Student-Driven Healthcare Journal Releases First Issue
BU Well is one of the nation’s only peer reviewed multimedia healthcare journals.
Robert Soltis ’87 Named New Dean of COPHS
Robert Soltis ’87 will return to Butler University as the new Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) beginning June 27.
Junior Emilie Turner Earns Spot In Fulbright Summer Institute
“It’s an exciting program because not only will we be taking classes, but they’ll be incorporating historical sites and landmarks into the classes.”
Butler Graduates 996 at Commencement Ceremonies
She said the graduates’ ability to be simultaneously happy about graduation and sad to be leaving Butler—two disparate thoughts—is “all about your brain.”
Reducing Food Waste Is Their Goal. This Is Their Story.
The Food Recovery Network is one of several sustainability efforts on campus. By Hayley Ross ’17 Making sure they don’t throw out the extra food on their plate is not enough for Bailey Armstrong ’16 and Olivia Carroll ’17. As executive members of Butler’s Food Recovery Network, their goal is bigger: eliminating food waste across…
Hahn, Pingel Named Most Outstanding Students
Rachel Hahn ’16, a Spanish and Communication Sciences and Disorders double-major from Zionsville, Indiana, and Chad Pingel ’16, a Finance and Marketing double-major from Des Moines, Iowa, have been selected as Butler University’s Most Outstanding Female and Male students, respectively. Hahn has a 4.0 grade-point average and achieved seven different academic honors, including being named…
Professor Rao’s Artwork Is All Over Indy This Summer
Summer break? What summer break? Just as school is letting out, Art + Design Associate Professor Gautam Rao finds himself participating in three upcoming high-profile events. The first is the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s miniature golf course, which opens to the public May 10. The course features 18 holes designed by local and regional artists,…
COB Renamed the Andre B. Lacy School of Business
Butler University’s College of Business has been renamed the Andre B. Lacy School of Business, in recognition of a $25 million commitment from the Chairman of the Board of Indianapolis-based LDI, Ltd (Lacy Diversified Industries) and his wife, Julia, Butler President James M. Danko announced today. In addition, Lacy will serve as senior adviser to…
Bloomberg Rates Butler’s College of Business No. 1 for Internships
Butler University’s College of Business is the top-ranked business school in the country for internships, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2016 rankings. “Studies have shown that college students with internships fare better in the labor market after they graduate, compared to students without internships,” Bloomberg said in the rankings released April 19. “Many undergraduate business programs…
Our Risk Management Students: ‘These Guys Are Good’
Butler’s Risk Management students place third in national competition. As consolation prizes go, this one was pretty great. Matt Pauszek, Melissa Lakin, Erin Bundy, and Jake Doman. A Butler team of seniors Jake Doman (from Chicago) and Melissa Lakin (Westfield, Indiana) and juniors Matt Pauszek (Indianapolis) and Erin Bundy (Knightstown, Indiana) has just…
Butler’s Literary Magazine Wins Three ICPA Awards
Manuscripts, Butler University’s undergraduate literary magazine, won three awards at the Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) conference on April 9. The three awards all came from the Spring 2015 issue of the magazine. Manuscripts won first place in the category of Best Short Story, for a piece named “Grown-Ups” written by IUPUI student Olivia Emerich.…
Butler Senior’s Foundation Receives Second LIDS Foundation Grant
For the second time this year, the Little Wish Foundation—founded and operated by Butler senior Liz Niemiec—has received a major gift from the LIDS Foundation. This time, it was a $75,000 Tip the Hat Award. Senior Liz Niemiec (second from left) receives her second award from the LIDS Foundation. Little Wish Foundation delivers wishes, such…
Butler Becomes Indiana’s First Fair Trade Campus
Butler University today became the first Fair Trade Designated campus in Indiana, agreeing to use and sell products such as coffee, chocolate, and clothing that were grown, harvested, crafted, and traded in ways that improve lives and protect the environment. Fair trade items such as Barkthins dark chocolate and Alta Gracia apparel are available in the Butler Bookstore,…
URC Let Students Show Their Work
More than 900 individuals representing 58 colleges and universities in 11 states participated in Butler University’s 28th annual Undergraduate Research Conference on April 8. The students presented in 26 subject areas, from music and English to biology and chemistry. Indiana University-Bloomington student Reyan Coskun presents her poster on “Toward Efficient Chemoenzymatic Syntheses of Sialyl-a-2,3-Lactose/Lactosamine Assisted…
51 Years and Counting: Mulholland Still Makes Sweet Music
You might think that having just turned 81, Professor of Music James Mulholland would be in the winter of his career. If so, it’s a mighty busy winter. During March and early April, Mulholland: -Served a week in residency at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, which culminated with a concert of Mulholland compositions by the…