2013 will be remembered as a historic year for Southwestern University in many ways. Here are just a few of our top stories from the year.

Op-ed piece by Southwestern University President Dr. Edward Burger that appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 27, 2013 and in the Houston Chronicle Jan. 17, 2014.

Symposium will feature speakers from across the country who will address both the art and science of medicine

Labyrinth is the latest addition to the Southwestern campus

Professor and three students conducting research in Uruguay

Dinner is one of several events planned in January to honor King

Alpha Epsilon Delta has more than 200 chapters nationwide

Society was organized at Southwestern in 1915

Projects include developing a website that will analyze charitable organizations in Africa and creating a robotic arm that can mirror human movements

Intergenerational theatre project connects students with women in the community

Students in Process and Project Management class help local nonprofits improve their operations

Students taking Spanish III celebrate Day of the Dead

Yearbooks published from 1904 to 2002 are now available online

Southwestern student is attending an international climate change conference in Poland this month

Southwestern professor co-authors new book on the history of South Africa

New event gives students an opportunity to present their work – during their first semester on campus

Professors find a wealth of materials for their classes in Southwestern’s archives and special collections

Projects funded range from drug development to the commission of a new musical composition

Southwestern welcomes 10 additional students from China this year

More than 50 events are planned for alumni, parents and students

Education professor Sherry Adrian is named Ms. Homecoming for 2013

Week of festivities will mark the inauguration of Southwestern’s 15th president

Southwestern professor decides to return permanently to the country where she went on a Fulbright Award in 2006-2008

Scholarship recognizes the best teacher candidates in Texas

Grant will enable it to put all issues from 1907-1924 online

Challenge raises more than $20,000 in gifts from alumni.

Southwestern Alumni are “All In” to Win!

University is included in the 2014 Guide to Military Friendly Schools®

Southwestern launches new version of its Paideia program

His novels and short stories explore a variety of themes

New lounge gives commuter students an area of their own

Southwestern graduate now works for the program that made her education possible

Music professor receives statewide recognition for his teaching

Professor from USC will talk about the Supreme Court

Southwestern launches new initiative to help prepare students for prestigious national scholarships and fellowships

New Career Services director wants students to “Begin with the end in mind”

Southwestern welcomes more than 100 football players this fall

Ranking appears in the 2014 edition of The Best 378 Colleges

Southwestern student spends a month at a monastery in China

New professors to teach chemistry, economics and history

Professor Emeritus Robert Soulen named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Professor of Chemistry Emily Niemeyer is among those named ‘Outstanding Texas Women in STEM’ for 2013

Two faculty members and two staff members join Ella Sedwick as recipients of the annual Mundy Award

Southwestern and SMU are partnering to make multimedia materials about the late Sen. John Tower available online

Films from Spanish-speaking countries will be shown every Thursday from Sept. 5 - Oct. 3

Funds raised through the campaign have dramatically changed Southwestern - both academically and physically.

Across the country, Southwestern graduates are pioneering new ways of agriculture

Grant will fund a new “Digital Collaboratory”

Reaffirmation of accreditation is the culmination of several years of work

Chet explores Williamson County, including its historic square and the “oldest University in Texas.”

Retired Southwestern president is one of four 2013 Distinguished Service Award recipients from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Two seniors and one recent graduate will travel to New York in August for an opportunity to meet sociologists from around the country

Grant will enable the university to claim a $1 million challenge grant

New course teaches students how companies can minimize loss from fraud

Expanded summer research program has more than 30 students working with faculty members this summer

Liberal arts background gives Southwestern graduates an edge on the CPA exam

Building will provide an opportunity for students to learn about bio and advanced materials manufacturing

Four students win $1,000 prizes for their papers

Student, professor planning summer trip to teach at a school in northern Vietnam

A record 76 percent of graduates contributed to the gift

Students, faculty and staff have helped the organization

Text of the commencement speech that President Jake B. Schrum gave to members of the Class of 2013

Junior Elizabeth Stewart wins the first Rose Prize for Literary Criticism

Alejandra Benitez will spend the year teaching in Reims

Dirk Early will hold chair in economics and Emily Niemeyer will hold chair in science

Retiring President Jake B. Schrum will be the commencement speaker

Program helps prepare students at liberal arts colleges for leadership positions in administration and business

Environmental studies major wants to gain language skills to work in environmental protection

Students from Southwestern and Wesleyan University get to know each other through class offered at both schools

Two will study in Argentina and one will study in China

Graduating senior receives Rotary Club grant to study in England next year

Advising Award goes to an environmental studies professor

New minor in race and ethnicity studies is latest addition to Southwestern’s curriculum

He will become the 21st president of Emory & Henry College in Virginia after retiring from Southwestern June 30

Event will  focus on religion and spirituality within the Latina/o community

Student from Rwanda is graduating from Southwestern with honors – and an idea for how to improve her country

Theatre major receives 2013 Passion for the Arts Award

Members of the Class of 2013 are inducted just before graduation

EPA Recognizes Southwestern as the Top Green Power Purchaser in the SCAC for 2012-2013

Concept for a low-cost dome structure earns students a $2,500 prize

Annual symposium features works ranging from painting to scientific research

Rachel Thibodeau will use the scholarship to pursue graduate studies in neuroscience

Annual event is hosted by Delta Omicron

Michael Douglas is also trying to develop a new partnership between Southwestern and the Methodist Hospital Research Institute in Houston

Annual event is part of a national day of service

SU Chorale ends up in Rome the week a new pope is chosen

Ten Southwestern students are interning at the Texas Capitol this semester 

University is named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction for 2013

English professor and former students collaborate on a new book that examines linguistic and cultural interactions in Shakespeare’s works

Scholarship recipients receive $10,000 a year plus the opportunity to participate in a variety of educational programs

Meeting includes scientific presentations and a science-themed art exhibit

National honor society was started at Southwestern in 1922

Southwestern professor divides his time between Texas and Italy

April 26 music festival will feature national, local and student performers

New president is a nationally known math professor and educational innovator

Southwestern graduate has made a career of working with great apes

Political theorist Wendy Brown will deliver the 2013 Jesse Daniel Ames Lecture

Students introduce local residents to a variety of topics in art history

Animal Behavior Program teaches students about human behavior, too

Four Southwestern graduates work for the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

College Town Committee is recognized for its efforts to bring Georgetown and Southwestern closer together

Program will add more hands-on learning in science classes

Southwestern welcomes its first group of transfer students from ACC who are participating in a new program funded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Committee made up of representatives of both Southwestern and the Georgetown community has been selected to receive the eighth annual award

Students will help others over Spring Break