Academic News

  • Students prepare for another advising season

    Students prepare for another advising season

    MATT DEL BUSTO | STAFF REPORTER Academic advising for Butler University’s 2016 spring classes officially began. Rainie Grant, a sophomore political science and French double major, said she is looking forward to her spring advising meeting.  “I really love academic advising,” Grant said. “That’s probably one of the things I look forward to the most…

  • Campus Ministry USA protests, Bulldogs bite back

    Campus Ministry USA protests, Bulldogs bite back

    MATTHEW VANTRYON and JYLIAN VIGAR | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF and CO-NEWS EDITOR Photo by Tyler Springer Butler University students encountered members of the Campus Ministry USA group this afternoon in front of Atherton Union and gathered together to voice their desire for equality and love. Several members of Campus Ministry USA arrived around noon  and held signs in…

  • 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.…