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  • Butler to be Reaccredited

    Butler University is going through a reaccreditation process by the Higher Learning Commission. A team of six peer reviewers from the commission will be on campus March 25 through March 27 to evaluate the university and decide whether or not it should be reaccredited. These six individuals are administrators from other colleges around the country…

  • COE student awarded for student teaching

    One day, during one of her education classes at Butler University, Karly Keiper became upset. An in-class speaker was attempting to display to Keiper and her classmates how it feels to live with a learning disability. Keiper’s teacher, special education instructor Theresa Knipstein-Meyer, said the speaker received a passionate and powerful reaction from Keiper. “Karly…

  • Electronic prayers bring support to Butler community

    “BUprays” is a nondenominational listserv for students, faculty and staff at Butler designed to provide a safe and anonymous way to share in faith and prayers, regardless of religion. A Butler University staff member had the idea to create the listerv after a year-long workshop through the Center for Faith and Vocation. At the event,…

  • Gift exposes more students to Butler

    Butler University’s Early College Program has received a gift of $8,300 from the Central Indiana Teachers Credit Union, which will help expose select juniors and seniors from Shortridge Magnet High School to a college classroom environment. Presented on Feb. 15, this amount covers the cost of one student going through the program both semesters of…

  • Ideas come to life

    Butler University President Jim Danko has distributed $300,000 to members of the student body and faculty promoting various advancements. The money was part of Butler’s Innovation Fund, which is money set aside to financially support ideas that have potential positive impact for Butler. More than 70 proposals were submitted for consideration by the evaluation committee,…

  • Campus promotes positive body image

    The week of Feb. 24 through March 2 brings awareness to eating disorders across the United States. At Butler University, the seven-day period will combat and bring to light a much wider scope of mental and physical concerns. National Eating Disorder Awareness Week will continue today with a showing of the documentary film “America the…

  • Craig Fisher voted SGA president

    The Butler student body chose junior Craig Fisher to lead the Student Government Association in the 2013-14 school year. The Election Oversight Committee released the verified results for the SGA presidential election Monday night. Fisher is a pharmacy major native to Indianapolis. Both of his parents are Butler alumni.  He attributes his success to his…

  • New director brings internal changes to Atherton managers

    On Feb. 18, Butler University dining services instituted new assignments for managers, changing their place of management. Dining Services Director Michelle Bryant-Jones started on July 31, 2012, and since then has been assessing management’s strengths and weaknesses. Based on talents and creativity, she matched managers to new areas of work. Bryant-Jones said some  managers have…

  • Low numbers for ROTC recruitment

    The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps exists on Butler’s campus, and 12 students are enrolled in the program. However, in the past, Butler’s ROTC programs were the largest student organizations on campus. Ross McKee, military science instructor and ROTC adviser, said he believes the low numbers are due to a mixture of two things. “I…