{"id":13,"date":"2025-08-04T14:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2025-08-18T02:02:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T02:02:21","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>.acc-title {font-size: 50px !important;}<\/style>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"hero-alternate hero-alternate--video hero-alternate--short color-overlay color-overlay--blue-bright alignfull\"  >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"hero-alternate__headline\">About Butler Overseas<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<video src=\"https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/12132536\/Overseas-Interior_02-1.mp4\" class=\"hero-alternate__video\" playsinline muted loop controls=\"false\" ><\/video>\n\t\t\t<\/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\">About 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\/about\/butler-overseas-difference\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >The Butler Overseas Difference<\/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\/about\/about-ifsa\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About IFSA<\/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\/about\/faqs\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >FAQs<\/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\/about\/support\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >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\/overseas\/about\/faculty-and-staff\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Faculty and Staff<\/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-your-global-education-starts-here\">Your global education starts here.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>In keeping with Butler University\u2019s mission to boldly innovate and broadly educate, Butler Overseas provides a highly structured yet expansive global degree experience. Butler Overseas\u2019 inaugural majors and minors are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/environmental-studies\/\">Environmental Science<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/academics\/international-business\/\">International Business<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/academics\/overseas\/academics\/environmental-studies-major\/\">,<\/a> with an exploratory track and more programs to come as demand for globally informed perspectives continues to grow across industries and professions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Centered on travel and high-quality educational programming, Butler Overseas is a cutting edge pathway for students seeking to graduate in three years while learning in the context of international experiences. The program is designed to build both career confidence and cultural competence through five key pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Engagement with <strong>Global Issues<\/strong> like sustainability, guided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgs.un.org\/goals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <strong>Interdisciplinary Approach <\/strong>rooted in Butler\u2019s liberal arts foundation, which challenges students to explore complex problems with creativity and collaboration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An emphasis on <strong>International Perspectives,<\/strong> which students gain by studying in diverse locations across six continents as they earn their degrees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Innovation through <strong>Place-Based Learning,<\/strong> as each location becomes a living classroom and local culture, history, and context shape personal and academic growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A continued commitment to <strong>Experiential Learning and Career Development,<\/strong> preparing future leaders through internships, research, and other immersive experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This unique degree model would not be possible without Butler\u2019s 30-year partnership with the nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/ifsa-butler.org\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA)<\/a>. Students and their families can expect a highly vetted, academically challenging, and rewarding degree program with the infrastructure to help students succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/request-more-information\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=overseas\">Request Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About IFSA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IFSA\u2019s mission is to create global learning environments that help students foster the critical perspectives, knowledge, and skills they need to thrive\u2014now and in the future. The Institute champions inclusive, impactful study abroad programs because students grow in curiosity, independence, and empathy when they learn in new cultural settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Butler Overseas students will study at IFSA-supported locations while abroad. These locations have onsite staff, in-person instruction, and robust student services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"link-list layout-links\" >\n    <div class=\"link-list__container link-list__grid-default\">\n                        <div class=\"list-list__linkWrapper link-list__grid-default\">\n                                <ul class=\"wysiwyg__ctaLinks\">\n                                                        <li>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/about\/about-ifsa\/\" class=\"button-link-right button-link-right--color-blue-bright\" >Learn How IFSA Makes Butler Overseas Possible<\/a>\n                                <\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                                \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\tAcknowledgements\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/wp-content\/plugins\/butler-acf-blocks-new\/assets\/images\/nav_main_icon_open.png' \/>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div role=\"region\" aria-hidden='true'\n\t\tid='block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p>This program was made possible through the collaborative efforts of more than 60 faculty and staff from Butler and IFSA, with significant leadership provided by the following individuals:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jill McKinney (Center for Global Education)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stuart Glennan (Academic Lead; Science, Technology and Environmental Studies Director)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jesse Van Gerven (Environmental Studies)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marleen McCormick Pritchard (International Business)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elise Edwards (Academic Leadership, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hilary Buttrick (Academic Leadership, Lacy School of Business)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t( function( $ ) {\n\t\t\tlet panel = document.getElementById('block_acf-block-68a289abe6bea-acc-content-panel');\n\n\t\t\t\/*\n\t\t\t * Need to set a value for maxHeight to initialize the accordion properly.\n\t\t\t * If we don't include this conditional, the accordion doesn't nicely transition to open\/close on the first click.\n\t\t\t *\/\n\t\t\tif ( 1 == 0 ) {\n\t\t\t\tpanel.style.maxHeight = 0 == 1 ? 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Why choose Butler Overseas?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/about\/butler-overseas-difference\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">Top Reasons to Enroll<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-img-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img srcset='https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/11224907\/buos-177497215-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/11224907\/buos-177497215-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.butler.edu\/www\/sites\/32\/2025\/08\/11224907\/buos-177497215-min.jpg 800w, ' alt='Image of a student with a map' class='callout-two-column-billboard__card-img' width='800' height='533' \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat You Need to Know\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Butler Overseas is an innovative degree model with few directly comparable programs. Learn more about our unique approach to global education. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"callout-two-column-billboard__card-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/overseas\/about\/faqs\/\"  class=\"button-solid button-link-right--color-white  t-p1\">\n\t\t<span class=\"button-solid__label\">See Our Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"footer-contact alignfull has-top-spacing has-bottom-spacing\" >\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__wrapper grid-default\">\n\n\t\t\t<header class=\"footer-contact__headline t-d3\">Contact Butler Overseas<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"footer-contact__columnHeader\">Butler 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