Women’s Week at Ball State University during March 23-27, 2026 will feature a variety of events. The events will include lectures, presentations, a workshop, musical performances, a poster session, a film followed with discussion, panelists, and a book discussion. Attendance at Women’s Week events is free of charge.
March 23
- Keynote by Dr. Aria Halliday (Marie Rich Endowed Professor in Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and program in African American and Africana Studies, University of Kentucky) on “Where Are Black Girls Safe?” at 2 pm on March 23, 2026 in the Student Center Ballroom
There will be refreshments and a book signing.
March 24
- "A Brief History of the Muncie Post-Democrat By Daisy Dale" on March 24, 2026 at 12:30 pm in Student Center, Cardinal Hall A
- Crafting Event (“Womanhood Workshop”) on March 24, 2026 at 3:30 pm in the Peace and Conflict Center.
- "Women of Song" including Vox Anima, Vola Voce, as well as White River Sound on March 24, 2026 at 7:30 pm in Sursa Hall.
March 25
- WGS Capstone Poster Session at 5:30 pm on March 25, 2026 in Burkhardt Building 109
- Fair Play ( Reel Stories Film Series) on March 25, 2026 at 6:30 pm in Burkhardt Building 109. Dr. Rachael Smith, who is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Ball State University, is facilitating discussion following film showing.
March 26
- Disability Awareness Month Speaker: Natalie Dickey at 3:30 pm on March 26, 2026 at 3:30 pm in Student Center, Cardinal Hall A.
March 27
- “Civic Education and the Modern Suffragette: Protecting Voting Rights at the Sequicentennial on March 27, 2026 at 1 pm in Student Center, Cardinal Hall A. Sponsors: League of Women Voters and AAUW
- Disability Awareness Month Book Club - Alice Wong’s Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life on March 27, 2026 at 3 pm in Student Center Pineshelf Room
Sponsors: Ball State University Department of Women’s, Gender, and African American Studies; College of Communication, Information, and Media; College of Sciences and Humanities; Bracken Library; School of Music; Department of Anthropology and Sociology; Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology; Department of English; Department of History; Office of Disability Services; Peace and Conflict Center, Alliance for Disability Awareness (student org); and Teacher’s College.