Once you begin, you can see there are a series of simple connections. You can't start a course without thinking about the fact that the goal of the course is to create a project for the community. You have to know what the project is, find an appropriate community sponsor, know what skills will be required, and build a staff of students who can help create the project. Ball and Trimmer agree that the center would not be possible without the high caliber of students and faculty that Ball State has today. They will be those with broader interdisciplinary educational capacities.
Good teachers help create good students.
Energy and enthusiasm are contagious. Although Trimmer and Ball say it's difficult to predict results of the center without placing unwanted limitations on potential projects, they suggest it will prove to have a significant impact on faculty, students, curriculum, and the community, and that the impact will grow. We'll have established a core of scholars who have had a chance to step back and focus on a new way of looking at things. And we'll have a core of faculty who will be a resource for looking at new teaching and learning models. It is wonderful to have such a generous benefactor who cares so much about us.