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Butler University Offering Two New Bachelor’s Degrees

Butler University Offering Two New Bachelor’s Degrees
By: Katie Palmer Wharton '14 | February 6, 2023

Butler University is offering two new in-demand majors—public health and data science—through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. University officials said that the expanded academic program offerings are in response to input from area employers. Now more than ever, public health expertise is in high demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates […]

Sports Tech HQ Partnering with Butler University Esports Park

Sports Tech HQ Partnering with Butler University Esports Park
January 30, 2023

Sports Tech HQ, a nonprofit organization formed in Indiana in June 2022 through a partnership with the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, will become a third partner with Butler University’s Esports Park. The purpose of Sports Tech HQ is to cultivate a sports tech ecosystem that inspires and facilitates innovation while building Indiana’s brand as a […]

Distinguished Faculty Award Spotlight: Doug Spaniol, Professor of Bassoon

Distinguished Faculty Award Spotlight: Doug Spaniol, Professor of Bassoon
By: Jennifer Gunnels | January 30, 2023

As a college student studying music at the University of Illinois, Butler University Bassoon Professor Doug Spaniol dreamed of becoming a rock star. After winning an audition for a full-time summer job playing electric bass at Busch Gardens amusement park in Virginia, he felt well on his way to accomplishing his goal. But upon returning […]

MJ Insurance Charitable Foundation Makes $750,000 Scholarship Commitment to Support Multicultural Butler Business Students

MJ Insurance Charitable Foundation Makes $750,000 Scholarship Commitment to Support Multicultural Butler Business Students
By: Jennifer Gunnels | January 25, 2023

MJ Insurance Charitable Foundation (The MJ Foundation), the nonprofit arm of Carmel-based MJ Insurance, recently committed $750,000 to Butler University to establish a new scholarship supporting multicultural students with financial need in the Andre B. Lacy School of Business. The scholarship will begin awarding next academic year as an annual scholarship while the creation of […]

Butler University Online Business Programs Ranked No. 33 Nationally by US News & World Report

Butler University Online Business Programs Ranked No. 33 Nationally by US News & World Report
January 24, 2023

Online master’s degree programs offered through Butler University’s Lacy School of Business ranked No. 33 in the nation, according to rankings published today by US News & World Report. The rankings compare online master’s degree programs in Business, excluding MBA degrees, from 211 colleges and universities. The 2023 ranking was a huge jump for Butler, […]

Joseph M. Valenzano III to Serve as Dean of Butler University’s College of Communication

Joseph M. Valenzano III to Serve as Dean of Butler University’s College of Communication
December 5, 2022

Joseph M. Valenzano III has been selected to serve as Butler University’s Dean of the College of Communication. He replaces Brooke Barnett, who was elevated to the role of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Valenzano comes to Butler from the University of Dayton, where he most recently served as professor and Chair of […]

Josh Petrusa Named Dean of the Libraries

Josh Petrusa Named Dean of the Libraries
November 30, 2022

Following a national search, Josh Petrusa has been named Dean of the Libraries at Butler University. Petrusa has served as Associate Dean at Butler Libraries since Fall 2010. Over that time he has worked to strategically update collections and spaces, with a focus on expanding online resource accessibility, and growing Digital Commons, Butler’s institutional repository. […]

75 Years of Butler Theatre

75 Years of Butler Theatre
By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18

Since 1947, Butler students have been able to formally study theatre and earn what Chair Diane Timmerman calls “the most practical degree at the University.” 

Supporting Student Success, In and Out of the Classroom

Supporting Student Success, In and Out of the Classroom
By: Mia Olivares | November 28, 2022

Dr. Alicen Teitgen wants her students like Emma Edwards ’25 to succeed outside of the classroom just as much as she wants to see them excel inside the classroom.

Xan Korman Legacy Project’s Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in Memory of Butler Student

Xan Korman Legacy Project’s Endowed Scholarship Fund Established in Memory of Butler Student
By: Jennifer Gunnels | November 11, 2022

More than a year has passed since Xan Korman died, but his legacy at Butler University is still just getting started. Korman was a rising junior and a promising photographer who loved covering the Butler men’s basketball team when he was gravely injured in a drive-by shooting in his home state of Maryland. He passed […]

Butler to Host BIG EAST Esports Championships at Esports Park

Butler to Host BIG EAST Esports Championships at Esports Park
October 20, 2022

The BIG EAST Esports championships will be played in-person in March of 2023 at the Esports Park on the campus of Butler University, the Conference announced Thursday. The 2022-23 Rocket League™ EGF/BIG EAST Tournament and the spring 2023 League of Legends™ BIG EAST Championship will both take place March 24-26 at the brand new facility […]

Bill Shover ՚52 to Receive Butler Medal on October 21

Bill Shover ՚52 to Receive Butler Medal on October 21
By: Jennifer Gunnels | October 18, 2022

Bill Shover’s earliest Butler memory is competing in the grade school football championship in 1940 at age 12 in what was then known as the Butler Bowl. On Friday evening, 82 years later, Shover will be presented with the Butler Medal, the highest honor conferred by the Butler University Alumni Association, that recognizes individuals for […]

Butler Celebrates Naming of Levinson Family Hall and Welcomes 32 New Honorees to Carillon Society

Butler Celebrates Naming of Levinson Family Hall and Welcomes 32 New Honorees to Carillon Society
By: Jennifer Gunnels | October 14, 2022

On Thursday, October 6, 32 Butler University donors whose lifetime giving has reached $100,000 or more were newly inducted into the Carillon Society in recognition of their generosity. In total, this newest class of Carillon Society inductees have collectively contributed more than $2.8 million in support of Butler’s mission. On Friday afternoon, the celebration of […]

Butler University Ranks #1 in US News List of Best Midwest Universities for Fifth Consecutive Year

Butler University Ranks #1 in US News List of Best Midwest Universities for Fifth Consecutive Year
September 12, 2022

For the fifth consecutive year, Butler University has been named the No. 1 Regional University in the Midwest, according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, released today. Butler also ranked as the No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest for the eighth consecutive year, No. 1 for Undergraduate Teaching, […]

Butler Receives More Than $900,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Fund Butler BOOST Summer Camps

Butler Receives More Than $900,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to Fund Butler BOOST Summer Camps
September 1, 2022

Butler University has received a grant of $907,993 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Indiana Youth Programs on Campus (IYPC). The grant will help the University launch Butler BOOST, an initiative designed to prepare Indiana youth for success in postsecondary education and careers through meaningful camp experiences. Lilly Endowment’s IYPC initiative is designed to […]

Butler Arts & Events Center Offering FREE Education Matinee Performances for Central Indiana PreK-12 Schools

Butler Arts & Events Center Offering FREE Education Matinee Performances for Central Indiana PreK-12 Schools
August 2, 2022

Central Indiana PreK-12 students will have the opportunity to attend free education matinee performances at Clowes Hall this school year, the Butler University Arts & Events Center announced today. Schools will still need to register in advance to reserve seats; however, there is no cost for students to attend these performances on the campus of […]

Clowes Hall Ranks Among Top 120 Theatres Worldwide in Gross Ticket Sale Revenue

Clowes Hall Ranks Among Top 120 Theatres Worldwide in Gross Ticket Sale Revenue
By: Joanna Hodges | December 15, 2022

Butler University’s Clowes Hall ranks 117th worldwide, with more than $3.2 million in gross ticket revenue. The rankings were recently released this week by Pollstar, a company that provides data for the worldwide concert industry. This is the fourth consecutive year that Clowes Hall has cracked the Top 150 in Pollstar’s list of top-performing theatres. […]

Lifetime Risk of Imprisonment Remains High and Starkly Unequal

Lifetime Risk of Imprisonment Remains High and Starkly Unequal
December 13, 2022

A new study by researchers at Butler University and Duke University reveals that while the U.S. prison population is declining, the percentage of Americans who will be imprisoned at some point in their lives remains high. The research is also the first to measure lifetime imprisonment risk among American Indians and Alaska Natives, who face […]

Julia Angstmann Named 2022 AASHE Sustainability Award Winner

Julia Angstmann Named 2022 AASHE Sustainability Award Winner
By: Katie Palmer Wharton '14 | December 8, 2022

Dr. Julia Angstmann, Director of the Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES), has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Awards in recognition of her work to help lead higher education to a more sustainable future. “The 2022 AASHE Sustainability Award winners […]