All buildings now have full electricity after a power outage at Butler University Saturday left students in the dark and employees working overtime. Butler staff shut off power across campus after lightning struck near or on the power plant located behind Schwitzer Hall said Ben Hunter, Chief of Staff and Executive Director of Public Safety.…
Top BU students honored
Of all the outstanding students at Butler University, seniors Matthew Miller and Carla Black were recently announced as the 2012 Most Outstanding Man and Woman. Now in its 51st year, the Outstanding Student Recognition Program honors juniors and seniors who are nominated by faculty and staff on campus. The Most Outstanding Man and Woman, the…
Three student employees honored
Alex Davidson, Katie Youngen and Stephanny Tauber won awards last week for their stellar performance in campus jobs. Davidson, who has been working in the Learning Resource Center for three years, won the Student Employee of the Year award. Davidson works with transfer students and the peer tutoring program. “I was a transfer student myself,…
Schrott Center construction continues
New residence hall, science building also possibilities for campus construction. Butler University’s current and future construction plans may provide campus with a facelift. The most notable recent change to Butler is the construction of the Howard L. Schrott Center, a new 450-seat theater adjacent to Clowes Memorial Hall. Howard Schrott, Board of Trustees member and…
Lightning strike leaves much of campus without power
Butler University officials suspect a lightning strike may be the reason that power is out in most of the campus’s buildings. Around 3:30 p.m., the Butler University Police Department sent an alert about a possible lightning strike to Butler’s power plant, located behind Schwitzer Hall. The outage affects all campus buildings except for Apartment Village, BUPD…
Q&A with Paul Sandin
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…