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Butler University officially broke ground on Friday, May 8, on Sunset Student Residences, a state-of-the-art, 633-bed sophomore residence hall that will substantially modernize and update Butler’s housing options. The $40 million building, which will open in August 2016, will span from Butler Way to Blue Ridge Road along Sunset Avenue, in what previously had been […]

On Friday, May 8, Butler University will celebrate the groundbreaking of the Sunset Student Residences, a state-of-the-art, 633-bed sophomore residence hall that will substantially modernize and update Butler’s housing options. A ceremony will begin at 2:00 p.m. The $40 million building, which will open in August 2016, will span from Butler Way to Blue Ridge […]

New construction and renovations, a plan to eliminate greenhouse gases on campus, and three students earning Fulbright Awards are among the highlights of Butler University’s 2014–2015 academic year. While there was sad news, too—the deaths of former University President Bobby Fong and former student Abdul-Rahman Kassig—the year was overwhelmingly positive. Here’s a look back. August […]

Indiana Landmarks, a private nonprofit organization that saves historic places, has selected Butler University as the winner of its annual Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration for its preservation of Hinkle Fieldhouse. The dome of Indiana Landmarks Center’s Grand Hall will turn Butler blue when Director of Athletics Barry Collier, Executive Director of Facilities Rich Michal, […]

Butler University will begin a yearlong program to compost food waste from its dining halls on Tuesdays and Fridays, beginning April 14. The University has hired the local composting service Green With Indy, which will pick up all compostable waste and bring it to GreenCycle of Indiana, where it will be turned into natural fertilizer. […]

The beauty of Butler University’s campus has been recognized by two organizations, and a third—the NCAA—will be helping to beautify it even more by donating three trees that were planted near Schwitzer Hall on March 31 to commemorate the beginning of Earth Month. For the third consecutive year, Butler has earned Tree Campus USA recognition. […]

        Butler University has made Kiplinger Personal Finance’s list of the best values in private colleges for 2015. The list, which includes 100 private universities from across the country, can be found at Kiplinger.com/links/college. Butler ranked 60th overall—up one spot from 2014. Butler also finished 194th among all schools. This was the […]

With the release of her new CD, Butler University Associate Professor of Piano Kate Boyd is finishing one project and starting another. The disc, John Cage: Sonatas and Interludes/In a Landscape, which was just released by Navona Records, is the culmination of two years of work that included performances and presentations at Butler and all […]

Butler University President James M. Danko today released this statement regarding Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig: Abdul-Rahman (Peter) Kassig had traveled to Lebanon in 2012 to provide medical and humanitarian assistance to those in need. He founded Special Emergency Response and Assistance, an aid organization for Syrian refugees. He approached life selflessly and courageously, and he upheld […]

Students and members of the Butler community have gathered across campus this fall to answer a question: What would you say to a survivor of sexual violence? “I admire your strength,” one said. “It’s not your fault,” added another. “Speak up,” said a third. “We’re here to listen.” Noelle Rich ’16 started the Stand Tall […]

Butler University is among a select group in the six-county Central Indiana area that has earned the Company that Cares distinction for results during the 2013 United Way of Central Indiana annual workplace campaign. United Way awards the designation to organizations that reach their fundraising or participation goal and achieve benchmarks in volunteer community participation, […]

Butler’s beloved bulldogs got their final resting place on Friday, a granite, brick, and bronze doghouse outside Hinkle Fieldhouse where the remains of Blue I, Blue II, and all future mascots will be laid to rest. Michael Kaltenmark said the bulldog memorial is “a timeless relic.   The University dedicated the dog house/columbarium (urn storage) […]