With more than 50,000 alumni living all over the world, you’re never far away from the Butler community. The Office of Butler Community Engagement provides opportunities for graduates, parents, and friends to connect with one another and the greater Butler community. Join us at a campus or community event, connect with Bulldogs in your area, or share your time and talents with us—we’re always here for you, no matter how you want to support Butler.
Featured Initiatives:
The Butler Giving Circle is a network of alumni, parents, and friends supporting Butler University’s Student Access & Success and Community Partnerships. Membership requires an annual gift of at least $500, granting voting rights to decide on community grant recipients. Contributions are distributed as follows: 40% to student scholarships, 40% to community grants, and 20% to priority partners. Shareholders can vote during the Annual Meeting, participate in engagement opportunities, and receive updates on funded projects. Grant finalists are chosen from Butler-affiliated community projects, with voting held in June.
Featured Challenges:
Merlina Scholarship Matching Challenge
Join the Young Alumni Board in supporting the Merlina Memorial Scholarship Fund, founded in memory of Matt Merlina '19. Gifts to the fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $4,000, during Day of Giving by Matt's parents, Dino '85 and Becky Merlina '88.
First-Time Donor Challenge
Deborah Fretz ’70 is matching gifts from first-time donors, dollar for dollar, up to $20,000, in support of student scholarship on Day of Giving! New donors can make a gift to any area of campus, and a gift of the same amount will be made to the Butler Fund for Student Scholarship.
| Rank | State | Gifts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN | 94 |
| 2 | IL | 8 |
| 3 | MI | 3 |
