Stories ByMark Apple

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Playfly Esports announced today its plans for the next iteration of its NACE Starleague Grand Finals. The spring 2023 installment is set to take place live and in-person on the campus of Butler University on April 29-30. Following the record-setting success of the Fall 2022 Grand Finals, this two-day competition will feature 14 teams from […]

Butler University is partnering with Ascend Indiana to connect more students to good and promising career opportunities in Indiana. Through the Ascend Network (the initiative’s online job matching platform), Butler students can connect with Indiana jobs and internships that match their skill sets and interests and receive increased one-on-one career guidance and job search support. […]

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, 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 […]

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 […]