Butler was attracted to the Atlantic 10 Conference for many reasons, but one of the biggest highlights was the potential effect on student-athletes’ overall academic experience. “Academics is always our focus and priority,” President Jim Danko said in an interview last week. “We figured out that despite the further travel, our athletes will be spending…
Student interest pushes creation of art and design major
Starting this year, Butler University students interested in the field of art have a new major choice to consider. The new art and design major explores art in a technological setting. The program consists of 33 hours and requires a thesis and an internship for completion. Associate professor of art Gautam Rao said “it was…
PR class to blog for Indiana Insider
A Butler University journalism class is teaming up with a local web site, the Indiana Insider Blog, to gain professional experience. The class, tourism promotion and destination marketing, is taught by Bob Schultz, who was contacted by the managers of the blog. “Several months ago we were brainstorming internally about how to do more with…