Ball State University’s Fall Opening Convocation will be held at 9 a.m. this Friday, Aug. 16, in Emens Auditorium. Provost Susana Rivera-Mills will open the annual program and President Geoffrey S. Mearns will highlight the University’s accomplishments of the past year, while also outlining what he hopes Ball State can accomplish in the year to come. The event will be streamed live at bsu.edu/live.