Academic News

  • Students getting heated about heating

    MATTHEW DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Recently, the Butler Facilities staff temporarily turned off the air conditioning in buildings around campus in preparation to switch from cooling to heating, causing a temperature increase in some of the buildings. Richard Michal, executive director of facilities, said the Butler Facilities staff have begun preparing to switch systems…

  • SGA Senator list released

    BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER bnheaton@butler.edu The 2015-2016 Butler University Student Government Association Senate is complete after appointing vacant positions. The Senate had its first meeting Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. Some senator positions were left vacant, causing a delay in the Senate’s start this year. The SGA Cabinet was responsible for the nine appointments,…

  • New COPHS program combines health and business

    KIRSTEN ADAIR | ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is expanding to offer a  new healthcare and business program under the bachelor of science and health science program. “For this year, the only students that are in that program are the ones who want to go into the [physician assistant] program at the…

  • Arts integration course benefits elementary ed majors

    Kristin Camiliere| Staff Reporter The Wallace Elementary School for Integrated Arts employs mostly Butler University graduates. This high employment rate relates to the elementary education courses offered at Butler and the strong ties that Butler has with the Wallace School. Butler is connected with the Wallace Elementary School of Integrated Arts, located in Kokomo, Indiana.…

  • Faculty Senate discusses new core requirement

    Matthew Fleckenstein | Staff Reporter   The Butler University Faculty Senate voted Sept. 15 to create a subcommittee to further research the Social Justice and Diversity proposal for a new requirement in the core curriculum every student is required to take. The SJD committee is comprised of chair Chad Knoderer,   Amy Peak, COPHS, Susan Adams, COE,…

  • SGA switches from assembly structure to senate structure

    SGA switches from assembly structure to senate structure

    BLAKELY HEATON AND MATTHEW DEL BUSTO / STAFF REPORTERS Why the switch?         The Student Government Association will transition from an assembly structure to a senate structure this year. Student government president Katelyn Sussli identified two main flaws in the previous assembly structure.         “One (flaw) was that there was an inconsistency in who was…

  • Marc Allan assumes role of Collegian interim adviser

    Marc Allan assumes role of Collegian interim adviser

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN, Sept. 10, 2015 — Loni McKown will no longer be The Butler Collegian’s adviser, after serving five years in that role. The university’s news manager Marc Allan will serve as interim adviser until a permanent replacement can be found. The change in advisement does not affect the status of the Collegian’s mission or operations.…

  • Freshmen By The Numbers

    Freshmen By The Numbers

    KATIE GOODRICH | CONTENT MANAGING EDITOR Groups of new students walk together in large packs, led by Student Orientation Guides in matching T-shirts bursting with school spirit. Freshmen sport lanyards to hold the keys for their new dorm room and Butler gear they just picked out in the bookstore They “ooh” and “ahh” over Trip…

  • BREAKING: Board of Trustees extends President Danko’s contract

    BREAKING: Board of Trustees extends President Danko’s contract

    ANNIE WEBER AND JYLIAN VIGAR / CO-NEWS EDITORS Butler University President James Danko will remain in office through 2020. His five-year contract extension was announced Friday morning at the Academic Year Welcome. Board of Trustees Chair Keith Burks announced the board’s unanimous decision to faculty and staff. Danko took office in 2011 and had one…