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Where does your creativity stem from? How do you find it?
For Laura Latham, the senior Design Team Master, creativity isn’t just a means of expression, it’s her job, and sometimes you have to force it. Sometimes, it feels like digging through concrete. Creativity often begins with curiosity. It starts with small questions: Why does this work? What if we tried something different? How could this message connect more clearly? In the Digital Corps, curiosity drives […]
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Student Highlight: Christine Ditizio
Christine ‘Tiz’ Ditizio has been one of the best surprises for the Digital Corps and Communication Team. Being a biology major, her communications skills are not something one would first expect, but they truly knock off your socks. Ditizio came in with a passion to learn and a work ethic that allowed her to soar in her efforts at the Corps over the past […]
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Student Highlight: Jenna Liesman
Advantageous or vivacious? When you’re Jenna Liesman, you can be both. Designing eye-catching graphics has been her role as a Design Apprentice and a Visual Arts Animation major. When faced with a challenge—designing and animating the graphics for this year’s senior class—she uses all her resources. When Adobe Illustrator didn’t work, she changed her approach by deep diving into research and choosing avenues that appealed to her. Messing up does not stop Jenna’s creation. […]
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Student Highlight: Alexandria Clark
One of the original Fabrication Team members is parting ways with the Digital Corps. Apprentice Alexandria Clark has helped shape the lab in its early years at the Corps. Because she was thrown into the fire on a brand-new team, she had to learn a lot, and quickly. “I really like to watch someone who […]
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Student Highlight: Sydney Chappell
If you were to ask User Experience Master Sydney Chappell what her plans are today, you will learn that she is more than likely super-human. Sydney casually bounces from 8 a.m. meetings to dance rehearsals, mixing in a few classes from her full-time schedule. But don’t worry, she also finds time to hang out with her friends, go to the gym, and hit up the photo studio to pursue her love of photography all on the same day. Sydney doesn’t fear a busy schedule. If anything, a busy […]
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The Importance of Independence in a Dependent World
Society teaches us to be dependent on everything—social media, technology, relationships, money, consumerism, etc. We base how we dress on trends, how we talk on the latest TikTok ‘stim,’ and how we react on those around us. What happened to ‘you?’ What happened to ‘I?’ What happened to alone time? According to an article by Medium, there are so many benefits to time alone: What is Independence? As a society, […]
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Finding the Problem: The Reality of Balancing School and Work
Being in college, or any kind of schooling is intimidating at best. Obviously, education and the privilege of knowledge are wonderful things. But once we turn our “LinkedIn voices” off and talk about the real stressors of classes, assignments, homework, tests, social lives, networking, and professional development, we see how the entire “school” thing can […]
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From Idea to Reality: The Ball State Fabrication Lab
In its inaugural year, the newly revamped Fabrication Lab has quickly become a successful aspect of the Digital Corps. From 3D printing to laser cutting, The Fab Lab gives students a space to experiment, prototype, and bring ideas to life. The Lab originally operated as a plastics prototyping and research lab with only a couple of 3D printers and some other very specific equipment. After the Lab Manager, Dr. Flowers, retired, it was used as a shared […]
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5 Habits to Improve Productivity
The saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” may be a bit misleading. It’s less about the apple, and more about the daily routine that could be the reason you’re staying healthy. Do you ever look at someone and wonder how they have it all together? We all fall victim to comparing one […]
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Reclaiming Responsibility: How to Communicate Ethically in the Digital Era
Ethical communication in the digital era is quite a statement, but it’s important to understand what it means. We communicate through texts, videos, posts, and AI-generated content very quickly, but how do we ensure this communication is ethical? To understand ethical communication in the digital era, it is important to understand what ethical communication is and what it should look like. What is Ethical Communication? Study.com and business strategist, Ken D. Foster, bring us basic ethical communication practices: Ethical communication is not lying, […]
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