University Services

COPHS Office of Student Success

317-940-9297

The Office of Student Affairs will assist PA students with many issues, including policy clarification, support as a confidential student advocate, class officers and elections, Health Sciences Student Assembly (HSSA), college awards, and obtaining space in COPHS lower concourse.

Information Technology

Visit the Information Technology website.

Information technology’s goal is to advance Butler University’s mission through leadership, thoughtful application of technology, and quality service.

Students initially receive a Butler user ID and password prior to matriculation from Information Technology. Students who did not receive or who have misplaced it should contact the HELP Desk.

Help Desk

The Help Desk provides a single point of contact for the technology needs of Butler students, faculty, and staff. The Help Desk provides phone, email, and walk-in support for a variety of technology services.

Contact the Help Desk:

Health and Recreation Complex

317-940-4472

Visit the Health and Recreation Complex website.

Graduate students may obtain a membership to the Health and Recreation Complex . The HRC offers annual membership and will start immediately and end one year later. The HRC also has monthly, and quarterly membership rates.

*It should be noted that undergraduate student must pay for membership and do so through undergraduate fees. Since living arrangements for graduate students are off campus, these students have the option to enroll in membership.

The PA Program encourages all students to meet recommended levels of exercise. Students can enroll either by going to the front desk at the HRC or by registering for HRC membership online. It is important that everyone read the instructions under students, faculty/staff, and current members section.

*Note: Butler University undergraduate students enrolled full-time in the fall and spring of the preceding year are an active member of the HRC until July 31 of the first summer term of the PA Program. To continue membership after July 31, see above.

Counseling and Consultation Services

317-940-9385

Visit the Counseling and Consultation Services website.

Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS), a part of the student Health Center located in the Health and Recreation Complex, provides licensed and professionally trained staff that offers counseling services to all currently enrolled students. CCS support the educational mission of Butler University by providing short-term therapeutic intervention that supports students in their personal and academic goals.

In accordance with this mission, the services are not focused on remedial or reconstructive (long- term therapy or multiple appointments weekly) experiences. Likewise, CCS is not appropriate for students whose conditions are deemed more complicated (for example, medically, in level of severity, pharmacologically, legally, or due to specialized circumstances) than can be treated in an ethically appropriate way by CCS staff. Students presenting with such conditions will be referred to appropriate resources in the community at the discretion of the Director.

Students are responsible for paying the costs incurred for services and treatment provided through outside agencies. (Accreditation Standards A1.04; A3.10)

Student Success Center

Visit the Student Success Center website.

The Student Success Center is a coordination site for services, programs, and resources that promote academic success. The Student Success Center is committed to supporting and guiding students as they strive to reach the highest standards of academic excellence.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of these resources and services early in their academic careers to enhance their prospects for academic success. All services are available free of charge to Butler students. (Accreditation Standards A1.04; A3.10)

Libraries

317-940-9401

All graduate students currently enrolled at Butler University are eligible to check out materials from the Butler University Libraries. Borrowers must present a valid ID card at the Circulation Desk when checking out materials.

In addition to printed materials, the library provides online access to numerous science and technology databases. A Science Librarian is available weekdays for assistance. Wireless access is available throughout the library.

Loaner laptops are available for checkout for 48 hours.

Individual and group study areas are available throughout the library.

Student Health Services

317-940-9385

Visit the Student Health Services website.

Butler University Health Services provides ambulatory health care to students currently enrolled in the University. The Student Health Services located at the HRC places an emphasis on treating the medical, emotional, and educational needs of students. (Accreditation Standards A1.04; A3.10) The Student Health fee is mandatory for all undergraduate students.

Campus Safety and Security

Butler University Police Department

In cases of fire or medical emergency, call 911 (from campus phone)

Call BUPD in addition to 911: 317-940-9999 (from any other phone)

Butler University Police—Other emergencies: 317-940-9396

While our campus is generally a very safe place, never walk alone on campus after dark. Organize travel to walk with a group of friends. Choose a well-lit pathway for travel. For a safety transportation escort on campus contact the University police at 317-940-2873. (Accreditation Standard A1.02g)

Reaching a PA Student in an Emergency

Should a student need to be reached in an emergency, the student should direct the person needing to contact him or her to contact the PA Program office at 317-940-6026 (didactic) or 317-940-9327 (experiential). In cases of emergency, the PA Program Office staff will make every effort to locate the PA student and to transmit requested emergency information.

Vehicle Registration

All University parking facilities, except metered spaces, are regulated by a permit system. To utilize these parking lots, vehicles must be registered with the Office of Parking Services. These lots are monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Students should plan to obtain a permit to park their cars / motorcycles while on campus in their didactic and clinical year. Students can obtain this commuter parking permit prior to orientation, or time will be dedicated to this during orientation.

The current parking fee schedule can be found on the Parking Permits page. The cost of commuter permit parking from May 11 to July 31 is prorated.

A special arrangement for experiential year parking has been reached. The student is required to obtain a commuter permit or alternatively may pay for a parking garage permit and 30 validation tickets.

The cost of permits will be charged to a student’s account.

Permits allow parking in commuter spaces located in the Hinkle parking lot and the Sunset Avenue Garage for part-time or full-time students who do not live on the Butler campus. Permits are valid from August 1 to July 31. It is the permit holder’s responsibility to know the expiration date and renew as necessary.

Register vehicles with the Office of Parking Services: Vehicle Registration and ID

4702 Sunset Ave, Suite 500
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 940-9243

The following information is needed in order to purchase a permit:

  • Year of vehicle
  • Color of vehicle
  • Make of vehicle
  • Model of vehicle
  • License plate number

Student Property

Butler University is not responsible for loss or damage to a student’s personal property on premises owned or operated by the University, regardless of cause.

Liability Insurance

Butler University provides professional liability insurance for all PA students for didactic and experiential coursework. This insurance applies only while students are in the United States and are acting within their duties as PA students under the supervision of the faculty of the PA program and other program-approved preceptors approved by the school.

Students must adhere to course enrollment deadlines. Failure to do so can result in loss of malpractice coverage.

The student should be aware that from the time they enter the PA Program, until they officially graduate from the Program, they are regarded as PA students 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As such, students may not set up independent clinical training situations—whether this is direct patient contact or “shadowing”—without the written prior approval of the Director of Experiential Education or Program Director. In other words, students may only see patients under approved clinical settings and with prior approval of the Director of Experiential Education or Program Director.

Students are also cautioned against rendering medical services, except in an emergency, under any circumstances not covered by the above.