Butler University
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Butler University is a private university in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1855 and named after founder Ovid Butler, the university has over 60 major academic fields of study within six colleges in the arts, business, communication, education, liberal arts and the sciences, and health sciences. It enrolls approximately 5,700 undergraduate and graduate students. Its Template:Convert campus is approximately Template:Convert north of downtown Indianapolis.
HistoryEdit
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On January 15, 1850, the Indiana General Assembly adopted Ovid Butler's proposed charter for a new Christian university in Indianapolis. After five years in development, the school opened on November 1, 1855, as North-Western Christian University at 13th Street and College Avenue on Indianapolis's near northside at the eastern edge of the present-day Old Northside Historic District. Attorney and university founder Ovid Butler provided the property.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia">"Butler University" in Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="IndyEnc2">"Butler University Architecture" in Bodenhamer and Barrows, eds., The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis, pp. 374–75.</ref><ref name="AboutBU_pdf">About Butler UniversityTemplate:Dead link, (Butler University), retrieved April 5, 2010.</ref> The university was founded by members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), although it was never controlled by that church. The university's charter called for "a non-sectarian institution free from the taint of slavery, offering instruction in every branch of liberal and professional education".<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia"/> The university was the second in Indiana and the third in the United States to admit both men and women.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia"/>
The university established the first professorship in English literature and the first Department of English in the state of Indiana. In 1869, Ovid Butler endowed the Demia Butler Chair of English Literature in honor of his daughter, who was the first woman to graduate from the Classical course at the university and had died in 1867. The chair was the first endowed position at an American university designated for a female professor.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia"/><ref>As of 2015 the chair has been held been twice by male professors: William Howe (1904–05) and John Samuel Kenyon (1906–13). See {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Catharine Merrill, was the first to occupy the chair in 1869. Merrill was just the second female university professor in the country.<ref name=Merrill>Merrill began her fourteen-year teaching career at the school in its 1869–70 academic year and resigned the professorship in 1883. See: Template:Cite journal See also: Template:Cite book</ref>
The university moved to a new Template:Convert campus in the community of Irvington on the east side of Indianapolis in 1875, and changed its name to Butler University in 1877.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The university was renamed for Ovid Butler "in recognition of Ovid Butler's inspirational vision, determined leadership, and financial support". The campus consisted of several buildings, including an observatory, most of which were demolished in 1939. The Bona Thompson Library at the intersection of Downey and University avenues, designed by architects Henry H. Dupont and Jesse T. Johnson, is the only remaining building, although several buildings that housed faculty remain, including the Benton House.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia"/><ref name="IndyEnc2"/>
In 1896, Butler joined with two private professional schools, the Medical College of Indiana and the Indiana Law School, to form the University of Indianapolis (U of I), an institution unrelated to the modern university of that name.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Indiana Dental College later joined in 1904. Renamed as Butler College, the school constituted the undergraduate and liberal arts organ of the new university.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Butler left U of I in 1906 after the Medical College of Indiana joined with Purdue University's medical school in 1905 (itself later merging with the Indiana University School of Medicine in 1908).
Template:AnchorIn 1930, Butler merged with the Teachers College of Indianapolis, founded by Eliza Cooper Blaker, creating the university's second college. The third college, the College of Business Administration, was established in 1937, and the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was established in 1945, following a merger that absorbed the Indianapolis College of Pharmacy. The Jordan College of Fine Arts, the university's fifth college, was established in 1951, following a merger with the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music.
The university's department of religion became a separate Christian Church seminary and "college of applied Christianity" in 1924; it was variously called the School of Religion and the College of Religion.<ref name="Waller">Template:Cite book</ref> The school became independent in 1958 and is currently known as the Christian Theological Seminary.<ref name="IndyEnc2" />
CampusEdit
Template:Stack Enrollment at Butler increased following the end of World War I, prompting the administration to examine the need for a larger campus. The new and current campus, designed in part by architect George Sheridan, was formed on the site of Fairview Park, a former amusement park on the city's northwest side.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia"/><ref name="IndyEnc2"/> Classes began on the campus in 1928.<ref name="Butlerataglance">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 1928, the first building completed on the Fairview campus was Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall, designed by Robert Frost Daggett and Thomas Hibben. The structure's Collegiate Gothic style of architecture, also used in the original William Tinsley-designed 13th Street and College Avenue building, set the tone for subsequent buildings erected on the campus over the next three decades.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia" /><ref name="IndyEnc2" /> The same year, the Butler Fieldhouse (later renamed Hinkle Fieldhouse) was completed after having been designed by architect Fermor Spencer Cannon. The building remained the largest indoor sports facility in the state until the mid-1960s.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia" /><ref name="IndyEnc2"/>
In 1942, the Religion Building and Sweeney Chapel were both completed. These structures, designed by Burns and James, were remodeled and combined into Robertson Hall in 1966.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia" /><ref name="IndyEnc2"/>
Following World War II, construction began on the student center, Atherton Union (designed by McGuire and Shook). McGuire and Shook also designed the dormitories called Ross Hall and Schwitzer Hall. Art Lindbergh, with help from Daggett, designed the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium, which was dedicated in 1955.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia" /><ref name="IndyEnc2"/>
In 1963, Irwin Library, designed by acclaimed architect Minoru Yamasaki, opened. Also in the early 1960s, Lilly Hall and Clowes Memorial Hall were constructed following the move of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music to the campus. Clowes Hall, which opened in 1963, was co-designed by Indianapolis architect Evans Woollen III and John M. Johansen (of New Canaan, Connecticut). Ten years following the construction of Clowes Hall and Irwin Library, the science complex of Gallahue Hall and the Holcomb Research Institute (now Holcomb Building) were built, completing the U-shaped complex of academic buildings.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia" /><ref name="IndyEnc2"/><ref>Template:Cite journal See: "Biographical" Sketch in Template:Cite book See also: Mary Ellen Gadski, "Woollen, Molzan and Partners" in Template:Cite book</ref>
In 1990, the Residential College, designed by James and Associates, was completed, becoming the university's last major construction project of the 20th century.<ref name="IndyEncyclopedia" /><ref name="IndyEnc2"/>
In 2001, the Fairbanks Center for Communication and Technology was opened.Template:Fact
In early 2004, the Eidson-Duckwall Recital Hall, seating 140, was added onto Robertson Hall.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On May 8, 2008, Butler broke ground on a Template:Convert, four-story addition to the Pharmacy and Health Sciences Building.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2013, the Howard L. Schrott Center for the Arts opened.Template:Fact
AcademicsEdit
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The university is organized into the following schools and colleges:
- Andre B. Lacy School of Business
- College of Communication
- College of Education
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Jordan College of the Arts
Over 60 major academic fields of study, 8 pre-professional programs, and 19 graduate programs are offered across the six academic colleges. Butler ranks first among Midwest Regional Universities in U.S. News & World ReportTemplate:'s 2024 Best Colleges. The publication also ranked the university first in the Midwest for both innovation and undergraduate teaching. Nationally, the publication ranked Butler 16th for first-year experiences and 28th for study abroad opportunities.
The university emphasizes the practicality of knowledge and offers individual attention to its students with its small class size and no teaching assistants. Butler University increased its focus on faculty and student research with the Butler Institute for Research and Scholarship (BIRS), bolstered by a $1-million grant from Lilly Endowment.<ref>Institute for Research and Scholarship, (Butler University), retrieved March 16, 2010.</ref> The university also provides student research opportunities, such as the Butler Summer Institute, a 10-week program in which Butler students are granted funding to perform independent research with a faculty member.<ref>Butler Summer Institute Template:Webarchive, (Butler University – Institute for Research and Scholarship), retrieved March 16, 2010.</ref>
Student lifeEdit
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Students at Butler University participate in more than 150 student organizations and dozens of club and intramural sports, and many multi-cultural programs and services. More than 94 percent of students are involved in campus activities.<ref name="butler.edu">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} (Butler University), retrieved February 15, 2013.</ref>
Greek organizationsEdit
Greek life is a popular option at Butler with over 35 percent of undergraduates becoming members of social fraternities or sororities.<ref name="butler.edu"/> Fraternities and sororities have long been a part of student life at Butler, with the first fraternity established in 1859, and the first sorority established in 1874.<ref>Interfraternity Council Chapters Template:Webarchive (Butler University), retrieved June 9, 2010.</ref>
In 1922, Sigma Gamma Rho was founded at Butler University. The sorority had its beginnings on the Irvington campus of Butler University.<ref>National Pan-Hellenic Council Template:Webarchive, (Butler University), retrieved June 10, 2010.</ref>
AthleticsEdit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Butler's athletic teams, known as the Butler Bulldogs, compete in Division I of the NCAA. On July 1, 2012, the Bulldogs left the Horizon League, their conference home since 1979, for the Atlantic 10 Conference.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Butler joins A10 for 2012 Template:Webarchive</ref> Since the A-10 does not sponsor football, the Butler football team plays in the FCS's Pioneer League. The women's golf team at Butler joined the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, as the A-10 sponsors the sport only for men. Butler left the Atlantic 10 Conference and became a founding member of the reconfigured Big East Conference on July 1, 2013.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In the past decade, Butler teams have captured 26 conference championships (in four different leagues). The Bulldogs have made appearances in NCAA National Championship Tournaments in men's and women's basketball, men's soccer, volleyball, men's cross country, lacrosse, and baseball. Butler won the James J. McCafferty trophy, awarded annually by the Horizon League for all-sports excellence based on conference championship points, seven times, including three-straight from 1996 to 1997 to 1998–99 and back-to-back years in 2001–02 and 2002–03, 2006–07, and 2009–10.<ref name="AboutBUSports">Butler Athletics Template:Webarchive, (ButlerSports), retrieved June 7, 2010.</ref>
Men's basketballEdit
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The Butler program was one of the most successful "mid-major" basketball programs from 2000 to 2011, having won at least 20 games and reached postseason play eight of the last ten seasons, including six NCAA tournament appearances.<ref>ESPN's NCAA basketball tournament History – Butler Bulldogs, (ESPN), retrieved March 15, 2010.</ref> Butler also holds two national championships in men's basketball from the pre-tournament era: one from 1924 (earned via the AAU national tournament), and one from 1929 (selected by the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia).<ref>Butler To Induct Seven Individuals, Two Teams Into Hall of Fame Template:Webarchive, (Butler University – The Official Athletics Site), retrieved March 15, 2010.</ref>
In 2010 and 2011, Butler qualified for consecutive national championship games. The 2010 Butler team, led by star player Gordon Hayward, advanced to the national championship game at their hometown Lucas Oil Stadium, where they lost a close game to Duke, while creating an enduring reputation of its athletes prioritizing education by attending classes the day of the game.<ref>https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-05/remember-butlers-incredible-2010-ncaa-run#:~:text=I%20saw%20Krzyzewski%20after%20the,day%20of%20the%20national%20championship.</ref> With a total enrollment of only 4,500 students, Butler is the smallest school to play for a national championship since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. In 2011, the Bulldogs advanced to the championship game but finished as runners-up again, this time losing to Connecticut.
FootballEdit
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The Hoosier Helmet Trophy was established as the trophy helmet for the rivalry football game played between Butler and Valparaiso University. The Hoosier Helmet was created prior to the 2006 season to commemorate the football rivalry that has existed since 1921. The helmet trophy was created to further intensify the rivalry between these two teams. A group of Butler players, along with their head coach, Jeff Voris, came up with the idea. After Valparaiso head coach Stacey Adams agreed to play for the helmet, Butler equipment manager John Harding put the trophy together.
Notable peopleEdit
AlumniEdit
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Faculty and staffEdit
- Allen R. Benton, president and professor of philosophy and ancient languages
- Igor Buketoff, conductor and teacher
- Gordon Clark, theologian
- Michael J. Colburn, director of the United States Marine Band.
- Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle, developed the orange basketball
- Henry Leck, Associate Professor of Music
- Catharine Merrill, Professor English Literature<ref name=Merrill/>
- Walter Myers Jr., Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Susan Neville, creative writing professor
- Matt Pivec, saxophonist
- Samuel E. Perkins, Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
- Michael Schelle, composer and teacher
- Marvin Scott, professor
- Brad Stevens, basketball coach
- Emma Lou Thornbrough, historian
PresidentsEdit
The following persons has led the Butler University and its predecessor, North-Western Christian University, since 1858 as president:<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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| – | John YoungTemplate:Efn | 1856 | 1858 | |||
| 1 | Samuel K. HoshourTemplate:Efn | 1858 | 1861 | |||
| 2 | File:Allen R. Benton.png | Allen R. Benton | 1861 | 1868 | ||
| 3 | Otis A. Burgess | 1868 | 1870 | |||
| 4 | William F. Black | 1870 | 1873 | |||
| 5 | Otis A. Burgess | 1873 | 1881 | |||
| 6 | Harvey W. Everest | 1881 | 1886 | |||
| 7 | File:Allen R. Benton.png | Allen R. Benton | 1886 | 1891 | ||
| 8 | Scot Butler | 1891 | 1904 | |||
| 9 | Winfred Garrison | 1904 | 1906 | |||
| 10 | Scot Butler | 1906 | 1907 | |||
| 11 | Thomas Carr Howe | 1908 | 1920 | |||
| acting | James W. Putnam | 1920 | 1921 | |||
| 12 | Robert J. Aley | September 1921 | June 30, 1931 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news </ref> | ||
| acting | James W. Putnam | July 1, 1931 | August 1931 | |||
| 13 | Walter S. Athearn | August 1931 | October 30, 1933 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| acting | James W. Putnam | October 30, 1933 | January 12, 1935 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 14 | January 12, 1935 | June 1939 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| 15 | Daniel S. Robinson | June 1939 | February 23, 1942 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Robinson resigns">Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| acting | M. O. Ross | February 23, 1942 | December 16, 1942 | <ref name="Robinson resigns"/> | ||
| 16 | December 16, 1942 | August 31, 1962 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| acting | Alexander E. Jones | September 1, 1962 | January 25, 1963 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 17 | January 26, 1963 | February 22, 1977 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | |||
| acting | Paul R. Stewart | February 22, 1977 | August 31, 1978 | |||
| 18 | John G. Johnson | September 1, 1978 | December 31, 1988 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 19 | Geoffrey Bannister | January 1, 1989 | May 31, 2000 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| interim | Gwen Fountain | June 1, 2000 | May 31, 2001 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref> | ||
| 20 | File:Bobby Fong, Ursinus College President.jpg | Bobby Fong | June 1, 2001 | May 31, 2011 | <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation | CitationClass=web
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| 21 | File:James Danko 2024.jpg | James Danko | July 1, 2011 | present | citation | CitationClass=web
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