Welcome to

President Danko's Blog

Please join me in a dialogue about Butler University—our strengths, our community members, our aspirations, and our strategic goals, opportunities, and challenges.

The President Danko

YouTube Playlist

The Butler University YouTube channel is proud to feature the President Jim Danko video playlist. You are invited to watch exclusive interviews with President Danko to the his delivery of the State of the University Address and everything in between.

The Next Level

Many members of the Butler family and community have shared great ideas with me about moving Butler to the "next level." How is the "next level" for Butler defined by you?

Butler University

Office of
the President

Since its founding in 1855, 20 men and one woman have occupied Butler University's Office of the President. From their stories to today's top priorities, you can find it at Butler's Office of the President website.

President Danko

Open Student
Office Hours

It is important for me to hold office hours specifically for students so that they may discuss their Butler experience, along with any issues of concern and ideas they may have on advancing Butler. Please click below for more details about scheduling an appointment.

Sunset & Blue Ridge

Bethanie and I are honored to move into the historic Carter House at 525 Blue Ridge. We're grateful for the renovations completed by our talented Butler staff and look forward to hosting members of the Butler community on many occasions. Enjoy pictures from move-in day on July 30, 2011.

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State of the University

The 2011 State of the University Address is available for review in video format. In this address, I talked about creating a culture, or the presumption, of “yes.” I want our students, faculty, and staff to dream, to try new things, to take a chance. We need to be able to say yes to launch ideas — even if sometimes they don’t succeed.

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YOUniversity

Butler is your university, and I welcome and encourage your candid feedback. Comments will be moderated. Some responses will be addressed via blog posts and others may be returned privately. I look forward to hearing your perspectives.

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Welcome…

As the new president of Butler University, I am often asked about my goals. One of them is simple: to listen very carefully to your ideas, suggestions, and concerns, and to thereby better understand what our University is capable of achieving in the years to come. I hope you will view this blog—and the observations I share within it—as a way for me to convey the wonderful things happening on our campus, and as a way to foster a dynamic conversation in which you will take part. Thank you for reading and for sharing your feedback.

Comments posted to the blog will be monitored by Butler’s University Relations department. Comments that are considered rude, offensive, or threatening will likely not be shared with President Danko. While blog comments will not appear on the blog, President Danko may choose to respond to comments in posts when appropriate. Comments that are best addressed privately will be done so using the email address provided by the commenter. For additional information regarding blog comments, please visit the feedback page.