Butler University President Jim Danko created a new position in his office and filled vacancies in two others, he announced in an April 2 memo. The university now has an executive assistant to the Board of Trustees, a role filled by Carol Wroblewski. Wroblewski is a former associate provost at Butler. She will communicate with…
Track and field: Team grabs three individual titles
The Butler track and field team sent competitors to the Miami Invitational and Stanford Invitational over the weekend. At the Miami Invitational, which was hosted by Miami of Ohio in Oxford, Ohio, Butler grabbed three individual titles, as well as a handful of top-10 finishes. On the women’s side, junior Kirsty Legg won the 1500-meter…
Financial aid packages tailored to students
As course schedules are filling for next semester, financial aid is always something on the minds of students this time of year. With tuition and room and board increases, most students want as much financial aid as possible. For 2011-12, 28 percent of Butler University’s expense budget was dedicated to financial aid, totaling $47,672,800. The…
Golf: Men place 10th at Indiana Invitational
The men’s golf team placed 10th of 16 teams at the two-day Indiana Invitational, which concluded Sunday. Junior Andrew Wegeng led the team, shooting a 2-over-par 215 to finish tied for 12th place. “I think we were too inconsistent,” Wegeng said. “We had some good scores, but we were not able to put three or…
FACULTY SENATE | Senate to vote on core curriculum funding
Faculty Senate members read through a motion Tuesday that could urge Butler University administrators to fund and staff the core curriculum, which is $400,000 short of funding for next year. The motion states, “It is imperative that the university fully staff the current core curriculum, which was approved by the faculty in 2005. “We must…
CPA summit to assess diversity
Butler University is holding its first diversity summit at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Ford Salon at Robertson Hall. The event, cosponsored by R.E.A.C.H. and Council on Presidential Affairs, will seek to explain the definition of diversity, discuss how diversity will fit into plans for Butler’s future and develop an assessment of the current state…
Keller reappoints Coons to VP of diversity programming
Student Government Association President-elect Mike Keller appointed UnoBlessed Coons to the vacant SGA vice president of diversity programming position. Coons currently serves in that role. Due to SGA rules, there was no eligible candidate for the position. Therefore Keller had to go through SGA assembly to open up the position to applicants. Keller said there…
Women’s tennis: Team grabs conference win at Wright State
The Butler women’s tennis team defeated Wright State 5-2 on Saturday to collect its third victory in Horizon League play this season. The win moved the Bulldogs (4-14, 3-1) into fourth place in the conference. Butler’s No. 1 and No. 2 doubles pairings led the way against the Raiders (8-10, 2-2). Butler sophomores Stephanie McLoughlin…
Men’s tennis: McLoughlin shines as team falls
Butler senior Stephen McLoughlin was the only Bulldog able to pick up a victory in the men’s tennis team’s 6-1 loss to Wright State Saturday. McLoughlin won a three-set match over Wright State sophomore Dan Hyman at No. 6 singles 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. Senior Zach Ervin and freshman Tommy Marx also pushed their matches into…
Revitalization adds beauty and utility to garden
Butler University officials are hoping to spread some beauty around campus with the revitalization of the apothecary garden. An apothecary garden features plants and herbs that are used in pharmaceutical drugs. “The garden brings an awareness to people,” Phil Villani, a biology professor, said. “People don’t realize that medicines come from plants.” Located along the…