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Butler students have the option to utilize study rooms in Irwin Library to attend online Zoom classes

Students are able to reserve Irwin study rooms for their online classes. Additional measures have been taken to prepare these spaces for students amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Differences in campus dining in response to COVID-19

Food variety changes, social distancing, and longer wait times are all new changes facing students this year.
With the fall semester underway, Butler is hopeful students will be able to study abroad in the spring

After all fall study abroad programs were canceled, Butler students planning to go abroad in the spring are encouraged to stay positive as the faculty and staff work together to make a decision.
Butler University CCOM students navigate internships in COVID-19 pandemic

After many companies cancelled internships or limited the amount of interns they accepted, students had to branch out and explore other fields of opportunities.
34% of Butler undergraduate classes to be taught fully in person, 44% hybrid

Faculty have undergone training to feel comfortable teaching without face-to-face instruction.
After BlueIndy left Indianapolis in May, many Butler students lack adequate public transportation alternatives

In Indianapolis, a city with no metro system and limited bus lines, the departure of BlueIndy left many Butler students at the mercy of their friends with cars.
Butler University announces that in-person classes will resume

University officials said the decision was made in consultation with health experts. Students will resume in-person learning on Sept. 7.
Butler University professors pivot to fully online instruction

Preparations over the summer helped classes change instruction format at a moment’s notice.
A president’s perspective: Butler president James Danko talks pandemic, anti-racism efforts

The second installment of interviews with president Danko includes his perspective on the university’s handling of COVID-19 and several updates on anti-racism efforts.