Competition focuses on using computers to solve real-world problems

Southwestern biology professors receive award for their research and mentoring

New class shows students that game shows aren’t just for entertainment

Project promotes student exchanges between two predominantly white universities and three historically black colleges and universities

Variety of special events planned for weekend of Nov. 6-8

This is the 10th year in a row that a student in Southwestern University’s Teacher Certification Program has received a scholarship from the Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators

Day-long event is designed to encourage environmental activism among high school students

Current Southwestern student is a great-grandson of one of the original Price children who attended Southwestern

Southwestern student, professor conduct research in Australia

Southwestern student is spending a semester at Dillard University as part of the Engaged Diversity Project

Political science professor and five students met new leader during 2005 trip to Japan

Program was created after 9/11 to help law enforcement agencies share information

Two are part of program designed to help rebuild the country

Ed Kain, professor of sociology and University Scholar at Southwestern, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Southern Sociological Society’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award.

Traci Giuliano named holder of one of six endowed positions funded at Southwestern by The Brown Foundation Inc.

Helene Meyers, professor of English, has been named holder of the Carolyn and Fred McManis University Chair at Southwestern

Two professors are spending their fall sabbatical working with the Rhodopean Drama Theatre on the Bulgarian premiere of ‘Durang, Durang’

One faculty member and three staff members receive the 2009 Joe S. Mundy Exemplary Service Award

President Schrum offered this advice to first-year students at the 2009 Matriculation Convocation held Aug. 16.

First-Year Seminar class is for the dogs – literally

New admission center receives Gold LEED Certification

Five recent films from France to be shown beginning Sept. 9

New professors offer expertise in Latin American art, Native American studies, Judaism and more

Grant will enable department to purchase new equipment for research, teaching

Senior communication studies major Sally Spalding is receiving the 2009 Undergraduate Paper Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender.

Two noted historians who have made Georgetown their home for the past 13 years are donating much of their extensive personal library to Southwestern’s A. Frank Smith Jr. Library Center.

Southwestern ranks #17 on a new list of easiest campuses to get around

New book recalls life at Southwestern in the early 1900s through the eyes of Early Price

New assistant dean for student multicultural affairs brings a wide variety of experience to her job

Survey sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education finds employees give Southwestern high marks for time off, work-life balance and more

Southwestern students, faculty members participating in international theatre-training program in Bulgaria this month

Southwestern students gaining valuable experience through summer internships

Southwestern English professor helping build school for children in North Vietnam

Junior Kayla Comeaux is one of 100 students nationwide selected to be a 2009-2010 NASA MUST scholar.

Southwestern students develop site that makes the personal papers and music of an international opera star available to the public

Glada Munt named Director of the Year for Division III West Region

Southwestern graduate witnesses shooting at the Holocaust Museum

Forensic biology class teaches students how real-life crime scene investigation compares to television

Elizabeth Perkins Prothro helped fund many projects at Southwestern, including a new building that bears her name.

Southwestern University will become the new home for the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a technology initiative that serves more than 130 colleges in the United States and abroad.

Paideia group documents house that used to be located in Rivery Park

Graduating senior about to embark on trip she has been planning since middle school

The Southwestern University Free School is back with the most diverse set of course offering in history. Learn about digital image editing, safe S.E.C.K.S, chocolate and Bob Dylan.

Southwestern student makes a major musical discovery

President emeritus of The George Washington University to address graduates May 9

Financial Analyst Program marks its 10th anniversary

Southwestern student develops program to tie music, art to classes taken by elementary school students

Three grants totalling $1.3 million will help Environmental Studies add new faculty members, create new programs

SEAK members educate local elementary school students about the difference they can make when it comes to the environment

Southwestern receives $461,340 to equip labs at the Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center

Annual Student Works Symposium to be held April 15

Mary Grace Neville selected to receive the Journal of Management Education’s 2009 Fritz Roethlisberger Award for the best article published in the journal in 2008.

Letter to parents

Southwestern awards $111,653 in faculty development funds for 2009

Southwestern student receives national recognition for his paintings

Projects will enable nearly 30 Southwestern students to conduct research with faculty members, particularly during the summer.

Seventeen Southwestern students are heading to Washington, D.C., for the largest-ever youth conference on climate change

First home game to be held Feb. 14

Feb. 10 memo outlines budget assumptions for the coming year

Schrum recognized for his leadership to the community, as well as Southwestern

Retired physician honored for his efforts in healthcare, education

Red and Charline McCombs receive Lamar Medal for their contributions to higher education in Texas

Several from Southwestern heading to Washington for Obama inauguration

Welch Foundation renews funding for summer program

150 years after ‘Origin of the Species’, science and religion remain as conflicted as ever

Career Services Office at Southwestern offers tips for graduates

New program designed to keep students excited about learning between semesters

Southwestern students tackle research project for Williamson County

Southwestern students make time to help others this holiday season

Popular philosophy major killed on University Avenue Dec. 4

Southwestern president outlines University’s response to the current economic crisis

Classes at Southwestern, summer internship further student’s commitment to serve the less fortunate

Audio message from President Jake B. Schrum

2009 Brown Symposium at Southwestern will explore science and religion

Wangari Maathai, first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, gave the 2009 Shilling Lecture on Feb.10.

Two students and a biology professor will be spending Thanksgiving week conducting research in Uruguay

Annual Candlelight Services to be held Dec. 4 in Lois Perkins Chapel

Southwestern students take honors in statewide ethics match.

The Decemberists, an Indie-rock band from Portland, Oregon, opened their latest tour at Southwestern Oct.30.

Student programmers take top honors in regional competition

The Beijing Olympics provided an opportunity for a Southwestern kinesiology professor to expand his research.

Southwestern students organizing an environmental summit for high school students Nov. 15

Students interested in the environment, theatre collaborate on play

Two theatre projects, two physics projects and a proposal to create an afterschool music program for elementary school children in Georgetown were among the proposals funded this year by the King Creativity Program.

Senior hones political skills on campaign trail with McCain

Homecoming and Reunion Weekend features music and over 100 events.

Southwestern University will host a forum for the candidates running for state representative in Dist. 52 on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Red and Charline McCombs Campus Center ballrooms.

Tibetan writer and filmmaker Dorje Tsering Chenaktsang, commonly known as Jangbu, will speak at Southwestern University Oct. 6-7 as part of a two-day festival focusing on the arts in modern Tibet.

When students leave campus for Fall Break in October, a film crew for HBO will move in to shoot scenes for a made-for-television movie

Southwestern University has selected a new firm to handle the bulk of its nearly $285 million endowment.

With a title like “The Secret History of the 20th Century,” it’s no wonder that Eric Selbin’s First-Year Seminar class is popular.

The French Program at Southwestern University has received an $1,800 grant that will enable it to host its second annual community wide Tournees Film Festival.

Rather than hearing about topics such as sexual assault and drinking from administrators, incoming students attending orientation at Southwestern this year will hear about them from their fellow students – in the form of a play.

Dorothy Manning Lord Residential Center includes Civic Engagement/Green Hall Living-Learning Community.

Suzanne Buchele won’t have much sympathy any more for students who don’t turn their work in on time. Buchele, an associate professor of computer science, returned to Southwestern this fall after two years of teaching students in the West African country of Ghana.

Nearly 250 aspiring Hispanic leaders from the United States and Mexico will be at Southwestern University July 20-27 to participate in the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ) sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute.

Biotechnology experts from across the region will participate in a conference to be held at Southwestern University July 29.

A Southwestern University theatre professor and eight students will travel to Bulgaria this summer to participate in a unique theatre-training program called the Rhodopi International Theater Collective (R.I.T.C.). While there, the group will perform an original multimedia piece titled “Eggther” that they have been researching and studying for the past year.

Romi Burks, assistant professor of biology and chair of the Animal Behavior Program at Southwestern University, has been selected to participate in a national program designed to strengthen teaching and learning in the biological sciences.

The 2008 commencement address given at Southwestern University was selected to be the “Speech of the Month” in the July issue of “Vital Speeches of the Day.”

Carissa Fritz, a junior biochemistry major at Southwestern, has been named an American Chemical Society Scholar.

A recent letter to the editor of our local paper regarding the role of research at national liberal arts colleges asserted that small colleges cannot contribute to research in a significant way and that colleges of this type should focus all their resources on teaching.

A Southwestern University chemistry professor is collaborating with researchers at UT-Austin to evaluate a new technique that could rapidly predict the anti-cancer activity of new compounds.

In April, Southwestern students, faculty and staff members boxed up approximately 125 computers and monitors to send to children in Honduras. This month, several of those involved with the project will travel to Honduras to help install the computers.

On May 16, Southwestern had its best finish ever at an NCAA Division III Championship, as the women’s golf team placed third in a tournament held in Waverly, Iowa.

Dirk Early has been named associate dean of the Brown College of Arts and Sciences at Southwestern University. He will begin a three-year term in the position at the start of the 2008-2009 academic year.

In the not-too-distant future, people around the world will be able to help with research projects at Southwestern University. This summer, two Southwestern professors plan to set up a computer “cluster” that will enable people to contribute unused computer time to university research projects.

Five Southwestern students have been selected to participate in summer research programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Two seniors graduating from Southwestern this month have been awarded Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships in Germany.

A class project at Southwestern has evolved into an initiative that could encourage people in Georgetown to rethink transportation and conservation.

James Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church and Society for the United Methodist Church, will give the 2008 commencement address at Southwestern University. The ceremony will be Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center.

Gwen Sherman, a 1980 graduate who serves as director of finance and administration for the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has received the Distinguished Alumna Award from Southwestern University.

Southwestern University President Jake B. Schrum has received the Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Chief Executive Leadership Award from District IV of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), which includes Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mexico.

After a thorough national search, Southwestern University has hired Jene Baclawski to become the third head women’s soccer coach in program history. She begins work April 14.

The many talents of Southwestern University students will be on display Wednesday, April 9, as the university hosts its 9th annual Student Works Symposium, formerly known as the Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Symposium.

Cake, a California-based alternative-indie rock band, will be the featured performer at the annual Large Act Concert to be held at Southwestern University on Thursday, April 17.

Bill Bradley, an Olympic gold medalist and NBA basketball player who went on to serve three terms in the U.S. Senate, will give the 2008 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University. The lecture will be held Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Alma Thomas Theater.

Southwestern University will re-establish a local tradition this spring by hosting a mayoral forum for candidates George Garver and Doug Smith. The event will take place on Friday, April 18, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Red and Charline McCombs Campus Center ballrooms.

Houston investment manager Fayez Sarofim has received the President’s Philanthropy Award from Southwestern University.

“What’s in your umwelt?” Those who attend the April 3-4 Brown Symposium at Southwestern University will be able to answer this question.

The Texas United Methodist Historical Society will hold its annual meeting at Southwestern University March 28 and 29. The theme of the meeting is “The 40th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Central Jurisdiction: The Church Deals with Institutional Racism.”

Senior Sarah Salinas first participated in Destination: Service as a first-year student in 2005. This year, she will be participating as a student leader, accompanying a group of nine students to Nuevo Progreso, Mexico, to work with Cornerstone Ministries.

Southwestern University is hosting an “environmental summit” for high school students and interested community members on Saturday, March 8.

Four Southwestern students have been selected to receive Sumners Fellowships beginning in the fall

A Southwestern University astronomy professor is participating in a project that could add to our knowledge about the early history of the universe.

This spring, Southwestern is hosting its first “Engaged Diversity” exchange student.

Georgetown Mayor Gary Nelon and Chamber of Commerce President Mel Pendland were recognized.

Southwestern recognized for innovative and effective community service programs.

Junior receives 2008 Academic Internship Student Achievement Award

Southwestern has received $263,318 in government funds that will be used to launch a new institute for hispanic studies.

Students will be able to work with survivors of domestic violence.

1,500 colleges and universities will conduct a teach-in on global warming.

As levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rise in the 21st century, the nutritional value of many major food crops could decrease.

Class takes an interdisciplinary approach to chocolate.

For the sixth year in a row, students at Southwestern University have ranked above students at peer institutions – and significantly above the national average – when it comes to being engaged in their academic endeavors.

Pianist Kiyoshi Tamagawa, professor and chair of the Department of Music at Southwestern University, will perform in a chamber music concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City Dec. 8.

This new center will help companies that have commercially viable biotechnology products take them to the next step.

The fund provides monetary awards for the continuing education and development of full-time faculty members of United Methodist colleges and universities in Texas.

The medals recognize outstanding contributions to the university for either service or philanthropy.

Southwestern University seniors Lauren Arrowood, Ben Hoffman and Eric Sterner are getting a unique opportunity this year – the chance to conduct a real study for NASA

Is it possible to write and produce a play in 24 hours? Can solar heat be used to operate a refrigerator?

As a graduate student working on her doctorate in chinese literature, Patricia Schiaffini made several trips to the Tibetan-populated areas of China to learn more about Tibetan authors.

Southwestern University has received a three-year, $150,000 grant from The Mellon Foundation to develop collaborative programs among faculty members.

If you like the gentle flow and surprising insights of American poets such as Walt Whitman and Robert Frost, you may well enjoy “Return to Calm,” a new volume of work by French writer Jacques Réda.

Southwestern University has been named an Alliance Partner with the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT).

Southwestern has joined more than 600 colleges and universities nationwide that are participating in a new initiative designed to aid students and their families in their college search.

Southwestern University will host its inaugural Pirate Golf Classic at the Wildcat Golf Club in Houston on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. The tournament begins with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. on the Highlands course.

Music enthusiasts will soon have the opportunity to hear Mendelssohn’s “St. Paul Oratorio” performed as the composer originally intended.

Frank Guziec, holder of the Dishman Chair in Science, and his wife, Lynn, an assistant professor of an assistant professor of chemistry, are collaborating with Brian Hasinoff, a professor of pharmacy at the University of Manitoba, on new drugs that would have the effectiveness of Doxorubicin without the toxicity.

Author Amy Tan will speak at Southwestern University on Tuesday, Oct. 23, as part of the annual Writer’s Voice series sponsored by the A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center. “An Evening with Amy Tan” will begin at 8 p.m. in the Lois Perkins Chapel.

Elizabeth Green Musselman, associate professor of history, recently launched a podcast on the history of science, medicine and technology.

A Southwestern University professor and student have received a $2,500 grant from the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) that will be used to develop a theatre project focusing on disability issues.

The 2008 edition of The Best 366 Colleges, published by the Princeton Review, ranked Southwestern # #7 in the country for Best Career/Job Placement Services.

The French Program at Southwestern University has received an $1,800 grant that will enable it to host a communitywide French Film Festival.

Southwestern University this week is welcoming members of the Class of 2011 – a class that may be the largest in the university’s history.

September 2007 marks the one-year anniversary of the publication of To Survive and Excel: The Story of Southwestern University 1840-2000. University Historian William B. Jones discusses some of the response he has received since the book was published.

More than 200 of the country’s top high school juniors and seniors will be at Southwestern University July 15-22 to participate in the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ) sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute.

A Southwestern University theatre professor and six students will travel to Bulgaria this summer to participate in a unique theater-training program called the Rhodopi International Theater Collective (R.I.T.C.).

Both Lady Bird Johnson, who died today (July 11), and Lyndon Baines Johnson had extensive connections to Southwestern University.

Now in its 35th year, Conductors’ Institute gives choral conductors professional instruction in the great choral/orchestral works of classical music.

Southwestern University has received a four-year, $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue its Upward Bound program.

William Carrington Finch, who served as the 11th president of Southwestern University, died June 13 in Nashville, Tenn. He was 98.

Anna Frankel, a junior biology student at Southwestern University, interns with Sea Turtle Inc. on South Padre Island.

The Southwestern lacrosse team won its third straight conference championship last month. The victory earned the team a spot in the National Championship Tournament that will be held in Frisco, Texas, beginning May 15. Southwestern is going into the tournament ranked 12th in the nation in the B division.

What’s the most “viewed” page on the Southwestern University Web site? It’s a set of teaching resources developed by Aaron Prevots, an assistant professor of French.

Gwen Sherman, who serves as director of finance and administration for the Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will give the 2007 commencement address at Southwestern University.

Southwestern will formally commit to a more sustainable, or “green” way of doing things on April 19 when University President Jake B. Schrum adds Southwestern to a growing list of colleges and universities around the world that have signed a treaty known as the Talloires (“Tal-wahr”) Declaration.

The most recognizable landmark on the Southwestern University campus – and one of the most historic historic buildings in Georgetown and Williamson County – will get a much-needed renovation thanks to a $6 million gift pledge from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education.

Agreement will make it easier for honors students from ACC to transfer to the university

Can the secret recipe for Coca-Cola be cracked? Is it possible to design a low-cost solar water heater? These are just some of the topics that students at Southwestern University have been researching the past year. Their research will be on display April 18 as the university sponsors its 8th Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Works Symposium.

The research of a Southwestern University professor will be featured on the national PBS program “NOVA” April 3.

Southwestern University has signed a partnership agreement with College Forward that will enable the organization to expand its services to Williamson County.

James Baker III, the former secretary of state who most recently served as co-chair of the Iraq Study Group, will give the 2007 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University.

Encouraging more women to enter the field of computer science is among the goals of a project being led by Barbara Boucher Owens, an associate professor of computer science at Southwestern.

Animals. Sometimes we consider them our best friends and other times we experiment on them, mass produce them for food, use them for entertainment, and encroach on their habitats.
This “dualism” will be the topic of the 29th Brown Symposium to be held at Southwestern University March 5-6. The symposium is titled “Who Do We Think We Are?!”

A $2 million anonymous pledge received this month will enable Southwestern University to claim $3 million in challenge grants and move forward with construction of an $11 million Center for Lifelong Learning.

Southwestern University has signed a partnership agreement with Dillard University that will enable the two to pursue collaborative initiatives in several areas, including institutional management, diversity education and other academic efforts.

Edward L. Kain, professor of sociology and University Scholar at Southwestern University, has been selected to receive the 2007 Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association.

A community dinner and a screening of a Spike Lee film about Hurricane Katrina are among the events Southwestern University will host in conjunction with Martin Luther King Day this year.

Results from a recent national survey show that students at Southwestern University rank above students at peer institutions - and significantly above the national average - when it
comes to being engaged in their academic endeavors.

Results from a recent national survey show that students at Southwestern University rank above students at peer institutions - and significantly above the national average - when it comes to being engaged in their academic endeavors.

Southwestern University is one of 76 colleges and universities across the country that have been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for their commitment to community engagement.

A Southwestern University student has received a $1,500 grant that will enable her to raise awareness on campus about issues faced by students with disabilities.

University had an estimated direct economic impact of nearly $94 million on the Georgetown-Williamson County area in 2005-06.

The new residential center will consist of three buildings with two-bedroom apartments.

The Writer’s Voice presents “An Evening with Robert Pinsky” on Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The Distinguished Alumna/us Award is the highest honor annually awarded by The Association of Southwestern University Alumni. Babcock will receive the award on Oct. 21.

Award will be presented on campus Sept. 28.

Long before the recent flare-up of hostilities in the Middle East, Southwestern University senior Ansa Copeland wanted to put together a conference on peace and religion.

Can a play change people’s attitudes about difficult subjects such as race and alternative lifestyles?

Grammy award-winning singer Wyclef Jean will be the featured performer at a concert to be held at Southwestern University Sept. 21.

Southwestern University’s A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center has received a large collection from the late Vance Engleman related to world peace and nonviolence.

There has been a flurry of activity across campus this summer as Southwestern prepares to debut a new “One Card” system this fall.

More than 200 of the country’s top high school sophomores and juniors will be at Southwestern University July 16-23 to participate in the Texas Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session (LDZ) sponsored by the National Hispanic Institute.

Computers that are four to eight years old might be practically worthless in the United States, but to families in rural Honduras, they are literally a godsend.

The $50,000 “Vision Grant” from the 3M Foundation will enable the university to fund about 30 projects over the next three years

Thomas Howe, professor of art and art history, has been named holder of the Herman Brown Chair at Southwestern University. The Herman Brown Chair is one of six endowed positions funded at Southwestern by The Brown Foundation Inc. of Houston.

Southwestern has received a $50,000 grant from the James S. Kemper Foundation to host a national conference focusing on ways to improve the business programs offered at liberal arts colleges.

Eric Selbin, a professor of political science at Southwestern University, has been appointed to the position of University Scholar.

David J. Gaines, associate professor of English and former Brown Teaching Professor, has been named director of the Paideia Program at Southwestern University effective July 1.

Suzanne Fox Buchele, an associate professor of computer science at Southwestern University, has received a Fulbright award to teach in Africa during the 2006-2007 academic year.

Three students from Southwestern University have received awards from Texas Campus Compact, a statewide organization that promotes community service, service learning and civic engagement among college students.

The top college club lacrosse teams from Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana will be at Southwestern University April 29-30 as the school hosts the 2006 championships for the Lone Star Alliance.

A chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, has been chartered at Southwestern University.

Local golfers who would like to see the restoration of a nine-hole golf course at Southwestern University may not have to wait much longer.

Melinda Smothermon, a senior who is completing an independent studies major in international politics and environmental concerns, has been selected to receive the 2006 Internship Student of the Year award from the Cooperative Education and Internship Association (CEIA).

Merriman Morton, a longtime leader in the Texas banking industry, has been named the new chair of Southwestern University’s Board of Trustees.

Larry Faulkner, former president of The University of Texas at Austin, will give the 2006 commencement address on May 13.

Four longtime supporters of Southwestern University have received one of the University’s highest honors - the Southwestern University Medal. The medals are given for contributions to the University, either through service or philanthropy.

Southwestern University today (March 31) launched the largest fundraising campaign in its 166-year history - a $125 million comprehensive campaign designed to fund priorities in the university’s 2010 Strategic Plan.

The creativity and scholarship of Southwestern University students will be displayed at two different events the week of April 3.

New Found Glory, a Florida-based punk-pop band that is known for its enthusiastic live performances, will be the featured band at Southwestern University’s first-ever large act concert April 20.

Dirk Early, a professor of economics at Southwestern University, has been selected to prepare a report that will help government agencies more accurately determine the number of people living in poverty in the United States.

The lecture, which will be given by Thomas H. Kean, chair the 9/11 Commission and former governor of New Jersey, will be held March 31 at 2 p.m. in the Corbin J. Robertson Center.

Students will work at San Francisco’s Glide Memorial United Methodist Church, and four other areas in need, during SU’s alternative spring break.

Christina Griffin had an opportunity to get a close-up look at the issues surrounding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The award was created this year to recognize citizens, organizations or businesses that have worked to make Georgetown seem more like a college town.

Southwestern has joined the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), which represents more than 400 colleges in the United States, Puerto Rico, Latin America and Spain.

Habitat for Humanity has built 15 houses in Georgetown since a local chapter was chartered in 1999.

The 28th Brown Symposium will be held at Southwestern University on Feb. 9-10.

Could something as simple as caffeine be the female version of Viagra?

Southwestern University had an estimated direct economic impact of more than $90.5 million on the Georgetown-Williamson County area in 2004-05, according to figures released this month by the university’s Office of Fiscal Affairs.

Thomas H. Kean, the former New Jersey governor who was selected by President George W. Bush to chair the 9/11 Commission, will give the 2006 Shilling Lecture at Southwestern University. The lecture will be held March 31 at 2 p.m. in the Robertson Center.

Stephen Aechternacht, formerly a host for KMFA radio in Austin, has decided to donate his CD collection to Southwestern University’s A. Frank Smith, Jr. Library Center.

Williamson County may get its first transitional housing thanks to the efforts of students at Southwestern University.

For Southwestern University junior Brandon Boland and biology professor Romi Burks, this Christmas is going to be anything but typical.

About a dozen faculty members from Dillard will use technology available at Southwestern to recreate course materials lost in the disaster and develop new online courses that can be offered to students regardless of their location.

Volunteering as an emergency medical technician (EMT) in her hometown of Spring, Texas, Southwestern University junior Melanie Stanzer saw firsthand the pressure that EMTs can be under.

The Cullen family of Houston has been selected to receive the 2005 President’s Philanthropy Award from Southwestern University. The award will be presented at a dinner on campus Nov. 5. The theme of the dinner is “Transforming Texas, Changing the World.”

“A World Away: Cultural Exchange Symposium” marks Southwestern University’s first Intercultural Experience Symposium. The symposium will take place Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, in the Red and Charlene McCombs Campus Center.

The competition, hosted by the Texas Independent College Fund (TICF), will include 18 of Texas’ small, independent (private) colleges and universities.

The study will focus on a device used to conduct strength training while in the water.

Southwestern is the first university in Texas to offer a free bicycle program.

Katrina donation to Texas annual conference made in his honor

Stanley Hauerwas, the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Ethics at the Duke Divinity School, will present this year’s Willson Lectures on September 29, 2005.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved an appropriation of $100,000 to Southwestern University to support a collaborative leadership and student exchange project between Dillard University, Huston-Tillotson University, Morehouse College, Rhodes College and Southwestern.

Jessica Guerrero will explore the country and culture of Japan as part of “U.S./Japan: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability and Volunteerism Exchange Program,” sponsored by Mobility International USA.

Marvin Henderson ‘41 won the United States Tennis Association doubles championship with his partner Jerry Joyce back in 1993 when he was not yet 75. This year he found sweet success on the courts again as he won the USTA 85s indoor national championship in singles play at the ripe young age of 84–his first singles championship.

Perkins-Prothro Foundation of Wichita Falls, Texas, has announced a gift of $3.5 million to Southwestern University in support of a new learning center.

This past Sunday, the Southwestern University Men’s Lacrosse team rallied to defeat the University of Texas-Arlington in a 10-8 come from behind victory.

Southwestern University alumna Genevieve Caldwell, Class of 1942, has donated $75,000 to her alma mater for the creation of the Genevieve Caldwell Endowed Scholarship.

Southwestern senior Margaret Ritzert has been elected State Chair of the Texas Federation of College Republicans, the governing body of Texas’ 32 chapters of College Republicans.

In the 2005-2006 academic year, Southwestern University will implement a pilot Living/Learning Community program for several of its First-Year Seminar courses.

On Tuesday, April 19, 2005, the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) will welcome 60 undergraduate students from across the nation to Capitol Hill to present the results of their independent research in science, engineering and mathematics.

Other higher education institutions recently granted full membership include Yale, Brown, Ithaca and Brandeis.

Twelve Southwestern University undergraduate students presented research findings at the American Chemical Society’s National Meeting this month in San Diego, Calif.

Named “head of his class” in social robotics by Science, Hanson merges machine intelligence and figurative art into realistic robot faces dubbed the “most advanced in the world” by the BBC.

Deaf and queer performance artist, Terry Galloway, will perform Out All Night and Lost My Shoes in Southwestern University’s Alma Thomas Theater at 8 PM on Thursday, March 31.

In a season that produced SU’s best-ever regular season conferece record, along with a No. 1 seed at the SCAC tournament, head coach Bill Raleigh captured well-deserved Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) Coach of the Year honors, while junior Aaron Bowser was named as the SCAC Player of the Year.

Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan, will be Southwestern’s 2005 Roy and Margaret Shilling lecturer. She will speak at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 10, in the Corbin J. Robertson Center on the Southwestern Campus.

Higher education is big business and Georgetown gets its piece of the pie, thanks to the presence of Southwestern University.

Former longtime Southwestern University Head Baseball Coach Jim Mallon was honored by the Round Rock Express as a recipient of the 2005 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Latinos Unidos and Amigas will sponsor the first Latino Heritage Symposium at Southwestern University during the weekend of March 4-5.

Southwestern University accounted for an estimated direct economic impact of $91,036,139 on the Georgetown-Williamson County area during 2003-04, as revealed in an annual analysis from the University’s Office of Fiscal Affairs.

Harold J. Recinos, professor of church and society at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology, will be the 2005 Willson Lecturer.

Students and faculty from the Sarofim School of Fine Arts’ Music Department performed at New York City’s famed Carnegie Hall Nov. 21.

The pitching of Mike Timlin ‘88 helped the Boston Red Sox lay the Curse of the Bambino to rest as they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 Major League Baseball World Series.

Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright, Who Gained Acclaim For “Angels In America,” Visits Campus Oct. 20.

A scale model of the Roman villa San Marco constructed by three Southwestern University students will be added to a featured exhibit at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. this month.

Thomas J. Oliver, director of freshmen admission at Texas Christian University, has been appointed Southwestern University’s new vice president for enrollment services following an extensive national search.

A $3 million gift from the Cullen Trust for Higher Education will help renovate one of Southwestern’s most historic structures, the century-old Roy & Lillie Cullen Building. Renovation is scheduled to start summer 2004 and will be completed by 2006 or 2007.

Gerald Brody, vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Alfred University in New York, will be joining Southwestern University as vice president for student life.

National Hispanic Institute President and Founder Ernesto Nieto will be the featured speaker for Southwestern University’s 2004 commencement ceremonies, held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at the Corbin J. Robertson Center on campus.

Southwestern University senior chemistry major Kimberly Larson has been awarded a prestigious three-year graduate research fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Southwestern University has been identified as the nation’s #7 “best value” undergraduate institution by The Princeton Review.

Southwestern University has been named one of 15 colleges and universities awarded $60,000 grants by the Undergraduate Science Research Program for collaborative work between faculty and students in the Departments of Chemistry and Biology.

Simulcast seating available in Alma Thomas Theater

Humanities scholar, author and social commentator Clay Jenkinson will portray Thomas Jefferson in a one-man performance in Southwestern University’s Alma Thomas Theater at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 7.

Southwestern University accounted for an estimated direct economic impact of $85,752,286 on the Georgetown-Williamson County area during 2002-03, as revealed in an annual analysis from the University’s Office of Fiscal Affairs.

Frozen. Deserted. Barren fields of ice. These images may be conjured when thinking of the Arctic, but in reality, this beautiful region features spectacular wildlife; mineral resources; and rich, indigenous cultures.

Jake B. Schrum, president of Southwestern University, recently was elected chair of the Board of Directors of Independent Colleges and Universities of Texas (ICUT) by the presidents of the 40 member institutions.

Southwestern University is participating in Independent 529 Plan, a new prepaid college tuition plan tailored specifically for private colleges.

Why are women and men sorted into different domains of life and why, even when they share an arena, does the rule of “the higher the fewer” seem to apply to women, even when women outnumber men in the arena as a whole?

One hundred Southwestern sophomores make up the inaugural class enrolled in the University’s new Paideia Program, which officially launched in early September.

Recent national college search guides praise Southwestern University as both competitive for admission and a “hidden treasure” among universities across the country.

Southwestern University continues its climb in the annual college rankings–and has positioned itself as the leading undergraduate liberal arts college in Texas.

Nobel Peace Prize winner will speak in Robertson Center on March 26.

Former New York Times Education Editor Edward B. Fiske has named Southwestern University among the best 295 colleges in the country in the 2004 edition of Fiske Guide to Colleges.

President Schrum pledges continued equal access for all students at Texas’ leading liberal arts college

avid L. Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), will be the featured speaker for Southwestern University’s commencement ceremonies to be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at the Corbin J. Robertson Center

Southwestern University senior chemistry students Ana Alcaraz and Janel Owens have been awarded prestigious three-year graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Congressman Pete Sessions will return to his alma mater to speak on “The Future of America” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 16, in Mood-Bridwell Atrium.

Questions concerning the effective use of technology on liberal arts campuses like Southwestern have emerged due to rising trends in our digital culture.

Professor of Psychology Jesse Purdy will share insights gained from his recent research trip to Antarctica in a lecture at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, in Room 105 of the F.W. Olin Building.

Paul J. Gaffney, professor and director of theatre at Dartmouth College, has been appointed as dean of The Sarofim School of Fine Arts and professor of theatre effective July 1, 2003.

Two recent national college search guides tout Southwestern University as both a good educational value and “hidden treasure” among universities across the country.

Southwestern University recently announced the names of faculty members who have been selected to serve as inaugural “Paidiea Professors.”

Southwestern was selected to receive $8.5 million from the Robert & Ruby Priddy Charitable Trust of Wichita Falls, Texas, to inaugurate an innovative Paideia program.

Members of Sarofim School of Fine Arts wil memorialize those who perished in the terrorist attacks one year ago.

The 2003 Princeton College Guide has rated Southwestern University the nation’s 4th best “Academic Bang for Your Buck.”

Associate Professor of Psychology Traci Giuliano and her former student Jennifer Knight, Southwestern class of 2000, recently had their research about the media’s portrayal of female athletes featured in the June 2002 issue of Allure magazine