{"id":166,"date":"2021-09-24T18:06:55","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T18:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/next-steps\/resources-support\/academic-welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T08:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T12:45:28","slug":"academic-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/new-family-checklist\/academic-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Colleges Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">Parents &amp; Families Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/new-family-checklist\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">New Family Checklist<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/family-council\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Butler Family Council<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/leadership-impact-award\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Leadership Impact Award<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/family-weekend\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Family Weekend<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/orientation\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Orientation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/commencement\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Commencement<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/ferpa\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">FERPA Information<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/student-life\/parents-families\/butler-glossary-of-terms\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Butler Glossary of Terms<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-welcome-from-the-academic-colleges\">Welcome from the Academic Colleges<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Butler families, each of the academic colleges would like to welcome you to their college! Learn more about what you and your student can expect in their academic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please note: Messages for incoming 2022 students will be coming soon.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tCollege of Communication\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome message coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring Dr. Suzanne Reading, Associate Dean of the College of Communication and Professor of Communication Sciences &amp; Disorders.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tCollege of Education and Human Development\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome message coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring&nbsp;Angela Mager, Assistant Dean of the College of Education and Senior Lecturer<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tCollege of Liberal Arts &amp; Sciences\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Welcome message coming soon!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring Dr. Jennifer L. 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