{"id":2088,"date":"2025-04-23T16:10:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/?page_id=2088"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:20:17","slug":"planned-giving-newsletter-articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/advancement\/ways-to-give\/legacy\/planned-giving-newsletter-articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Giving Newsletter Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"hero-alternate hero-alternate--image hero-alternate--short color-overlay color-overlay--blue-bright alignfull\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-alternate__headline\">Planning Your Legacy<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"hero-alternate__socialMedia \" aria-label=\"Social Media Links\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<ul class=\"social-media__menuList\">\n\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/butleruniversity\/\" class=\"social-media__menuLink\" 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In these newsletters, we\u2019re sharing how our alumni are turning their experiences into a lasting legacy for future students. We\u2019ve also included some practical tools to help you think through your own plans. It\u2019s a powerful way to look forward and stay connected to what matters most to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"news is-style-stylized\" >\n\t\t<div class='container news__wrapper' >\n\t\t\t<header class=\"news__heading col-span-12 flex justify-between items-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wysiwyg-content\">Planned Giving Stories<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\" \n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"news__moreButton news__moreLink\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAll News\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cards swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"news__card \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tswiper-slide\" id=\"card-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"news__card_wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/planned-giving-creating-life-changing-opportunities-through-scholarships\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_cardImgWrapper\"><img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/27135414\/Planned-Giving-Aaron-Wright-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/27135414\/Planned-Giving-Aaron-Wright-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/27135414\/Planned-Giving-Aaron-Wright-1024x576.png 1024w, ' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2026\/01\/27135414\/Planned-Giving-Aaron-Wright.png' sizes='' alt='' class='news__cardImg' width='300' height='169' \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cardMeta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"news__cardLink\">Planned Giving: Creating Life-changing Opportunities through Scholarships<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cardExcerpt\"><p>For Aaron Wright \u201905, the Butler experience was defined by the personal connections and &#8220;aha&#8221; moments that happened both inside and outside the classroom. From the rigor of the Lacy School of Business to the transformative six months he spent studying in Spain, Butler provided the foundation for a meaningful life. Although he and his [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"news__card \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tswiper-slide\" id=\"card-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"news__card_wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/planned-giving-investing-in-transformational-learning-through-ccom\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_cardImgWrapper\"><img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/11\/13133455\/Planned-Giving-Jordan-and-Craig-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/11\/13133455\/Planned-Giving-Jordan-and-Craig-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/11\/13133455\/Planned-Giving-Jordan-and-Craig-1-1024x576.png 1024w, ' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/11\/13133455\/Planned-Giving-Jordan-and-Craig-1.png' sizes='' alt='' class='news__cardImg' width='300' height='169' \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cardMeta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"news__cardLink\">Planned Giving: Investing in Transformational Learning through CCOM<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cardExcerpt\"><p>Jordan Anderson \u201910 earned his Butler undergraduate degree in Journalism, gaining skills he now uses every day in his work as a Director of Executive Communications at Cummins Inc. Through mentorship from Butler faculty and years of honing his writing skills at The Butler Collegian, Anderson acquired the hands-on experience needed to prepare him for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"news__card \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \tswiper-slide\" id=\"card-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"news__card_wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.butler.edu\/planned-giving-greg-jung-98-honors-a-multi-generational-butler-legacy-on-the-court-and-beyond\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news_cardImgWrapper\"><img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/08\/22105336\/Greg-Jung-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/08\/22105336\/Greg-Jung-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/08\/22105336\/Greg-Jung-1024x576.png 1024w, ' src='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/stories\/2025\/08\/22105336\/Greg-Jung.png' sizes='' alt='' class='news__cardImg' width='300' height='169' \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cardMeta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"news__cardLink\">Planned Giving: Greg Jung MBA \u201998 Honors a Multi-Generational Butler Legacy\u2014On the Court and Beyond<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"news__cardExcerpt\"><p>For Greg Jung MBA \u201998, Butler University isn\u2019t just his alma mater\u2014it\u2019s the backdrop of his family\u2019s story. His parents met as students, married shortly after graduation, and began a lifelong love story rooted in the values they learned at Butler. 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