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Spencer Jaenichen ’19 says Butler’s collaborative classroom environment prepared him to continue his education at the University of Illinois College of Law. Now working as a Litigation Associate at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, he knows how to efficiently work on a team, welcoming others’ thoughts and advice.

After graduating from Butler, Linda Calvin ’01 was promoted into digital leadership positions at former employer Dow Chemical. Now, as the Chief Impact Officer at Reboot Representation, Linda works to double the number of Black, Latina, and Native American women graduating with computing degrees by 2025.

Since he was young, Patrick Dowell ’24 hoped his future career would involve hands-on, creative work. Now interning for Phelps Creative House, he works on post-production and graphic design projects, even traveling with the team for video shoots.

Micah Horne ’24 is a proud and creative CCOM student majoring in Strategic Communications. She encourages her fellow Bulldogs to take advantage of Butler’s opportunities.

Grace Nielsen ’27 says the best thing about being a Bulldog is the endless support from the Butler community. As a part of the dance team, she loves attending sporting events and showing her Bulldog pride.

Payton Field ’23 says Butler’s internship opportunities and Arts Administration courses helped prepare her for her career at the Cincinnati Ballet. As a Donor Relations Manager, she is fortunate to share her excitement and passion for the arts with donors and patrons.

Taylor Bowen ’18 directly applies lessons from her time at Butler to her Walt Disney World Public Affairs role. An Art of Storytelling class, as well as many art history courses, influenced the stories she has pitched, messages she has written, and even artwork she has done for Walt Disney World over the years.

Through the Disney College Program internship, Molly Durm ‘25, lives and works at Walt Disney World, connecting with students and visitors from all over the country. At first hesitant to move to Orlando, it quickly became one of the best decisions of her life.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, we celebrate current Bulldog, Caleb Ball ‘27. Stationed at Fort Liberty in North Carolina, he spent the last six years in the Army, now pursuing sports broadcasting.

From brainstorming, creating, and distributing social content across platforms, senior Kailey Murphy learns more about brand strategy as a Corporate Communications and Marketing intern at Republic Airways.

2022 graduate Lauren Glenn says her Butler experience prepared her to build a long-term career serving communities as a communication professional.

 The Butler University College of Communication (CCOM) will serve as the new home to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame’s (IJHF) day-to-day operations and archives.  The IJHF will lease space on Butler’s campus in the Fairbanks Center for Communications, home of CCOM, allowing the non-profit organization to not only continue its mission “to recognize and […]