STUDENT
LIFE
PH
ILOSO
PHY
OF
S
TUD
ENT
LI
FE
T
he
qua
lit
y
of
st
udent
life
on
ca
m
pus
is
very
i
mportant
to
the
success
of
the
educational
process
a
t
Sout
hwe
st
er
n
Univers
ity
.
The
Univers
it
y’
s
goal
is
to
i
nvolve
students
in
inquiry
and
s
chola
rs
hip
of
the
highes
t
quality
,
and
t
o
see
t
hat
learning
extends
beyond
the
classroom.
The
e
duca
tiona
l
pr
oce
ss
includes
finding
a
sens
e
of
lifelong
personal
and
s
ocial
direction,
enhancing
c
ommunic
a
tion
s
kills
,
learning
to
think
cri
t
icall
y
,
and
making
discriminating
judgments.
S
tudent
Lif
e
re
vis
e
d
and
rea
f
firmed
its
mi
ss
i
on
statement
in
August
2003:
Student
Af
fairs
pr
omote
s
the
mi
ss
ion
of
Sout
hw
es
tern
U
nivers
ity
by
implementing
programs
and
delivering
s
er
vice
s
t
hat
pr
ovide
values
-centered
educati
on
of
the
whole
person.
These
programs
and
s
er
vice
s
f
a
c
ili
tat
e
students
’
devel
opment
of
soc
ial
competencies,
and
reflect
a
shared
r
e
s
ponsibi
lity
f
or
s
tudent
lear
ning
within
an
under
graduate
liberal
arts
community
.
Student
Life
f
oste
rs
a
c
ha
l
len
ging,
secure
environment
i
n
w
hich
the
uniqueness
of
each
individual
is
r
e
s
pec
te
d
and
c
ele
brated.
S
TUD
ENT
GOV
E
RNM
E
NT
AND
OR
G
A
NIZA
TIO
NS
S
tu
de
nt
G
over
n
ment
O
ne
bene
fit
of
Univers
ity
li
fe
is
the
opport
uni
ty
for
students
to
participate
in
their
own
gove
rna
nce
.
T
his
opportunit
y
comes
through
pa
rticipation
in
the
Southwestern
Student
C
ongre
ss
,
the
S
tude
nt
J
udic
i
ar
y
,
the
Univers
it
y
Pr
ogramming
Council,
a
nd
other
college-wide
c
ommit
tee
s.
T
he
St
udent
Congres
s
is
compri
sed
of
repre
sentatives
who
provide
a
forum
for
s
tudent
conc
er
ns
and
opini
ons
.
T
he
S
tudent
Judiciary
is
comprised
exclusively
of
students
and
he
ar
s
a
ll
c
as
es
involving
Honor
Code
violat
ions.
The
University
Progr
am
Council
is
responsible
f
or
c
ommunit
y
progr
am
ming
and
entert
ainm
ent.
I
n
addi
tion,
stude
nts
have
the
opportunity
to
pa
rti
cipa
te
with
f
ac
ulty
and
adminis
trators
in
t
he
major
governing
councils
of
the
University
a
nd
on
s
tandi
ng
and
a
d
hoc
c
om
mittees.
T
he
m
en’
s
Interfr
a
te
rnity
Council
is
a
governing
and
le
gis
lat
ive
body
for
the
f
raternities
on
ca
mpus
.
IFC
works
for
the
improvement
of
the
fraternity
s
yste
m
a
t
SU.
The
women’
s
Panhe
l
le
ni
c
Council
provid
es
progr
a
mming
on
women’
s
issues
and
c
ompile
s
s
ta
nda
rds
t
hat
govern
r
ecrui
tment
,
ple
dging
a
n
d
initiating
for
sororities.
S
tu
de
nt
O
rgan
iz
ations
W
ith
100
re
gis
te
re
d
or
ganizati
ons,
the
Of
fi
ce
of
Student
Activities
at
Southwes
tern
University
of
fe
rs
involvem
e
nt
opportunities
outs
ide
of
the
classroom.
A
listing
of
all
cur
rently
active
or
ganiz
a
tions
i
s
a
vai
labl
e
at
www
.southw
est
ern.edu/of
fices/stude
ntactivities.
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.
A
T
HLE
TIC
AND
R
ECR
EA
TIONA
L
OP
P
OR
TUN
ITIES
T
he
U
nive
rs
ity
pr
ovides
comprehens
ive
and
m
eaningful
opportunities
f
or
students
at
all
levels
of
skil
l
and
physic
a
l
ability
.
Sport
s
and
recreat
ional
f
acil
ities
on
campus
include
an
indoor
s
wi
mming
pool,
ra
cquetball
courts
,
tenni
s
cour
ts,
outdoo
r
volleyball
cour
t,
indoor
track,
gymna
si
um
floo
rs
,
exercis
e
and
weight
room
s,
soccer
,
softball
and
lacrosse
fields,
a
golf
course,
a
nd
gam
es
and
m
edi
a
r
ooms
in
t
he
s
tude
nt
center
.
Students
will
find
sports,
recreation,
and
w
e
llne
ss
a
c
tiviti
e
s
a
vailable
in
four
areas
at
Southwestern:
intercollegiate
athletics,
club
sports,
int
ra
mura
ls
and
we
llnes
s
/leisur
e
departments
.
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