The Southwestern Experience for our students is directly enhanced through the impact of charitable contributions received from alumni, parents, friends, and foundations. Charitable gifts often also enhance the teaching, scholarship and research done by our faculty, exponentially increasing the power of engagement for every campus member. Enjoy reading about the amazing impact our students and faculty experience because of the donors who care enough to invest in the future through their contributions to Southwestern University.
SU rises to #2 among Impact Schools while the Center for Career & Professional Development is recognized as #3 Best Career Services in the nation.
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A graduating senior reflects on what surprised them the most about the college and SU experience.
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Experience the beauty of Southwestern’s campus through the eyes of one of its students.
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LACRELA provides participating institutions with a 12-month curriculum led by racial-equity experts; an online resource library of rubrics, readings, and case studies; guidance on designing action plans; and campus climate surveys for students, faculty, and staff.
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Faculty, staff, and STEM majors crocheted together virtually all year, culminating in an on-campus exhibit and a new student organization.
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Southwestern STEM students combine science, art, and community engagement in collaborative SciArt projects.
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A Southwestern senior shares their experience tackling the biggest project of their college career in the midst of a global pandemic.
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Antonio Esparza ’22 is being honored for his commitment to solving public problems.
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SU has been recognized for the third time for supporting civic education and voter participation.
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A graduating senior reflects on what surprised them the most about the college and SU experience.
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Experience the beauty of Southwestern’s campus through the eyes of one of its students.
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Professor and Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in Religion and Environmental Studies Laura Hobgood shares how COVID-19 has shaped the conversation in her Apocalypse seminar.
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Noel Pratts ’21 and Audrey Payton ’21 gain real-world experience in the virtual world.
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SU rises to #2 among Impact Schools while the Center for Career & Professional Development is recognized as #3 Best Career Services in the nation.
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LACRELA provides participating institutions with a 12-month curriculum led by racial-equity experts; an online resource library of rubrics, readings, and case studies; guidance on designing action plans; and campus climate surveys for students, faculty, and staff.
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SU is recognized as #15 in the college planning platform’s Top 25 Best Colleges in the Southwest.
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Looking for tips on how to pay for college, especially in the year of COVID-19? We’ve rounded up our suggestions for students and their families.
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SU ties for the #102 National Liberal Arts College in the U.S., according to the 2021 college guide.
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SU earns recognition for promoting social mobility, research, and public service among its undergraduates.
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Southwestern’s Lab for Innovative Ventures and Entrepreneurship empowers students to take an idea from concept to business plan.
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Places to eat, hang out, shop, and enjoy the great outdoors in Georgetown—as told by a local!
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The honor places the Sarofim School of Fine Arts among the top-tier art institutions in the nation.
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Faculty, staff, and STEM majors crocheted together virtually all year, culminating in an on-campus exhibit and a new student organization.
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SU’s Board of Trustees recently conferred emerita status on the beloved associate professor of education, who will be retiring after 28 years with the university.
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SU recognizes six exemplary staff and faculty members with the 2021 Mundy Awards and honors 35 community members who have achieved milestone anniversaries with the university.
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Southwestern STEM students combine science, art, and community engagement in collaborative SciArt projects.
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How is the pandemic shaping the future of theatre performance, production, and playwriting? Associate Professor of Theatre Sergio Costola shares his insights.
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Professor of Music Michael Cooper reflects on the many ways that the pandemic has affected musicologists and other musicians—and the lessons we can learn about the power of art.
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Sarah Friday ’20 has published original research on art generated by artificial intelligence while double majoring in the seemingly disparate fields of art and computer science.
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Professor of Spanish and Wilhelmina Cullen Robertson Endowed Professor Catherine Bourland Ross fosters transformation in her students by focusing on the 5 Cs of language learning: communication, culture, connections, comparisons, and communities.
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We’ve relied on the arts to help us cope with the pandemic, but will the arts survive COVID-19? Assistant Professor of Art Ron Geibel shares his insights.
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Professor and Elizabeth Root Paden Chair in Religion and Environmental Studies Laura Hobgood shares how COVID-19 has shaped the conversation in her Apocalypse seminar.
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Associate Professor of French Francis Mathieu reflects on his love of teaching, delicious food, and history.
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SU rises to #2 among Impact Schools while the Center for Career & Professional Development is recognized as #3 Best Career Services in the nation.
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Anna Krolikowski ’20 sees creativity and story as the common denominators of her English and computer science majors.
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Sumners Scholar Breely Peterson’s first job out of college? Working as a deputy press secretary for a congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Fulbright Scholar Brielle Read ’20 has been traveling the world and making a difference since the tender age of 14.
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President Laura E. Skandera Trombley presented the Southwestern alum with the honor at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce Awards.
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Physics major Hayden Smith ’20 is studying ocean engineering in hopes of pursuing a career in renewable energy.
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Sarah Friday ’20 has published original research on art generated by artificial intelligence while double majoring in the seemingly disparate fields of art and computer science.
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German and physics double major Claire Harding ’20 interned with NASA and will be teaching English in Germany as a Fulbright English teaching assistant.
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A new painting by Norma Clark ’97, P’00, specially commissioned by Southwestern University, is now on display in the Commons.
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International studies and political science major Katherine Tanner ’13 helps nourish a community as “the heart” of Hat & Heart Farm.
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SU alumni gather to discuss their experiences as individuals of color following their graduation.
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