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From Stage to Screen: A Student’s Journey into Filmmaking
Theater student juggles the rigors of school and a job on set.
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From Stage to Screen: A Student’s Journey into Filmmaking
Theater student juggles the rigors of school and a job on set.
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Empowering Students Through Research Opportunities
SCOPE program fosters student-faculty collaboration across disciplines.
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Southwestern Professor of Psychology Dr. Fay Guarraci Led Students in Groundbreaking Research Regarding the Effects of Ketamine on Sexual Behavior in Female Rats
This particular project provided a great experience for students to work in a lab setting, conducting research side-by-side with an expert in the field. What an amazing opportunity for undergraduate students.
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23rd Annual Research and Creative Works Symposium
Southwestern Showcases Undergraduate Research and Creativity
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Southwestern Receives $1 Million Commitment
The anonymous donation will go to creating more opportunities for first-generation students and securing further donations for the university’s future.
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Rare Moments
Transfer student and Sumners Scholar Emily Gilby ’21 shares her experiences working on political campaigns and as a legislative aide.
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Computers and Creativity
Anna Krolikowski ’20 sees creativity and story as the common denominators of her English and computer science majors.
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Holding Her Ground
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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A World Traveler
Fulbright Scholar Brielle Read ’20 has been traveling the world and making a difference since the tender age of 14.
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Capstone in the Time of COVID
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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Southwestern Undergraduate Recognized as 2021–2022 Newman Civic Fellow
Antonio Esparza ’22 is being honored for his commitment to solving public problems.
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Southwestern University Again Earns Voter-Friendly Campus Designation
SU has been recognized for the third time for supporting civic education and voter participation.
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Of Whales in Research
Physics major Hayden Smith ’20 is studying ocean engineering in hopes of pursuing a career in renewable energy.
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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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An Uncertain Semester in DC
Political science and environmental studies double major Keith Rupe ’22 makes the most of an anxiety-filled semester through public organizing in the nation’s capital.
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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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The Internship Must Go on
Noel Pratts ’21 and Audrey Payton ’21 gain real-world experience in the virtual world.
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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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Fat over Lean
Mattie Mint ’22 shares about her journey into the professional world through the Kemper Scholar Program.
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Collaborative Summer Research during a Pandemic
Southwestern students and faculty mentors engage in projects across the disciplines—remotely.
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Pursuing Passion Projects
Southwestern’s Lab for Innovative Ventures and Entrepreneurship empowers students to take an idea from concept to business plan.
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Becoming a Better Thinker through Science
Esther Nyaberi ’21 finds joy in researching apple snails, environmental DNA, and microplastics.
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Shakespeare across Time, Languages, and Disciplines
Associate Professor of Theatre Sergio Costola and Associate Professor of English Michael Saenger coordinated a seminar on translating Shakespeare at an international conference in Rome.
