On Feb. 21, lecturer Paul Sandin spoke with Marci Kolb, a student working on a profile for one of professor Kwadwo Anokwa’s introductory journalism courses. Here is part of the interview. M.K.: What is your favorite Butler memory? P.S.: One of them is the first year I was here. It was just kind of magical.…
MARRIED AT WORK | Partners of Butler’s top dogs on university payroll
Butler Blue II and Trip are not the only related top dogs that work in the same office—several of Butler’s top administrators have spouses or domestic partners on the university payroll. Butler’s practice of hiring its employees’ partners—including those of the university’s president, former provost, two associate provosts and a dean—is consistent with trends in…
Paul Sandin 1950-2012 | ‘He taught lessons about growing up’
Q&A with Paul Sandin Paul Sandin will be remembered for what he didn’t say. A fiercely active listener—Sandin’s eyes sparkled as he nodded his head thoughtfully during a conversation—the Butler University Speaker’s Lab director and senior lecturer taught his students that the key to leadership isn’t delivering fancy speeches, but treating everyone with grace and…
INTERNSHIPS IN SPOTLIGHT | CCOM position cut
This story is part of a series evaluating the internship coordinator position in the College of Communication. Part One | Internships in the spotlight—CCOM position cut Part Two | Students, Alum Petition CCOM Part Three | Internship Coordinator’s Contract to Expire Part Four | Coordinator Seeks Legal Counsel Jill McCarter | News Editor | jmccarte@butler.edu…
INTERNSHIPS IN SPOTLIGHT | Business program No. 2 in US
The College of Business was recently ranked No. 2 in undergraduate internships by Bloomberg Businessweek, and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is trying to make it easier for its undergraduates to gain experiential learning. Programs differ around the university, but seek the end goal of helping students become more qualified and competitive for…
Danko adds staff to presidential suite
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…
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…
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…