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.
Podcasting since 2021 • 44 episodes
Our Call to Beneficence
Latest Episodes
S4E10: A Retired Administrator Reflects Back on His Years of Service to Ball State | (Don Mikesell, Graduate and Dean of Students Emeritus)
Don Mikesell served as Ball State's dean of students from 1985 to 2001. Before he was an administrator at our university, Don was both an undergraduate and graduate student on our campus. In this episode, Don reminisces about what B...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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38:50
S4E9: A World-Renowned Architect Dedicates His Career to Innovative Design | (Craig Hartman, Architect and Senior Design Partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill )
Craig Hartman is an accomplished architect and senior consulting design partner at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, one of the world’s largest and most prestigious design firms. Craig attended high school in rural Indiana. But it was the educati...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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42:16
S4E8: A Retired CEO and Entrepreneur Reflects on How Ball State Prepared Him For Career Success | (Ron Galbraith, Professor, Consultant, Innovator)
Ron Galbraith is a retired CEO and entrepreneur with a distinctive career path—one that began in academia, continued in healthcare, and ended as an entrepreneur. But before he enjoyed career success, Ron was a Ball State student who, on his fir...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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39:45
S4E7: A Trailblazer in Public Service Devotes Her Career to Advocacy and the Law | (Dana Kenworthy, Judge for the Indiana Court of Appeals)
Dana Kenworthy has dedicated her professional career to serving the people of Indiana—in particular those who have been victims of abuse and neglect.Currently, she serves as a judge for the second circuit of the Indiana Court of Appeals,...
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35:18
S4E6: A Leader in Regional Healthcare Reflects on His Fulfilling Career in Medicine and Hospital Administration | (Dr. Jeff Bird, President of East Central Region for IU Health)
Throughout Dr. Jeff Bird’s long and fulfilling career in medicine, he has put his patients—and the people of Muncie—first. Dr. Bird grew up in Muncie. After completing his residency at Ball Hospital, he embarked upon a long and fulf...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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36:59
