$1 Million Gift from Butler Graduate to Support New Esports Park

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Butler University recently received an anonymous $1 million gift from the estate of a Butler graduate that will be used to support construction of the Esports Park, a 7,320-square-foot, multi-use esports and technology facility on the University’s campus. Located on Sunset Avenue between Hinkle Fieldhouse and Clowes Memorial Hall, the space is currently under construction…

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GANGGANG and the Butler Arts & Events Center Announce a Second Season of Live Entertainment with the Clowes Lawn Series

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Six free Thursday shows to include rock, poetry, jazz, hip-hop and open mic nights  The Butler Arts & Events Center (BAEC) and cultural development firm GANGGANG announced plans to collaborate again this year on the popular Clowes Lawn Series. Aimed at bringing new artistic talent and perspectives to the Butler University campus, the six-show series…

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From The President

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Imagination. Innovation. Inspiration. These themes were the focus of my remarks on April 23, when we gathered in Hinkle Fieldhouse to celebrate the successful conclusion of Butler Beyond: The Campaign for Butler University. At our celebration, Beyond Grateful, I announced that 34,804 donors had collectively contributed more than $263.5 million to the Campaign and that…

Shaping Butler’s Future

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On March 15, President James Danko announced that Dr. Brooke Barnett, who has served as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since April 2021, would continue in the role. She follows Kate Morris who is now President at St. Lawrence University. In his announcement, President Danko acknowledged that it became clear to him…

Levinson Family Hall

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The newest building on campus officially has a name. On April 23, Butler President Jim Danko announced that the new 44,000-square-foot sciences expansion building connecting Gallahue Hall to the Holcomb Building will be permanently named Levinson Family Hall in honor of a $10 million gift from Frank ’75 and Kristin Levinson. “This gift is not…

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Welcome Home

Mark Apple

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Celebrates Centennial Anniversary Throughout 2022, Butler University is honoring Sigma Gamma Rho (SGRho) sorority on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The historically Black sorority was founded on Butler’s campus by seven educators on November 12, 1922. Of the nation’s four historically Black sororities, Sigma Gamma Rho is the only one…

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To Dance is to Live

Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18

The Bud Kerwin Jordan College of the Arts Dance Scholarship During a reunion in October 2017, a group of Butler Ballet alumni from the 1970s and early ’80s decided they wanted to honor one of their favorite professors, Bud Kerwin, by creating a scholarship in his name. Imagine their surprise when they found out that…

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It Means So Much

Meredith Sauter ’12

Undergraduate research award paves the way for the next generation of psychologists  One of the hallmarks of a Butler education is its emphasis on a student-centered education. This means that students can tailor their studies, activities, and research to the subjects, ideas, and career fields that they’re really interested in. This is nowhere more evident…

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Making a Difference

Katie Grieze

In 2005, J.J. ’95 and Emily ’96 DeBrosse lost their 15-week-old daughter, Catherine, to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)—an unexplained condition that affects more than 3,000 families in the United States each year. “A downside when you lose a child is that there are no milestones,” J.J. says. “She’s not bringing home report cards. She…