Are You Ready for Some Paper Football?!
Deep in the basement of Jordan Hall, Room 048 is a plain, run-of-the-mill conference room, home to ordinary staff meetings and brainstorming sessions. But come Fridays at lunchtime, the room becomes tense with calculated finger flicks as a paper football soars across the table dividing two athletic enemies. This is the Butler University Paper Football…
Remembering Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig
Abdul-Rahman Peter Edward Kassig, who studied political science at Butler University in 2011 and 2012, was remembered during a memorial service held November 23 at Clowes Memorial Hall. More than 800 people attended. (The recorded video of the ceremony is available at www.butler.edu/live.) Kassig, 26, was born on February 19, 1988. His parents were notified…
The Generation Rx Prescription: Make Learning Fun
More than 70 rambunctious Girl Scouts poured into the cramped basement of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Plainfield on Friday evening to discuss a topic important to the health of young Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, and Seniors—prevention of prescription drug abuse. Kailey Meadows ’16 teaches some Girl Scouts about prescription drugs. The kindergarten to…
She Won a Contest. Now the Kids Are Having a Ball
Jill B. Allen ’13 needed physical education equipment and resources for her Movement Studio classroom at the Butler Lab School and, thanks to the participants in the NFL PLAY 60 DonorsChoose.org Showdown, she’s getting it. Allen’s class will receive an array of volleyballs, basketballs, soccer balls and other gear after her project, called “Help Us…
For Professor Boyd, It’s Out With the Cage and In With the Schubert
With the release of her new CD, Butler University Associate Professor of Piano Kate Boyd is finishing one project and starting another. The disc, John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes/In a Landscape, which was just released by Navona Records, is the culmination of two years of work that included performances and presentations at Butler and all…
A 4,763-Mile Trip for Five Minutes Onstage? Yes, Please.
Butler Dance Professor Marek Cholewa took five Butler Ballet students to Bratislava, Slovakia, November 19-24 to participate in the “International Concert of Dance Schools,” a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the prestigious Dance Conservatory of Eva Jacz. Marek Cholewa with Eileen Frazer and Ricardo Dyer Butler students Ricardo Dyer, Eileen Frazer, Marie Harrison,…
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…