President Danko’s Statement Regarding Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig
Butler University President James M. Danko today released this statement regarding Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig: Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig had traveled to Lebanon in 2012 to provide medical and humanitarian assistance to those in need. He founded Special Emergency Response and Assistance, an aid organization for Syrian refugees. He approached life selflessly and courageously, and he upheld…
He Sings, He Dances, He Teaches Math
By day – and for the last 30-plus years – Duane Leatherman has taught math at Butler. By night – and for the next couple of weeks – he’ll don a shoulder-length wig, spectacles, and colonial garb to play Benjamin Franklin in the Belfry Theatre’s adaptation of 1776, The Musical. “It’s amazing because he definitely…
To Hone Their Skills, Recording Industry Study Students Get a Backstage Pass
Recording Industry Studies juniors Dan Fuson and Jesse May had two of the best seats in the house when Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett from the band Little Feat played Indianapolis in late October. In fact, they had something better than seats: They were on the side of the stage, making a recording of the…
Pharmacy Student Gives a Shot in the Arm to Vaccination Education
Matthew Budi ’15 wants people to know the truth about vaccines, and he is conducting his senior thesis project through the Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to educate Indianapolis residents and contribute to research on vaccination. Budi, a sixth-year Pharmacy student in the Butler Honors program, released an informational video and an…
Sophomore Matthew VanTryon Wins National Investigative Reporting Award
Sophomore Matthew VanTryon, the Butler Collegian’s sports editor, won a first-place national Pinnacle College Media Award on Friday, October 31, for best sports investigative story for his series about former Butler women’s basketball coach Beth Couture and allegations of verbal and physical abuse against her players. Couture was dismissed from the program a week after…
Professor Snyder Elected to Head Physician Assistant Education Association
Jennifer Snyder, a professor in the Physician Assistant Program, has been elected President-Elect of the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), the national education association representing 188 physician assistant programs. Snyder is concluding her elected term as a Director at Large on the Board of Directors for the Association on December 31, 2014. She begins her…
From the Pumpkin Farm to the Pharmacy Program: A First-Generation Student’s Story
Lisa Fischer ’19 grew up on a pumpkin farm in La Porte, Indiana, and neither of her parents went to college. But she said education always came first in her family. She was encouraged to reach for higher education and chose Butler as the university to mold her mind for the next six years. Now…
Hinkle Fieldhouse Renovations Are Ready to Unveil
Fans will get their first look at the $36 million renovation of Hinkle Fieldhouse on November 1 when the Butler men’s basketball team plays Tony Hinkle’s alma mater, the University of Chicago, in a pre-season game. Game time is 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the Hinkle Fieldhouse box office or by calling 317-940-3647 between…
Butler’s Office of Institutional Research Earns Recognition
The National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA) has chosen Butler University’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment website to be featured on the NILOA website, www.learningoutcomesassessment.org, in recognition of its practices in innovative and transparent online communication of student learning outcomes assessment. “This website is a centralized location for the University’s assessment efforts,” NILOA…
Announcing Our Winter Honorary Degree Recipients
Butler University will confer honorary degrees on alumnus Jauvon Gilliam ’01 and Betty Kessler, who earned her teaching certificate from Butler in 1937, during the December 21 winter commencement at Clowes Memorial Hall. The ceremony begins at 2:00 p.m. Nearly 175 students are expected to graduate. Jauvon Gilliam Gilliam was named Principal Timpanist of the…
BSO to Premiere Professor Felice’s New Composition
Frank Felice describes his new orchestral composition, “Time and Motion,” as the whirling, swirling, and settling of colorful sediment in a glass of water. “It’s as if someone swirls the glass—it becomes more opaque, more zesty in its harmony, and then the piece settles down,” he said. “But it never returns to being completely transparent…
In Lantzer’s Book, the Battle Between the ‘Wets’ and ‘Drys’ Goes On
Prohibition officially began nearly 100 years ago, and that upcoming anniversary has generated ever-increasing attention to the topic. So this appears to be the perfect time for Interpreting the Prohibition Era at Museums and Historic Sites, the new book by Jason Lantzer, Butler’s Honors Program Coordinator. The first half or more of his book looks…
In This Program, Young Writers Find Their Voice
As students trickle into room 238 at Shortridge Magnet High School, stagnant silence grows to a dull roar of laughter and chatter. Butler University students and Shortridge students catch up over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, then get to the task at hand: creative writing. Today, they will be crafting their own parodies. One student…
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…