Led by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
Led by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
Led by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
Trustee Brent Austin has encouraged the Southwestern community to match his $500,000 gift and push the University closer to reaching its fundraising goal for the new facility.
Led by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
A pair of first-year biochemistry majors designed their own experiment aimed at increasing certain chemical compounds produced by spinach plants using different types of fertilizers.
Led by dedicated faculty, top-notch career services, and a vibrant campus community, Southwestern University has again earned recognition as one of the top institutions in the country.
Professor of Communication Studies Bob Bednar led five students deep into the Houston Methodist Hospital system to analyze organizational communication at one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems.
Since the launch of the Thrive campaign in 2018, the Southwestern community has donated over $160 million to elevate student success, enhance academic excellence, and transform the campus.
Learn more about the legacy of Southwestern University’s first female registrar through a series of letters between Pearl Alma Neas, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Lady Bird Johnson.
SU recognized as one of the top student-centered undergraduate universities in the nation, anchored by strong career development, business, and education programs.
Trustee Brent Austin has encouraged the Southwestern community to match his $500,000 gift and push the University closer to reaching its fundraising goal for the new facility.
By embracing the support system on campus and the resources available through Southwestern’s liberal arts education, first-generation student Fernando Cruz-Rivera ’26 has put himself on track to a successful career in government.
Ready to take your professional development on the road? SU interns can take part in experiences in New York, Washington, DC, or London, or participate in an Intern Abroad program.
SU Washington D.C. Semester
Southwestern cooperates with the Capitol Hill Internship Program in Washington, D.C., through the United Methodist College Washington Consortium.
This internship and academic program offers opportunities for coursework and internships in politics, economics, and foreign policy as well as journalism, fine arts, and architecture. Depending upon the specific program, students work as interns at the White House, on Capitol Hill, in the courts, or in public interest groups. Twelve to fifteen credit semester hours can transfer to Southwestern. Students live in flats on Capitol Hill. This program is open to students in all majors.
Contact Mary Claire Angle, Director of Academic Internships and SU representative for the Capitol Hill Internship Program.
Alliance for International Educational and Cultural Exchange (exclusive opportunity to Southwestern students)
World Affairs Council of America
Council in Opportunity for Education
Feminist Majority Foundation
FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Office Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
Children’s Defense Fund
House Ways and Means Committee
Department of State
National Water Resources Association
Center for Multi-Track Diplomacy
Smithsonian Museum
New York Arts Program
The New York Arts Program is designed to provide interested students in any major the opportunity to experience working in an arts-related field of their choice and earn up to 15 academic credits in the process.
Selected students spend a semester living in New York City and working as an intern/apprentice. Former students have interned with Saturday Night Live, Glamour, Teen Vogue, NBC, MTV, VH1, Mary Zimmerman’s Arabian Nights, Strasburg Institute, Young People’s Chorus of NYC, and many others.
The opportunities provided through the New York Arts Program are priceless and can often lead to related post-graduate career opportunities. For more information about the program, please contact Mary Claire Angle, Director of Academic Internships, who serves as the SU New York Arts Program Representative.
Step 2: Get started on your New York Arts Program application. APPLY NOW to NYAP
Application Deadlines
Applications are reviewed as they are received, so it’s to your advantage to apply early. Final SU application deadlines are:
Fall: February 1
Spring: October 1
Note: There is no summer program available; however, program housing is available in the summers to those students who have completed the New York Arts Program.
Southwestern University students have previously interned with the following organizations:
Ensemble Studio Theatre
Strasberg Institute
Tony Origlio Public Relations
Glamour Magazine
GOOD Music
Saturday Night Live Music
Art Studios of Sculptors
Charles Ross & Jill O’Brien
City Center Marketing and Development Department
Chicago City Limits
MTV, VH1
NBC, Entertainment Publicity
NBC Program Standards
Whitney Museum
Dixon Place Theatre
The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institue
Dodger Stage Holding Theatricals
Randy Carfagno, Puppeteer
House of Power Records
Rogers & Cowan
I Caramba Communications
Shaw Delany, Painter
Passport Recording
NBC Nightly News
Nancy Hoffman Gallery
W Magazine
SU London Semester
During the SU London Semester program each fall, students can elect to take part in an academic internship through the program’s non-profit partner, IES Abroad, for a unique cultural perspective on the world of work and invaluable experience working abroad. When applying for the IES Abroad internship in London, students are placed in internships based on their academic backgrounds, interests, and previous work experiences, as articulated in their resumes and cover letters.
Students apply through SU to participate in the SU London Semester. If students elect to participate in an Academic Internshipp as part of their program, they will coordinate with Mary Claire Angle, Director of Academic Internships.
