Tuesday, August 26, 2025


Schedule: Orientation Day 4

7:00 AM–10:00 AM Breakfast (For All Students)
📍 A-Town Cafe (Atherton Union)

Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted.

9:45 AM–12:00 PM Student Orientation Group Meetings (Required for all first-year, transfer, commuter, and Founder’s College students)

Alcohol + You @ BU
📍 Orientation Group Rooms
Learn how to BU|BeWell while navigating social situations during your college experience. This interactive session will debunk common myths around drugs and alcohol and empower you to make healthy, informed decisions to keep you and your friends safe.

Collective Unity
📍 Orientation Group Rooms
The founding mission of Butler University includes a significant investment in equitable access to a college education and experience. During the Collective Unity session, students will explore the many resources, settings, and opportunities to engage at Butler. This session will prepare you for the role that each of us can play in continuing our institution’s founding and ongoing mission of a unified community in which all members can thrive.

11:00 AM–2:00 PM Lunch (For All Students)
📍 A-Town Cafe (Atherton Union)

Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted.

12:00–1:00 PM Special Dietary Needs?
📍Midtown Provisions (Residential College)

Maximize your meal plan! Meet with the dining hall managers and learn about campus resources for those who have food allergies, intolerances, and special dietary needs. (Also offered on Monday at 5:00 PM.)

12:00–1:30 PM Commuter Student Meeting (required for commuter and Founder’s College students)
📍Robertson Hall, Johnson Board Room

Lunch will be provided.

12:30–1:30 PM Honors Student Meeting
📍Jordan Hall Room 141

Official welcome and orientation for the newest members of the University Honors Program. Incoming Honors Program students will learn about mentors, program requirements, and other matters related to Honors at Butler. Students should eat in the cafeteria before coming to this meeting.

1:00–4:00 PM  Commuter Student Center Open
📍Atherton Union, Commuter Student Center, Room 011

Commuter students can hang out in this gathering space before the next required program.

1:30–2:30 PM  Indiana State Grant recipients’s session (required for Frank O’Bannon Grant and 21st Century Scholar recipients)
📍Atherton Union, Reilly Room

All students who have been awarded an Indiana State Grant through the Frank O’Bannon Grant program OR the Indiana 21st Century Scholars program are REQUIRED to attend this session. Your financial aid may be delayed in posting to your account if you do not attend. This session will explain the Indiana State requirements to ensure that you continue to receive your Indiana State Grants. If you are unsure if you are required to attend, please contact the Office of Financial Aid at finaid@butler.edu.

2:30–3:15 PM  Money Matters—One on One Discussions
(This session is also offered on Wednesday at 4:00 PM)
📍Jordan Hall, Room 155

Representatives from Financial Aid and Student Accounts will assist you with any questions you have regarding your financial aid, loan options, billing statements, due dates and payment options. Feel free to stop by during this time to make sure you’re all set for financial success! Please have your Butler student ID card.

Please Note: If you’re unable to stop by during this time, both offices are open during normal business hours:

1:30–3:30 PM  New Athlete Orientation (required for athletes)
📍Gallahue Hall, Room 104

2:00–4:00 PM  Ballet Placement Class (required for new Dance majors only)
📍Lilly Hall, Studio 310

3:30–4:15 PM  Student Disability Services Orientation (required for students registered with Student Disability Services only)
📍Jordan Hall, Room 141

If you have not had a one-on-one meeting with a Student Disability Services staff member to register for accommodations, please do not attend this meeting. Please email sds@butler.edu to coordinate your one-on-one meeting first.

4:00–5:30 PM Food For Your Well-Being: A-Town Market Samples
📍A-Town Market (lower level Atherton Union)

Sample A-Town Market favorites.

4:30–8:30 PM Dinner (For All Students)
📍A-Town Cafe (Atherton Union)

Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted.

4:30–6:00 PM Morton-Finney Scholars’ Program Kick-Off (Morton-Finney Scholars only)
📍Fairview Community Room

Join the Morton Finney Scholars’ Program staff for program overview, dinner, and a chance to get to know your cohort.

5:00–6:00 PM BU:BeReal Alumni Dinner (BU:BeReal Alumni only)
📍A-Town Cafe (Atherton Union)

BU: BeReal alumni are invited to a complimentary dinner in the dining hall. Connect with other alumni, camp counselors, instructors, and staff. We’re so thrilled you’re here! Meal vouchers will be provided.

5:30–8:00 PM  Student Involvement Fair: Block Party
📍Hinkle Fieldhouse

Discover your community at Butler’s Student Organization Block Party! Presented by the Office of Student Activities, this vibrant open-house invites students to meet representatives from over 200+ recognized student organizations. Explore groups across our 18 organizational categories: Academic, Advocacy, Club Sports, Cultural, Diversity & Inclusion, Faith-Based, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Health and Wellness, Honor Societies, Media, Music and Performing Arts, Political, Professional, Programming, Recreational, Service and Philanthropy, Special Interest, and Student Governance. https://butler.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations

5:30–9:15 PM JCA—Music Ensemble Placement Auditions
📍Various locations, details online, advance sign-up required

Sign up for an audition and view audition details on our website. If your placement audition time conflicts with an Orientation session, please contact Dr. Blanco at tblanco@butler.edu.

Orientation Week: Campus Locations and Hours of Operation

6:00 AM–11:00 PM  Health and Recreation Complex open
📍Health and Recreation Complex (HRC)

7:00 AM–10:00 AM  Breakfast (for all students)
📍Atherton Union Dining Hall

Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted. 

7:00 AM–7:00 PM  Starbucks open
📍Atherton Union

8:00 AM–12:00 PM; 1:00–4:30 PM  Office of Parking Services open
📍4702 Sunset Ave. (Parking Garage, Suite 500)

9:00 AM–5:00 PM  Bookstore open
📍Atherton Union

Online order pick-up available on the landing between the bookstore and Plum Market.

9:00 AM–10:00 PM  A-Town Market open
📍Atherton Union

11:00 AM–2:00 PM A-Town Café (lunch for all students)
📍Atherton Union, Dining Hall

Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted. 

11:00 AM–3:00 PM Midtown Provisions open (lunch)
📍Residential College (ResCo Dining)

Grab and go options will be available. (Visa and Mastercard accepted.)

4:30–8:30 PM Dinner
📍Atherton Union Dining Hall

Please bring your Butler University ID. Meal plans are accepted.