In a year full of changes for Butler University, the highly competitive physician assistant program has instituted a new admissions process for its students. Butler freshmen looking to enter the physician assistant program now have the option of auto-advancement while upperclassmen are permitted to apply for early decision. Mike Roscoe, program director for the physician…
CPA focuses on solutions to increase on-campus jobs
For many Butler University students, finding an on-campus job is harder than finding a needle in a haystack. “Jobs fill up very quickly,” Liz Freedman, student employment coordinator, said. “Finding an on-campus job is like finding a real-world job.” About 1,000 students are working an on-campus job, and as students’ schedules become busier, there is…
Sustainability projects put in place
University officials said they are looking at ways to cut out wastefulness, but some students and faculty members said they want the university’s sustainability projects to be more focused. “All the time I see lights on in buildings at night, and even the sprinklers will be on when it is raining,” sophomore chemistry major Kaitlynn…
Grid improves class scheduling
Students had fewer courses to choose from, faculty struggled to find available rooms in which to teach and Butler University faced a scheduling crisis. It all led to the formation of a new class grid, active for the first time last semester. The grid, a school-wide template of course meeting times, introduced new slots for…
Shortridge students immersed in Butler courses
Juniors from Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy are participating in an early college program this fall that involves a partnership with Butler University. These 11 students are enrolled in one of six different courses that meet every Tuesday and Thursday morning, and they can earn between 12 and 15 college credits…
Danko: Inaugural events should be ‘highly creative’
Jim Danko already might have the title of Butler University president, but he hasn’t yet received all the regalia that comes with his position. That will come this fall. The theme for Danko’s official inauguration? “Imagine the possibilities.” The actual installation ceremony will be Nov. 12, but Danko already spoke to the Faculty Senate Tuesday…
Solicitation policy drives food trucks away
Many Butler University students and staff members seeking a lunchtime pizza slice or cupcake last Wednesday were left unsatisfied. The NY Slice and Scout’s Treats food trucks parked by Norris Plaza for lunch service but were asked to leave before the rush ended because they violated both an Aramark stipulation and the university’s ban on…
PARKING | Before Butler grows, officials will answer to neighborhood
[tab: Article] Faculty, staff and students who shelled out $60 this year for a parking permit might have purchased them directly from Butler University, but the university isn’t the only stakeholder in the parking situation. Butler’s hardly parking-friendly campus is nestled in the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood, and a 1989 legal commitment with the Butler-Tarkington Neighborhood Association…
To play or to plow?
The resource is space. The players: intramural sports and Butler University’s Campus Farm. The two always have existed in close proximity to one another, but as both are going through times of increased popularity and expansion, the two must work together to maintain a mutually beneficial coexistence. Since its establishment in January 2010, the farm…
A new addition to campus: Zipcars
Butler University officials are hoping two new vehicles on campus will ease students’ need to park in one of their 3,222 coveted spaces. The university signed a contract with Zipcar, Inc., a car-sharing program that markets itself as an alternative to car ownership, and this fall the Butler community will have the option to pay…