{"id":13,"date":"2021-09-24T18:03:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/family-council\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:08:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:08:54","slug":"family-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/family-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Butler Family Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\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\">Parents &amp; Families 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\/student-life\/parents-families\/new-family-checklist\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >New Family Checklist<\/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\/student-life\/parents-families\/family-council\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Butler Family Council<\/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\/student-life\/parents-families\/leadership-impact-award\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Leadership Impact Award<\/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\/student-life\/parents-families\/family-weekend\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Family Weekend<\/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\/student-life\/orientation\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Orientation<\/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\/student-life\/commencement\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Commencement<\/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\/student-life\/parents-families\/ferpa\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >FERPA Information<\/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\/student-life\/parents-families\/butler-glossary-of-terms\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Butler Glossary of Terms<\/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\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<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-butler-family-council\">Butler Family Council<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Family Council is an excellent way to stay involved with Butler University and represent Butler in your community during your student\u2019s undergraduate career. Members of the Family Council come from various backgrounds and regions and are extremely important as they serve as the voice of families of current Butler students. Additionally, the Council sponsors the Leadership Impact Award program, recognizing faculty and staff for their work on behalf of parents and families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/Image-10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the family council (fall 2025) gathered on the steps outside of Robertson Hall.\" class=\"wp-image-15682\" style=\"width:642px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/Image-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/Image-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/Image-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/Image-10-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2025\/11\/Image-10-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fall 2025 Family Council Members.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Family Council consists of approximately 35 family members. Members represent all four undergraduate classes. Members can serve for the entire duration of their Butler student\u2019s undergraduate career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Family Council members are expected to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Attend two meetings per year: Friday of Family Weekend (October 10, 2025) and a Spring date in late March or early April, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet virtually as a member of one of the Family Council Committees throughout the year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer as a representative of the Family Council<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Volunteer opportunities for Family Council members include admission recruiting, helping during Orientation and Family Weekend, participating in Family Council committees of Advocacy, Communications, Programming and Awards and Recognition, speaking with prospective\/new family members, student mentoring, assisting with fundraising, and assisting with regional events.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons sketches__app alignfull\"\n\t\t style=\"background-color: var(--color-theme-gray);\" >\n\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__wrapper container grid-default\">\n\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__text\" style=\"--callout-innerblocks-text-color: var(--color-theme-primary);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-apply-to-be-on-the-family-council\">Apply to be on the Family Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The application for the 2025-2026 Family Council is now closed. Applications will re-open late spring 2026 semester. <\/strong><\/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\">App now closed<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout-two-column-two-buttons__links\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-secondary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\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<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-family-council-members\">Family Council Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following members of the Family Council are happy to be a resource to you as fellow Butler family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"acc-flex-container\">\n\t<div class=\"acc-title-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\">\n\t\t<button id='block_acf-block-6914bf23d1b77-acc-row' class='acc-row' type='button' aria-expanded='false' aria-controls='block_acf-block-6914bf23d1b77_acc-content-panel'>\n\t\t\t<div id='block_acf-block-6914bf23d1b77-acc-title' class='acc-title'>\n\t\t\t\t2025-2026 Members\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<img alt=\"\" id='block_acf-block-6914bf23d1b77-acc-img' class='acc-icon' src='https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/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-6914bf23d1b77-acc-content-panel' class='acc-panel' aria-labelledby=\"block_acf-block-6914bf23d1b77-acc-row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><b>Craig Cedros and Martha Flotten<br><\/b>Student: Sam Cedros &#8217;28<br>Location: Portland, OR<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Glen Danahey<br><\/b>Student: Brock Danahey \u201826<br>Location: Westlake, OH<br>Contact: Glen.Danahey@icloud.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Damon and Tytishia Davis <\/b><br>Location: Fishers, IN<br>Contact: tydavis1025@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Emily and Timothy Dobry<b><br><\/b><\/strong>Student: Addison Dobry \u201828<br>Location: Naperville, IL<br>Contact: emilydobry@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Triplett Fletcher<\/b><br>Student: EliSha Cole \u201927<br>Location: Indianapolis, IN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Jerrod and April Furlong<br><\/b>Student: Emma Furlong \u201927<br>Location: Lithia, FL<br>Contact: jerrodfurlong73@gmail.com; aprilfurlong@hotmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Troy Gardner and Vicki Duncan<br><\/b>Students: Lauren Gardner &#8217;27, Duncan Gardner \u201929<br>Location: Carmel, IN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Trish and Mark Goodman<br><\/b>Student: Pilar Goodman \u201926<br>Location: Ross, CA<br>Contact: trishscottgoodman@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Amy Hansen<br><\/b>Student: Gus Hansen \u201927<br>Location: Cherry Hills Village, CO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Laura and Kevin Hewgley<br><\/b>Student: Hayden Hewgley \u201927<br>Location: St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Michele Hewitt<br><\/b>Student: Satiyah Hewitt \u201927<br>Location: Catawba, NC<br>Contact: chele929@yahoo.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christina Leinart<b><br><\/b><\/strong>Student: Mila Kvasnicka \u201928<br>Location: Libertyville, IL<br>Contact: clleinart@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Kelly and Troy Metz<br><\/b>Student: Jameson Metz &#8217;27<br>Location: Derwood, MD<br>Contact: kelly@oconnorcs.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Jenice Myers<br><\/b>Student: Jayla Myers \u201928<br>Location: Indianapolis, IN <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charissa &#8217;95 and Greg Osborne<b><br><\/b><\/strong>Student: Elijah Osborne &#8217;27<br>Location: Indianapolis, IN<br>Contact: charissao@comcast.net; 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