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Encouraging Civil Discourse
Vitti, Joe “Butler University has run out of room to grow.” Indy Star. 2013, https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/02/13/butler-confirms-3-cases-mumps-campus/80352826/. Used under educational fair use.
About the Study
Freedom is one of today’s most polarizing topics, particularly in regards to what it is and what it should be.
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Before we can understand different perspectives and disagree respectfully, we must first understand how we learned our beliefs and how they shape and limit our conversations with others who think differently.
Objectives
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Discover whether members of the Butler community have thought about how they were taught to think about freedom
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Explore how students perceive education and socialization about freedom to be different in countries outside the United States
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Challenge the Butler community to grapple with their preconceived notions and consider how they influence their interactions with others
Smiley, Brett “Butler’s bulldog mascot Blue vomits on MSG court and then rallies”, Fox Sports . 2015. https://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/story/butler-mascot-vomits-msg-court-butler-blue-031315. Used under educational fair use.
Meet The Team
Ross Wilson
Sophomore, Recording Industry Studies and Digital Media Production double major, Marketing minor
Julia Cerra
Sophomore, Dance major
Josh Hall
Sophomore, Marketing major
Kasey Meeks
Senior, Health Sciences and Chemistry double major
Sophia Shultz
Junior, Psychology and Criminology double major