Madalynn Wilson Lantern Staff From fall 2018, enrollment has taken a hit, but faculty and staff is working to retain students in multiple ways, including a revamp to their learning strategies and an additional class for freshmen. Butler saw its highest enrollment numbers in 2012, during the tail end of the recession that hit… Continue reading Faculty stays on path to retain enrollment
Sasha Hull Lantern Staff For the 2018-2019 school year, changes were made regarding courses and how students are set to succeed in receiving associate degrees. All Butler freshmen are required to enroll in and pass a first year seminar course in order to graduate. The redesign for Butler was to implement Pathways, a simplified degree… Continue reading New ‘Path’ emerges into Butler
Amanda Smith Lantern Staff As the semester begins to wind down, faculty and staff begin to look at the newly implemented PD courses that freshmen took this semester. The goal of these courses was to allow students to better understand Pathways, which emphasizes the courses that are required for different majors and the relevance of… Continue reading PD courses receive mixed opinions
Amanda Smith Lantern Staff Most would agree that college should ideally be as inexpensive and easy as possible. With Butler’s new Pathways curriculum, this will be made reachable for all freshmen enrolled in the Fall 2018 semester and those semesters following if the system works according to plan. According to Vice President of Academics Lori… Continue reading Butler implements program to guide students
