Butler’s Successful Fundraising Continues
The generosity of more than 14,000 Butler University alumni and friends made fiscal year 2017 one of the University’s best fundraising years on record.
After 40 Years of ‘Helping People,’ Jeanne Van Tyle Retires
Professor of Pharmacy Jeanne Van Tyle discovered her love of teaching in what sounds like a moment scripted for television.
Butler Summer Intensive Students to Perform at the Schrott
Forty-nine dancers from around the country have come to Butler University to participate in the second annual Summer Intensive, a three-week program designed to immerse 13- to 18-year-olds in the culture of dance.
Lavall Jordan Introduced as New Men’s Basketball Coach
LaVall Jordan ’01 returned home to Butler University on Wednesday, June 14, to become the school’s 24th men’s basketball coach, pledging to uphold the values of the Butler Way and to build on past successes. Jordan, who played at Butler from 1997-2001 and served on the coaching staff from 2003-2007, said being hired to lead…
Butler, CTS Announce Campus-Sharing Partnership
Butler University and Christian Theological Seminary on June 12 announced a campus-sharing partnership.
What They Learned in Butler’s MBA Program Translates to Victory
The Butler MBA team won the 2017 ACG Cup.
President Danko’s Message Regarding Coach Holtmann’s Departure
“Our men’s basketball program has enjoyed success at the highest levels for several decades, and I am confident that it will continue to do so.”
Butler Receives $5 Million Gift from Frank Levinson ’75
Butler University alumnus Frank Levinson ’75, a longtime Butler benefactor whose past gifts enabled Butler to upgrade its science programs and purchase its first supercomputer, is generously providing the University with a new $5 million gift to support the sciences.
Athletics Hall of Fame Adds Seven Individuals, Two Teams
ix former student-athletes, two teams and a long-time supporter of the athletics program have been chosen for induction into the Butler University Athletics Hall of Fame.
Four From Butler Are Awarded Creative Renewal Fellowships
Four members of the Butler community—Karen Thickstun MM ’91, Lisa Whitaker, Miho Sasaki MM ’05, and Michael Johnson ’96—have been awarded $10,000 Creative Renewal Fellowships by the Arts Council of Indianapolis.
Three Butler Students Chosen For Fulbright Summer Institute
Three students from Butler University will participate in the Fulbright Summer Institute in the United Kingdom, one of the most prestigious and selective summer scholarship programs operating worldwide.
Butler Wins Ball Venture Competition Award
Butler University has received a $20,000 Ball Venture Fund Competition award to research software and hardware that can help make math courses accessible online for students with visual impairments.
‘Doc’ McGowan in Retirement: Reading, Writing, Thinking
For almost 25 years, Dick McGowan taught Butler students—mostly in the Lacy School of Business, and mostly about ethics. But the underlying lesson in everything he taught them was about hope.
Butler Undergraduate Research Journal Publishes Third Edition
“Uncovering the Mystery of Machu Picchu, “Social Relevance and Innovation in Public Radio,” and “Tango: A Spanish-Based Programming Language” are just some of the papers contained in the 2017 Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research, which is now available online. The third annual journal features a wide range of scholarly papers—five by Butler students and the…
2016-2017: The Academic Year in Review
The 2016–2017 academic year began with the largest class ever—1,272 students—coming to Butler. It concluded with 955 newly minted graduates, two large gifts to the University, and the groundbreaking for a new housing facility to replace Schwitzer Hall.