Ball State’s 102-year tradition of innovation and distinction began with the generosity of the five Ball brothers, local industrialists who produced the famous Ball canning jars. To help fill Indiana’s need for more and better teachers, they bought the property of a defunct school in Muncie and gave it to the state. What was founded as a small teacher training college in 1918 is now a comprehensive, world-class university.
We embrace the Ball family’s legacy symbolized by the iconic Beneficence statue on our campus—the enduring values of excellence, innovation, courage, integrity, inclusiveness, social responsibility, and gratitude. These values are the watchwords for our next century.
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We start every day with one goal in mind: create the world’s best products for pets and their parents. Our portfolio of award winning, industry-leading brands are built around the principles of quality, innovation, safety, sustainability and customer satisfaction. Each of our products reflects the commitment to these values, represented across diverse categories such as cat toys, cat accessories, dog toys, pet bedding, pet carriers and travel accessories.
Our pet brands, featuring innovative products made principally from recycled, reclaimed, renewable and certified organic resources, are found at many of the nation's leading retailers. Worldwise is changing people's expectations about the look, feel, performance and price of environmentally responsible products.
Our passion for pets comes easily, because pets are a part of our families too. Pets enrich our lives in countless ways, and we strive to develop products to make their lives safer, more comfortable and more fun. This goal is what bonds us, both as pet parents and as a company.
For more information about our family of industry-leading brands, we invite you to visit their websites to learn more:
SmartyKat: www.smartykat.com
Sherpa: www.sherpapet.com
FurHaven: www.furhaven.com
goDog: www.godogfun.com
Pet Factory: www.petfactory.com
TrustyPup: www.trustypup.com
Kitty Sift: www.kittysift.com
Petlinks: www.petlinkssystem.com
The Cultural Intelligence Center is an innovative, research-based consulting and training organization that draws upon empirical findings to help executives, companies, universities, and government organizations assess and improve cultural intelligence (CQ) — the ability to work effectively with people from different nationalities, ethnicities, age groups, and more. We provide you with innovative solutions that improve multicultural performance based on rigorous academic research. More information about the Cultural Intelligence Center can be found on our website located at http://www.CulturalQ.com.