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Nothing brought Butler’s promise of real-world experience home to Victor Aguilar ’21 like the Detroit Trek. His experiences set him on a path to a new city, a new career, and a new connection to his alma mater.

A lepidopterist, an astrophysicist and a dancer walk into a bar … No, it’s not a variation on an old joke. It’s an example of the variety of student researchers who get to know each other during the Butler Summer Institute (BSI)—and just one of the opportunities in a program chock full of them. BSI, […]

All students at Butler University are required to complete at least one course focused on themes of diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Since 2018, a year-long faculty fellowship program has been working to help ensure that this experience is more than just a box to check. Butler recently established the Social Justice and Diversity (SJD) requirement […]

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.

Butler University’s Indianapolis Community Requirement (ICR) gives students opportunities for growth and self-discovery through service-learning. Donald Braid, Director of the Center for Citizenship and Community, says the ICR goes beyond the volunteering most students perform in high school: These classes create personal, mutually beneficial relationships that can change the trajectory of students’ lives. Launched in […]

Junior Emma Bronsteader completed her second internship with the Olympics this past February.

Through the program, participants design social justice and diversity courses that encourage personal growth and reflection

Through Butler’s Trek programs in several major cities, students have the chance to explore career opportunities and network with alumni

The ongoing collaboration has evolved into a relationship that was recently formalized through a three-year memorandum of understanding

The annual fundraising event is just one of many ways Butler students support athletes from Special Olympics Indiana

LSB’s Kristi Mitchell and a team of Butler students are transforming lives with entrepreneurship

Access to state-of-the-art technology will help students gain essential skills in remote video production