From Granada to Salamanca to London to New York, four Southwestern students recall their time abroad and away and how the experiences enriched their lives and even led to a job offer.
more informationThe Golden Pirates Esports team is producing more than just a competitive group of gamers. They are building a community.
more informationThe Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Center fosters an inclusive and equitable environment for Southwestern students.
more informationAssistant Director for Outdoor Adventure Branndon Bargo took a group of students on a caving adventure.
more informationThe Black Student Union offers a space for Southwestern’s Black students to gather as a community.
more informationThe 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 informationSouthwestern University gathered a panel of incredible women to speak during the International Women’s Day luncheon addressing the theme #EmbraceEquity, which discussed equity in work-life balance.
more informationFrom Granada to Salamanca to London to New York, four Southwestern students recall their time abroad and away and how the experiences enriched their lives and even led to a job offer.
more informationThe Golden Pirates Esports team is producing more than just a competitive group of gamers. They are building a community.
more informationThe Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Center fosters an inclusive and equitable environment for Southwestern students.
more informationAssistant Director for Outdoor Adventure Branndon Bargo took a group of students on a caving adventure.
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 informationSouthwestern University gathered a panel of incredible women to speak during the International Women’s Day luncheon addressing the theme #EmbraceEquity, which discussed equity in work-life balance.
more informationA journey from Nigeria to the Midwest to head track and field coach at Southwestern.
more informationThis funding will allow Southwestern faculty members to pursue various research projects.
more informationAssistant Director for Outdoor Adventure Branndon Bargo took a group of students on a caving adventure.
more informationThe Black Student Union offers a space for Southwestern’s Black students to gather as a community.
more informationAssistant professor of biology strives to restore and protect Southwestern’s EcoLab.
more informationAlumna uses her passion for helping others as a lawyer, mentor, and nonprofit founder.
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 informationDrive can be used to work individually or collaboratively on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and more. Google File Stream can be used to backup and remotely access files on your desktop, laptop, phones, and other devices. The Southwestern community has unlimited Drive storage.
Helios is a Southwestern storage server for students, faculty, and staff that houses home directories, files, and sometimes websites. Helios can be accessed from your office, laptop, lab, classroom, or your favorite coffee shop. You get 600MB of space. Helios is great for storing homework, projects, research, etc.
Upon logging into a Southwestern computer you will be automatically connected to your Helios storage.
Helios can be accessed from off-campus by using FTP software or browser extensions. We recommend FileZilla.
Colleague is a web tool for storing, viewing, and modifying data about Southwestern students, faculty, and staff. Most departments rely on Colleague data in one form or another.
Colleague access is restricted based on job type/function and requires the approval of both IT and your supervisor. If you lack permissions required for your job type/function please contact your supervisor and the Infodesk. To request access to Colleague, complete the Colleague Access Request and Application document and return to Administrative Computing. Completion of the application requires you to review the Ellucian Security and Access Policy.
For security reasons, Colleague requires a separate user account and can only be accessed from on-campus. If you require off-campus access you can ask your supervisor to request VPN access for you.
Informer is a useful web tool for Southwestern administration to view and report against Colleague records.
The Data Cookbook is a tool for centralizing, documenting, and viewing Colleague data definitions. This greatly simplifies the process of understanding existing reports and creating new reports. Data definitions are maintained by the Administrative Computing department and can be useful for any Colleague user.