Ball State University Teachers College

Ball State University began in 1899 as a private teachers college, the Eastern Indiana Normal School.

At this early age all classrooms, residence halls, offices, and dining facilities were located in Ball State University's Administration Building.

In 1917 the college, Indiana State Normal School (Eastern Division), was purchased by the Ball Brothers, local industrialists and entrepreneurs.

[3] The Department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies is located on the sixth floor of Teachers College.

The Neuropsychological Laboratory provides evaluations to individuals with known or suspected brain illness or injury and consults with physicians, employers, and schools to monitor treatments and recoveries.

It is a "learning community engaged in the preparation of educators, the discovery of knowledge, and the promotion of social justice.

The department is home to two doctoral programs, and its five master's degrees include the nationally recognized Student Affairs Administration in Higher Education.