Southwestern has received another recognition as one of the top liberal arts colleges in Texas with Forbes ranking the University #2 in the Lone Star State.
The home of the Pirates basketball and volleyball programs will receive a series of upgrades to elevate the fan experience and enhance the home court advantage.
In alignment with Southwestern’s Tactical Plan, the five-year grant will aid the University’s initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates, prepare students to meet the needs of today’s workforce, and modernize academic facilities.
Led by Assistant Professor of Physics August Kohls, a group of students are working to design and construct a low-cost device for quick and reliable disease detection at home.
SU checked in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has ranked inside the top 15.
History major Ethan Sledge ’27 made history by becoming Southwestern’s first-ever member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Now, he is focused on helping establish the organization’s presence on campus through building community.
Highlighted by nationally-ranked faculty, career services, Greek life, and campus recreation, Southwestern shines as one of the best universities in Texas in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide.
Looking back on a career that has included leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, Instagram, Birdwell, and now GoDaddy, Clawson credits one thing above all else: the liberal arts education that he received at Southwestern University.
This summer, psychology majors Ingrid Buchwald ’27 and Julia Marshall ’27 worked to validate a parental effort scale developed by Professor of Psychology Carin Perilloux.
Southwestern has received another recognition as one of the top liberal arts colleges in Texas with Forbes ranking the University #2 in the Lone Star State.
The home of the Pirates basketball and volleyball programs will receive a series of upgrades to elevate the fan experience and enhance the home court advantage.
In alignment with Southwestern’s Tactical Plan, the five-year grant will aid the University’s initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates, prepare students to meet the needs of today’s workforce, and modernize academic facilities.
Led by Assistant Professor of Physics August Kohls, a group of students are working to design and construct a low-cost device for quick and reliable disease detection at home.
SU checked in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has ranked inside the top 15.
History major Ethan Sledge ’27 made history by becoming Southwestern’s first-ever member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Now, he is focused on helping establish the organization’s presence on campus through building community.
Highlighted by nationally-ranked faculty, career services, Greek life, and campus recreation, Southwestern shines as one of the best universities in Texas in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide.
Looking back on a career that has included leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, Instagram, Birdwell, and now GoDaddy, Clawson credits one thing above all else: the liberal arts education that he received at Southwestern University.
This summer, psychology majors Ingrid Buchwald ’27 and Julia Marshall ’27 worked to validate a parental effort scale developed by Professor of Psychology Carin Perilloux.
Southwestern has received another recognition as one of the top liberal arts colleges in Texas with Forbes ranking the University #2 in the Lone Star State.
The home of the Pirates basketball and volleyball programs will receive a series of upgrades to elevate the fan experience and enhance the home court advantage.
In alignment with Southwestern’s Tactical Plan, the five-year grant will aid the University’s initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates, prepare students to meet the needs of today’s workforce, and modernize academic facilities.
Led by Assistant Professor of Physics August Kohls, a group of students are working to design and construct a low-cost device for quick and reliable disease detection at home.
SU checked in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has ranked inside the top 15.
History major Ethan Sledge ’27 made history by becoming Southwestern’s first-ever member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Now, he is focused on helping establish the organization’s presence on campus through building community.
Highlighted by nationally-ranked faculty, career services, Greek life, and campus recreation, Southwestern shines as one of the best universities in Texas in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide.
Looking back on a career that has included leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, Instagram, Birdwell, and now GoDaddy, Clawson credits one thing above all else: the liberal arts education that he received at Southwestern University.
This summer, psychology majors Ingrid Buchwald ’27 and Julia Marshall ’27 worked to validate a parental effort scale developed by Professor of Psychology Carin Perilloux.
Southwestern has received another recognition as one of the top liberal arts colleges in Texas with Forbes ranking the University #2 in the Lone Star State.
The home of the Pirates basketball and volleyball programs will receive a series of upgrades to elevate the fan experience and enhance the home court advantage.
In alignment with Southwestern’s Tactical Plan, the five-year grant will aid the University’s initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates, prepare students to meet the needs of today’s workforce, and modernize academic facilities.
Led by Assistant Professor of Physics August Kohls, a group of students are working to design and construct a low-cost device for quick and reliable disease detection at home.
SU checked in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has ranked inside the top 15.
History major Ethan Sledge ’27 made history by becoming Southwestern’s first-ever member of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Now, he is focused on helping establish the organization’s presence on campus through building community.
Highlighted by nationally-ranked faculty, career services, Greek life, and campus recreation, Southwestern shines as one of the best universities in Texas in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide.
Looking back on a career that has included leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, Instagram, Birdwell, and now GoDaddy, Clawson credits one thing above all else: the liberal arts education that he received at Southwestern University.
This summer, psychology majors Ingrid Buchwald ’27 and Julia Marshall ’27 worked to validate a parental effort scale developed by Professor of Psychology Carin Perilloux.
2026 Southwestern University Teaching Award recipient and Professor of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura is part of a team that recently earned a $150,000 grant to build a math-themed playground in Austin.
Southwestern has received another recognition as one of the top liberal arts colleges in Texas with Forbes ranking the University #2 in the Lone Star State.
The home of the Pirates basketball and volleyball programs will receive a series of upgrades to elevate the fan experience and enhance the home court advantage.
In alignment with Southwestern’s Tactical Plan, the five-year grant will aid the University’s initiatives to increase retention and graduation rates, prepare students to meet the needs of today’s workforce, and modernize academic facilities.
Led by Assistant Professor of Physics August Kohls, a group of students are working to design and construct a low-cost device for quick and reliable disease detection at home.
SU checked in at #11 on the leading college planning platform’s annual Top 25 Best Southwest Colleges List, marking the seventh consecutive year the University has ranked inside the top 15.
Highlighted by nationally-ranked faculty, career services, Greek life, and campus recreation, Southwestern shines as one of the best universities in Texas in The Princeton Review’s annual college guide.
Looking back on a career that has included leadership roles at JPMorgan Chase, Facebook, Instagram, Birdwell, and now GoDaddy, Clawson credits one thing above all else: the liberal arts education that he received at Southwestern University.
This summer, psychology majors Ingrid Buchwald ’27 and Julia Marshall ’27 worked to validate a parental effort scale developed by Professor of Psychology Carin Perilloux.
2026 Southwestern University Teaching Award recipient and Professor of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura is part of a team that recently earned a $150,000 grant to build a math-themed playground in Austin.
College is all about learning. Southwestern’s faculty serve as guides and mentors to their students throughout their educational journey. In the classrooms, the labs and the library, Southwestern’s students are pushing the envelope toward new discoveries. Through effective thinking—the heart of all Southwestern’s research and inquiry—students acquire problem-solving skills and innovative analytical approaches that continue to inform and shape their discoveries long after graduation. Explore some of the breakthrough projects our faculty and students have undertaken.
Southwestern strives to hire the most impressive and committed professors who are experts in their academic fields and committed to the success of their students. All tenured or tenure-track faculty hold a doctorate or the highest degree in their respective fields. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 12:1 and an average class size of 18, student-faculty collaborative research and publications are common. Many of our students—in concert with a faculty member or independently—have their work published before graduating.
Chairs and Professorships are awarded to outstanding faculty and are crucial in the recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers and researchers. Endowments for faculty scholarship support the research and creative works of the faculty. These endowments become active in the academic year after the total gifts received to the fund exceed a figure between $100,000 and $1.5 million on June 30 (depending on the specific Chair or Professorship).
It is also possible to fund a Term Professorship or Term Chair with annual contributions of $12,500 to $20,000 per year for a term of three to five years. The Term position is awarded to a member of the faculty for a period of time (usually 3-5 years). The annual donation is used to provide a faculty stipend (chair only), research support, and a department budget allocation.
Southwestern’s faculty members are active scholars in their fields. Additional faculty development funding is needed to support research and creative works initiatives, conference travel, sabbaticals, and equipment/supplies/material acquisitions.
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CTLS) supports faculty as continuously developing teacher-scholars. The center’s work with faculty is formative, confidential, and voluntary. It seeks to:
promote intentional, evidence-based, and inclusive teaching and learning practices;
support faculty as they develop their scholarly and creative work and professional activity;
explore the integration of scholarship and teaching that will enrich the education of Southwestern students;
support the professional formation and success of faculty across their career stages at Southwestern;
assist Southwestern faculty and staff in developing courses and curricula, scholarly projects, institutional initiatives, and collaborations across disciplines.
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I could not express how grateful I am to you for your funding of this SCOPE experience. I would not have been able to afford to participate in any SCOPE study if it wasn’t for the financial support of gracious donors like you. The experience gained during summers like this is priceless and honestly sets us up for great success when applying to and attending future postgraduate schools. I do hope you continue to support hard-working students during summer research programs in the future as it really does make an immeasurable impact.”
Corban Ruiz ’22 Kinesiology major
Gifts to
Academic Areas
Annual gifts can be directed to any of Southwestern’s academic areas of study to support the faculty with their own scholarly pursuits, purchase equipment, and/or encourage faculty/student collaborative research and creative works.
Academic Departments
Contributions may be directed to any of Southwestern’s academic departments to support the faculty and students in the department with equipment/supplies, research funding, conference travel, awards/prizes, and other department needs.
Library
Quality research of the caliber undertaken by both faculty and students at Southwestern requires the availability of, and access to, a collection of quality materials. However, acquiring and maintaining such a collection is expensive, and consequently the waitlist for requested material is long. Want to help facilitate and further strengthen our faculty and students’ research pursuits? Help provide needed scholarly publications and materials that help expedite their research goals.
In addition to a robust library, Southwestern’s Special Collections creates physical and virtual spaces to experience the history of Southwestern University and Texas as well as the heritage of the printed and written word. Special Collections holds books, manuscripts, and objects of historical and scholarly value that support undergraduate teaching and research, research by Southwestern faculty members, and research by the wider community of scholars. Though we collect with these groups in mind, our collections are open to all who want to use them. Significant collections include Southwestern University archives, Texana, Methodism, hymnals, 19th century American and British works, and works related to Georgetown and Williamson County.
Sarofim School of Fine Arts
Southwestern University is one of a select number of undergraduate liberal arts universities that support a separate school of fine arts. Our Sarofim majors in studio art, art history, music, and theatre complete an engaging and diverse curriculum, specifically designed to prepare graduates for a variety of paths in and out of the arts, including teaching, professional work, and graduate school. Contributions support all aspects of the faculty and student experiences in the fine arts.
Teaching and Learning Innovation
Southwestern’s Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship (CTLS) supports faculty as continuously developing teacher-scholars by promoting intentional, evidence-based, and inclusive teaching and learning practices. The CTLS also provides support for faculty as they develop their scholarly and creative work, professional activity, the development of courses and curricula, scholarly projects, institutional initiatives, and collaborations across disciplines. Such support is very meaningful to our faculty and also greatly impacts the student experience at Southwestern.
