CLICK HERE FOR DANKO’S FULL ANNOUNCEMENT Two Butler University employees now will serve in expanded administrative roles in the President’s Office, President Jim Danko announced today in a memo to faculty members. Ben Hunter, also a City-County Councilor, will serve as Danko’s chief of staff and executive director of public safety effective immediately. Formerly vice…
Danko appoints interim provost
Psychology professor Kathryn Morris will serve as Butler University’s interim provost and vice president for academic affairs beginning Jan. 1. Butler University President Jim Danko appointed Morris to fill the position left open when former provost Jamie Comstock asked to step down this month. “I am confident that Kate will do an outstanding job in…
A LOOK BACK | Provost leaves mixed legacy at Butler
Provost leaves mixed legacy at Butler Jill McCarter | News Editor | jmccarte@butler.edu In Jamie Comstock’s executive corner office, the windows are open, letting in the familiarity of Butler University’s campus—even in the month of December. After three and a half years, Jamie has grown accustomed to the sounds of lawnmowers, the heavy door of…
SGA executive board discusses progress so far
As the semester draws to a close, the short break allows Student Government Association Executive Board members time to reflect on their progress so far. Executive members said the biggest improvement to SGA is opening the weekly Assembly meetings to the entire campus. Vice president of operations Kelsa Reynolds said, “We have had the highest…
Danko speaks to provost search
Butler University President Jim Danko discussed the possible structure of the upcoming search for a new provost at the Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday. The search would fill the position that will be left vacant by current Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Comstock, who has asked to step down at the end…
Students protest lack of late night access
A petition signed by 542 students for key card access to Lilly Hall has Jordan College of Fine Arts students hoping to get their foot in the door with Butler University’s top players. “Students must be afforded the opportunity to access academic facilities at all times during their collegiate careers,” the petition stated. “The buildings…
No CCOM dean yet
The two remaining candidates in Butler University’s College of Communication dean search may have visited last month, but the final verdict is still uncertain. “We are now at a point in the search that necessitates my personal involvement and further discussion with key individuals, including candidates,” President Jim Danko told the Collegian. Provost and Vice…
GHS department to offer new study abroad option
The global and historical studies department is hosting its first student-study tour to Cuba for 10 days from May 15-25, 2012. Students will study different sustainability issues in a three-credit course, “Sustainability & The Cuban Revolution,” taught by Craig Auchter, professor of political science. Auchter will escort the group through five designated areas of the…
COE students come together for event
Butler University College of Education students collaborated Nov. 29 on a twice-annual event designed to foster discussion and professional problem solving. Known as Graduate/Undergraduate Night, students designed and organized two one-hour sessions where 45 undergraduate students stepped into the role of teachers and 17 graduate students acted as administrators. “It simulates the real-world professional environment…
Finals Survival Guide | The best places to study. The best ways to avoid the stress. The best ways to make it out alive.
Finding the right study space There are places all around campus that have yet to be completely discovered by many students, making them the perfect study locations on campus. While walking from Starbucks to Jordan Hall, it might seem like there is a greenhouse on the third floor of Jordan. That is actually a study…