connec...

Who has been a guest on Our Call to Beneficence

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Don Mikesell
• Craig Hartman
• Hope Churchill

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

1.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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

Quality

33

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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