John E. Worthen
Encyclopedia
John E. Worthen is the 11th President of Ball State University
and the 20th President of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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as well as worked as an administrative official at the University of Delaware
as well as serving as the dean of men at American University
. He served at IUP from 1979–1984, and then went on to serve Ball State from 1984-2000. Worthen earned a bachelors degree from Northwestern University
in psychology
, a masters degree from Columbia University
, and a Doctor of education degree from Harvard University
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Ball State University
Ball State University is a state-run research university located in Muncie, Indiana. It is also known as Ball State or simply BSU.Located on the northwest side of the city, Ball State's campus spans and includes 106 buildings...
and the 20th President of Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
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Background
Worthen served as president of Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania is a public university in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA. The university is northeast of Pittsburgh. It is the largest university in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and is the commonwealth's fifth largest university...
as well as worked as an administrative official at the University of Delaware
University of Delaware
The university is organized into seven colleges:* College of Agriculture and Natural Resources* College of Arts and Sciences* Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics* College of Earth, Ocean and Environment* College of Education and Human Development...
as well as serving as the dean of men at American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
. He served at IUP from 1979–1984, and then went on to serve Ball State from 1984-2000. Worthen earned a bachelors degree from Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
in psychology
Psychology
Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...
, a masters degree from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and a Doctor of education degree from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
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Ball State University
Effect on Ball State University
- Campus Additions During Presidency
- Robert P. Bell Building (1984)
- Field Sports Building (1984)
- Ball Communication Building (1988)
- Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and HumanitiesIndiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and HumanitiesThe Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities is a two-year residential public high school located on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, although it operates as a separate entity...
(1988) - Health and Physical Activity Building (1991)
- John E. Worthen ArenaJohn E. Worthen ArenaJohn E. Worthen Arena is a basketball arena in Muncie, Indiana. The arena opened in the year 1992 and it is home to the Ball State University Cardinals men's and women's basketball and volleyball teams...
(Then named Ball State Arena or University Arena) (1991) - Frog Baby FountainFrog Baby FountainFrog Baby Fountain is a statue set in the middle of a fountain on the Ball State University campus. It is known as a sign of good luck and is a popular meeting place. The Frog Baby Statue was cast by Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons in 1937 and has been moved several times prior to becoming what it...
(1993) - Alumni Center (1997)
- East Quadrangle Building renovated and renamed to Burkhardt Building after Richard W. BurkhardtRichard W. BurkhardtRichard Wellington Burkhardt was the 8th President of Ball State University, from 1978 to 1979.He retired from the university in 1985.-References:...
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