ACTIVE MINDS AT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Contact: Taylor Torres
Advisor: Bryan Neighbors
Purpose: to increase awareness of issues surrounding mental health, its symptoms, and resources available.

ALPHA PHI OMEGA

Contact: Alyssa Case
Advisor: Patti Penney
Purpose: to develop leadership, promote friendship and provide service to humanity.

ASIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION

Contact: Amiel Padayhag
Advisor: Carl Robertson
Purpose: to revive and maintain campus-wide interest, activity, and exploration within the distinctive cultures of Asia, and to provide a space to support Asian/Pacific/Islander/Desi American students.

BEST BUDDIES

Contact: Patience Lopez
Advisor: Debbie Shepherd
Purpose: to enhance the lives of people with intellectual and development disabilities by providing opportunities for mutually enriching friendships and integrated employment.

BROOKS PRIZE DEBATE SOCIETY

Contact: Alesha Lewis
Advisor: Bob Snyder
Purpose: to encourage and execute informed discussion and thoughtful argumentation.

CAT PARTNERS OF SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

Contact: Samantha Buehler
Advisor: Kelly Lessard
Purpose: dedicated to the care and safety of the campus cats.

COALITION FOR DIVERSITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE (CDSJ)

Contact: Diana Truumees
Advisor: Terri Johnson
Purpose: to serve as an umbrella organization comprised of representatives from registered cultural and identity organizations at Southwestern University.

COLLEGE DEMOCRATS

Contact: Olivia Stankus
Advisor: Reed Rallojay
Purpose: to educate the campus on important issues, promote the advancement of Democratic candidates and ideals, and encourage a more politically active campus.

COLLEGE REPUBLICANS

Contact: Laura Rativa
Advisor: Paul Secord
Purpose: to promote and discuss Republican issues and candidates, to encourage a more politically active campus community.

EBONY

Contact: Alex Bell
Advisor: Reggie Byron
Purpose: to promote unity among African Americans and the SU community; greater awareness and appreciation of the diverse African American culture by emphasizing acceptance not tolerance, and breaking stereotypes.

ECONOMICS CLUB

Contact: Diana Trevino
Advisor: Dirk Early
Purpose: to encourage close and open relationships between economic students, mentoring with faculty, and to promote the application of knowledge learned inside the classroom.

E.M.P.I.R.E.

Contact: Blair Orr
Advisor: Alicia Moore
Purpose: to provide positive social and political context that will influence the success of African American males at Southwestern.

EXERCISE IS MEDICINE

Contact: Brianna Lombardi
Advisor: Vanessa Mikan
Purpose: to promote student interest in Kinesiology by providing leadership, program, service, and certification opportunities.

FOOD JUSTICE ASSOCIATION

Contact: Antonia Renfroe
Advisor: Laura Hobgood
Purpose: to promote & facilitate discussions regarding the different aspects of food justice including environmentalism, animal rights, veganism, and human safety and health.

THE GOLDEN PIRATES

Contact: Josh Georgiou
Advisor: Daryl Tschoepe
Purpose: to inspire a widespread student interest and participation in activities that cultivate friendship, community, and imagination through Esports competitions and board games.

H.E.A.T.

Contact: Jayden Hughes
Advisors: Fay Guarraci
Purpose: to educate students on and improve situations for human rights, animal welfare, and environmental preservation and conservation.

HISPANICS & LATINX ORGANIZATION (HALO)

Contact: Jack Martinez
Advisor: Brenda Sendejo
Purpose: to provide an understanding of Hispanic culture and to serve as a means for intercultural exchange.

JOLT TEXAS STUDENT CHAPTER

Contact: Sofia Espinosa
Advisor: Patrick Hajovsky
Purpose: to create a community that empowers Latinxs across Southwestern University and across Texas to become more civically engaged and advocate for issues that impact our community.

KOROUVA MILKBAR

Contact: Zoe Watts
Advisor: Derek Timourian
Purpose: to provide beverages and a social space to students, faculty, and staff and valuable business experience to volunteers.

PIRATE HOSTS

Contact: Elijah Ballesteros
Advisor: Dana Marchant
Purpose: to unite students with prospective students to enrich the recruitment experience.

PIRATES FOR PRIDE

Contact: Kayla Ingram
Advisor: Jamar Keaton
Purpose: to promote education, communication, and understanding among all sexual orientations in order to unify the Southwestern community. We seek to provide a safe space for discussion of GLBTQ/sexual orientation issues, both personal and political.

 PIRATETHON

Contact: Miranda Yannon
Advisor: Oliver Agger-Shelton
Purpose: to raise awareness and funds for the Children’s Miracle Network and Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin.

PRE-DENTAL SOCIETY

Contact: Bailey Meyer
Advisor: Stacie Brown
Purpose: to guide students through the process of getting in to dental school, DAT requirements, various fields of dentistry, and opportunities for dental experience.

PROGRESSIVE STUDENT ALLIANCE

Contact: Dakota Cortez
Advisor: Eric Selbin
Purpose: to promote the education and awareness of social justice concerns on a group, societal, and international level.

REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE ALLIANCE

Contact: Molly McConnell
Advisor: Elaine Craddock
Purpose: to promote an understanding of reproductive justice on campus, which includes economic justice, the environment, immigrants’ rights, disability rights, discrimination based on race and sexual orientation, and a host of other community centered concerns.  We also provide resources on these subjects.

ROBOTICS CLUB

Contact: Christine Gutierrez
Advisor: Steven Alexander
Purpose: to foster a wide student interest and participation in activities by providing leadership, programs, and service, and to assist the student in developing skills and experience in the world of robotics.

ROTARACT

Contact: Brandon Jennings
Advisor: Laura Senio Blair
Purpose: to provide an opportunity for young men and women to gain knowledge and skills that will assist them in personal growth, and to address the physical and social needs of their communities.

SAILORS AND SIRENS

Advisor: Bruce Cain
Purpose: to bring enthusiasm and engagement to the Southwestern community through acapella music.

SOUTHWESTERN ASTRONOMY CLUB

Contact:Audrey Colegrove
Advisor: Mark Bottorff
Purpose: to encourage and increase community engagement and equal opportunity through hands-on experience with astronomy.

SOUTHWESTERN BUSINESS CLUB

Contact: Karlton Covington
Advisor: Debika Sihi
Purpose: to bring together students interest in all aspects of the business world be it investments, economics & finance, marketing, internships, and more.

SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY GARDEN

Contact: Karonech Chreng
Advisor: Elaine Craddock
Purpose: to foster community through sustainable food cultivation

SOUTHWESTERN MOCK TRIAL TEAM

Contact: Emma Lopez
Advisor: Faustine Curry
Purpose: to bring students together in an organization that challenges and develops public speaking, debating, critical thinking, and acting skills; educates students on the inner-workings of the legal system; and allows students, professors and alumni to work together to achieve a common goal.

SOUTHWESTERN PRE-HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Contact: Antonio Mendez
Advisor: Martin Gonzalez
Purpose: to encourage excellence in scholarship, promote cooperation among pre-health students and faculty, and bring together students with similar interests in order to stimulate appreciation and preparation for health professional education.

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CREATIVE WRITING CLUB

Contact: Katie Rouse
Advisor: Jim Kilfoyle
Purpose: to facilitate a community of students at Southwestern University who are engaged in a range of creative writing practices.

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY SOCIETY

Contact: Catherine Kelly
Advisor: Michael Bray
Purpose: to provide an environment in which all students of Southwestern University may participate in formal philosophical discussion.

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY VETERANS ASSOCIATION

Advisor: Daniel Orozco & Scott Sandoval
Purpose: to provide support and awareness to transitioning veterans and military dependents.

STUDENT FOUNDATION

Contact: Hannah Freeman
Advisor: Becky Rodriguez
Web Site: link
Purpose: to serve as a liaison between the student body and the University administration and act as an ambassador and student representative on-campus and within the community.

STUDENT HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (SHAC)

Contact: Lauren Muskara
Advisor: Brittany Crim
Purpose: to promote student health and enlighten students on relevant health topics through health education, activities, and improvements on campus.

STUDENT LABOR ACTION COALITION

Contact: Kari Darr
Advisor: Michael Bray
Purpose: to consolidate the voices of student workers and other interested parties, and to facilitate discussion and activism around issues of labor.

STUDENT PHILANTHROPY COUNCIL

Contact: Kirby Birk
Advisor: Becky Rodriguez
Purpose: to raise awareness among Southwestern University students about the importance of giving the University.

STUDENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM AND KNOWLEDGE (SEAK)

Contact: Saul Zuniga
Advisor: Laura Hobgood
Purpose: to improve sustainability policies on Southwestern’s campus, state-wide, and nationally. We strive to educate and involve the Southwestern community in environmental, energy, and conservation issues. We believe in thinking ahead by acting now to create a cleaner and more sustainable Southwestern future.

SU HISTORY UNION

Contact: Kaitlyn Vinson
Advisor: Melissa Byrnes
Purpose: to foster a vast student interest in history and participate in activities that promote leadership, scholarship, and community.

SU NATIVE

Contact: Haley Druart
Advisor: Ben Nava
Purpose: to raise awareness of Native American and indigenous teachings, values, and cultures to build a connection between the SU community and native issues in the Georgetown area.

SU SOCIALISTS

Contact: Cole Whitely
Advisor: Phil Hopkins
Purpose: to engage in political activism centered on socialist ideals, propagate socialist messages both on and off Southwestern campus, and analyze and discuss socialism in both literature and current events.

SUSTAIN

Contact: Philip Moffatt
Advisor: Sarah Brackmann
Purpose: to foster ongoing relationships between Southwestern University, local and national organizations and businesses, and the local community.

TRANSFER & NONTRADITIONAL STUDENT SOCIETY

Advisor: Scott Sandoval
Purpose: to provide and fulfill a sense of community to transfer and nontraditional students attending Southwestern University.

UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMING COUNCIL

Contact: Dominic Gomez
Advisor: Jennifer Frias & Derek Timourian
Purpose: to sponsor entertainment activities for the entire SU community.