MUNCIE, Ind (WOWO): Friday was the first day of work for Ball State University President Paul W. Ferguson. He was announced in May as the 15th leader for the Muncie institution.

He has served as president of the University of Maine since 2011 and had been Vice Chancellor at Southern Illinois University for five years.

Ferguson replaces Jo Ann Gora who retired this past spring, after 10 years with Ball State.