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Butler University

Services and Facilities

Address

4600 Sunset Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46208

Website

http://www.butler.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@butler.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

placement service, day care, health service

Remedial learning services offered:

N/A

Counseling services offered:

career, personal, academic, psychological

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interview training

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

60%

Within one year of graduation:

75%

Within two years of graduation:

95%

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Anthem/Wellpoint; CVS Pharmacy; Eli Lilly; Emmis Communications; Enterprise Rent A Car; Ernst and Young; Johnson and Johnson; Price Waterhouse Coopers; Target Corporation; Walgreens

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

346,805

Number of current serial subscriptions:

13,441

Number of microforms:

94,225

Number of audiovisual materials:

15,268

Number of E-books:

13,279

Additional library facilities:

Ruth Lilly Science Library; Sibelius Collection; Etheridge Knight Collection; Lincoln Collection; Pelton Botanical Print Collection; Williams - Hubbard Collection

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Planetarium; Performing Arts Center; Observatory; Herbarium

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

Yes

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

430

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

170

In classrooms:

500

In computer labs:

250

Elsewhere in the school/university:

4,000

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

1,500

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Microsoft Windows

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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