Geoffrey Mearns
Geoffrey Mearns serves as President of Ball State University and has prioritized five key areas: undergraduate excellence, graduate education and lifetime learning, community engagement and impact, scholarship and societal impact, and institutional and inclusive excellence. During his tenure, President Mearns has pursued initiatives that have produced the largest freshman class in history and increased alumni engagement and fundraising. President Mearns has also strengthened the University’s relationship with the community, most notably through its innovative partnership with Muncie Community Schools. President Mearns majored in English at Yale University and earned a law degree from the University of Virginia. After a legal career that included serving as a federal prosecutor, President Mearns held academic and administrative roles at Cleveland State University before serving as President of Northern Kentucky University. He and his wife, Jennifer, have five children.
