{"id":116,"date":"2025-08-11T23:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T23:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2025-08-12T18:51:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:51:20","slug":"campus-connection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/student-life\/campus-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Campus Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>section.hero-standard.hero-standard--hasImage.alignfull {position: relative; overflow: hidden;} .hero-standard__extraContent {position: absolute; top: -85px; right: 0;} .hero-standard__extraContent img {height: 500px;} section.hero-standard.hero-standard--hasImage.alignfull {background-color: #BDD1EF;} span.headline-highlight__text.headline-h1 {position: relative; z-index: 2;}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"hero-standard hero-standard--hasImage alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container hero-standard__container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"headline-highlight\">\n\t<span \n\t\tclass=\"headline-highlight__text  headline-h1\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-blue); color: var(--color-theme-white);\"\n\t>\n\t\tCampus Connection\t<\/span>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"hero-standard__extraContent\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/12134704\/Overseas_eastern_medium-blue.svg\" class=\"hero-standard__image\" alt=\"Image of a blue world globe\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 960px) 75vw, 100vw\" \/>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu sidebar-menu--hasHero\" 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 Life 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\/overseas\/student-life\/lodging-and-meals\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Lodging &amp; Meals<\/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\/overseas\/student-life\/immersive-experiences\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Immersive Experiences<\/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\/overseas\/student-life\/safety-and-well-being\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Safety and Well-Being<\/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\/overseas\/student-life\/campus-connection\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Campus Connection<\/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\/overseas\/\" class=\"breadcrumb-link\">Butler Overseas<\/a><\/li><\/span><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bulldogs-beyond-borders\">Bulldogs beyond borders.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter where they are across the globe, Butler Overseas students are Bulldogs through and through. Butler\u2019s campus resources, support networks, and close-knit community are available throughout your three-year journey, keeping you connected even beyond your summer semesters in Indianapolis. You\u2019ll build relationships and a sense of belonging with both the cohort you travel with and the Butler community at large, with plenty of opportunities to reflect, connect, and settle into life as a global Bulldog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size\">Summer Semesters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler\u2019s Indianapolis campus isn\u2019t merely a \u201cplaceholder\u201d between experiences abroad\u2014it\u2019s a vital part of the program experience as a whole. Students\u2019 first summer term before departure is especially formative for cohort identity and cohesion before heading abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first summer term will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Welcome and orientation experiences<\/strong> to help students get to know Butler, their peers, and the unique shape of their global year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Campus and Indianapolis exploration activities<\/strong> designed to introduce key locations, resources, and people they can expect during their summer semesters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intentional programming with other Butler student leaders<\/strong> to build community and belonging with students stateside&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Introductions to on-campus community spaces<\/strong> such as The Compass Center and the Efroymson Diversity Center, which are dedicated to creating \u201chome away from home\u201d through everything from spiritual care and identity reflection to game nights and casual hangouts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Second and third summer terms will also include:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A welcome gathering <\/strong>to celebrate and welcome students back from their journeys abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Storytelling opportunities<\/strong> designed to give Butler Overseas students a platform to share experiences with the wider Butler community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access to local Internships<\/strong> in collaboration with Butler\u2019s office for Career and Professional Success (CaPS)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaborations with Butler\u2019s Indianapolis Summer Experience (ISE)<\/strong> to explore Indianapolis, the 16th largest city in the United States, while expanding your professional network with other local Butler students&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Continued <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/student-life\/immersive-experiences\/\"><strong>activities and 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