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Stories ByMark Apple

Butler University Jazz Ensemble Wins Prestigious DownBeat Student Music Award
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Butler University Jazz Ensemble Wins Prestigious DownBeat Student Music Award

By: Mark Apple | May 8, 2025

The Butler University Jazz Ensemble has been named a 2025 DownBeat Student Music Award winner in the Undergraduate College Large Jazz Ensemble category, earning one of the highest honors in jazz education. This recognition from DownBeat magazine—the definitive voice in jazz since 1934—places Butler’s student musicians in elite company, joining the ranks of past winners […]

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Butler First-Year Student Showcases Sustainable Design on International Stage
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Butler First-Year Student Showcases Sustainable Design on International Stage

By: Mark Apple | May 5, 2025

When first-year Butler University student Rain Williams walked into her high school fashion design class, she didn’t expect the journey ahead would take her nearly 4,000 miles from her Chicago hometown to an international runway in Dublin, Ireland. But that’s exactly what happened when Rain qualified for the global finals of Junk Kouture, a prestigious […]

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Butler University Unveils Space for Its New Two-Year College 
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Butler University Unveils Space for Its New Two-Year College 

By: Mark Apple | April 29, 2025

Butler University today unveiled the space for its Founder’s College, which will welcome its first class of students in August. Butler’s new two-year college—among the first of its kind in the U.S.—provides high-ability students from low-wealth backgrounds a pathway to earn their associate’s degree with no debt or out-of-pocket expenses. Academically qualifying graduates may also […]

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Butler Alumni Honored for Career Success Before 40
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Butler Alumni Honored for Career Success Before 40

By: Mark Apple | April 22, 2025

Five Butler University alumni landed on Indianapolis Business Journal’s (IBJ) prestigious “Forty Under 40” list in 2025. They are: Ira Maher MBA ’15 (LSB), Brad Vogelsmeier ’13 (LAS), Ryan Waggoner ’10 (CCOM), Jessica Warnke MBA ’20 (LSB), and Brittney Yocum ’10 (LSB).  Each year, IBJ accepts nominations from the community for its “Forty Under 40” […]

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Butler Senior’s Research Heads to Space Aboard SpaceX 32
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Butler Senior’s Research Heads to Space Aboard SpaceX 32

By: Mark Apple | April 18, 2025

When SpaceX 32 launches at 4:15 AM on April 21, 2025, from Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., bound for the International Space Station (ISS), a Butler University senior will be on hand with a personal stake in the mission.  Thomas Chandler, a Psychology major at Butler, has spent the past year working alongside […]

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Founder’s College Priority Application Deadline Approaching February 15
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Founder’s College Priority Application Deadline Approaching February 15

By: Mark Apple | February 7, 2025

Students interested in joining the first class of Founder’s College should apply by February 15, 2025, to take advantage of scholarship opportunities and priority access. Students get access to Butler University ‘s rigorous, high quality, best in class career-focused academic experiences with little to no debt.    Designed for Indianapolis-area students, Founder’s College offers two-year associate […]

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Butler University Launching Online M.S. in Sports Management
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Butler University Launching Online M.S. in Sports Management

By: Mark Apple | January 29, 2025

Butler University is set to launch an online Master of Science in Sports Management program in August 2025, providing aspiring sports industry professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the highly competitive field. With a strategic location in Indianapolis—internationally recognized as a major hub for professional and amateur sports organizations—Butler offers students […]

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Alan Finn to Serve as EVP and CFO at Butler University 
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Alan Finn to Serve as EVP and CFO at Butler University 

By: Mark Apple | January 22, 2025

 Alan Finn will serve as Butler University’s Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Operating Officer, Butler President James Danko announced today. Finn comes to Butler from Ball State University, where he has served as the Vice President for Business Affairs and Treasurer since 2019. He will begin his new role at Butler on March […]

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Butler University Expanding Mental Health Offerings for Students 
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Butler University Expanding Mental Health Offerings for Students 

By: Mark Apple | November 19, 2024

Butler University is adding to its already impressive list of student mental health offerings by joining MINDful College Connections (MCC), a shared-resource consortium of Indiana colleges and universities with the goal of improving the capacity of its member institutions to meet the growing need for mental health care services for their students. DePauw University, Rose-Hulman […]

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Curio Collection by Hilton Hotel Coming to Butler University
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Curio Collection by Hilton Hotel Coming to Butler University

By: Mark Apple | August 23, 2024

Butler University and Hilton (NYSE: HLT) announced today an adaptive reuse project that will restore historic Ross Hall on Butler’s campus, transforming it into a boutique hotel within the Curio Collection by Hilton. The project marks a significant milestone as the first Curio property located on a university campus, blending Butler University’s rich history with […]

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Butler University Trustees Extend President James Danko’s Contract for Three Years
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Butler University Trustees Extend President James Danko’s Contract for Three Years

By: Mark Apple | April 25, 2023

James Danko will remain President of Butler University through at least August 2026, following action taken by the University’s Board of Trustees, who voted unanimously to extend his contract for three years. The new contract includes one-year renewal options beyond 2026. “Under Jim Danko’s leadership, Butler University has flourished for more than a decade,” Keith […]

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Rare Total Solar Eclipse Coming to Indianapolis Area in One Year 
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Rare Total Solar Eclipse Coming to Indianapolis Area in One Year 

By: Mark Apple | April 8, 2023

On April 8, 2024—one year from today—people in Indianapolis will have the opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse. For many, it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience; the last time a total solar eclipse passed over Indianapolis was in 1205 and there won’t be another until October 2153. In Indianapolis, the total eclipse will occur […]

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