![]() ![]() Undergraduate research and independent study are encouraged. Classes are small, and students are encouraged to seek out faculty in their offices, studios, or laboratories. Because of its size, Butler can offer its students opportunities to work closely with the faculty. The University maintains a favorable student-to-faculty ratio of 11:1. True to the vision of its founders, the University emphasizes the warmth and sense of community characteristic of a small liberal arts institution while offering the educational and cultural advantages of an urban center. Today, Butler is an independent university with a total full-time enrollment of more than 5,500 students (4,537 undergraduates and 1,022 graduate students) and more than 360 full-time faculty members. ![]() When Butler University opened its doors in 1855, 20 students were enrolled, taught by two faculty members. The country’s first chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho, a sorority for African American women, was founded on the Butler campus in 1922.Professor Merrill also was the first to use the lecture method for any subject other than science. In 1870, Butler became the first university in the nation to establish an endowed chair specifically for a female professor (Catharine Merrill, English literature), and only the second university to appoint a woman to the faculty.Butler was also the first university in the state to allow its students, with parental consent, to choose subjects suited to their needs under a new “elective” system.The first woman to graduate from the full four-year program, in 1862, was Demia Butler, daughter of founder Ovid Butler. Women were admitted on an equal basis with men-a first for Indiana-and Butler was only the second university in the nation to do so.Butler’s first documented African American graduate was Gertrude Amelia Mahorney, who graduated in 1887 and subsequently taught in the Indianapolis Public Schools. Butler admitted students representing all minorities, and it has continued to do so throughout its history.The University was chartered as North Western Christian University by abolitionist Disciples of Christ members, who wanted a university away from the “pernicious influences of slavery.” Upon establishment in 1855, the University immediately began setting educational precedents: A History of Inclusiveness, Diversity, and Equalityįrom the beginning, Butler has been ahead of its time among institutions of higher education for its commitment to racial and gender equality. Students are afforded ample opportunities to achieve these learning outcomes through a combination of courses-both in the major and in the Core Curriculum-and through co-curricular experiences. A capacity to help shape our local and global communities through civic understanding and an appreciation of diverse perspectives.Competencies that facilitate their personal development and wellness cultivated through experiences inside and outside the classroom.Disciplinary and professional knowledge and skills in at least one academic field of study.Liberal arts knowledge and transferable skills developed through multifaceted learning experiences.By graduation, Butler’s dynamic academic and co-curricular offerings will prepare our students to demonstrate the following: ![]() ![]() The outcomes are assessed in students’ course work and elsewhere throughout their undergraduate years, yielding continued refinements and improvement in teaching. In furtherance of its teaching and learning goals, Butler has established learning outcomes for all students. ![]()
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