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  • 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…

  • Men’s basketball: Aussie adapts to Indy

    Butler University has gone down under. But not in a bad way. This fall, freshman basketball recruit Jackson Aldridge arrived on campus from Sydney, Australia. He said a connection to coach Brad Stevens and a pivotal win helped him get on the U.S. radar. “My national team coach back in Australia knew Brad briefly,” Aldridge…

  • Decision about top leadership ‘forthcoming’ after Comstock steps down

    Butler University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jamie Comstock has asked to step down from her position by the end of the year, according to an email from President Jim Danko. Comstock, who could not be reached for comment, has been part of the leadership team at Butler since 2008. Danko has not…

  • Butler partnership to continue despite suspension

    Butler University’s College of Education will keep its partnership with Shortridge Magnet High School for Law and Public Policy despite the school’s principal being suspended. Currently, Butler is engaged in a partnership with the school to allow juniors and seniors to enroll in one three-credit course each semester at the university through the Early College…

  • Atherton to receive upgrade this winter

    The Market Place at Atherton Union will receive some gifts during winter break from dining services, including a fireplace, banquette seating and fresher food options. The $500,000 renovation to Atherton has been in the works since 2008, said Stacey Puck, director of dining services, and it may be only one part of a two- or…

  • Q & A with CCOM dean candidates

    Gary Edgerton How do you see yourself working with other deans and colleges? I hope very well. Communication is the kind of discipline that really lends itself to a lot of collaboration with the other colleges. 50 percent of the jobs today have a significant communication component. People with communication background are working in Fortune…