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GANGGANG Named 2023 Ovid Butler Founder’s Award Recipient

GANGGANG Named 2023 Ovid Butler Founder’s Award Recipient

February 8, 2023

Indianapolis-based cultural development firm GANGGANG is the recipient of the 2023 Ovid Butler Founder’s Award, which recognizes and celebrates individuals or organizations that embody Butler University’s values of innovation, excellence, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Butler President James Danko presented the award to GANGGANG founders Alan Bacon and Malina Simone Bacon during a ceremony Wednesday, February […]

Sports Tech HQ Partnering with Butler University Esports Park

Sports Tech HQ Partnering with Butler University Esports Park

January 30, 2023

Sports Tech HQ, a nonprofit organization formed in Indiana in June 2022 through a partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, will become a third partner with Butler University’s Esports Park. The purpose of Sports Tech HQ is to cultivate a sports tech ecosystem that inspires and facilitates innovation while building Indiana’s brand as a […]

Lifetime Risk of Imprisonment Remains High and Starkly Unequal

Lifetime Risk of Imprisonment Remains High and Starkly Unequal

December 13, 2022

A new study by researchers at Butler University and Duke University reveals that while the U.S. prison population is declining, the percentage of Americans who will be imprisoned at some point in their lives remains high. The research is also the first to measure lifetime imprisonment risk among American Indians and Alaska Natives, who face […]

Capturing the Essence

Capturing the Essence

By: Mark Apple

As part of Butler’s preparation for a February 2023 visit from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the University conducted a review of its mission statement.

Welcome Home

Welcome Home

By: Mark Apple | June 6, 2022

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Celebrates Centennial Anniversary Throughout 2022, Butler University is honoring Sigma Gamma Rho (SGRho) sorority on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. The historically Black sorority was founded on Butler’s campus by seven educators on November 12, 1922. Of the nation’s four historically Black sororities, Sigma Gamma Rho is the only one […]

Butler University Names Julie Straub Senior Executive Director of Division of Professional Studies 

Butler University Names Julie Straub Senior Executive Director of Division of Professional Studies 

By: Mark Apple | May 20, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS – Julie Straub has been named inaugural Senior Executive Director of the Division of Professional Studies at Butler University. She comes to Butler from Miami University (Ohio), where she served as Co-Founder and Director of E-campus. Straub started in her new role with Butler on April 25, 2022. Butler’s Division of Professional Studies (DPS) […]

Butler Pharmacy Graduates Earn Highest Pass Rate on the NAPLEX® Licensure Exam

Butler Pharmacy Graduates Earn Highest Pass Rate on the NAPLEX® Licensure Exam

By: Mark Apple | May 12, 2022

If student outcomes ultimately define the quality and rigor of a college’s curriculum, as many people assert, then Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) has a claim to being the best of its kind in the nation. Graduates of Butler University’s prestigious Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program passed the North American Pharmacy […]

Butler’s Office of the President Earns Green Office Certification

Butler’s Office of the President Earns Green Office Certification

By: Mark Apple | May 4, 2022

Butler University’s Office of the President has earned Green Office Certification from the University’s Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES). The certification was awarded based on the Office’s sustainability efforts. “When it comes to sustainability efforts, the Office of the President is leading by example,” Jamie Valentine, Assistant Director for CUES, said. “If other […]

Butler University is a Great Investment

Butler University is a Great Investment

March 30, 2022

A Butler University degree has a Return on Investment (ROI) of $1.344 million over 40 years.

First-Year Student Gianna Bucaro Wins Weidner Altruism Scholarship

First-Year Student Gianna Bucaro Wins Weidner Altruism Scholarship

March 28, 2022

Gianna Bucaro, a first-year Butler student from Bloomingdale, Ill., is the recipient of the 2022-2023 John Henry Weidner Endowed Scholarship for Altruism in recognition of her commitment to disability rights, children’s health, and volunteerism.

Brooke Barnett to Serve as Provost at Butler University

Brooke Barnett to Serve as Provost at Butler University

By: Mark Apple | March 16, 2022

Brooke Barnett, PhD, has been selected to serve as the next Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Butler University. She has served as Butler’s Interim Provost since April 1, 2021.

Butler University to Confer Honorary Degrees Upon Sigma Gamma Rho Founders

Butler University to Confer Honorary Degrees Upon Sigma Gamma Rho Founders

By: Mark Apple | March 14, 2022

The seven founders of Sigma Gamma Rho will posthumously receive honorary degrees during the Spring Commencement ceremony on May 6.

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