A constant evolution.
It’s how we improve the way we teach, the way we learn, and the very community we’re part of.
And we’ve been so since our very beginning. That forward-thinking philosophy continues today. From our continual development of new academic programs, to strategic community partnerships, to major investments in state-of-the-art educational facilities, The Butler Way is rooted in innovation. These actions—both present and future—give Butler educators the tools and techniques they need to inspire and inform the next generation of thinkers and doers.
Innovation in Teaching and Learning
We’ve cultivated a campus culture at Butler that blends the best classroom techniques, no matter where they come from—music or mathematics, education or entrepreneurship. Whether it’s peer-to-peer mentoring or our annual Celebration of Innovations in Teaching and Learning, our overriding goal is that all our students get the best of Butler, every day.
Innovation Beyond the Classroom
A good idea can be transformative. But an idea is just the start. Our new Innovation Lab helps students get from dreaming to doing. Using our Think It-Build It-Test It-Scale It approach, students will work with mentors, coaches, and investors to take a concept formed in class and use a step-by-step approach to turn it into a real business—or, if necessary, go back to the drawing board.
Campus: Everywhere
Since our earliest days, Butler has been dedicated to providing education for as many as possible: Our founder, Ovid Butler, made clear that gender or race wouldn’t be a barrier to getting a college degree here. Through our new affiliation with Noodle, we’re ensuring location isn’t a barrier, either. We have new online graduate and certificate programs in four of our six colleges—a number we expect to grow.
Transformation Lab
The Transformation Lab is where we identify, explore, design, and pilot new ideas and initiatives. In addition to providing a collaborative space to nurture ideas, the Lab also offers the resources and partnership opportunities to bring those ideas to life. With a focus on advancing our Butler Beyond strategic priorities, the Transformation Lab allows us to adapt to changes in higher education and deliver the kind of innovative, life-changing education that has been our hallmark for generations.
Ranked for our not-business-as-usual approach—eight years in a row.
Sciences Complex
We’re in the midst of a three-phase, $100 million expansion and renovation of our Sciences Complex. When complete, the building will feature high-tech classrooms that promote learning by doing; labs that mimic ones found in top research companies; and work spaces that encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Dugan Hall
The new, 110,000-square-foot home of the Lacy School of Business is built to encourage creative, hands-on learning and intensive networking. Dugan features state-of-the-art, flexible classrooms; a trading room featuring live market data; and a central Innovation Commons that will bring students, faculty and Central Indiana business leaders together.
Butler Esports Park
Get your game on in this 7,500-square-foot center designed by Populous, an architectural firm known for sports and esports facilities alike. In addition to providing a home for local, regional and even global competitions, the new home of our rapidly growing esports program will also provide office space for our industry partners.
Butler University is launching two new online master’s degrees through its College of Education: a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling and a M.S. in School Counseling. Both programs prepare graduates for licensure in their respective fields. Butler’s Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling program offers hands-on training and a pathway to dual licensure in […]
Online master’s degree programs offered through Butler University’s Lacy School of Business ranked No. 33 in the nation, according to rankings published today by US News & World Report. The rankings compare online master’s degree programs in Business, excluding MBA degrees, from 211 colleges and universities. The 2023 ranking was a huge jump for Butler, […]
Butler University is addressing Indiana’s teacher shortage through a new program designed to support new teachers, alternatively credentialed teachers, emergency-permitted teachers, or long-term substitute teachers with the training they need to succeed in the classroom. Butler’s first cohort of teachers will begin the first module of training in its “Teacher-Led, Teacher Education” program at the […]
