Rate My Professor Betsy Pike

Dr. Pike's research interests focus on the interdisciplinary connections between experiential learning, creativity, and story. She teaches in the media production concentration, with current courses including Visual Effects for Media, Virtual Production, Enhanced Media Projects, and Special Projects. Her selected media and academic works include authoring "Capital in the Sixties: Interdisciplinary Immersion in Action" in the Journal of Media Education (2020); producing "Spaces Between Us: A University (un)Masked" (2021) and "Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Learning: Reflections of a Dream 30 Years Later" (2021); directing "Capital in the Sixties" (2018); producing "Dear Miss Conrad: Capital University in WWII" (2019); and producing "Women of National Distinction Girl Scout USA Conference Videos" (2017). In 2024, she received the Extraordinary Service Award for her pivotal role in renovating the Ball Communication studios into state-of-the-art facilities, which enhanced student hands-on experiences and attracted professional projects such as hosting SONY Pictures for an Electronic Press Kit for the Garfield movie. She also contributed to a team awarded a 2025 NATAS Central Great Lakes Regional Emmy in the Technical Achievement category for Ball State University Studio Renovations.