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  • Danko on inauguration: ‘It isn’t about me.’

    Butler University President Jim Danko said he wants his inauguration to usher in a new era for the university and its students. Danko spoke to students at the Student Government Association meeting on Oct. 5 about his vision. “I want to know how students want the university to be in 2020 or 2030,” Danko said,…

  • COPHS adjusts to changing job market

    The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is shifting its efforts to make pharmacy and physician assistant students more qualified for their rotations. A new position—associate dean of clinical education and external affiliation—was created this past summer in order to foster relationships with preceptors in and beyond the Indianapolis community. A preceptor is a professional…

  • Cross-listing leaves students feeling frustrated

    Students may now be shopping for next semester’s classes during advising, but it won’t be until next semester that some realize their classmates may be better or worse prepared than they are. Certain classes are cross-listed, or listed twice in the Butler University course catalog. The course may be listed under two different subjects or…

  • Student organizations approved by SGA

    Working on a group project, sticking to a workout routine and planning out a road trip all take planning and work from all members of a group. Starting a student organization is no different. Two new student organizations, Urban Arts Crew and Help Heal Haiti, were officially recognized at the Oct. 10 Student Government Association…

  • University constructs creative writing center

    By the end of this year, Butler University President Jim Danko will see a greater wave of people, primarily from the English department, hanging around his block.  Butler purchased and is refurbishing the house across from the president’s current residence and will be introducing it to the public as the new Efroymson Center for Creative…

  • MORE ON THE SGA BUDGET

    All 3,953 members of Butler University’s student body pay $144 each semester in student activity fees. Of this $144, about $90 goes to fund Butler’s Student Government Association. The full budget, which has been voted on by members of the assembly every week since the first meeting on Sept. 14, has been finalized—that is, unless…

  • Inauguration Committee plans upcoming events

    The inauguration of Butler University’s President Jim Danko will honor the president and his wife Bethanie and welcome them to the university. This year’s theme is “Imagine the possibilities,” which will be represented by many exhibits and events in the Butler neighborhood. Organizers of the inauguration festivities said they expect the events to showcase the…

  • Strategic plan faces changes

    Butler University officials have started working on an update to the strategic plan, and are incorporating President Jim Danko’s observations into it. A strategic plan is a five-year plan based around goals and priorities. Its objective is to uphold and maintain Butler’s mission, integrity and excellence in education. The current plan, Dare to Make a…

  • Students find search for off-campus housing difficult

    Next school year might be months away, but  Butler University juniors are already looking for off-campus housing. Stephen Small, a junior pharmacy major, said the whole process snuck up on him and his future housemates. They began the search in the first couple weeks of September. “It has been hard for juniors [to find houses…