SOUTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY
:
A
ST
A
TEMENT
OF
WHO
WE
ARE
S
outhw
es
te
rn
pos
s
e
ss
es
a
his
toric
and
conti
nuin
g
missio
n
that
ha
s
guided
our
development
from
f
ronti
er
origins
in
t
he
Republic
of
T
exas
t
o
the
c
omplex
international
society
we
confront
today
.
A
def
ining
he
rit
a
ge
has
eme
r
ge
d
f
rom
our
res
ponse
to
th
ese
challenges.
Southwestern
originated
in
pi
onee
ring
T
exa
s
and
f
inds
it
s
identity
i
n
entering
unf
amiliar
environments
with
confidence
a
nd
vigor
.
W
e
we
re
not
founded
to
defend
an
established
order
,
but
to
generate
creative
r
e
s
ponse
s
to
a
lter
ed
oppor
tunities
and
r
es
ources.
W
e
have
surmounted
severe
hardship,
as
in
the
a
dver
sit
ies
tha
t
le
d
to
our
arrival
in
Geor
getow
n,
and
subsequently
in
the
Great
Depression.
S
outhw
es
te
rn
has
a
lso
known
ti
mes
of
a
bundance,
and
at
the
beginning
of
the
20th
ce
ntur
y
it
pos
se
ss
ed
f
inanc
ia
l
s
trength
and
a
cademi
c
dist
i
nction.
I
n
the
21st
c
entury
,
we
face
an
unpr
ec
ede
nte
d
opportunity
,
that
of
attaini
ng
national
leadership
a
s
a
liberal
arts
and
sciences
c
olle
ge.
S
outhw
es
te
rn
sta
nds
in
a
Uni
ted
M
ethodi
st
tradition
of
h
igher
e
ducation.
Non-sectarian
and
dive
rs
e
i
n
its
c
olle
c
tive
life,
Southwes
ter
n’
s
character
is
shaped
by
John
W
esley’
s
appeal:
“Let
le
a
rning
a
nd
vital
pi
e
ty
be
joined.”
Dogmat
ic
ri
gidity
is
alien
to
our
institutional
spir
it;
we
hold
tha
t
e
thic
al
commitm
ents
and
s
piritual
identi
ti
es
must
welcome
and
support
the
swift
advance
of
know
le
dge.
B
el
ie
ving
that
none
has
a
perm
ane
n
t
monopoly
on
truth,
Southwestern
is
f
undame
nta
lly
comm
itted
to
academic
freedom,
to
the
informed
debate
in
which
new
know
le
dge,
ne
w
e
thical
i
nsights
and
richer
s
piritualities
are
grounded.
Southwestern
also
sha
r
es
the
tr
adit
ional
Me
thodis
t
concern
for
s
oc
ial
justice:
we
seek
to
promote
a
sense
of
s
ocial
r
e
s
ponsibi
lity
a
nd
a
re
committed
to
of
feri
ng
the
benefits
of
higher
education
to
those
who
c
onfr
ont
a
dve
rs
e
financial
and
s
ocial
circums
tances.
S
outhw
es
te
rn
is
a
human-s
cale
communi
ty
,
at
whose
center
is
meaningful
human
relationships
r
a
the
r
t
han
bur
eauc
ratic
routi
nes
.
Students
and
faculty
,
administration
and
staf
f,
as
well
as
the
B
oar
d
of
T
r
uste
e
s—all
are
ans
werable
to
face-t
o-face
relationships
that
impose
a
level
of
r
e
s
ponsibi
lity
un
known
i
n
ver
y
lar
ge
i
nst
it
ut
ions.
Our
small
size
and
private
character
do
not
me
a
n
se
clus
ion
f
rom
the
broader
world
of
soci
al
and
pol
itical
conflict,
but
af
for
d
a
distinctive
a
nd
huma
ne
way
of
engagi
ng
that
wor
ld.
P
ar
tic
ipant
s
in
th
is
communi
ty
ar
e
citi
z
e
ns;
ea
ch
has
a
stake
in
the
destiny
of
the
whole,
and
all
pla
y
pa
rts
in
the
de
cis
ions
that
s
hape
the
com
mon
life.
An
emphasis
on
the
f
ine
arts,
and
the
li
ber
al
a
rt
s
a
nd
sc
ie
nces
has
taken
precedence
at
Southwestern
during
the
last
two
decades,
and
the
que
st
f
or
na
ti
onal
s
tanding
has
moved
t
oward
a
successful
completion.
Southwestern’
s
tr
adi
tion
of
communal
res
ponsi
bility
has
pr
ovided
mutual
support
and
encouragement
amid
the
r
igorous
indivi
dua
l
and
collect
ive
s
tri
ving
t
o
excel.
The
tradition
of
mutual
cooperation
and
nur
ture
sus
ta
ins
the
environment
of
teac
hing
an
d
learnin
g,
supporting
the
ethical
development
a
nd
per
sona
l
whole
ness
of
s
tudents
as
thei
r
int
ellectual
c
a
pacities
are
challenged.
S
outhw
es
te
rn
occ
upies
a
cultur
all
y
diver
se
and
vital
setting.
In
coming
to
W
illiamson
County
,
S
outhw
es
te
rn
e
nte
red
a
community
of
f
arm
er
s
and
ranchers
with
distinct
economies
that
faced
e
ac
h
othe
r
a
cr
oss
the
Balcones
Fault;
here
T
ej
anos,
Swe
des,
Czechs,
Germans,
Anglos
and
A
fr
ic
an-
Am
er
ic
ans
retained
their
cultura
l
i
dentities.
The
cultural,
intellectual
and
social
life
of
A
ust
in—the
sta
te
c
apit
al—enri
ches
this
diversi
ty
and
multiplies
the
resources
f
or
personal
and
c
olle
ct
ive
de
vel
opment
avail
able
to
members
of
the
Sou
thwestern
community
.
S
u
n
B
e
l
t
p
r
o
s
p
e
r
i
t
y
h
a
s
b
r
o
u
g
h
t
e
c
o
n
o
m
i
c
v
i
t
a
l
i
t
y
a
n
d
c
u
l
t
u
r
a
l
l
e
a
d
e
r
s
h
i
p
,
p
l
a
c
i
n
g
C
e
n
t
r
a
l
T
e
x
a
s
o
n
a
n
a
t
i
o
n
a
l
s
t
a
g
e
.
A
u
s
t
i
n
h
a
s
b
e
c
o
m
e
a
n
i
n
t
e
r
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t
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o
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l
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e
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t
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r
f
o
r
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m
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r
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n
f
o
r
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a
t
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o
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s
o
c
i
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t
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d
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s
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f
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p
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v
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l
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p
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t
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o
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b
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w
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t
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t
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t
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s
a
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a
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7
A
IMS
,
C
ORE
P
URP
OS
E
AND
CORE
V
ALUES
OF
THE
UNI
VER
SITY
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l
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8
:
S
outhw
es
ter
n
U
nive
rs
ity
,
under
the
auspi
ces
of
the
United
Methodist
Church,
is
committed
to
u
nde
r
gr
a
dua
te
libe
ra
l
education
involving
both
the
study
of
and
participation
in
significant
aspe
ct
s
of
our
cul
tur
al
heritage,
express
ed
primarily
through
the
ar
ts,
the
science
s,
the
ins
tit
utions
a
nd
the
pr
ofess
ions
of
s
ociety
.
As
def
ined
by
the
members
of
the
Southwestern
Unive
rs
ity
c
ommunity
,
i
ncludi
ng
facult
y
,
staf
f,
students,
alum
ni
and
truste
es,
the
core
purpose
of
Southw
e
ste
rn
U
niver
sity
i
s
that
of
f
osteri
ng
a
li
ber
al
arts
community
whose
v
alue
s
and
act
ions
e
ncour
age
c
o
ntr
ibutions
towar
d
the
well-
be
ing
of
humanity
.
T
o
this
end,
the
S
outhw
es
ter
n
U
nive
rs
ity
communit
y
has
agreed
upon
a
set
of
cor
e
values
that
se
rve
as
the
guidi
ng
princ
iple
s
f
or
the
ins
titution:
Cul
tiva
ting
a
ca
demic
excel
le
nce.
Pr
omoting
l
ife
long
learning
and
a
pa
s
s
ion
for
intellectual
and
per
sonal
growth.
Fos
te
ri
ng
dive
rs
e
per
spectives.
Be
ing
tr
ue
t
o
onese
lf
and
others
.
Re
spe
c
ti
ng
the
wo
rth
and
dignity
of
persons.
Enc
oura
ging
a
ct
ivis
m
in
the
purs
uit
of
justice
and
the
common
good.
A
s
a
t
e
a
c
h
i
n
g
-
l
e
a
r
n
i
n
g
c
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
y
,
S
o
u
t
h
w
e
s
t
e
r
n
e
n
c
o
u
r
a
g
e
s
r
i
g
o
r
o
u
s
i
n
q
u
i
r
y
a
n
d
s
c
h
o
l
a
r
s
h
i
p
,
c
r
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t
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v
e
t
e
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c
h
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n
g
a
n
d
t
h
e
e
x
p
r
e
s
s
i
o
n
o
f
f
r
e
e
h
u
m
a
n
l
i
f
e
.
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h
e
U
n
i
v
e
r
s
i
t
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s
e
e
k
s
t
o
i
n
v
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o
c
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f
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,
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v
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l
o
p
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m
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f
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s
s
i
o
n
a
l
e
f
f
e
c
t
i
v
e
n
e
s
s
,
a
n
d
l
e
a
r
n
i
n
g
t
o
t
h
i
n
k
c
l
e
a
r
l
y
a
n
d
m
a
k
e
r
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v
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d
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t
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s
.
POL
ICY
ST
A
TE
M
ENT
S
S
outhw
es
ter
n
U
nive
rs
ity
is
committed
to
the
pri
ncip
le
of
equal
opportunity
for
a
ll
persons
without
re
gar
d
to
se
x,
r
ace,
color
,
religion,
age,
dis
ability
,
national
or
ethnic
origin,
or
any
other
im
per
mis
sible
fa
c
tor
.
S
outhwes
tern
University’
s
commitment
to
equa
l
oppor
tunity
includes
nondis
cr
imi
nati
on
on
the
bas
is
of
s
exual
or
ientat
ion.
It
is
also
committed
to
taking
af
firmative
s
teps
to
s
ee
that
suc
h
opportunities
are
made
available
for
personnel
in
employm
ent,
promotion,
tr
ans
fe
r
,
re
cr
uitme
nt,
r
at
es
of
pay
and
other
forms
of
compensation,
and
s
electio
n
for
training.
S
outhw
es
ter
n
U
nive
rs
ity
is
als
o
com
mitted
to
equal
opportunity
for
all
persons
to
complete
a
S
outhw
es
ter
n
de
gre
e
program.
T
he
r
ef
ore,
no
academically
qu
alified
applicant
will
be
refused
admis
sion
on
t
he
ba
s
i
s
of
f
actor
s
lis
ted
above.
Recruitment
and
the
adminis
tr
ation
of
student
fi
nanc
ia
l
a
id
w
ill
be
conducted
on
the
same
non-discriminatory
basis.
S
outhw
es
ter
n
U
nive
rs
ity
,
in
compliance
with
Section
504
of
the
Rehabilitation
Act
of
1973
and
with
t
he
A
me
ric
ans
with
Dis
abil
ities
Act
of
1992,
recognizes
that
qualified
stude
nts
who
have
ma
de
Southw
e
ste
rn
Univers
ity
awar
e
of
diagnosed
disabilities,
including
specif
ic
learning
dis
abi
liti
es
,
ar
e
e
ntitled
to
an
equal
opportunity
to
benefit
fr
om
the
educational
p
rogram
of
the
Unive
rs
ity
a
nd
that
reas
onabl
e
academ
ic
accommodations
ma
y
be
necessary
to
p
rovide
that
oppor
tunity
t
o
students
wi
th
disabili
ties.
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