Student Handbook - Butler University

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HISTORY OF BUTLER UNIVERSITY Six years before the Civil War, two professors, a couple of assistant teachers and 20 students walked through the doors of Butler University to begin 150 years of academic excellence and visionary innovations. In the absence of high schools or adequate private academies, the university had to operate its own preparatory department until 1907. At its inception, this preparatory department enrolled about 60, with another 54 in the pre-prep classes. Originally named North Western Christian University located at 13th St. and College Ave., the school began establishing precedents virtually unheard of in the world of academia: • Women were admitted on an equal basis with men - only the second institution in the nation to do so and the first in the state of Indiana. • All minorities have been admitted throughout Butler’s history. • The first university or college in the state to allow its students, with parental consent, to choose subjects suited to their needs under an elective system. • Catharine Merrill was appointed as Demia Butler Professor and was the first female professor of English literature in Indiana in 1870. This astonishing appointment positioned Butler as the first in the nation to establish an endowed chair specifically for a female professor and only the second university to appoint a woman to the faculty. Merrill also was the first to use the lecture method for a subject other than science. • Phi Delta Theta fraternity was the first Greek-letter organization on campus in 1859, followed by Sigma Chi in 1865 and Delta Tau Delta in 1878. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority founded a chapter in 1874 before the campus was moved to Irvington; Kappa Kappa Gamma, Butler’s oldest continuously active sorority, established itself in 1878. In 1875, the board of directors decided to sell the downtown campus and accept a gift of 25 acres in Irvington, which was then a suburb east of Indianapolis. Four years later the school became known as Butler University in honor of Ovid Butler, a prominent Indianapolis attorney and abolitionist who wrote the University’s charter in 1850. The handwritten document is currently preserved in Irwin Library. As the city grew, Butler moved a final time in 1928 to its current location that was known as Fairview Park. The new site was nestled in a wooded tract north of the city on the White River and the Inland Waterway Canal. Classes met in the Arthur Jordan Memorial Hall. Jordan was a local businessman and philanthropist who consolidated the city’s four music conservatories into the Arthur Jordan Conservatory of Music, forerunner to the present Jordan College of Fine Arts. As the campus grew, so did the University’s academic offerings. In keeping with the mission of the charter, the University added to its original College of Liberal Arts and Sciences a cluster of professional schools: College of Education (1930); College of Business Administration (1937), now known as the College of Business; College of Pharmacy (1945), now known as the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and Jordan College of Music (1951), currently named the Jordan College of Fine Arts. To serve the needs of the growing community, Butler began offering evening courses in 1899, established a summer session in 1905, and created a graduate division in 1932. When a wooden structure used as a campus club and cafeteria burned in 1946, faculty, students and alumni joined to raise money for a new student center, named for John W. Atherton, the successful long-time financial secretary. The early 60s saw the addition of Lilly Hall, made possible by the Lilly Endowment and the Jordan Foundation, to house the Jordan College of Music and the G.H.A. Clowes family and other donors erected Clowes Memorial Hall, a center for the performing arts and culture which opened in 1963 on Butler’s campus. 3
In 1985, the University completed an extensive self-study involving the efforts of more than 200 volunteers to plan Butler’s future. This commission was chaired by Thomas E. Reilly Jr. (then president of Reilly Industries Inc. and member of Butler’s board of trustees), who charted the University’s course for the next five years. Dr. Geoffrey Bannister became the 18th president of Butler in 1989 after the retirement of John “Jack” G. Johnson, who served as president from 1978–88. It was during Bannister’s tenure that Butler became more of a residential University, emphasized international education and renovated a number of campus facilities. Dr. Gwen Fountain became the interim president of Butler University in June 2000. Fountain, a faculty member in the College of Business Administration and the former dean of academic affairs, was the first woman president of Butler. Dr. Bobby Fong became the 20th president of Butler University in June of 2001. Today, the city of Indianapolis has once again surrounded Butler, but the 295-acre campus retains a serene and park-like atmosphere with 21 buildings, recreation areas, a formal botanical garden and a nature preserve surrounded by well-established residential communities. A solid foundation for creative changes and progress was laid 150 years ago, and though traditional methods continue, the path for visionary ideas and innovations in higher education will keep Butler achieving academic excellence for future generations. Traditional Events Block Party: Get the scoop on Butler, Indianapolis and student organizations as you cruise the mall, pick up valuable information and take in food, fun and entertainment. Aug. 25, 2009 Bulldogs into the Streets (BITS): Students go into the streets for a day of service. Last year, more than 300 students worked at various community service agencies around Indianapolis. Aug. 25, 2009 Homecoming: Homecoming week features student competitions which lead to the football game and the crowning of king and queen. Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2009 Family Weekend: The weekend features open houses with student/parent and activities for the entire family. Oct. 31–Nov. 1, 2009 Geneva Stunts: YMCA campus-wide competition of musical skits, originated in 1922 to raise money to send students to Lake Geneva. The profits now are directed toward helping Butler students and the local community. Oct. 31, 2009 Dance Marathon: Students participate in a 12-hour event dancing all day to raise funds for Riley Children’s Hospital. Jan. 23, 2010 Honors Weekend: A spring weekend with student/parent activities, including the outstanding student dinner at which students are honored for achievement. April 9–11, 2010 Spring Sing: An all-campus competition of famous medleys sponsored by the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha Iota. 4
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Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.....
Page 5: EQUAL OPPORTUNITY Butler University
Page 9 and 10: CAMPUS RESOURCES University Adminis
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Page 15 and 16: ACADEMICS Academic Adviser Butler U
Page 17 and 18: cumstances; they also will carry an
Page 19 and 20: • Atherton Union - Microsoft Wind
Page 21 and 22: Educational Records List Custodian
Page 23 and 24: Applied music examinations are sche
Page 25 and 26: Right of appealing a grade Once a f
Page 27 and 28: Resources Curricular support for st
Page 29 and 30: Butler Libraries By promoting stude
Page 31 and 32: Programs for Overseas Study Butler
Page 33 and 34: dents may register during any publi
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Page 37 and 38: chain resulting from the removal of
Page 39 and 40: legal recommendations. Additionally
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Page 45 and 46: in very rare instances, gift assist
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Page 55 and 56: Off-Campus Students The Off-Campus
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Provides swim lessons for beginners
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tion and outreach programs, diversi
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given, a new organization may meet
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Purchasing Policies Purchases made
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RESIDENCE LIFE Residence Life is a
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studies and enhance their feelings
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Faculty-in-residence Faculty-in-res
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(spring formal recruitment pledges/
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Appliances Refrigerators used in re
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• The use of acetate, cellophane,
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Mail and Packages The U.S. Postal S
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as well as establishing norms for u
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• Requests for phone jack repairs
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GREEK LIFE Greek life refers to But
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XI. IX. Any social function/event i
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d. For events hosted outside the ch
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Hazing and Initiation Practices All
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staff supervision. House directors
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10. Unauthorized use or possession
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with the opportunity to respond. Th
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4. Information Resources will maint
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(a) A number of websites exist toda
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Upgrades It is desirable for facult
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(b) i. Class C infractions are puni
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(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) The “vendor
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IX. Regulation on Use of Sound Ampl
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1. The University may discipline an
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A male or a female may be the victi
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dismissal and/or separation from th
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Introduction The Butler University
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iii. iv. for terms of two years, so
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4. In the event of a hearing before
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“responsible”, the board must r
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(b) should receive a grade of "I,"
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structors and courses; participatio
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Financial matters .................
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