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If there’s a high school senior in your home, he or she most likely is anticipating college decision letters (the so-called “fat” envelopes) that should arrive any day – and perhaps behaving more manically than usual. That’s understandable. The college application process is filled with anxiety for the students going through the process, for their parents and for almost everyone involved. Butler University Vice President for Enrollment Management Tom Weede, offers advice on how this anxiety can be overcome and result in a rational (or at least considered) college decision.

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Butler University Economics Professor Bill Rieber says while we're seeing some positive indications the recession is over, many uncertainties remain. Rieber offers tips for businesses on how to approach this uncertain economic time.

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You’ve lost your prescription insurance benefits because of unemployment; you don’t have the extra money you once did for the co-pay; you have an expensive medication that isn’t covered. Unfortunately, this is the current situation for many Americans. Carriann Richey, director of outreach and assistant professor of pharmacy practice for Butler University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, says while affording medications in today’s economy may be more difficult than ever before, there are options out there that can help.

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Everywhere you look on the Butler University campus in Indianapolis, there’s something “green” going on. A new classroom and lab addition to the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences building was built following national Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) criteria. Ditto for renovations that brought an abandoned 80-year-old fraternity house back to life.

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In a new survey by Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, only 31 percent of respondents indicated that their company had in place a “comprehensive FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) compliance program.” Only 32 percent of respondents said their company addresses FCPA risks “proactively.” This is a problem, according to Butler University’s Mike Koehler, assistant professor of business law for the College of Business. U.S. enforcement agencies are initiating FCPA actions at a record-level against large and small companies alike in a variety of industries, and against individuals. No company is immune from FCPA scrutiny.

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Conventional wisdom holds that investors need a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds to obtain investing success. But new research by several professors from Butler University's College of Business suggests that conventional wisdom may be wrong.

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The recession may have permanently changed some buying attitudes and behaviors. Consumers are spending less, they are hunting for deals and they have traded down from the high-end to the discount store. How can retailers satisfy consumers' expectations in a post-recession environment and still make money? Butler University Marketing Lecturer Kate King says businesses will need to work harder to keep customers happy and they should begin preparing now by focusing their efforts in four areas.

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Butler University will conclude its human capital campaign ButlerRising having raised $153,727,258 the University announced May 15. When the five-year campaign officially closes May 31, total pledges and gifts will stand at more than $28 million above the initial goal of $125 million, marking it as Butler's most successful campaign in its 154-year history.