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Advocates for Change and Community Service
Two alumnae co-found a social purpose company in San Antonio.
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Advocates for Change and Community Service
Two alumnae co-found a social purpose company in San Antonio.
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Cultivating a Global Perspective
Recent alumna will pursue a dual degree master’s program at world-renowned institutions.
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Southwestern Graduate Awarded Prestigious Boren Fellowship
Alumna will spend a year studying Mandarin in Taiwan.
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Floral Business Blooms for Southwestern Alumnus
Business graduate brings an innovative floral company to the marketplace.
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Cuts & Crawfish with the Dumes Brothers
Jahmaal and Jermaine Dumes ’17 give us an inside look into their time at SU and their new business, Down South Cajjun Eats!
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Pirate Confidential: Terrenee Knight ’07 Reflects on Her Southwestern Experience
Amazing opportunities and an expansive support network were hallmarks of Terrenee Knight’s experience at Southwestern from 2003-2007.
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Southwestern alumnus nominated for 2022 Grammy Award
Jason Schayot ’97 named a semifinalist for the 2022 Music Educator Award
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Finding Home(s)
For sociology and feminist studies double major Madeline Carrola ’19, the Southwestern Experience has informed her roles at organizations supporting individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Countering Terrorism through Research
Meili Criezis ’17 publishes scholarship about extremist rhetoric, terrorist propaganda, and political violence.
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The Wheel’s Still in Spin
First-generation college student and English major Delilah Dylan Dominguez ’09 has three graduate degrees to her name and is now a practicing physician assistant.
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Generating Art
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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Solving Earth’s Problems from Space
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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Shaping the Future
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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Think Globally; Act Locally
International studies and political science major Katherine Tanner ’13 helps nourish a community as “the heart” of Hat & Heart Farm.
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Finding Strength in Diversity during Times of Adversity
SU alumni gather to discuss their experiences as individuals of color following their graduation.
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A Future CEO
With her sights set on running her own business one day, Courtney King ’20 shares that making the world a better place is at the heart of all her endeavors.
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Southwestern University Nominated for a 2020 AASHE Sustainability Award
Selected from more than 400 applicants, SU is a finalist for the award based on its published research regarding the sustainability of higher-education institutions.
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With Energy to Spare
Recent physics graduate Mike May ’20 demonstrates how taking risks by learning outside your major is crucial to becoming a leader in innovation.
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Life after Southwestern
Three Southwestern alumni divulge the details of their lives postgraduation.
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Painting in an Unknown Landscape: Kelsey Baker ’16
Studio art alumna Kelsey Baker ’16 fills us in on what it’s like to finish her graduate degree during a pandemic and how she is creating art in a socially distanced world.
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A Lawyer’s Appeal for Theatre
Christi Rodriguez Cottrell ’98 shares how her background in theatre has become an asset for her career in law.
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Training for a Thoughtful Future
History and political science double major Meredith Murphy ’16 reflects on the many benefits of a liberal-arts education.
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Chasing Curiosities
For Zack Nesbit ’13, a life worth living means always learning and never compromising one’s passions.
