You can still make an impact on Butler students!

Record-breaking support for CCOM in 2024 continues to allow our students and faculty to benefit from your generosity and engagement with our programs.  

Here's a look at ways your gifts have impacted the CCOM experience through Dawgs Supporting Dawgs #TheButlerWay

  • SLHS majors provided free speech, language, and hearing screenings for 55 students at the International School of Indiana (February 2024)
  • 12 sports media students traveled to New York City for a BIG EAST Career Fair over spring break (March 2024)
  • Two-Week “Butler in LA” program, where participating students produced a nearly 7-minute short film titled “Cycle” (May 2024)
  • 17 students traveled to Nashville with Professor Cutler Armstrong to explore careers in the music industry (November 2024)
  • Students working for Butler Sports Live produced nearly 80 live sporting events in 2024, including Football, Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Volleyball, Women’s Basketball, Baseball, Softball, and Lacrosse.
  • Provided additional support for five fountains, the student-run strategic communication agency, earning real-world experience with for-profit and non-profit companies in and around Indianapolis.
  • Dean’s Summer Fellowship research projects for students led by CCOM faculty.

Your engagement and commitment to our students—our future—empowers us to not only be the home of “Where Great Stories Begin” but where they continue! Our students succeed in the classroom and beyond because of your support. #GoDawgs!

 

Featured CCOM Initiatives

CCOM Participation Challenge
The Butler University College of Communication Dean’s Advisory Board has once again issued a challenge to CCOM students, alumni, families, and friends! If CCOM receives 350 gifts on Day of Giving, $10,000 in support for the college and its programs will be unlocked! Any gift to any fund in CCOM will count towards meeting this challenge, which will go towards enhancing the student and faculty experience in CCOM.

CCOM Experiential Learning Challenge
Support for the CCOM Experiential Learning Fund has enabled us to accelerate experiential learning for CCOM students and make opportunities available that otherwise would not be possible, nationwide and beyond. This year, 25 gifts to the CCOM Experiential Learning Fund will unlock an additional $2,500 in support, made possible by proud CCOM grad, Ramonna Robinson ’93.

80 for 80
Dr. William W. Neher and Dr. David H. Waite poured their heart and soul into Debate & Speech and what today is the College of Communication (CCOM). They continue to contribute their time, treasure, and talent to provide amazing opportunities for students and faculty within CCOM. Help us celebrate both their 80th birthdays and collective impact here at Butler by making a gift in their honor to either the David H. and Virginia M. Waite Scholarship or the Digital Communication, Ethics, and Democracy Gift Fund!

CCOM Annual Scholarships College of Communication five fountains Pulliam School of Journalism & Creative Media Speech & Debate Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences Strategic & Org Communication and Leadership The Collegian 80 for 80 Butler Fund for Student Scholarship
Participating Groups
Alumni and Butler Community Engagement Athletics Butler Arts and Events Center Butler Blue IV Career and Professional Success College of Communication College of Education College of Liberal Arts and Sciences College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Esports Founder's College Jordan College of the Arts Lacy School of Business Libraries Office of Sustainability Scholarships Student Affairs
$10,000
CCOM Participation Challenge
Thanks to the incredible support of our CCOM family, we have met our challenge! With over 350 gifts on Day of Giving, we unlocked $10,000 in support of the College of Communication and its programs.
350 / 350 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
CCOM Experiential Learning Fund Challenge EXTENSION
Extension completed! Thanks to your support and the generoristy of Emerita Faculty, Dr. Rose Campbell, we have unlocked another $2,500 to support experiential learning opportunities through CCOM. Thank you for making an impact in the lives of our bulldogs!
20 / 20 Gifts
Completed
$2,500
LAS Faculty/Staff Challenge
We did it! Thanks to the generosity of 100+ LAS faculty and staff, we have unlocked $2,500 for the LAS Dean’s Priority Needs Fund. A special thank you to Dean Howard for inspring this challenge and to every faculty member who participated.
Completed
Leaderboard
See who supports Butler!
Which Butler University affiliates are making the largest impact on Day of Giving?
Relationship to Butler
Rank Answer Donors
1 Alumnus/a 625
2 Friend 551
3 Faculty/Staff 400
4 Current or Past Parent 358
5 Student 238
Ended
$2,500
CCOM Experiential Learning Fund Challenge
Bulldogs, you made it happen! With over 25 gifts to the CCOM Experiential Learning Fund, we unlocked $2,500 in support of our students. We are extremely grateful to CCOM grad Ramonna Robinson '93 for making this possible.
25 / 25 Gifts
Completed
$100,000
Make your mark! Good Dawgs give back!
We did it Dawgs! Thanks to your generosity we were able to unlock $100,000 towards student scholarships. Thank you to Ken Massaroni '83 and Lori Ziemba '82 for helping to fund this challenge.
1,855 / 1,855 Gifts
Completed
Leaderboard
Campus Leaderboard Challenge
See which areas of campus are excelling on Butler Day of Giving!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 Athletics 1,082
2 College of Communication 347
3 Lacy School of Business 262
4 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 150
5 Butler Blue IV 122
Ended
Leaderboard
Graduating Class Leaderboard
See which Butler graduating class will have the highest participation on Day of Giving!
Preferred Class Year
Rank Answer Donors
1 2014 19
2 2024 19
3 1990 17
4 2009 15
5 2002 15
6 2017 15
7 2013 15
8 2008 14
9 1988 14
10 1993 13
11 2005 13
12 2021 12
13 2022 11
14 2016 11
15 1997 11
Ended
Bark If You're a Bulldog!
Rank State Gifts
1 IN 283
2 FL 29
3 IL 17
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