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Working in the Office of Advancement, Gina Donahue enjoys the challenge of working with a diverse group of people. As the department’s liaison, she works closely with the President’s office, Athletics, and Human Resources.

Butler University has received a grant of $748,616 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana. The grant will support Science of Reading (SoR)-aligned curricular and professional development opportunities for Butler College of Education (COE) students and faculty, as well as staff and educators at James Whitcomb Riley IPS […]

As we embrace the holidays on our beautiful Butler campus, we wish you sunny days and starry nights, peace on earth and sparkling skies, and all the joy and blessings of the season.
– Jim and Bethanie Danko

As Executive Director of the Student Success Center, Robbie Lopez-Shue is proud of the environment and staff he has created and fostered. He is honored to work with Butler’s tight-knit community.

Butler University’s Clowes Hall ranks 97th among theaters worldwide in gross sales revenue and 80th in the world for number of tickets sold, according to rankings released this week by Pollstar, a company that provides data for the worldwide concert industry. This is the fifth consecutive year Clowes Hall has cracked the Top 150 in […]

Hailey Hammons ’20Organizational Communication and Leadership majorZoological Animal SpecialistDiscovery Cove SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment  How did Butler prepare you for your career? Butler prepared me for many aspects of my career. The College of Communication helped me with my daily public speaking abilities. Butler also helped me with the confidence to reach my goal of becoming […]

As a Butler University employee, Emma Winchell enjoys bonding with students as a Financial Aid Counselor. She is proud to help ease the stress of students and their families as they navigate funding their college education.

In 2016, Olivia Stoy was a typical 12-year-old—healthy and active, involved in many different activities like basketball and softball. But when she developed a stubborn cold that just didn’t go away, her parents became concerned. Olivia eventually landed at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, where doctors discovered that she was dealing with something much […]

Professor of Physics and Astronomy Brian Murphy has traveled great distances for an optimal view of a total solar eclipse—to Manitoba, Canada (1979), Vietnam (1995), and southern Illinois, with students and alumni (2017). On April 8, 2024, all he’ll have to do is exit the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium. That day, for the first time […]

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 […]

In the heart of Indianapolis, a quiet revolution is underway. The Indianapolis Center for Arts Education and Innovation (ICAEI) is a visionary project led by Lisa Brooks, Dean of Butler’s Jordan College of the Arts, and Lauren Shelton, Director of the Butler Community Arts School. Together, they are working to bridge the gap between art […]

Ross Hall, Butler’s oldest residence hall (circa-1954), was first referred to as the Men’s Residence Hall and later named after Butler’s 19th president, M.O. Ross. The hall witnessed just under 70 years of move-ins, move-outs, and first-years finding their way (in addition to many early morning fire alarms and stolen exit signs). And while Ross […]