FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lauren Varhol

April 13, 2022 laurengrace1618@gmail.com

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Butler University’s College of Communication Students Provided with Real-World

Experience Courtesy of Butler’s Production Truck

INDIANAPOLIS - Butler University’s College Of Communication (CCOM) students get

hands-on experience through Butler’s new live production truck, ranging from live sports
production to event coverage. The truck has an incredible network for live streaming, multicam
video switcher, and intercom system. Participating CCOM students will gain important skills and
real-world opportunities in video production.

CCOM students will rotate through different positions in the video production process, such as a
sideline reporter, camera operator, producer and many more. The truck also has modern
equipment and technology, like studio broadcast cameras, scoreboard features and dual audio
capabilities.

Butler’s CCOM department is very excited about its students getting this crucial experience.
Margaretha Geertsema-Sligh, interim dean of Butler University’s College of Communication
said, “The Production Truck has numerous opportunities to both learn and work with the video
production truck. Students will graduate with unique experience on their resumes, including
announcing, producing, directing, and as operators.” She, along with other professors, believe
that Butler CCOM students will be well prepared for the real world and get unique experience
outside the classroom.

Professors and deans aren’t the only ones who are excited for this opportunity. Maeve Van Etten,
a junior majoring in Sports Media and Strategic Communication, said, “I am excited because the
truck not only feels professional, but it will also give me opportunities I won’t have outside the
classroom.”

For more information visit: https://stories.butler.edu/butler-university-production-truck

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About Butler University
Butler University is a nationally recognized comprehensive university encompassing six
colleges: Arts, Business, Communication, Education, Liberal Arts & Sciences, and Pharmacy &
Health Sciences. Approximately 4,500 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students are enrolled at
Butler, representing 46 states and 22 countries. More than 75 percent of Butler students will
participate in some form of internship, and Butler students have had significant success after
graduation, as demonstrated by the University’s 97 percent placement rate within one year of
graduation. The University was recently listed as the No. 1 regional university in the Midwest,
according to the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, in addition to being
included in The Princeton Review’s annual “best colleges” guidebook.