Alison Miccolis
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How high school seniors are applying to schools during a pandemic
High school students across the country are experiencing unique challenges when it comes to applying to college.
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Behind Butler’s decision to remove all breaks for the spring semester
Butler faculty and staff reconstruct the spring semester academic calendar to minimize the number of times students leave campus.
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Online or in-person classes: The choice is yours
Butler students are able to see which courses are being offered online and in-person for the spring 2021 semester.
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How Butler’s COVID-19 testing strategy has evolved throughout the fall semester
Butler is continuing to improve their contact tracing and testing that, in addition to students following the guidelines, will improve the chances of in-person instruction until Thanksgiving break.
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Butler’s Counseling and Consultation Services provides mental health resources in a pandemic
Even though they are not meeting with students in person, Butler’s counselors want students to know that they are ready to work with them virtually
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Recruitment Goes Virtual
Butler’s Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council are working on a plan to move forward with the recruitment process while following all of the university’s COVID-19 safety measures.
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Butler’s Health and Recreation Complex is open with new safety protocols in place
The HRC is open for users with new safety protocols including a reservation system, mandatory masks and socially distanced equipment.
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Butler students who are unable to return home after testing positive for COVID-19 isolate in Ross Hall
When a Butler student tests positive for COVID-19, they are asked to return to their primary residence. If they are unable to do so, they will be given a room in Ross Hall, a residence hall built in 1954.
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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.
