Liberal Arts Matters - Butler University

The faculty and staff of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have crafted a comprehensive plan to improve the understanding of the liberal arts. One of our goals is to increase discussion of the value of the liberal arts, both on and off campus. Toward this end, we have created the initiatives listed below. (Links to each initiative can be found in the navigation bar on the left.)

Core Values: Liberal Arts Across the Curriculum
Read core values statements for the College and its departments

Faculty Perspectives: The Value of a Liberal Arts Education at Butler University
A collection of faculty written essays about liberal arts education

Because Ideas Matter
Need a good book? Recommended Readings from LAS faculty and staff

Liberal Arts Essay Contest
An annual contest inviting students to reflect on the value of a liberal arts education

GALA: Global Adventures in the Liberal Arts
A study-abroad program with a couple of unusual features: several locations in one semester and all courses taught by Butler faculty

CrossCurrents
Interdisciplinary Faculty/Staff Reading Groups.

Last Lecture
Celebrating each academic year with an after-dinner talk by a member of the College faculty

Liberal Arts Syllabus Project
A collection of syllabus statements, highlighting how diverse College courses incorporate the aims of a liberal arts education

News

Office of the Dean

Jordan Hall, Room 237
4600 Sunset Ave.
Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
(317) 940-9224
Dean: Jay R. Howard
Assistant to the Dean: Priscilla Cobb