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LA Business Journal | August 23, 2019
Indianapolis Business Journal | August 23, 2019
Universities create spaces to collaborate
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education | August 22, 2019
Butler’s Data Boot Camp To Teach In-Demand Skills
Risk & Insurance | August 21, 2019
This Risk Management Professor Is Fed Up With Emus and Geckos
Indy Star | August 19, 2019
Roncalli accused of silencing students who supported ousted guidance counselor
WISH-TV | August 14, 2019
Look inside Butler’s $50 million Lacy School of Business
Inside Indiana Business | August 14, 2019
Butler Unveils New Building for Lacy School
WFYI | August 13, 2019
Butler University Business School Moves Into New Building
Inside Indiana Business | August 7, 2019
Princeton Review Lists Top Colleges of Indiana
Associated Press | August 5, 2019
GateHouse, Gannett to merge for $1.4B, build newspaper giant
USA Today | August 5, 2019
GateHouse Media owner to acquire USA TODAY owner Gannett
USA Today | August 5, 2019
In the wake of two more hate-fueled mass shootings, when do we call it domestic terrorism?
Inside Indiana Business | August 3, 2019
I on Education: Butler's Big Projects
Techpoint Index | August 1, 2019
Can Indiana become the hub for the global esports phenomenon?
WISH TV | July 31, 2019
Financial tips to help new college students plan and save
Courier & Press | July 25, 2019
Summer day trips: Here's your guide to must see historic landmarks in Indiana
Indy Star | July 25, 2019
Bloomington women's softball team wins Busch sponsorship; beer company announces them as 'dudes'
WFYI | July 23, 2019
Two Butler Faculty Receive Grant For National Study
Inside Indiana Business | July 23, 2019
Reiff Returns to Butler University
Inside Indiana Business | July 22, 2019
Banner Year' for Butler Fundraising
CBS-4 | July 20, 2019
Celebrate 50 years since the moon landing at Butler’s Holcomb Observatory
Inside Indiana Business | July 19, 2019
Butler Adds Old National Bank Chairman
Indianapolis Recorder | July 18, 2019
What if health insurance was like a gym membership?
Indy Star | June 30, 2019
How Tonya Bergeson-Dana coped with the loss of husband Paul Dana after Indy car wreck
Indianapolis Business Journal | June 25, 2019
Former Taco Bell franchisee giving Butler University $5 million
Inside Indiana Business | June 25, 2019
Former Board Chair Commits $5M to Butler
Indy Star | June 19, 2019
Hocus Pocus' Kathy Najimy and MasterChef Junior are on Butler Arts Center's new season
Indy Star | June 17, 2019
Shelvin Mack is still a Butler student cramming for tests, even as he plays in NBA
USA Today | June 16, 2019
Day after a nationwide register outage, Target's tech troubles continue on a smaller scale
Associated Press | June 14, 2019
4-term Indiana GOP Rep. Susan Brooks won’t seek reelection
Indy Star | June 14, 2019
Indy 500 heritage makes a home for Guggman Haus Brewing Co.
Indiana Business Journal | June 14, 2019
DePauw grants $1M from endowment to student investment group
Associated Press | June 13, 2019
Butler University plans $100M science complex for campus
Inside Indiana Business | June 13, 2019
Butler Approves 'Significant And Historic' Project
USA Today | June 11, 2019
Measles cases surpass 1,000 in span of 6 months; medical experts worry about summer travel
Indianapolis Business Journal | June 10, 2019
‘Agile and adaptable’ is the formula for Butler’s biz school and its soon-to-open new home
Inside Indiana Business | June 9, 2019
Butler Receives Gift from FirstPerson Founder
Chalkbeat | June 1, 2019
You don’t have to go to kindergarten in Indiana. But educators say it ‘levels the playing field’
Indianapolis Business Journal | May 31, 2019
2019 Innovation Issue: Many questions, fewer answers at intersection of AI, ethics
USA Today | May 20, 2019
Measles cases continue to climb; 'eliminated' disease see highest total in 25 years
Washington Post | May 17, 2019
Here’s how to watch the full flower ‘blue moon’ Saturday night
WTHR | May 13, 2019
Mom graduating from Butler University has 'crazy' story of determination
Psychology Today | May 8, 2019
Learning from the Most Popular Sport in the World
USA Today | May 6, 2019
Measles cases continue record climb, reaching 764 in 23 states
CBS-4 | April 29, 2019
Student clinic providing services for low-income neighborhood
Education Dive | April 28, 2019
Brain breaks can refocus, relax students while enhancing SEL
IBJ | April 26, 2019
British retail giant that bought Finish Line is taking slow approach to U.S. market
WTHR | April 26, 2019
Victims of Sri Lanka attack mourned in 2 Indianapolis services
Associated Press | April 24, 2019
G2 Launches New Global Solution to Help Identify Risk Associated with Illegal Pharmaceutical Sales
The Atlantic | April 24, 2019
How Sri Lanka’s Christians Became a Target
Fox 59 | April 16, 2019
Butler works with Indiana Department of Insurance to ensure right drugs are covered
USA Today | April 10, 2019
New York City declares measles public health emergency, blames 'fake science'
USA Today | April 10, 2019
Poll: Americans say Trump has made race relations worse
Indiana Business Journal | April 8, 2019
Butler pharmacists develop tool to guide insurers on drug formularies
USA Today | April 8, 2019
Booming measles cases rocket toward record: Up nearly 100 from last week
Indianapolis Recorder | April 5, 2019
The mind before, during and after opioid abuse
Indiana Business Journal | April 1, 2019
Ex-employees to testify exec knew drugs were dangerous
Washington Post | March 28, 2019
Esports continue TV push with ESPN and Turner, sparking enthusiasm, ire
Indy Star | March 22, 2019
You might be able to see the northern lights in Indiana this weekend. Here's where to go.
Indy Star | March 19, 2019
Worm supermoon' will be the last of 2019. Here's when to see it in Indiana.
Fox 59 | March 8, 2019
Your Town Friday March Madness: Butler University
WFYI | February 14, 2019
Local Universities Team With Marion County Prosecutor's Office To Address Dating Violence
Indiana Business Journal | February 14, 2019
Butler lands alumni gifts for business school, athletics
Inside Indiana Business | February 14, 2019
Florida Couple Makes $1M Gift to Butler University
Fox59 | February 13, 2019
Butler University hosts cybersecurity event for local students
Psychology Today | February 12, 2019
Indiana Business Journal | February 8, 2019
USA Today | February 4, 2019
Indy Star | January 28, 2019
Here's why President Trump was tweeting support for an Indiana Bible bill
Indy Star | January 25, 2019
Just an absolute quirk': Pacers and Colts stars don’t just miss games, they miss seasons
New York Times | January 20, 2019
The Lunar Eclipse and Supermoon: How to Watch it Tonight
CBS-4 Indy | January 17, 2019
Social media posts could affect college applications, new study finds
Yahoo | January 14, 2019
President Trump claims a wheel is older than a wall in plea for border wall. Is he right?
USA Today | January 14, 2019
Here's your guide to the 'super blood wolf moon eclipse' that's coming this weekend
Inside Indiana Business | January 14, 2019
Kenzie graduates first-ever cohort
Indy Star | January 14, 2019
Butler Arts Center's new director has deep roots. His grandpa hung first curtain at Clowes
USA Today | January 1, 2019
Young Muslims find meaning and inspiration in science fiction novels
USA Today | December 26, 2018
January 2019 lunar eclipse: How to watch the super blood wolf moon eclipse
NY Times | November 17, 2018
America’s Election Grid Remains a Patchwork of Vulnerabilities
CBS-4 | November 7, 2018
Is bipartisanship achievable? Depends who you ask
VICE | November 2, 2018
The Basics of Starting a Business When You Don't Know Where The Hell to Begin
The Guardian | October 26, 2018
Georgia: voter suppression allegations roil governor's race
USA Today | October 24, 2018
Trump tones down attacks, calls for civility after devices mailed to Democrats, CNN
IndyStar | October 22, 2018
Doyel: Butler's bulldog mascot gives admission news to kid who beat cancer
Associated Press | October 20, 2018
Democrats eye 2 competitive House races in red state Indiana
The New York Times | October 19, 2018
Georgia Voting Begins Amid Accusations of Voter Suppression
IndyStar | October 19, 2018
Butler basketball to get revamped practice facility at Hinkle Fieldhouse
WISH TV | October 8, 2018
What to watch for during first debate in Indiana's US Senate race
Des Moines Register | October 3, 2018
Democrats, tired of GOP control, think they can flip the Iowa House
IndyStar | September 28, 2018
Hear Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer call the Colts-Patriots game—if you can find it
USNews | September 25, 2018
Why 4 Students, Graduates Chose Their Colleges
Fox 59 | September 14, 2018
Butler students to work on FIFA Women's World Cup as part of inaugural Fox Sports U partnership
WISH TV | September 13, 2018
Butler University opens new dorm
US News | September 13, 2018
Identify Success Programs at Your Top-Choice College
IndyStar | September 11, 2018
Queer Eye' culture expert Karamo Brown will kick off Butler University lecture series
IndyStar | September 9, 2018
Butler named 'Best of Midwest,' as Indiana Schools feature prominently in rankings
Fox 59 | September 9, 2018
IN Focus: New season, new controversy in NFL
Fox 59 | September 4, 2018
Backlash over new Nike campaign featuring Colin Kaepernick growing
The Washington Post | August 22, 2018
Planetary party: Catch multiple planets lined up with the moon as summer wanes
The Wall Street Journal | August 15, 2018
New Topic on Campus: Civil Discourse 101
IndyStar | August 10, 2018
Saturday and Sunday night will feature meteor sky show
Inside INdiana | August 6, 2018
Demand Prompts Second Lab School's Launch
Washington Post | July 31, 2018
Athletes can easily trick popular concussion test, study finds
Indianapolis Business Journal | July 18, 2018
Kenzie Academy scores $4.2 million, plans to expand school
Indianapolis Business Journal | July 13, 2018
Butler University unleashes building spree, beautification
Bloomberg | July 9, 2018
Under-the-Radar Races Could Upend Power in State Capitols
Inside INdiana | June 20, 2018
High-Tech Institute Partnering With Traditional Educators
USA Today | May 5, 2018
Why Romeo Langford means so much to basketball in Indiana
Fox59 | May 3, 2018
Parents struggle to find balance between screen time at home and school
Lori Desautels tells Fox59 that human interaction is always better than digital when it comes to kids learning.
FiveThirtyEight | April 30, 2018
Should we trust Michael Cohen if he flips on Trump?
FiveThirtyEight cites a study done by psychology instructor Stacy Wetmore found that incentivized testimony makes mock jurors more likely to convict, even when they were explicitly told by an expert witness that such testimony is unreliable.
USA Today | April 17, 2018
Anderson Cooper rips Sean Hannity for not revealing legal ties to Trump lawyer
Nancy Whitmore talks to USA Today about the ethics behind Sean Hannity not disclosing his ties to Michael Cohen.
VICE | February 18, 2018
I Used a 'Human Uber' Surrogate to Do My Job for Me
James McGrath talks to Vice about the ethics behind AI. He sees no ethical dilemma when it comes to the use of a Human Uber, provided you pay fairly for their time.
USA Today | February 11, 2018
OxyContin maker says no more promoting opioids
Kevin Tuohy tells USA Today that discontinuing the sales information pipeline to prescribers will most likely not affect the prescribing of these drugs.
The Wall Street Journal | February 11, 2018
Who's at the Door? College officials delivering your acceptance with a dog
The Wall Street Journal reports on Butler's Butler Bound campaign, which aims to visit as many prospective students as possible and deliver their acceptance news in person, with Trip in toe.
The New York Times | February 9, 2018
Butler undergrads write coverage for dogs and pianos
A story in The New York Times reports on Butler's student-run insurance company and how it not only gives students real world experience, but also is working to address the national insurance shortage.
WPSU | January 29, 2018
Pennsylvania Patients Ready For Medical Marijuana
Jake Peters tells NPR that medical marijuana may make patients feel better in the short-term, but can make disorders, like anxiety and depression worse in the long run.
The New York Times | December 29, 2017
Looking at Blue-Collar Factory Jobs in the Rearview Mirror
President Jim Dank talks to The New York Times about what the role of higher education institutions is when it comes to globalization and the job market.
USA Today | December 21, 2017
Coin tosses, picking names out of a hat? Yep, that's how some races are decided
USA Today talks to Greg Shufeldt about quirky election law when it comes to ties and the fact that it will likely never change.
USA Today | December 10, 2017
Freedom still elusive for much of the world
An article in USA Today about International Human Rights Day quotes Fait Muedini, who says the U.S. still has a lot of work to do in this area.
In The News
Bloomberg Rates Butler's College of Business No. 1 for Internships
PUBLISHED ON Apr 22 2016
Butler University’s College of Business is the top-ranked business school in the country for internships, according to Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2016 rankings.
“Studies have shown that college students with internships fare better in the labor market after they graduate, compared to students without internships,” Bloomberg said in the rankings released April 19. “Many undergraduate business programs push hard to place their students in high-value internships that may turn into full-time job offers, expose students to a particular industry or job function, or simply help students forge connections to the world of work.”
Bloomberg defines an internship as a work experience that accumulates a minimum of 120 hours of work within a six-month (consecutive) period, in which a student receives supervision and/or mentorship and in which the student applies his or her knowledge and skills learned in college. An internship may be paid or unpaid and may be for credit or not for credit. A student’s work on his or her own start-up business qualifies as an internship if it meets the other stated criteria.
In Butler’s experiential approach to teaching and learning, students in the College of Business create a business plan their first year, launch a company as sophomores, and complete at least two internships before graduation—a series of experiential requirements unmatched in the business school landscape.
Media contact:
Marc Allan
mallan@butler.edu
317-940-9822
The Illustrated History of Butler University
PUBLISHED ON Aug 20 2014
Picture this: the illustrated history of Butler University. The campuses, the buildings, the people who made the history. The clothes, the activities, the classes, the games.
That’s what Indianapolis artist Jon Edwards has been drawing for the better part of a year. And when the Hinkle Fieldhouse renovations are complete in October, his work—which he’s drawn across 10 canvases that are 28 inches high and a total of 120 feet in length—will cover the walls of the newly remodeled Wildman Room.
“I went through the Drift one by one by one and looked at page after page and picked out what I thought would be interesting to look at,” Edwards said, standing a couple of miles east of campus at Blice Edwards studio, the business he and partner Chris Blice founded in 1993. “They didn’t want to just focus on sports. They wanted to focus on campus life. So I wanted to pull all kinds of material.”
He did. Starting with a picture of the proposed home of North Western Christian University (only a portion of which was built), Edwards’s illustrations capture the eras and the major moments. Everything is labeled, so that everyone looking at the murals will know what they’re looking at, even if they don’t know Ovid Butler from Tony Hinkle.
Butler and Hinkle are both represented, of course, as are boldfaced Butler names like Catherine Merrill and Arthur Jordan. The University’s moves to Irvington in 1875 and Fairview in 1928 are illustrated. There’s a cartoon from 1923 showing the University as a young man leaving home with a young woman labeled “Fairview.” His mom—representing the Irvington campus—says, “Well my boy, if you’re determined to leave the old home, I’m glad you picked such a nice girl.” (All the original artists will be credited by name, “because I hope somebody does that for me someday,” Edwards said.)
The construction of Jordan Hall and Hinkle Fieldhouse are depicted. So is Butler’s awareness of the rights of women and minorities, which is shown in a picture from 1913 featuring a black graduate. And of course basketball and football get plenty of attention.
When Blice Edwards did the mural in the Johnson Boardroom in Robertson Hall, they painted directly on the walls. For the Wildman Room, the technique Edwards is using is called marouflage, which means painted on canvas and hung on the wall. When the murals are done, he and others will coat the walls in the room with wallpaper glue and unroll the canvases.
Edwards said he hopes people who see his work “will be enlightened in Butler history and learn a little bit about the lives and the stories of those people who made Butler University what it is today.”
Media contact:
Marc Allan
mallan@butler.edu
317-940-9822
‘Every time I tell my story, I get a little bit of myself back’: Butler Community Shares Stories of Triumph
PUBLISHED ON Apr 30 2019
Butler University senior Marketing major Abby Smith has a tattoo on her shoulder that says “destroy what destroys you.” On Friday, April 26, in front of a room full of classmates and strangers, she shared the harrowing story behind the ink.
“For a whole year,” she said, “I let a boy control me. He wouldn’t let me cut my hair, wear certain clothes, hang out with certain friends, talk to other boys. And I couldn’t even go to my junior homecoming.”
About eight months into the relationship, the abuse turned physical. She came home with bruises on her arms that she had to hide from her parents. At 17, she broke up with him and suffered bouts of depression. By 18, she felt she was worthless – “a true waste of human space.”
But then she came to Butler, and decided to tell her story—to allow herself to be vulnerable.
“I was tired of letting a stupid boy from high school control the way I thought about myself,” she said. “I no longer felt the burden of hiding the biggest and most impactful part of my life. Not only did I grow in that moment, but those who chose to listen grew as well.”
Smith was telling the story again in the Shelton Auditorium as part of Be Me BU: Unscripted, a TED Talk-like program put on by College of Education Professor Catherine Pangan’s Perspectives in Leadership class.
The goal of the class is to teach leadership theories, styles, and skills, and to learn how leadership styles are applied and then practiced.
Telling the story is still “very raw,” Smith said afterward, “but for every time I tell my story, I feel like I get a little bit of myself back. So anytime I can tell my story, I look forward to the opportunity.”
Junior Entrepreneurship major Emily Fleming, who served as emcee, said students in the class suggested potential speakers for the event, and the class selected the participants. Speakers were selected because they have overcome adversity and inspired the Butler community.
“We wanted people in the Butler community to be able to share their stories unscripted,” Fleming says. “We’re very proud of what we put together.”
Seven students—some from the class, some not—a faculty member, and a staff member, shared stories of life-changing moments and challenges they overcame.
The topics ranged from dealing with obsessive-compulsive disorder, to racial discrimination, to living with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) status in an uncertain time. Assistant Communications Sciences and Disorders Professor Tonya Bergeson-Dana talked about finding out that she was pregnant one day, then losing her husband, IndyCar driver Paul Dana, the next. Beloved C-Club employee “Miss” Denise Kimbrough talked about finding her home at Butler and providing a supportive environment for others.
Haley Sumner, a senior Communication Sciences and Disorders and Spanish double major, shared her story about being born three months prematurely, and how her grandparents took her in when her parents were unable to care for her. Grace Bowling, a senior Strategic Communications major, told of losing her mother to brain cancer, and how important it is to “embrace the changes that life throws at you.”
Then there was Lindsey Schuler.
A sophomore Health Sciences major from Fishers, she explained that life can change in the blink of an eye. Schuler was severely injured in a tumbling accident in which she fell 5 feet, face first, to the ground. She couldn’t move.
Schuler went through two surgeries and three weeks in the intensive care unit before heading to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. After months of therapy, she was able to rejoin her high school class and walk at graduation.
But there was more rehab to do, and she went back to Chicago to gain strength, endurance, and independent skills. She had to relearn how to climb stairs, use a pencil, tie a shoe, and drive. After five months there, and two more months in another neurological rehabilitation facility in Atlanta, she was able to come to Butler.
“I was terrified to enter a whole new community of people who had not known me prior to my injury,” she said. “I was so nervous that I’d be judged by my differences. But instead, this community has embraced me and welcomed me with open arms. If it had not been for my injury, I never would have come to Butler, I never would have found my passion for helping others, and most importantly, I never would have truly appreciated all I have been given.”
‘Every time I tell my story, I get a little bit of myself back’: Butler Community Shares Stories of Triumph
Be Me BU: Unscripted is a TED Talk-like program put on by a Perspectives in Leadership class.
Be Me BU: Unscripted is a TED Talk-like program put on by a Perspectives in Leadership class.