Overview
- Ball State, which announced the pick Monday, said Jackman will also receive an honorary Doctor of Arts during the May 2 ceremony.
- About 2,800 students will receive degrees at the university-wide event, which begins at 10 a.m. in the Ball State Quad.
- Individual colleges will host later celebrations at Worthen Arena and Emens Auditorium on campus.
- President Geoffrey S. Mearns called Jackman a champion of the arts and humanities and thanked him for his ongoing support of the university.
- Jackman visited Ball State in September with theatre instructor Sutton Foster and returned in November to host a screening of his film Song Sung Blue, signaling a growing relationship with the campus.