Butler Joins Lincoln Park Zoo in Wildlife Study
Butler University’s Center for Urban Ecology will place 48 motion-sensitive cameras at locations in Indianapolis, Westfield, Zionsville, and Carmel for four weeks every quarter beginning in April to study urban wildlife. The Indy Wildlife Watch project is being done in conjunction with the Lincoln Park Zoo Urban Wildlife Institute in Chicago and the University of…
Butler University’s Oldest Living Graduate Turns 105
He commuted to Butler in his Model T Ford, walked around campus when the only buildings were Jordan Hall, Butler Fieldhouse, the Phi Delta Theta house, and the Campus Club, and played on the Butler baseball team with Oral Hildebrand, who pitched in the major leagues from 1931-1940. He’s Sam Arnett ’33, believed to be…
Academic All-Americans? Family Atmosphere? We’ve Got That
Butler basketball is about much more than wins, as two recent newspaper stories note. In the Indianapolis Business Journal, sports columnist Mike Lopresti wrote that Butler’s success off the basketball court over the last 10 years is unrivaled in Division I. The Bulldogs have had seven Academic All-Americans since 2007, more than any other Division…
Two Butler Sophomores Selected 500 Festival Princesses
Butler sophomores Caitlyn Foye and Monica Wright are among 33 college-age women who have been selected as Indianapolis 500 Festival Princesses for 2016. Foye, from Newburgh, Indiana, is a graduate of Castle High School and a sophomore majoring in Biology. Wright, who is from Indianapolis, is a graduate of Cathedral High School and a sophomore…
COB Students Turn Empty Bags Into Big Business
Six Butler College of Business students are selling tote bags made entirely from discarded coffee bean bags. The bags, which sell for $30, are available at http://www.revinylindy.com/. The project is part of Butler’s Real Business Experience class, which requires students to form a company, create a product, and bring it to market. “This is just…
Butler Students Take the Polar Plunge for Charity
Together, they raised more than $47,000 for Special Olympics Indiana. By Evie Schultz ’16 The thermometer read 12 degrees on Saturday morning, February 13, but that didn’t stop hundreds of Butler students from jumping in an ice-cold pool. “It’s cold but totally worth it,” John Lacheta ’19 said as he toweled off. Students weren’t just…
Butler Graduated 116 Students in December 2015
Here is the official list of December 2015 graduates of Butler University: Maritza Arredondo Business Administration Indianapolis IN Gina Barrieau Marketing Mequon WI Jonathan Benstent Management Information Systems Willow Springs IL Kelsey Berggren Science, Technology, & Society Chebanse IL Alexander Berton Middle/Secondary Education Oak Park IL Jennifer Briggs Business Administration Indianapolis IN Kiley Broad International…
Want Summer Camps? Check Out Butler Community Arts School
Butler Community Arts School this summer will offer more than a dozen camps for children—and a couple for adults—interested in the arts. The offerings include six new camps: Ballet Summer Intensive; Brass Camp; Oboe Camp; Oboe Reed Workshop; Saxophone Camp; and Voice Camp. All camps take place on the Butler University campus. For more information,…
Liz Niemiec ’16 Receives $100K Grant for Her Little Wish Foundation
Senior Liz Niemiec has received a $100,000 grant from the LIDS Foundation for her nonprofit Little Wish Foundation, which grants small wishes ($300 to $800) to kids with cancer. “The LIDS Foundation is extremely excited about our new partnership with Little Wish Foundation,” Bailee Reynolds, LIDS Foundation manager, said in a story published February 4…
Jazz Foundation Scholarship Awarded to Chloe Boelter ’17
Vocal Performance major Chloe Boelter, a junior from Algonquin, Illinois, has been awarded an Indianapolis Jazz Foundation scholarship. Boelter, who also plays the piano and has produced two solo albums, has performed as a vocalist with the Butler Jazz Ensemble since 2014 and also is a member of a jazz combo. She is one of…
Samantha Vidal ’08 Honored for School Counseling Work
Samantha Vidal MSC ’08 was honored in Washington, D.C., the week of January 25 for being one of the six nationalist finalists for the 2016 School Counselor of the Year Award. The ceremonies, which included recognition from First Lady Michelle Obama, were timed to coincide with National School Counseling Week, February 1-5. “Being selected as…
Dean Shelley Honored for Contributions to Teacher Education
Ena Shelley, Dean of Butler University’s College of Education (COE) since 2005 and a professor in the College since 1982, has been selected to receive the Edward C. Pomeroy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education from the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE).
World Premiere of Vonnegut Opera to Take Place at Butler
An opera version of Kurt Vonnegut’s Happy Birthday, Wanda June, written by Vonnegut and Butler Director of Instrumental Activities Richard Auldon Clark, will have its world premiere performed by Indianapolis Opera, September 16-18 at the Schrott Center for the Arts. “Kurt always thought Happy Birthday, Wanda June would make a great opera, and I was…
Butler University Celebrates Founder’s Week February 7-13
“Privilege and Opportunity” will be the theme of Butler University’s Founder’s Week 2016, which will be celebrated across campus from February 7-13. One hundred and sixty-one years ago, Butler University was founded on the principles of diversity, equality, innovation, and access. Those characteristics are still vital today as the University seeks to recapture and reclaim…
Betsy Shirley ’10 Earns Religion Writers’ Fellowship
Betsy Shirley ’10, an assistant editor with Sojourners magazine, has been named one of 28 Religion Newswriters Association’s Handa Fellows in Interreligious Communication, an achievement that will help broaden her knowledge of religion and the scope of her coverage. The one-year fellowship includes numerous professional development opportunities—a dedicated mentor and webinars designed to sharpen the fellows’ writing…