Two Butler University personalities were recently given top honors for tweeting. Levester Johnson, vice president of student affairs, was named one of the “25 university presidents to follow,” by bachelorsdegree.org. He was one of only two VP’s ranked on the list. The school’s live mascot, Blue II, also received an award for his tweets. Blue’s…
Students spread a ‘Responsible Green Initiative’
By Lexie Beach A Butler University student carries on a student-run business that could help the university take another step towards going green. Back to Earth Compost began in the spring of 2009 when senior Conner Burt created the company with partners Chris Clark and David Dolins as a part of the College of Business’…
Freshman orientation site earns award
Earlier this semester, Butler’s first-year orientation website, butler.edu/orientation- programs won an award from the National Orientation Directors Association. The website was designed by Brandon VanHook, the multimedia specialist for the division of students affairs. He began working on revamping the website last May. “The most noticeable change [I made] was to add videos throughout the…
Butler scores a C- on green report card
Congratulations Butler University. You earned a C-. On Oct. 27, the Sustainable Endowments Institute released the 2011 College Sustainability Report Card on their website, greenreportcard.org. According to the website, this is the only independent evaluation of campus and endowment sustainability activities that focuses on ecology, rather than academics, in the United States and Canada. “The…
Who will be next? Butler searches for new president
The search for a new president is underway after Butler University President Bobby Fong announced on Oct. 29 that he will be leaving his position at the end of the academic year. The announcement was a surprise not only to the students at Butler, but also to Butler’s Board of Trustees. The board, which is…
Writer-in-residence wins $50,000 writing prize
Michael Dahlie, Butler University’s Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence, has been named a winner of the 2010 Whiting Writers’ Award. According to the Giles Whiting Foundation website, whitingfoundation.org, the Whiting Writers’ Award was established in 1985 to support creative writing. The award is given annually to “10 emerging writers in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and plays.” The award…
Alum donates $1 million for creative writing center
By the fall of 2011, Butler University will have its very own center for creative writing. Jeremy Efroymson, a Butler graduate and local supporter of the arts, has pledged to donate $1 million to buy the home at 530 W. Hampton Drive, which was the University president’s house from 1965 to 1979. This is not…
Newman on Newton
Bill Newman knows his Newton. Newman visited Butler University on Monday to present on chemistry and alchemy as part of he Fall 2010 Woods Lecture Series. Newman is a professor in the department of history and philosophy of science at Indiana University in Bloomington. He teaches courses on the history of matter theory and the…
Efroymson fund gives Butler $1 million
The following is a Butler University News Release. The Collegian will have our own coverage in next week’s issue. The Efroymson Family Fund, a fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation, and Jeremy Efroymson will donate $1 million to Butler University to buy the home at 530 W. Hampton Drive – which from 1965 to 1979…
MBA program receives top ranks
The part-time Butler University Master’s of Business Administration program has recently been in the limelight. BusinessWeek magazine named the MBA program 36th in the nation and 8th in the Midwest. The Princeton Review also recognized the program, listing it in its “Best 300 Business Schools” list. Student surveys, as well as entrance exam scores and…