Stories Byjennifer gunnels

As a first-generation college student, Maylin Andrade Saracayo had an inspiring role model in her older sister who graduated from Indiana University and is now pursuing a master’s degree in social work at IUPUI. Maylin had intended to follow in her sister’s footsteps by attending IU until a campus visit to Butler inspired her to […]

The Butler University Alumni Association has announced the 2023 recipients of eight alumni awards, which honor individuals for their commitment to the University and to their communities. Award honorees will be recognized at a special Alumni Recognition Ceremony on October 27 during Butler’s annual Homecoming festivities.  This year’s recipients are: The Butler Medal:  John David […]

Shareholders from the Butler Giving Circle (BGC) recently voted to award the group’s annual community grant to the Butler University Community Outreach Pharmacy (BUCOP) to support its educational enhancement project. The $6,150 grant will be used to purchase a pill counter that will increase the clinic’s efficiency in filling prescriptions, allowing student volunteers more time […]

Kurt Mahrdt grew up a few blocks from Butler’s campus and attended elementary school at 49th and Boulevard, across the street from Hinkle Fieldhouse. Beginning around the fourth grade, Mahrdt recalls using Butler’s athletics facilities to play basketball, football, and baseball with his neighborhood friends after school. Tony Hinkle was often nearby, overseeing practice for […]

More than a year has passed since Xan Korman died, but his legacy at Butler University is still just getting started. Korman was a rising junior and a promising photographer who loved covering the Butler Men’s Basketball team when he was gravely injured in a drive-by shooting in his home state of Maryland. He passed […]

The leadership of Butler’s Black Alumni Association (BAA) recently issued a dollar-for-dollar matching gift challenge to donors during the University’s Day of Giving in support of the Black Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship, which received an enthusiastic response from more than 60 donors. Together, donors contributed $11,225 for the scholarship during the University-wide giving event in […]

On Thursday, April 13, Butler University faculty, staff, students, donors, and community partners celebrated the official opening of the University’s expanded and renovated Sciences Complex, a $100 million project that represented the largest infrastructure investment in Butler’s history. The project included the renovation of Gallahue Hall and the Holcomb Building, and the creation of Levinson […]

Terri Jett arrived at Butler in 1999 to begin her teaching career as an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies after earning her Ph.D. in Public Policy and Public Administration from Auburn University. Originally from California, Jett was unfamiliar with the Hoosier state, but was drawn to the energy of the […]

On Friday morning, February 10, 2023, approximately 1,800 Central Indiana elementary school students filed into Clowes Memorial Hall to attend a free performance of The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. The performance was part of the 2022-23 Clowes Education Matinee Series, which Butler University announced last August would be offered free of […]

As a first-generation college student, Carmen Salsbury’s career path was shaped by mentors who nurtured her passions, stoked her curiosity, and encouraged her growth. Now, as a Professor of Biological Sciences at Butler University, she has been providing the same kind of mentorship for Butler students for more than 20 years. Last year, Salsbury was […]

The Hylant Family Foundation recently committed $1 million to Butler University to support students studying in the Davey Risk Management and Insurance program in a new partnership with the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. The majority of the gift will be used to create an endowed scholarship for students majoring in risk management and […]

As a college student studying music at the University of Illinois, Butler University Bassoon Professor Doug Spaniol dreamed of becoming a rock star. After winning an audition for a full-time summer job playing electric bass at Busch Gardens amusement park in Virginia, he felt well on his way to accomplishing his goal. But upon returning […]