Yes, They Sang With Stevie Wonder. Here’s Proof.

Senior Jeremy Washington said that people these days don’t believe anything until they have a picture. So here’s a picture of him, sophomore Elisha Wright, first-year student Murjanatu Mutuwa, and graduate student RaeNosa Hudnell with Stevie Wonder and his backup singers. On Saturday, November 7, the four Butler students sang background with Wonder and his…

Butler Women’s Soccer Team Wins the BIG EAST Tournament

Butler captured the 2015 BIG EAST Championship Sunday afternoon with a 1-0 victory over Providence. Jamison Midgley’s goal in the 20th minute proved to be the game-winner. The fourth-seeded Bulldogs’ run through the BIG EAST Tournament improves their record to 16-6-1. The match was played at Creighton’s Morrison Stadium. Butler’s Serina Kashimoto served in a…

Statement from President Danko on the Passing of Amos Brown

The Butler University community is saddened to learn of Amos Brown’s sudden passing today in Chicago. Amos was an extraordinary civic leader who helped bridge cultural divides and create greater understanding in our city. He was also a great friend to Butler, serving for decades as the master of ceremonies for our Celebration of Diversity…

Isn’t This Lovely: Butler Students to Sing With Stevie Wonder

Four members of Butler University’s Voices of Deliverance gospel choir have been invited to sing with Stevie Wonder on Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis. Senior Jeremy Washington, an Organizational Communications and Leadership major from Hammond, Indiana; Elisha Wright, a sophomore Exploratory Studies major from Indianapolis; graduate student RaeNosa Hudnell, a Creative…

The Stage Manager, Emily, George … and the Provost?

When she makes her theatrical debut on Wednesday, November 11, Butler University Provost Kate Morris hopes to portray a professor with the same competence she has demonstrated in 20 years as an actual professor. “I’m having some first-time stage jitters,” acknowledged Morris, who will be the first of several Butler guest stars to have a…

JCA, Indiana Arts Commission Forge Partnership

Butler University’s Jordan College of the Arts has forged a partnership with the Indiana Arts Commission to become the IAC regional granting office for central Indiana, covering Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, and Shelby Counties. Butler’s role through 2017 will be to set up independent citizen advisory panels that will review grant applications. The…

Hinkle Fieldhouse Renovation Takes Top Honors at Indy Chamber Awards

Butler University’s renovation of Hinkle Fieldhouse received the highest honor of the Monumental Award Wednesday, October 28, at the Indy Chamber’s annual Monumental Awards gala. The premier awards ceremony, organized with assistance from the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), honored the most significant achievements by individuals and businesses that contribute to excellence in architecture,…

Professor Kelly Wins New Investigator Award

Associate Professor of Communication Casey Kelly will be awarded a New Investigator Award by the Critical Communication Studies Division of the National Communication Association on November 20. Kelly, who teaches courses in rhetoric and critical media studies and directs the university debate team, is the author of Abstinence Cinema: Virginity and the Rhetoric of Sexual…

Woods Lecture: ‘Why Skin Color Matters’

Butler University’s J. James Woods Lectures in the Sciences and Mathematics finishes the fall 2015 series with Nina Jablonski speaking on December 2 at 7:30 in the Atherton Union Reilly Room about “Why Skin Color Matters.” All events in the series are free and open to the public without tickets. For more information and to…

Woods Lecture Series Presents Michael Mann

Michael Mann (“The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars”) will speak in the Atherton Union Reilly Room on October 27 at 7:30 PM as part of the J. James Woods Lectures on the Sciences and Mathematics. All events in the series are free and open to the public without tickets. For more information and to…

Butler’s Part-Time MBA Program Ranked Best in Indiana

Butler University’s part-time MBA program is the best in Indiana and 25th in the country, according to rankings Bloomberg Businessweek released on October 20. Butler’s program, which moved up 32 spots from last year’s rankings, is Indiana’s only part-time MBA program in the Top 25. Bloomberg’s part-time MBA rankings are composed of 50 percent Student…

Visiting Writers Series Presents Denis Johnson

Award-winning novelist Denis Johnson will speak in the Atherton Union Reilly Room on Wednesday, November 11, at 7:30 PM as part of the Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series. Admission is free and open to the public without tickets. For more information, call 317-940-9861. Johnson is the author of numerous novels, including Fiskadoro (1985); Tree…

Butler, Blind School Students to Plant Trees for Bees

Students from the Butler University World of Plants class and the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI) will work together on a tree-planting event on Tuesday, October 20, from 10:00-11:30 AM and 2:30-4:00 PM. At the “Trees for Bees” event, students will plant trees to enhance the pollen sources for ISBVI bee…