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2009
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December 31, 2009
Senior with triple major in political science, English and religion plans a career in advocacy for the disabled -
December 31, 2009
Student from Chihuahua, Mexico, will be graduating from Southwestern this spring -
December 31, 2009
Award recognizes Southwestern’s contributions to the education of Latino high school students -
December 31, 2009
Southwestern professor finds her teaching and research at the forefront of an area that is becoming increasingly popular with both scholars and the public -
November 30, 2009
Project will be the second one Economics Professor Dirk Early has done for for the Department of Housing and Urban Development -
November 30, 2009
Exchange students from Iceland and Ireland are calling Southwestern home this year -
November 30, 2009
Six theatre professors and students will spend the holidays bringing ‘Angels In America’ to Macedonia -
November 30, 2009
Students in two departments are doing research at R.O.C.K. this semester -
November 30, 2009
Speakers at February 2010 event will discuss art and power in the past as well as the present. -
November 30, 2009
Southwestern wins its division for the second year in a row -
November 30, 2009
Ernest Clark’s achievement paved the way for other African-American students at Southwestern -
November 30, 2009
Program helps students learn about intergovernmental politics -
October 31, 2009
Lecture to be held March 11 -
October 31, 2009
Grants will help support research projects in English, history, psychology and religion -
October 31, 2009
College experience is teaching both how to be more resourceful and self-reliant -
October 31, 2009
Grants will enable students to showcase their talent in art, music and science -
October 31, 2009
Competition focuses on using computers to solve real-world problems -
October 31, 2009
Southwestern biology professors receive award for their research and mentoring -
October 31, 2009
Research will investigate a new technique to detect disease earlier -
October 31, 2009
Solar energy to heat water for Southwestern fraternity house -
October 31, 2009
New class shows students that game shows aren’t just for entertainment -
October 31, 2009
Project promotes student exchanges between two predominantly white universities and three historically black colleges and universities -
October 31, 2009
Southwestern students are very happy with both their on-campus housing experience and their overall academic experience, according to a recent national survey. -
October 31, 2009
This is the 10th year in a row that a student in Southwestern University’s Teacher Certification Program has received a scholarship from the Texas Association of School Personnel Administrators -
October 31, 2009
Variety of special events planned for weekend of Nov. 6-8 -
October 31, 2009
Debate topic will focus on the role of government in society -
September 30, 2009
Professors at Southwestern take a unique approach to teaching foreign languages – and it pays off -
September 30, 2009
Current Southwestern student is a great-grandson of one of the original Price children who attended Southwestern -
September 30, 2009
Day-long event is designed to encourage environmental activism among high school students -
September 30, 2009
Southwestern student, professor conduct research in Australia -
September 30, 2009
Southwestern student is spending a semester at Dillard University as part of the Engaged Diversity Project -
September 30, 2009
Fiction writer and memoirist will speak about “Saved by Stories: This Writer’s Life” -
September 30, 2009
Program was created after 9/11 to help law enforcement agencies share information -
September 30, 2009
Political science professor and five students met new leader during 2005 trip to Japan -
September 30, 2009
Two are part of program designed to help rebuild the country -
September 30, 2009
Ed Kain, professor of sociology and University Scholar at Southwestern, has been named the 2010 recipient of the Southern Sociological Society’s Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award. -
September 30, 2009
Traci Giuliano named holder of one of six endowed positions funded at Southwestern by The Brown Foundation Inc. -
August 31, 2009
Helene Meyers, professor of English, has been named holder of the Carolyn and Fred McManis University Chair at Southwestern -
August 31, 2009
Two professors are spending their fall sabbatical working with the Rhodopean Drama Theatre on the Bulgarian premiere of ‘Durang, Durang’ -
August 31, 2009
One faculty member and three staff members receive the 2009 Joe S. Mundy Exemplary Service Award -
August 31, 2009
President Schrum offered this advice to first-year students at the 2009 Matriculation Convocation held Aug. 16. -
August 31, 2009
The following letter was sent to all students on Aug. 24, 2009 -
August 31, 2009
First-Year Seminar class is for the dogs – literally -
August 31, 2009
New professors offer expertise in Latin American art, Native American studies, Judaism and more -
August 31, 2009
New faculty members bring expertise in Judaism, Native American traditions -
August 31, 2009
Five recent films from France to be shown beginning Sept. 9 -
August 31, 2009
New admission center receives Gold LEED Certification -
August 31, 2009
Patrick Hajovsky fills new position in Latin American art history -
August 31, 2009
Grant will enable department to purchase new equipment for research, teaching -
August 31, 2009
Senior communication studies major Sally Spalding is receiving the 2009 Undergraduate Paper Award from the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender. -
July 31, 2009
Two noted historians who have made Georgetown their home for the past 13 years are donating much of their extensive personal library to Southwestern’s A. Frank Smith Jr. Library Center. -
July 31, 2009
Southwestern ranks #17 on a new list of easiest campuses to get around -
July 31, 2009
New book recalls life at Southwestern in the early 1900s through the eyes of Early Price -
July 31, 2009
2001 graduate Ryan Parks is CFO for the Astana Cycling Team -
July 31, 2009
New assistant dean for student multicultural affairs brings a wide variety of experience to her job -
July 31, 2009
The following list summarizes the different means that are available to communicate news at Southwestern University -
July 31, 2009
Survey sponsored by the Chronicle of Higher Education finds employees give Southwestern high marks for time off, work-life balance and more -
July 31, 2009
Southwestern students, faculty members participating in international theatre-training program in Bulgaria this month -
June 30, 2009
Southwestern students gaining valuable experience through summer internships -
June 30, 2009
Southwestern English professor helping build school for children in North Vietnam -
June 30, 2009
Junior Kayla Comeaux is one of 100 students nationwide selected to be a 2009-2010 NASA MUST scholar. -
June 30, 2009
Southwestern students develop site that makes the personal papers and music of an international opera star available to the public -
June 30, 2009
Paideia students work with ITS to refurbish nearly 100 computers for the children of Honduras -
June 30, 2009
Local group funds restoration of a rare book that was the basis for a Larry McMurtry novel -
June 30, 2009
Glada Munt named Director of the Year for Division III West Region -
June 30, 2009
Southwestern graduate witnesses shooting at the Holocaust Museum -
June 30, 2009
Forensic biology class teaches students how real-life crime scene investigation compares to television -
June 30, 2009
Southwestern student tops professionals in local arts competition -
June 30, 2009
Elizabeth Perkins Prothro helped fund many projects at Southwestern, including a new building that bears her name. -
May 31, 2009
Nine students will begin work May 26 at five local agencies -
May 31, 2009
Read media coverage of the announcement that the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (NITLE) is moving to Southwestern -
May 31, 2009
Southwestern University will become the new home for the National Institute for Technology in Liberal Education (NITLE), a technology initiative that serves more than 130 colleges in the United States and abroad. -
May 31, 2009
Paideia group documents house that used to be located in Rivery Park -
May 31, 2009
Two seniors are the first Georgetown Upward Bound participants to graduate from Southwestern -
May 31, 2009
Junior computational mathematics major Daniel Bauer will participate in IBM’s Extreme Blue program this summer -
May 31, 2009
Carolyn Acker and Erin Osterhaus will spend the 2009-10 academic year teaching in Germany -
April 30, 2009
Students, faculty and staff should make sure their contact information is correct so they can receive messages via the Emergency Notification System -
April 30, 2009
Graduating senior about to embark on trip she has been planning since middle school -
April 30, 2009
The following message was sent to members of the Southwestern community April 27 by Dinorah Martinez-Anderson, director of health services -
April 30, 2009
Southwestern student makes a major musical discovery -
April 30, 2009
Maria Lowe, professor of sociology, and Mary Grace Neville, assistant professor of business, have received the 2009 Southwestern University Teaching Awards -
April 30, 2009
Financial Analyst Program marks its 10th anniversary -
April 30, 2009
Southwestern student develops program to tie music, art to classes taken by elementary school students -
April 30, 2009
Three grants totalling $1.3 million will help Environmental Studies add new faculty members, create new programs -
April 30, 2009
SEAK members educate local elementary school students about the difference they can make when it comes to the environment -
April 30, 2009
Coach Joe Ernst receives first in-state commitment from Houston standout -
April 30, 2009
Southwestern women start new organization to guide Georgetown High School women toward success -
April 30, 2009
Southwestern receives $461,340 to equip labs at the Texas Life-Sciences Collaboration Center -
April 30, 2009
Mary Grace Neville selected to receive the Journal of Management Education’s 2009 Fritz Roethlisberger Award for the best article published in the journal in 2008. -
April 30, 2009
Annual Student Works Symposium to be held April 15 -
April 30, 2009
Southwestern students take top honors in international mathematical modeling contest -
April 30, 2009
Program helps elementary school students learn about the scientific process -
April 30, 2009
Southwestern student develops program to help children in Taylor experience the fine arts
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April 30, 2009
Newest Habitat for Humanity House in Georgetown will benefit Southwestern employee
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March 31, 2009
Southwestern awards $111,653 in faculty development funds for 2009 -
March 31, 2009
Southwestern student receives national recognition for his paintings -
March 31, 2009
Projects will enable nearly 30 Southwestern students to conduct research with faculty members, particularly during the summer. -
March 31, 2009
Collaborative projects in Music, Psychology and Intercultural Learning are being funded by a three-year, $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation -
March 31, 2009
Spring Break service trips will focus on Houston-Galveston area -
March 31, 2009
Original opera to be performed at Southwestern April 3-5 -
February 28, 2009
Fellowships provide $10,000 a year for students majoring in political science, history, pre-law or education. -
February 28, 2009
Mock Trial Team preparing for national tournament March 27-29 -
February 28, 2009
Four projects proposed by Southwestern faculty members have received funding from the Associated Colleges of the South -
February 28, 2009
Senior music major hopes to pursue career in arts administration -
February 28, 2009
Organic community garden opens at Southwestern -
February 28, 2009
Southwestern interns get firsthand look at workings of state government -
February 28, 2009
Seventeen Southwestern students are heading to Washington, D.C., for the largest-ever youth conference on climate change -
February 28, 2009
Music scholars mark bicentennial of composer who fell out of favor for nearly a century -
February 28, 2009
Students bring back the Brooks Prize Debate -
February 28, 2009
First home game to be held Feb. 14 -
February 28, 2009
Southwestern president signs American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment -
February 28, 2009
University named to President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2008 -
February 28, 2009
Schrum recognized for his leadership to the community, as well as Southwestern -
February 28, 2009
Retired physician honored for his efforts in healthcare, education -
January 31, 2009
Faculty members will incorporate global warming into classes during the week of Feb. 2 -
January 31, 2009
Red and Charline McCombs receive Lamar Medal for their contributions to higher education in Texas -
January 31, 2009
Feb. 7 festival to spotlight the fine arts at Southwestern -
January 31, 2009
Wilhelmina Cullen Admission Center is Southwestern’s first “green” building -
January 31, 2009
Unique features of Southwestern’s new Wilhelmina Cullen Admission Building -
January 31, 2009
World premiere of rediscovered Mendelssohn piece to be performed at Southwestern Feb. 21 -
January 31, 2009
Welch Foundation renews funding for summer program -
January 31, 2009
Southwestern student helps local children learn good eating habits -
January 31, 2009
Several from Southwestern heading to Washington for Obama inauguration -
January 31, 2009
Class at Southwestern this semester will study how well Obama administration does implementing public policy -
January 31, 2009
150 years after ‘Origin of the Species’, science and religion remain as conflicted as ever