Yoga Gives Lab School Students Time to Breathe
It’s after lunch in 1990 Butler graduate Lisa Gundaker’s kindergarten/first-grade class at the IPS/Butler University Laboratory School, and that means it’s time for downward-facing dog, star pose, and...
View ArticleButler to Offer 16 Arts and Music Camps This Summer
In the words of William Shakespeare, “We know what we are, but know not what we may be.” And with that in mind, the Butler Community Arts School will be offering Theatre Camp 2: Focus on Shakespeare...
View ArticleButler Students Sweep Awards for Top Papers at URC
Four Butler students have been named Top Four Paper Winners at the University’s 2017 Undergraduate Research Conference. Kelsey McDougall, John Anderton, Taylor Pearson, and Viki Tomanov’s projects were...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Leader? Professors’ Research Offers Insight
When most think about leadership, a CEO, or All-Star, or conductor might come to mind. Think Jeff Bezos, LeBron James, or Yo-Yo Ma. Turns out, we may have it all wrong. That’s according to new...
View ArticleDoris Kearns Goodwin: What Makes Great Leaders Great Is …
Presidential historian shares her list of important traits. In a speech titled “Leadership in Turbulent Times”—but one that could have been called “The Nine Habits of Highly Effective...
View ArticleButler Students Sweep Awards for Top Papers at URC
Four Butler students have been named Top Four Paper Winners at the University’s 2017 Undergraduate Research Conference. Kelsey McDougall, John Anderton, Taylor Pearson, and Viki Tomanov’s projects were...
View ArticleDoris Kearns Goodwin: What Makes Great Leaders Great Is …
In a speech titled “Leadership in Turbulent Times”—but one that could have been called “The Nine Habits of Highly Effective Leaders”—historian Doris Kearns Goodwin told a packed Clowes Memorial Hall at...
View ArticleTen Butler Students Chosen for Orr Fellowships
Ten Butler students from the Class of 2018 have landed two-year jobs after graduation through the Orr Fellowship program, which recruits and evaluates candidates based on academic excellence,...
View ArticleOn the Curling Team, These Students Sweep Together
Butler’s curling team shows it has the stones to compete. By Jackson Borman ’20 The history of curling can be traced back 500 years to the frozen lochs of Scotland. The history of curling at Butler...
View ArticleAngela Brown Sings Again in Celebration Concert
Indianapolis-based soprano Angela Brown, who had taken some time off due to vocal stress, returns to the stage for a free concert on Sunday, February 25, at 7:30 PM at Butler University’s Schrott...
View ArticleButler Places 815 Students on Fall 2017 Dean’s List
Eight hundred fifteen students have been placed on Butler University’s Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester. Any degree-seeking undergraduate student earning at least 12 academic hours of grade...
View ArticleDancing for a Good Cause
Butler University Dance Marathon Takes Place February 3. By Peyton Thompson ’20 The 16th annual Butler University Dance Marathon takes place on Saturday, February 3, from noon to midnight in the Health...
View ArticleButler Ballet Spices Up Midwinter Dance Festival With a Tango
Butler Ballet will warm up the cold winter nights with the sizzling modern dance tango Piazzolla Caldera and three world premiere pieces as part of Midwinter Dance Festival, Feb. 14-18 at the Schrott...
View ArticleButler Selects Top 100 Students
Honorees will be recognized at April 13 banquet. The Alumni Association has announced Butler University’s Top 100 students, honoring the top juniors and seniors for the 2017–2018 academic year. The...
View Article2016-2017: The Academic Year in Review
The 2016–2017 academic year began with the largest class ever—1,272 students—coming to Butler. It concluded with 955 newly minted graduates, two large gifts to the University, and the groundbreaking...
View ArticleLechleiter to Graduates: Set Your Sights High
Set your sights high and strive for excellence, treat others the way you would like to be treated, and think and act independently, retired Eli Lilly & Co. CEO John Lechleiter told the Butler...
View ArticleCommencement Reflection from President Danko
Tomorrow Butler University will confer degrees upon approximately 1,000 students, who will experience a range of emotions as they reflect upon their college years and their futures. I normally also...
View ArticleButler’s Student-Run Insurance Company to Open August 1
Butler University’s MJ Student-Run Insurance Company, which will insure items such as the University’s live mascot bulldog Trip, rare books, fine art, and observatory telescope, has received licensing...
View ArticleButler’s Wildlife Network Gets National Notice
The Urban Wildlife Information Network—and Butler University’s participation in this collaboration to identify patterns in urban wildlife—was the subject of a May 2 story in The New York Times. “A city...
View ArticleA ‘Fierce,’‘Compassionate,’‘Ahead-of-Her-Time’ Professor Retires
Katharina Dulckeit remembers flying into Indianapolis for her job interview at Butler and seeing a tractor on display in the airport. Then she arrived at the University to find that “everyone was...
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