When the College of Communication was formed in 2010, faculty, staff and administration seemed to show a lot of enthusiasm and set lofty goals. Follow-through has been slower in coming. As the search for a new dean of CCOM hopefully draws near a close, we at The Butler Collegian believe that the search committee and…
Deans, provost collaborate as they await new colleague
Editor’s Note: Stavitsky has since removed his name from consideration because he accepted another offer. Open sessions with Stavitsky are canceled. College of Communication dean candidates begin arriving on campus next week for open sessions. When they do, they will find a university that has a busy community of existing deans. They’re teaching courses, working…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Faculty senate needs transparency
Butler University Faculty Senate members voted Oct.18 to give themselves the option of holding closed-door sessions in the future, a blow to transparency that possibly could remove important faculty and student interaction with the assembly. We at The Butler Collegian believe anything that denigrates the transparency of a voting body is concerning, especially a body…
NSAC course dropped for fall
Butler’s student advertising club, BUAdrenaline, placed first for the second consecutive year in the National Student Advertising Campaign, but losing their adviser may hinder their success next year. Donna Gray, a strategic communications instructor and the group’s adviser, will be leaving Butler at the end of the semester. She said there is no apparent replacement…
STAFF EDITORIAL | Independence, free speech necessary for student organizations
We at the Butler Collegian believe it is the right of all active student organizations to exercise their First Amendment right of free speech and to act as the independent organizations they are. We are outraged that members of the Butler University faculty and staff would take it upon themselves to regulate the planned activities…