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Hurricane Irma, Up Close and Personal
Vanessa Mackenzie ’15, who is teaching on the U.S. Virgin Islands, hopes to get back to her classroom soon. By Hannah Hartzell ’17 September 6 was supposed to be the first day of school in the U.S...
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Holcomb Planetarium Goes in Search of Alien Earths
New show runs now through December 2. Now that you’ve seen the solar eclipse, Butler University’s Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium invites you to go farther out with In Search of Alien Earths: The...
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How Butler Prepared Him for the Mayo Clinic
As an undergraduate at Butler, Robert Jacobson ’80 participated in a dizzying array of activities—debate team, student government, dorm governance, writer, and cartoonist for The Butler Collegian—while...
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Butler Presents Eight Alumni Awards
Honorees to receive their recognition during Homecoming Weekend. Butler University will hold the annual Alumni Awards Recognition Program for extraordinary professional achievement and service to the...
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In the HRC, a Blank Wall Becomes a Canvas
One wall gets a new look — a painting depicting the front of Hinkle Fieldhouse. By Hannah Hartzell ’17 Butler Director of Recreation Scott Peden was running on the track in the Health and Recreation...
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Butler in the News in September
Warren Morgan ’06 takes over Teach for America, Brad Stevens and Gordon Hayward reunite, and more. NEWS: Butler was again ranked the Most Innovative School among Midwestern Regional Universities by...
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Wherefore Art Thou, Juliet Blue? In a Butler Chemistry Lab
A “happy accident” leads to a scientific discovery. In a couple of weeks, some chemists in Verona, Italy, are going to find out what’s been happening in a Butler University Chemistry lab, and they’re...
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In the HRC, a Blank Wall Becomes a Canvas
One wall gets a new look — a painting depicting the front of Hinkle Fieldhouse. By Hannah Hartzell ’17 Butler Director of Recreation Scott Peden was running on the track in the Health and Recreation...
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Butler Board of Trustees Elects Seven New Members
The Butler University Board of Trustees has elected seven new members—six of whom are Butler alumni. The new trustees are Alex Anglin, Jana Fuelberth, Chris Gahl, Robin Lauth, Tom Mathers, Bill Soards,...
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She Couldn’t Find the Book She Needed, So She Wrote Her Own
Ann Bilodeau wanted a book to explain to her then-5-year-old daughter why she didn’t believe in God, but such a book didn’t exist. So Bilodeau wrote her own. What Do You Believe, Mama? (Mascot Books),...
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Director in the Making: Julia Hren
The Butler senior participated in the production of ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.’ By Hannah Hartzell ’17 Things move swiftly in the theater world. That’s something Julia Hren ’18...
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Former Congressmen Open 2017–2018 Diversity Lecture Series
Two of Indiana’s most prominent and respected political leaders, former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, will sit down for a discussion with former Lieutenant...
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In State of the University, Danko Asks: How Can We Be Better?
In his seventh State of the University message, Butler President James M. Danko on Friday, October 20, said he is pleased with the University’s growth and achievement, and he challenged the community...
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Father Thomas Baima ’76 Awarded Gold Palm of Jerusalem
In acknowledgement of his lifetime of service to the Church and the Holy Land, Father Thomas A. Baima ’76 was presented with the Gold Palm of Jerusalem, the highest distinguished service award of the...
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Butler in the News in October
From the local media to 60 Minutes, alumni and faculty earned a lot of attention last month. NEWS: The man who blew the whistle on Congress’ role in the opioid crisis was Joseph Rannazzisi ’84. When...
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Butler’s Realizing the Dream Scholarship Winner Is …
Kayleigh Pletch, a second-year Liberal Arts Exploratory major student from Frankfort, Indiana, has been selected as Butler University’s 2017 winner of the Independent Colleges of Indiana’s Realizing...
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Butler Community Arts School Offers Piano for Autistic Students
Inside a Lilly Hall practice room, a father is sitting on the piano bench next to his 6-year-old son, encouraging the boy to look at the sheet music and play. “Play this one, play this one,” Dad says,...
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And They Said It Wouldn’t Last: Richard Clark’s Orchestra Turns 30
Butler Professor of Music Richard Auldon Clark started his group, the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, in 1987. By 1989, the orchestra was performing at Carnegie Hall, and by 1990, it was being...
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At Clowes Hall, Lugar and Hamilton Discuss Civility
Former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar and former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton come from opposite political parties, but they came together at Clowes Memorial Hall to express the importance of civility...
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Butler Business Consulting Group Posts Impressive Numbers
To tell the story of the Butler Business Consulting Group (BBCG), it helps to look at the numbers. The BBCG, which helps businesses solve their challenges, has worked with 94 clients, including Roche...
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Lisa Brooks Named New Dean of JCA
Lisa Brooks’ career at Butler has been a series of progressions—from Violin Professor to Assistant Chair of the School of Music and Director of the Graduate Program to Chair of the School of Music to...
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Butler Introduces the New York City Learning Semester
Students will spend a semester interning and learning in Manhattan. For more than a decade, Butler University has been offering students a chance to spend a semester interning and taking classes in...
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Andre Lacy Dies in Motorcycle Accident in Africa
Gift from the philanthropist and his wife resulted in the renaming of the College of Business. Andre B. Lacy, the man for whom Butler’s Lacy School of Business is named, was killed Thursday, November...
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Butler Alums Make a Successful Hand-off
Bruce Scifres replaces Ed Tinder at the CYO. When Ed Tinder ’71 decided to retire as Executive Director of the Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis—a position he held...
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Butler in the News in November
Andre Lacy’s death, a political science professor’s quote, and Butler Ballet’s The Nutcracker all made headlines. NEWS: Butler benefactor and Senior Adviser Andre Lacy was killed in a motorcycle...
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Butler Team Takes Second in Library Competition
IU team won; Purdue team finished third. A four-member team from Butler took second place in the finals of the Midwest Business Libraries Case Competition, a contest that challenges students to apply...
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The 2017 Indiana Outstanding College Student of Spanish Award Goes To …
Five Butler students received the honor. By Hannah Hartzell ’17 This time last year, Alex Bartlow ‘17 was studying abroad on the southeastern coast of Spain. Bartlow, a finance and Spanish double...
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Be a Positive Force for Others, Singh Tells December Grads
See yourselves as pioneers with big ideas and as a generation with transcendent vision, 2017 Winter Commencement speaker Kanwal Prakash (KP) Singh advised Butler University’s 150 newest alumni. “You...
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Doug King ’73 Named ‘Diplomat of the Defense’
For civil defense attorneys, it’s the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award. Doug King ’73 describes himself as someone who “goofed around a lot” at Butler, “was not very academically oriented,”...
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Sixteen Superintendents to Participate in Butler’s EPIC Program
Sixteen school superintendents from across Indiana will participate in Butler University’s second annual Educators Preparing Inspired Change (EPIC) program, a yearlong leadership excellence program...
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Butler University Expands with Purchase of CTS Campus
Butler University just got a bit larger—40 acres larger. Butler has completed the purchase of 40 acres of property and buildings from Christian Theological Seminary (CTS), both schools announced on...
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The Year That Was: Top Stories From Butler In 2017
We started plans for a second Lab School and painted a 20-by-40-foot mural in Clowes Hall. We challenged the status quo, again, being named the Most Innovative School in the Midwest. We expanded,...
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Professor Lynch’s Book Named One of 2017’s Best
The New York Times has selected Butler English Instructor Alessandra Lynch’s Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment as one of the 10 best books of poetry in 2017. “You can read 20 pages into Lynch’s book...
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Small Business Development Center Moves to Butler
The relocation took effect January 1. Butler University is the new host of the Central Indiana Small Business Development Center, which provides guidance and resources to entrepreneurs and small...
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Meet Butler’s Participants in Phoenix Theatre’s ‘Halftime With Don’
Wherever you look during the Phoenix Theatre’s upcoming production of the play Halftime With Don, Butler Theatre will be well represented. Onstage, Michael Hosp ’08 will be playing Ed, an aspiring...
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Karen Thickstun Honored As One of United Way’s 100 Heroes
Butler Community Arts School Director Karen Thickstun has been honored as one of United Way of Central Indiana’s 100 Heroes for her efforts to grow the arts education program from 180 students in 2002...
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MFA Grad Annie Sullivan Shows She Has the Midas Touch
Her first book comes out in August. Annie Sullivan MFA ’12 finds herself wearing a lot of gold-beaded jewelry these days. What better way to call attention to the release of her first young-adult...
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No Love Lost Between These Butler Brothers
Jason Lantzer’s new book explores Butler’s role in the Civil War. We may think we live in partisan times, but America in 2018 is peaches and cream compared to the state of the country when Butler...
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Freezing for a Good Cause
The annual Polar Plunge takes place February 10. By Peyton Thompson ’20 If you see a polar bear on Butler’s campus, don’t be alarmed. In fact, be encouraged. Junior Butler Ambassadors for Special...
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Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to James Alexander Thom ’60
Former newspaper columnist’s writing focuses on the frontier and Indian Wars. Historical fiction novelist James Alexander Thom ’60 has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Lifetime Achievement...
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Professor Hege’s Book Looks at the Resurrection
At the heart of Christian faith is the resurrection—the idea that “Jesus is risen.” But what does that mean? Did Jesus literally walk out of the tomb? Did he transform into a new body? Or is the...
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Butler Selects Top 100 Students
Honorees will be recognized at April 13 banquet. The Alumni Association has announced Butler University’s Top 100 students, honoring the top juniors and seniors for the 2017–2018 academic year. The...
View ArticleA Statement from President James Danko
It is a disheartening reality that sexual harassment and sexual violence are prevalent on college campuses, and Butler is certainly not immune to this. I’m truly saddened when I hear that any member of...
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Dancing for a Good Cause
Butler University Dance Marathon Takes Place February 3. By Peyton Thompson ’20 The 16th annual Butler University Dance Marathon takes place on Saturday, February 3, from noon to midnight in the Health...
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Butler Places 815 Students on Fall 2017 Dean’s List
Eight hundred fifteen students have been placed on Butler University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester. Any degree-seeking undergraduate student earning at least 12 academic hours of grade...
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Sense & Sensibility & Bulldogs
The production of Sense & Sensibility now running at the Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre in Carmel, Indiana, is more than a production of Jane Austen’s beloved novel—turns out, it’s a gathering of...
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On the Curling Team, These Students Sweep Together
Butler’s curling team shows it has the stones to compete. By Jackson Borman ’20 The history of curling can be traced back 500 years to the frozen lochs of Scotland. The history of curling at Butler...
View ArticleTen Butler Students Chosen for Orr Fellowships
Ten Butler students from the Class of 2018 have landed two-year jobs after graduation through the Orr Fellowship program, which recruits and evaluates candidates based on academic excellence,...
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Doris Kearns Goodwin: What Makes Great Leaders Great Is …
Presidential historian shares her list of important traits. In a speech titled “Leadership in Turbulent Times”—but one that could have been called “The Nine Habits of Highly Effective...
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What Makes a Leader? Professors’ Research Offers Insight
When most think about leadership, a CEO, or All-Star, or conductor might come to mind. Think Jeff Bezos, LeBron James, or Yo-Yo Ma. Turns out, we may have it all wrong. That’s according to new...
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