For Families at St. Vincent Heart Center, Mozart While They Wait
By Sarvary Koller ’15 Piano melodies of Chopin, Mozart, and Gershwin drift through the air as Patricia Smith walks into the St. Vincent Heart Center lounge to wait for her husband during his surgery. She enters the atrium, makes a beeline past the blaring television and concerned families, and takes a seat to listen as…
Message of the Stand Tall Project: We’re Here and We Care
Students and members of the Butler community have gathered across campus this fall to answer a question: What would you say to a survivor of sexual violence? “I admire your strength,” one said. “It’s not your fault,” added another. “Speak up,” said a third. “We’re here to listen.” Noelle Rich ’16 started the Stand Tall…
United Way Designates Butler a ‘Company That Cares’
Butler University is among a select group in the six-county Central Indiana area that has earned the Company that Cares distinction for results during the 2013 United Way of Central Indiana annual workplace campaign. United Way awards the designation to organizations that reach their fundraising or participation goal and achieve benchmarks in volunteer community participation,…
Author Michael Martone’s Gift to Butler Will Spur Writing About Indiana
Author Michael Martone will make an endowed gift to Butler University in honor of his parents, Patricia ’53 and Anthony Martone, to support undergraduate English majors as they travel to conduct research and publish work about the state of Indiana and its citizens. “My main interest is not to have another contest or award, but…
Bobby Fong Remembered for His Many Contributions to Butler
The event began with a video tribute that looked back at his 10 remarkable years at Butler and ended with the crowd singing “Take Me Out to the Ballgame.” In between, speaker after speaker rose to celebrate the life of Bobby Fong, Butler’s 20th president, who died September 8 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he had…
For All the Dogs We’ve Loved Before, A Memorial
Butler’s beloved bulldogs got their final resting place on Friday, a granite, brick, and bronze doghouse outside Hinkle Fieldhouse where the remains of Blue I, Blue II, and all future mascots will be laid to rest. Michael Kaltenmark said the bulldog memorial is “a timeless relic. The University dedicated the dog house/columbarium (urn storage)…
Officer Davis: ‘A Hero Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice’
Butler University Police Officer James Davis, who was killed in the line of duty on September 24, 2004, was remembered on the 10th anniversary of his death as “a professional, friendly, and caring individual” and “a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice for this campus, the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, and the city of Indianapolis.” Assistant Chief…
Butler Hires Real Estate Consultants to Find Retail Tenants for Parking Facility
Butler University today announced it has retained local real estate consultants CBRE to find high-quality retail tenants to fill 15,000 square feet of space in its new 1,038-space campus parking facility, which will be completed in August 2015. The facility will be built on an existing parking lot between Clowes Memorial Hall and Lake Road…
Love That Took Root in Holcomb Gardens Finds a New Way to Bloom
On September 22, 1974, Sharon Leininger ’70 and Michael Nemeroff got married in Holcomb Gardens. Forty years later, they returned—this time to plant a Japanese maple tree to commemorate their 40th anniversary. “At first, I was going to make this a surprise,” Mike said, “but everything else we’ve done in our marriage has been a…
Representing Butler, It’s Pearson in the Press Box
Mark Pearson ’16 took the elevator ride most aspiring sports journalists dream of—to the press box at Lucas Oil Stadium to cover Monday Night Football. Pearson sat above the crowds Monday, September 15, alongside seasoned sports reporters to cover the Indianapolis Colts vs. Philadelphia Eagles game for BU:30, a Butler University student-run sports media…
Bulldog Memorial to Be Unveiled During Homecoming
Butler University will unveil a new memorial to its bulldog mascots at the Butler Bowl entrance on Friday, September 26, at 4:00 p.m., as part of Homecoming. The memorial, which was adopted as a project by the Class of 2013 and became its official class gift, features: -A custom dog house/columbarium (urn storage) designed and…
Butler Breaks Ground on New Parking Facility
Butler University broke ground Thursday, September 18, on a 1,038-space multi-use parking facility located on the lot behind the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts along Sunset Avenue. Construction of the five-story parking structure, which is anticipated to open in August 2015, will begin this fall. President James M. Danko and Board of Trustees…
Butler Introduces Plan to Eliminate Greenhouse Gases on Campus
Butler University has devised a plan to eliminate greenhouse gases produced on the campus by 2050. The Butler University Sustainability and Climate Action plan (BUSCA) includes a variety of strategies, such as energy efficiency and conservation measures, transportation strategies, long-term plans to incorporate renewable energy, and a goal to become a “zero waste” campus. The…
Celebration of Dr. Fong’s Life to Take Place Sept. 28
Butler University will celebrate the life of former President Bobby Fong with a public ceremony September 28 at 1:00 p.m. in Clowes Memorial Hall. Fong died September 8 in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, where he was president of Ursinus College. Butler President James M. Danko and representatives of the Butler and Indianapolis communities will speak. Suzanne Fong…
CUE Farm Producing A Bumper Crop of Customers
By Sarvary Koller ’15 Senior Engineering major Alyssa Setnar rode her bike to the CUE farm stand on Thursday to pick up some fresh fruit. “It’s a two-minute bike ride from my house, closer than any grocery store,” Setnar said. “It’s actually less expensive than the produce at the store, and I know where and…