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Ball State president requests state money; announces new science building
Ball State University president Paul Ferguson appeared before the State Budget Committee Wednesday afternoon to ask for state support for the next two years. The Muncie school is asking for money to build a new academic building.
Among the highlights of President Paul Ferguson’s presentation was a $62.5 million funding request to build a new science center on the Ball State campus.
Ferguson says the proposed 150,000 square foot facility will be home to science and health professions programs.
Budget committee chair Senator Luke Kenley says state lawmakers are still concerned about the increasing price of a college education.
He told presidents he wants to ask Governor Mike Pence’s administration for a “quid pro quo situation” to help control costs.
In asking for state funding, Ferguson also told the committee the campus has saved money over the last few years in staffing, healthcare, and energy.
