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BUTLER 2020: A Roadmap for Strategy and Action

Butler University Mission

Our mission is to provide the highest quality of liberal and professional education and to integrate the liberal arts with professional education, by creating and fostering a stimulating intellectual community built upon interactive dialogue and inquiry among students, faculty, and staff.

Butler 2020 Vision

Butler University will be an innovative leader in the creation and delivery of transformative, student-centered learning experiences that prepare graduates to make a meaningful impact in the world.

Aerial View of Campus in the Fall

2020 progress

The Butler 2020 Vision and supporting strategic platforms have moved from planning to action since its inception in 2014. Nine specific, measurable objectives designed to give rise to our success were developed and assigned to senior executive champions, who, in turn, assembled working teams to refine these objectives and build corresponding action plans.

Most recently, our champions compiled and incorporated the University community’s feedback into a set of defined initiatives. These initiatives serve as a roadmap to our broader ambition to not only keep pace as a leader among regional universities but to emerge as a national university with best-in-class academics, a robust career pipeline, a thriving community, and state-of-the-art campus amenities to better serve students.

Butler 2020 Objectives

View our progress to-date

During the 2018–2019 academic year, we will celebrate the successes achieved toward the 2020 vision while looking forward to imagine Butler University beyond 2020. This year will include a number of opportunities for the campus to engage in charting the course for Butler’s next strategic plan.  

The information below will be updated regularly throughout the course of this academic year. 

Butler Beyond 2020 graphic

Upcoming Events

  

Strategic Vision and Launch

Friday, November 30, 2018

 3:00–4:30 PM

Schrott Center for the Arts

Faculty and Staff Strategy Lunch Conversations
with President Danko and Vice President for
Strategy and Innovation Melissa Beckwith*

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Monday, February 18, 2019

Noon–1:00 PM

 TBD

*Each lunch is limited to 10 participants and will be filled as responses are received. Please RSVP to Katie Palmer at kspalmer@butler.edu with your preferred date.
The Future of Butler All-Campus Input Session January 17, 2019 2:00–4:30 PM Atherton Union, Reilly Room
President’s Listening Tour Ongoing Varies Varies
Staff Assembly February 20, 2019 2:00–3:00 PM Robertson Hall, Johnson Board Room

We Want to Hear from You

*Prior to answering the questions below, we encourage you to view the slides

and video from the January 17 all-campus strategy session found in the resources section below.

How would you define a “Butler student” in the year 2030?

Provide Your Feedback

How would you define a “Butler education” in the year 2030?

Provide Your Feedback

What is your national headline for Butler in the year 2030?

Provide Your Feedback

butler 2020 resources

Available Resources

Changes are taking shape across higher education. As campus evolves for 2020 and beyond stay updated on current trends, watch videos of strategic planning events, and read high-level summaries of Butler's next steps. 

View Our Current Resources