{"id":79,"date":"2022-06-24T16:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T16:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/esportsq\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2025-08-18T18:59:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:59:46","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/esports\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"--hero-accent:#00a3e0\" class=\"hero hero--standard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin hero--has-image hero--has-social-links wp-block-butler-hero-standard\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__container container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tAbout Butler Esports\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__subheadline-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hero__subheadline\">Competition. Curriculum. 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Purpose<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Esports at Butler University goes beyond pure gaming excellence and serves as a vehicle to provide students with opportunities to grow academically, competitively, and professionally. Founded in 2017 as a student-led initiative, Butler Esports offers students opportunities beyond competitive gaming\u2014fostering academic growth, professional development, and leadership. With varsity and club teams in over a dozen titles, the program combines high-level competition with real-world experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opened in Fall 2022, the Butler Esports Park features over 50 gaming PCs, consoles, VR stations, and flexible spaces for corporate training, youth camps, and educational programs: making the facility a campus hub for innovation and career exploration within the industry of gaming and technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2c90304e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/esports\/about\/leadership\/\">Meet the Leadership Team<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/26\/2025\/08\/18185824\/Butler_Esports_Brand_Guidelines_FINAL_Compressed-compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Butler Esports Brand Guidelines<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-link-blue-medium\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/butler-advocate.symplicity.com\/public_report\/index.php\/pid395841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hazing Reporting Form<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section style=\"--butler-gallery-carousel-slide-count:3;--butler-gallery-carousel-autoplay-delay:7000ms\" class=\"butler-gallery-carousel alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-gallery-carousel\" data-paused=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-gallery-carousel-shell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-gallery-carousel-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\tclass=\"butler-toggle 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class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-background\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/26\/2022\/07\/08144906\/Competition.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"hands holding a controller\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-card\" style=\"--butler-two-column-full-width-media-accent:var(--wp--preset--color--custom-tertiary);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-kicker\">Butler Esports: A Holistic Model of Excellence<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"butler-two-column-full-width-media-headline-text 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