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CRITERION ONE: MISSION
BUTLER UNIVERSITY SELF-STUDY REPORT
Shortridge student body receives free and reduced lunch. As a result, over half of the students in the
Early College Program belong to historically underrepresented racial groups, and the vast majority are
socioeconomically disadvantaged first-generation college students.
As a result of these implemented admission and financial aid policies, procedures, and programs, the
following data demonstrates some, albeit modest, improvement in diversity among the Butler student
body from 2003 to 2011. Many of the new policies and procedures have been implemented in the last
few years so perhaps the full impact of these efforts is yet to be realized.
Year Majority Minority International
2003 90.2% 7.6% 2.2%
2012 87.0% 11.5% 1.5%
Source: Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Efroymson Diversity Center
The relatively new Efroymson Diversity Center houses the Office of Diversity Programs, the Celebration
of Diversity Lecture Series (all lectures free and open to the public), the Morton-Finney
Leadership Program, the office of International Student Services, and a host of multicultural student
organizations, including black Greek organizations, the Black Student Union (which sponsors
F.A.S.T., a study skills and tutoring program), the Butler Alliance (for GLBT students), the Voices
of Deliverance Gospel Choir, and the International Club. In addition, the EDC sponsors leadership
development programs aimed at multicultural students.
Disability Services
The Office of Student Disability Services, which is described more fully in the discussion in support
of Criterion Three, offers a wide range of programs to ensure the success of students who have disabilities
of any type including mobility concerns, visual or hearing impairments, and documented learning
disabilities.
Center for Faith and Vocation (CFV)
One of the CFV’s goals is to help all members of the Butler community reflect on issues of religion in
a spirit of hospitality, inclusion, and respect. More fully described in discussion in support of Criterion
Two, the CFV has, since its inception in 2003, fostered an ecumenical spirit on the campus and been
instrumental in the revival of the Butler Hillel and the establishment of the Muslim Student Association.
Hiring Practices
Following recommendations from the Ethnic and Racial Diversity Operational Team and the Commission
on Race and Ethnic Diversity, the University developed guidelines to promote diversity in
hiring both faculty and staff. This document was reviewed and revised several times by the Office of
Human Resources and the Provost’s Advisory Council. The latest version of these hiring practices can
be found on the Butler website here.
In addition, in 2010, a set of protocols, Administrative Guidelines for Faculty Hiring, was created by
the provost’s office. In addition to detailing faculty search and hiring processes, the document specifi-
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