This first day has afforded me the opportunity to visit the "other" Bulldogs, Butler University. Here are some basic facts about Butler University:
- Private Liberal Arts University
- 4296 students (mostly undergraduate)
- 47% of their students are from other states and countries
- 398 full-time professors, 0 graduate teacher assistants
- 65 majors, including Exploratory Studies for those students who enter college not knowing what they would like to major in.
- Six Colleges on campus: College of Liberal Arts, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, College of Communications, College of Education, Jordan College of the Arts, and College of Business.
- 73% of 2014 graduates are presently employed, 19% are in graduate school
- Last year, 10,097 seniors applied to Butler, 6918 were admitted, 1000 enrolled.
- Mascot is the Bulldog
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| Hinkle Fieldhouse |
In 2010 the Butler Bulldogs went all the way to the National Championship game against Duke in the NCAA Tournament. Unsurprisingly, their applications for admissions went up 40% the next year! The basketball history at Butler is a long-reaching one. Hinkle Fieldhouse, built in 1928 as the largest basketball arena in the United States at the time of construction, plays host to the Bulldogs' basketball team. If you have seen the movie Hoosiers (and who hasn't?) the championship game was filmed in Hinkle Fieldhouse. It was named after the famed coach from Butler, Tony Hinkle, who was the Football, baseball and basketball coach over 41 seasons and is credited with creating the first orange basketball. Hinkle Fieldhouse has been called the The Cathedral of College Basketball and is on the National Registry of Historical Buildings. This small university certainly hit the national stage in a huge way in basketball in 2010, but they also do some really great things with their educational product that they offer to students as well.
Butler has a very good Pharmacy School and has a ballet program that is in the top five in the country. As with many schools these days, Butler prides itself on the travel abroad programs which are offered and the internship programs they coordinate for students. Because Butler is a liberal arts college, every major has to undergo 30 hours of the total graduation required hours in disciplines associated with liberal arts: literature, arts, languages, history, roughly those disciplines that make up the cannon of common, collegiate learning. What this means to the student is that even though one may want to attend Butler to receive a professional/technical training that will teach him or her how to do a specific job, Butler sees the inclusion of the liberal arts as a way to ensure that all of their students graduate being able to think in a classical way AND do the job that they were trained to do.
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| Freshman Dorm |
The college is small with architecture that is very typical of college buildings constructed in the 1930-50s. The Clowes (pronounced "clues") Auditorium seats 2200 patrons and host Broadway productions, musical acts, like Roseanne Cash and AIR SUPPLY!! (ask your mom and dad) and world renown speakers. Student organizations are plentiful and there are 7 sororities and 6 fraternities for students to get involved in. At only five miles from Indianapolis, there are a ton of cultural and professional athletic opportunities easily accessible while still maintaining a small college feel. Safety seems to be high priority, in a setting that seems to present no danger. In short, any momma would feel very comfortable dropping her daughter off at Butler University.
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| Clowes Hall |
This was a good day where we (NOHS Guidance) expanded our knowledge about college opportunities in the Midwest. Tomorrow, two more schools will be added to that list. If you are interested in learning more about Butler University, visit the web site at
www.butler.edu.
Signing off for tonight,
Mike Kulp
Butler has a very good Pharmacy School and has a ballet program that is in the top five in the country. As with many schools these days, Butler prides itself on the travel abroad programs which are offered and the internship programs they coordinate for students. Because Butler is a liberal arts college, every major has to undergo 30 hours of the total graduation required hours in disciplines associated with liberal arts: literature, arts, languages, history, roughly those disciplines that make up the cannon of common, collegiate learning. What this means to the student is that even though one may want to attend Butler to receive a professional/technical training that will teach him or her how to do a specific job, Butler sees the inclusion of the liberal arts as a way to ensure that all of their students graduate being able to think in a classical way AND do the job that they were trained to do.
