Three Butler Students Earn Fulbright Teaching Awards
Three Butler students have won the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship award to teach in another country during the 2015-2016 school year. Vocal performance major Julie O’Mara ’15 will be teaching in Germany, Anthropology and Spanish double major Léa Levy ’15 will be in Colombia, and Amber Zimay ’15 will be in Mexico. “The recent…
Luke Gallion ’16 Earns the Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Chemistry major Luke Gallion ’16 says a lot of people deserve credit for him being named a winner of a prestigious Goldwater scholarship. “I have lots of faculty members who wrote me letters of recommendations, or reviewed my application and made suggestions, or had me in class and helped me get to where I am,”…
Students Take Responsibility for Keeping Each Other Safe
Hannah Hendricks’ experience with sexual assault hits especially close to home for Butler students—she was raped during her first year on campus. “Students know that sexual assault exists,” said Noelle Rich, founder of Stand Tall, a student organization dedicated to awareness and prevention of sexual assault. “But not everyone knows it exists on our campus.…
Visiting Writers Series Presents Catherine Barnett and Ellen Bryant Voigt
Poets Catherine Barnett and Ellen Bryant Voigt will conclude the spring 2015 Vivian S. Delbrook Visiting Writers Series tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Clowes Memorial Hall Krannert Room. All events in the series are free and open to the public without tickets. For more information, call 317-940-9861. Poet, editor, and teacher Catherine Barnett is…
Butler Issues Statement on RFRA Change
Butler University issued the following statement after the legislature voted to change Indiana’s divisive “Religious Freedom” law: Butler University applauds and supports today’s proposed revisions to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. They represent a strong step forward and make clear that discrimination has no place in Indiana. The people of Indiana often talk about “Hoosier…
Two Summer MFA Classes Open to the Public
Butler University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will offer two courses this summer that are open to the general public. Intensive Screenwriting: Make a Movie in Three Weeks will meet Monday through Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. May 18–June 5. Writing Poems That Don’t Fit: An Intensive Workshop will meet…
President Danko Issues Statement on ‘Religious Freedom’ Law
On March 26, Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the controversial “Religious Freedom Reform Act” (RFRA). The result was a backlash that spread across the country. Butler President James M. Danko was the first university president to speak out against the law. (See President Danko discussing the “Religious Freedom” act on MSNBC here and here.) This…
Butler U, You’ve Got a Lovely Campus
The beauty of Butler University’s campus has been recognized by two organizations, and a third—the NCAA—will be helping to beautify it even more by donating three trees that were planted near Schwitzer Hall on March 31 to commemorate the beginning of Earth Month. For the third consecutive year, Butler has earned Tree Campus USA recognition.…
Coach Holtmann’s Contract Extended Through 2020-2021
Butler head Coach Chris Holtmann, who guided the Bulldogs to a very successful men’s basketball campaign in 2014-2015, has been awarded a contract extension. The new deal signed by Holtmann extends the coach’s contract through the 2020-21 season. “We are very pleased to announce that we have reached a contract extension agreement with Chris,” said…
They Like Professor Levy’s Book. They *Really* Like His Book
The reviews are in: Professor Andy Levy’s new book, Huck Finn’s America: Mark Twain and the Era That Shaped His Masterpiece, is an enormous success. The New York Times: “Capacious, companionable…Levy is excellent on Twain, on his drawl, his gait, his evolution on race matters…and even better on his contradictions.” USA Today: “Levy explores the…
Butler Collegian Wins Seven SPJ Awards
The Butler Collegian was honored Saturday, March 28, with seven Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, which honor the best in collegiate journalism. Junior Audrey Meyer won for editorial cartooning (including “Ebola” and “Dirty Laundry”). Here is a link to Meyer’s cartoon collection. Former editor in chief Marais Jacon-Duffy ’14 and freshman Cassie…
Undergraduate Research Gets Its Own Journal
The Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research, a 129-page online publication of college students’ papers on topics as diverse as modern political messaging and James Joyce’s naturalistic evolution, will publish its first edition on April 1 at digitalcommons.butler.edu/bjur/. The refereed journal features seven papers written by Butler, Wabash College, Bellarmine University, and University of Tennessee-Martin students.…
Butler Announces 2015 Spring Commencement Speaker
Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor, who emerged from a trauma-filled childhood to become a brilliant example of the human spirit’s power to overcome, will be the speaker at Butler University’s Spring 2015 Commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 9, at 10:00 a.m. in Hinkle Fieldhouse. Kor and Jean Wildman, a longtime Butler benefactor, will receive honorary degrees.…
A Study Break “Today,” a Free Florida Vacation This Summer
Butler freshman gets 15 seconds of fame with Kathie Lee and Hoda
Matthew Kraemer ’99 Named Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra’s New Music Director
Matthew Kraemer ’99 has been named Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra (ICO). “The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra is a dynamic organization comprised of superb musicians providing its audience an impressive variety of music and concert formats,” he said. “This position would undoubtedly be highly attractive to any conductor, but I am…