Butler’s club swim team is the state champions after it teamed up with the Indy Aquatic Masters in the Greater Indiana Masters Swimming state meet. This is the second year in a row the Butler team has chosen to compete with Indy Aquatic Masters at state and the second straight year the team has won.…
Climbing: A club for the adventurer
The Climbing Club at Butler University offers the opportunity for climbers of all skill levels to enjoy their hobby and hone their skills. It is not just for the hardcore adventurist or athlete. Anyone who is looking for camaraderie or to strengthen their body and mind can join. For $20 a semester, students have access…
John Green to speak at commencement
Butler University President Jim Danko announced last Thursday the keynote speaker at the 2013 commencement will be New York Times bestselling author John Green. His most recent work, “The Fault in Our Stars,” is what earned him the honor from the Times. He also is known for his 2012 novel, “Looking for Alaska.” Green also…
High rates of heroin use reported
Heroin use is on the rise among college-aged people in the Indianapolis area. According to Butler University Police Department Detective Bruce Allee, heroin is present on Butler’s campus but less than state school campuses. “The scary thing about heroin is that an experienced addict can appear to be functioning,” Allee said. “They will graduate college…
Sizing up the tuition competition
Two documents displayed at the Mar. 28 Faculty Senate meeting are helping shed a different light on Butler University’s tuition increase for the next academic year. The documents provide a list of 25 schools Butler most often competes with for potential students, or the most common cross-applicant schools. One compares tuition and monetary costs of…
COE introduces minors to comply with new laws
Butler University’s College of Education has added three new minors that are available to students now. The minors are mild intervention, English as a new language and reading teacher. An early childhood minor is still in the works. It is waiting for state approval after being sent through Butler’s approval process. The reading teacher minor…
Dean of student life to retire
Irene Stevens, dean of student life, said she never thought she would have ended up working in student affairs on a college campus. Now, after 15 years of work at Butler University, Stevens is reflecting on her time before she retires at the end of the academic year. Stevens originally went to Boise State University…
SGA rollover account used to fund campus projects
Every year, the Student Government Association puts together a budget based on the portion of the student activity fee it receives each year. Although SGA intends to use the entire $288 student activity fee, there is usually money left over from the budget that goes into the rollover account. Most SGA committees usually finish the…
Changes made to fall 2013 finals
The academic affairs committee is taking up a change for next semester’s finals schedule. At this week’s Faculty Senate meeting, Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom, associate provost for student academic affairs, showed staff the proposed schedule change. The schedule, as it originally stood, had finals running Dec. 16-21, with the due date for grades at 10 a.m.…
$10 million Fairbanks Foundation grant set to improve science facilities
Butler University received a $10 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, Inc. as a gift to support the growth and expansion of the school’s science programs. The gift—which will be delivered in increasing increments over a five-year period—will launch discussion and planning for the future renovation and construction of science facilities in Gallahue…