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The Florence Jessup Memorial Study Abroad Fund

The Butler University Alumni Association (BUAA) recently welcomed seven new members to its Board of Directors. The new members began a four-year term in June and will attend their first quarterly BUAA Board meeting this week. The BUAA in partnership with the Office of Butler Community Engagement serves as a champion of alumni engagement by […]

Through a record-breaking Day of Giving and more than $18 million in newly documented estate commitments, Butler University donors gave generously during the 2023-24 fiscal year to the tune of more than $34 million in total gifts and commitments. The total includes the significant $2.5 million gift from Marianne Glick ʼ73 MS ʼ74 and Mike […]

Shareholders from the Butler Giving Circle recently voted to award the group’s annual community grant to Future Black Leaders (FBL), a student affinity group out of Fishers High School, to support its 7th Annual Black Student Leadership Summit on Butler’s campus in 2025. The $15,000 grant will provide funding for 400 Black student leaders from […]

Butler University’s annual Bulldog Crawl returns to campus on Friday, June 28. Hosted by the Central Indiana Butler Community, this event offers alumni and friends a chance to visit campus, tour new or recently updated spaces, and enjoy food and beverages from many alumni-owned or operated business partners. The Crawl raises awareness and support for […]

Originally from Lakewood, Ohio, Tristan Rumsey ’24 is graduating in May with a bachelor’s degree in statistics and minors in Business Administration and Data Science. During his time at Butler, Tristan has been the recipient of student scholarships made possible by donor gifts to the Butler Fund for Student Scholarship. Consider making a gift to […]

The Butler Giving Circle (BGC) recently announced the selection of the Fund to Support Student Mental Health as its new priority partner, connecting the donor group with a tangible avenue to support the well-being of current Bulldogs. Established in 2019, the Butler Giving Circle is open to Butler alumni, parents, and friends who pool their […]

Jessica Triboletti has been an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice in Butler’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) for eight years. Last year, she received funding to attend a professional conference about diabetes technology through support from the Drs. Edward B. and Victoria F. Roche Endowed Professional Development Faculty Fund. Triboletti says the experience […]

Jim Funk ՚69 and Jan Funk MA ՚99 are lifelong learners who have both experienced the power of education to open unexpected doors in their lives and careers. From meeting in Illinois as employees at Long John Silver’s restaurant to winding career paths that have included work in the government, insurance, human relations, and public […]

Twelve years after finishing his final game as a member of the Butler Men’s Basketball team that competed in back-to-back national championship games, Grant Leiendecker ’11 returned to Hinkle Fieldhouse in August in a new role as Associate Vice President for Athletics. “I’ve walked into that building 1,000 times, but to know I’m walking in […]

As a first-generation college student, Maylin Andrade Saracayo ’27 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. Saracayo had intended to follow in her sister’s footsteps by attending IU until a campus visit to Butler inspired her […]

On Friday, October 20, the Christel DeHaan Family Foundation (CDFF) announced a $343,000 Legacy Grant to Butler University to support the Christel DeHaan Visiting International Theatre Artist (VITA) program. In total, CDFF has contributed approximately $1.2 million to support the arts at Butler University since 2000. The Christel DeHaan VITA program was established in the […]