Ball State hires community volunteer manager for Muncie Schools - Muncie Star Press

Ball State hires community volunteer manager for Muncie Schools  Muncie Star Press

MUNCIE, Ind. — Ball State University has hired one of the 53 applicants for the newly created position of community volunteer program manager for Muncie ...



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