{"id":4653,"date":"2026-04-24T09:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/?page_id=4653"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:04:55","slug":"bridge-bond","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/student-experience\/bridge-bond\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridge and Bond"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Student Experience Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/our-campus\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Our Campus<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/student-experience\/student-life\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Student Life<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/whole-student-support\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Whole Student Support<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/career-and-internship-services\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Career and Internship Services<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/employer-partners\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Current Employer Partners<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/partner\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Become an Employer Partner<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"container breadcrumb-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\" class=\"primary-link breadcrumb-link\">Home<\/a><\/li><\/span><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/founders\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-link\">Founder&#039;s College<\/a><\/li><\/span><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bridge-and-bond\">Bridge and Bond<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd.jpg\" alt=\"Crowd of people talking to each other in large room inside Founder's College.\" class=\"wp-image-4664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24095452\/founders-college-crowd-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bridge and Bond is a Founder\u2019s College initiative that bridges connections between Butler students and professionals who can help guide their path. Whether it\u2019s mentorship, networking, or real\u2011world insights, Bridge and Bond helps students take meaningful steps toward their futures\u2014one connection at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because when we build the bridge, we strengthen the bond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends of Founder\u2019s College (faculty, staff, alumni, retirees, or fellow students) are paired with Founder&#8217;s College students. Together, they <strong>bridge<\/strong> experiences and <strong>bond<\/strong> by meeting at least three times per semester, both in person and online, to share insights, guidance, and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attend Bridge and Bond events to connect, network, and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-events\">Events<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Seating options like couches and chairs in a large, bright, open interior space known as Founder's College Commons.\" class=\"wp-image-4655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/28\/2026\/04\/24093800\/founders-college-commons-seating.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-location\"><strong>Location<\/strong>: Founder\u2019s College Commons<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-time\"><strong>Time<\/strong>: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-date\"><strong>Dates<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>October 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>November 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>February 9<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>March 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>April 6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"gallery-modal-block alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-gallery-modal\">\n\t<div class=\"gallery-modal\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery-modal-app\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-billboard alignfull has-no-block-start-margin wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard\">\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-wrapper container\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-cards\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"wp-block-butler-callout-two-column-billboard-card callout-two-column-billboard-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-image-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard-card-text\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"parent":641,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4653","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - 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