The Counseling Center seeks to eliminate the stigma surrounding assistance for mental health.
more informationSouthwestern University has partnered with Grupo Salinas and Centro Richard B. Salinas Pliego to create two new scholarships for high school students in Mexico.
more informationA group of Southwestern students took their devised theater play, The G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
more informationSept. 13, the entire SU community came together to build community during SUnity Day.
more informationSouthwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.
more informationThe Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Support Group offers a safe space for students to share and explore their gender identity.
more informationFifty years ago, Title IX was signed into law. The landmark legislation transformed women’s athletics. We look back at our history and pioneers as we continue to strive for equity in all we do.
more informationCatherine Hiebel ’22 and Melina Boutris ’22 will teach English in Spain and Austria, respectively.
more informationHead Men’s Soccer Coach, Dustin Norman, reached out to Facilities Management after the February 2023 winter ice storm to see how his team could help.
more informationThe Paideia Connections class that wrapped in the fall of 2022 explored engaging topics and planted a community garden.
more informationScholars and artists will explore Radical Imagination at Southwestern’s Brown Symposium.
more informationThe Counseling Center seeks to eliminate the stigma surrounding assistance for mental health.
more informationA group of Southwestern students took their devised theater play, The G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event, to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
more informationThrough the Southwestern Racial History Project, faculty and students are sharing their knowledge and expertise with colleagues through the Universities Studying Slavery consortium.
more informationSept. 13, the entire SU community came together to build community during SUnity Day.
more informationSouthwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.
more informationSouthwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.
more informationA recognized leader in building successful athletics programs, Ken Ralph will join Southwestern University as athletic director effective Sept. 15.
more informationThe applied mathematician and Southwestern alumna will address the graduating class.
more informationSouthwestern University shows a dedication to including green spaces on campus as they have proven to benefit students.
more informationFeb. 23, the entire SU community came together to build community during the inaugural SUnity Day.
more informationThis initiative was announced in October 2021 as part of a $1 million commitment from an anonymous donor in honor of their mother, a lifelong educator, in order to allow more Southwestern students to benefit from high impact experiences as outlined in the Tactical Plan.
more informationHead Men’s Soccer Coach, Dustin Norman, reached out to Facilities Management after the February 2023 winter ice storm to see how his team could help.
more informationThe Paideia Connections class that wrapped in the fall of 2022 explored engaging topics and planted a community garden.
more informationScholars and artists will explore Radical Imagination at Southwestern’s Brown Symposium.
more informationSU celebrates five campus community members with the 2022 Mundy Awards and recognizes those who have achieved milestone anniversaries with the University.
more informationSouthwestern University has partnered with Grupo Salinas and Centro Richard B. Salinas Pliego to create two new scholarships for high school students in Mexico.
more informationThrough the Southwestern Racial History Project, faculty and students are sharing their knowledge and expertise with colleagues through the Universities Studying Slavery consortium.
more informationSept. 13, the entire SU community came together to build community during SUnity Day.
more informationSouthwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.
more informationA recognized leader in building successful athletics programs, Ken Ralph will join Southwestern University as athletic director effective Sept. 15.
more informationSouthwestern University rose 13 places in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings—the biggest single-year jump in school history—and SU was also recognized as a top school in the Social Mobility category, which measures how well schools graduated students who received federal Pell Grants.
more informationFifty years ago, Title IX was signed into law. The landmark legislation transformed women’s athletics. We look back at our history and pioneers as we continue to strive for equity in all we do.
more informationCatherine Hiebel ’22 and Melina Boutris ’22 will teach English in Spain and Austria, respectively.
more informationWhat happens when you start a devised theater project with three Southwestern University students and the Anton Checkov play, The Cherry Orchard? You end up with a nationally recognized production called G.H.O.S.T. Unit: The Live Event.
more informationSTARS, the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System measures and encourages sustainability in all aspects of higher education.
more informationJahmaal and Jermaine Dumes ’17 give us an inside look into their time at SU and their new business, Down South Cajjun Eats!
more informationA liberal-arts education empowers a person to understand and actively participate in an increasingly complex world. Based in the transdisciplinary study of literature, philosophy, mathematics, and the social and physical sciences, students are educated to become curious lifelong learners. Students are well prepared by talented and dedicated faculty for graduate school and current career paths, yet a liberal-arts education also enables students to succeed in careers that don’t yet exist. Having exposure to a broad knowledge base with an emphasis on critical thinking, excellent writing and speaking skills, as well as the ability to work effectively individually and collectively is the best preparation for a fulfilling intellectual life and a life of purpose.
Southwestern University is the model of what a 21st-century liberal-arts education can mean in a world facing enormous challenges. This period in human history has been characterized as the information or technology age, and it has brought about major epistemological shifts in how we learn, perceive the world, and understand data. While the gains in technology are remarkable and essential, they have also been disruptive. Technology alone will not further the human condition or solve our greatest problems; people will. That is where Southwestern University’s emphasis on educating the whole person who understands the richness of diversity, the importance of civic discourse, the satisfaction of an intellectual life, and the value of community engagement is so extraordinarily important.
My personal and scholarly life has been based upon liberal-arts principles, and I love the transformative power of education. I come from a family of dedicated teachers and have experienced the transformative power that a program of study and student engagement have on a person’s development and future. Southwestern University has a proud and unique history in Texas and is a highly selective national institution of higher education. I believe in the values and mission of the University and the unique opportunities it offers its students to engage both in and outside of the classroom. Indeed, the entire Southwestern campus is a learning environment. I have had the opportunity to teach and be an administrator at institutions with very different missions and have always felt most at home within the liberal-arts community. My greatest joy comes from working closely with students, and my purpose is to provide our expert faculty, administrators, and staff with the resources they need to offer the finest possible Southwestern University education.