{"id":396,"date":"2024-06-13T14:02:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2026-10-30T09:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:52:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<section style=\"--hero-accent:#5d7b22\" class=\"hero-alternate hero-alternate--image hero-alternate--short color-overlay color-overlay--blue-bright alignfull has-no-block-start-margin is-style-founders wp-block-butler-hero-alternate\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero-alternate__headline butler-auto-contrast\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tAbout Founder&#039;s College\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"hero-alternate__social-media\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Social Media Links\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<ul class=\"butler-social-links wp-block-social-links is-style-logos-only is-horizontal 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\/>\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu is-style-founders wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav is-style-founders\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">About Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/why-founders-college\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Why Founder\u2019s College<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/faculty-and-staff\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/support-founders-college\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Support Founder\u2019s College<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/career-opportunities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Career Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/about\/mission-and-vision\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Mission and Vision<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/nominate-a-prospective-student\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Nominate a Prospective Student<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"butler-content-breadcrumbs\"><nav style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600;--separator: &quot;\/&quot;\" class=\"wp-block-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/\">Founder&#039;s College<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">About<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<h2 id=\"h-honoring-our-roots-building-your-future\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Honoring our roots. <em>Building your future.<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler University has long been a trailblazer in education, from its pioneering history of inclusiveness to its nurturing culture of care that helps students find their place in an ever-changing world. Now, with Founder\u2019s College, Butler proudly extends its commitment to expand the opportunity of a college education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founder\u2019s College is named to honor Butler University\u2019s founder, Lawyer Ovid Butler, and to reflect Butler\u2019s commitment to expanding access to education. Ovid Butler founded the University in 1855 alongside abolitionists who sought to create an institution free from the \u201cpernicious influences of slavery.\u201d From its inception, Butler admitted students of color and was the second university in the nation to admit women on an equal basis with men. It was also the first university in the U.S. to establish an endowed chair for a female professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Founder\u2019s College continues this historic mission of inclusiveness and accessibility by focusing enrollment on Indianapolis-area students who face financial barriers or other obstacles to attending college.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/academics\/\">Associate degrees<\/a> in industry-aligned fields can be earned in just two years, with the possibility of continuing to a four-year degree at Butler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Butler, boldly forging ahead is ingrained in our DNA. Founder\u2019s College is just the latest step in that rich history of innovation and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Person with a canvas tote bag slung over their shoulder. On the tote bag is written &quot;Butler Founder's College.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-3781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2025\/06\/12091422\/20250606_Founders_Orientation_050-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\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\/founders\/about\/faculty-and-staff\/\">Faculty and Staff<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\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\/founders\/why-founders-college\/\">Why Founder&#8217;s College?<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"butler-two-column-quote alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-two-column-quote\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item is-butler-two-column-quote-media-left wp-block-butler-two-column-quote-item\">\n\t<figure class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-media-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2024\/07\/08104937\/Danko-presidentpage-cropped-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Butler President James Danko with a backdrop of trees and a city skyline.\" style=\"object-position: 26.00% 45.00%\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t<div class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">Celebrating Butler&#8217;s Legacy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-quote wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFounder\u2019s College continues our University\u2019s historic pledge to expand higher education access as a means of helping all people access opportunity. We continue to be inspired by our founder\u2019s personal story. This name celebrates his legacy and uplifts our University\u2019s values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"butler-two-column-quote-item-attribution wp-block-paragraph\">James Danko<br>Butler President<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons butler-two-column-quote-item-cta is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b9582fc7 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h2 id=\"h-transforming-dreams-into-degrees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transforming dreams into degrees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80)\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" 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education success.<br><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-arrow-right\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctbnetwork.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More about the CTB Network<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"quick-facts alignfull has-no-block-start-margin quick-facts--green wp-block-butler-quick-facts\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container quick-facts-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quick-facts-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"quick-facts-data-value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t90%\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"quick-facts-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tof Come to Believe students graduate debt-free\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"quick-facts-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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