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Southwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.
more informationSean Lade ’25 studied alongside world-class researchers during the intensive Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program at Houston Methodist Hospital.
more informationFoolhardy Love, a short film starring and associate produced by Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou ’12 has been earning rave reviews at film festivals across the country.
more informationSouthwestern University’s Athletic Department and Ascension Texas announced a three-year agreement extending from 2024-2027.
more informationOut of more than 800 colleges and universities analyzed, WalletHub ranked Southwestern #5 in the state of Texas, #33 in the south, and #165 in the nation.
more informationA renewed bond between Southwestern and the Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK) has sparked meaningful connections across the two organizations… and a documentary screening coming soon to campus.
more informationPirates of all ages returned to campus in late October to celebrate the time-honored Southwestern tradition of Homecoming!
more informationJunior Alexa Nunez ’26 spent the summer learning valuable marketing skills during an internship with the Community Engagement Team at the San Antonio Humane Society.
more informationPirates enter week eight ranked #14 in the nation and tied atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 17-2 record.
more informationHear the inspirational stories of five Latina women who were featured in the Rostros y Almas / Faces and Souls photography exhibit at Southwestern University in 1992.
more informationAnthropology and feminist studies alumna Amiel Padayhag ’20 earned a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to conduct anthropological research in the Philippines. Explore her first-hand account of the experience below.
more informationFollow along as a group of Southwestern students explores ancient fossils, cretaceous limestone, and even dinosaur footprints at the Canyon Lake Gorge.
more informationSouthwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.
more informationSean Lade ’25 studied alongside world-class researchers during the intensive Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program at Houston Methodist Hospital.
more informationFoolhardy Love, a short film starring and associate produced by Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou ’12 has been earning rave reviews at film festivals across the country.
more informationSouthwestern University’s Athletic Department and Ascension Texas announced a three-year agreement extending from 2024-2027.
more informationOut of more than 800 colleges and universities analyzed, WalletHub ranked Southwestern #5 in the state of Texas, #33 in the south, and #165 in the nation.
more informationA renewed bond between Southwestern and the Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK) has sparked meaningful connections across the two organizations… and a documentary screening coming soon to campus.
more informationPirates of all ages returned to campus in late October to celebrate the time-honored Southwestern tradition of Homecoming!
more informationJunior Alexa Nunez ’26 spent the summer learning valuable marketing skills during an internship with the Community Engagement Team at the San Antonio Humane Society.
more informationPirates enter week eight ranked #14 in the nation and tied atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 17-2 record.
more informationJara’s “Our Rhythm, Our Voices” transforms the real-life stories of a dozen Latin American immigrants into a moving musical performance that recently headlined Austin’s iconic Long Center.
more informationHear the inspirational stories of five Latina women who were featured in the Rostros y Almas / Faces and Souls photography exhibit at Southwestern University in 1992.
more informationAnthropology and feminist studies alumna Amiel Padayhag ’20 earned a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to conduct anthropological research in the Philippines. Explore her first-hand account of the experience below.
more informationSouthwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.
more informationSean Lade ’25 studied alongside world-class researchers during the intensive Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program at Houston Methodist Hospital.
more informationFoolhardy Love, a short film starring and associate produced by Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou ’12 has been earning rave reviews at film festivals across the country.
more informationSouthwestern University’s Athletic Department and Ascension Texas announced a three-year agreement extending from 2024-2027.
more informationOut of more than 800 colleges and universities analyzed, WalletHub ranked Southwestern #5 in the state of Texas, #33 in the south, and #165 in the nation.
more informationA renewed bond between Southwestern and the Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK) has sparked meaningful connections across the two organizations… and a documentary screening coming soon to campus.
more informationPirates of all ages returned to campus in late October to celebrate the time-honored Southwestern tradition of Homecoming!
more informationJunior Alexa Nunez ’26 spent the summer learning valuable marketing skills during an internship with the Community Engagement Team at the San Antonio Humane Society.
more informationPirates enter week eight ranked #14 in the nation and tied atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 17-2 record.
more informationJara’s “Our Rhythm, Our Voices” transforms the real-life stories of a dozen Latin American immigrants into a moving musical performance that recently headlined Austin’s iconic Long Center.
more informationAnthropology and feminist studies alumna Amiel Padayhag ’20 earned a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to conduct anthropological research in the Philippines. Explore her first-hand account of the experience below.
more informationFollow along as a group of Southwestern students explores ancient fossils, cretaceous limestone, and even dinosaur footprints at the Canyon Lake Gorge.
more informationSouthwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.
more informationSean Lade ’25 studied alongside world-class researchers during the intensive Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program at Houston Methodist Hospital.
more informationFoolhardy Love, a short film starring and associate produced by Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou ’12 has been earning rave reviews at film festivals across the country.
more informationSouthwestern University’s Athletic Department and Ascension Texas announced a three-year agreement extending from 2024-2027.
more informationOut of more than 800 colleges and universities analyzed, WalletHub ranked Southwestern #5 in the state of Texas, #33 in the south, and #165 in the nation.
more informationA renewed bond between Southwestern and the Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK) has sparked meaningful connections across the two organizations… and a documentary screening coming soon to campus.
more informationPirates of all ages returned to campus in late October to celebrate the time-honored Southwestern tradition of Homecoming!
more informationJunior Alexa Nunez ’26 spent the summer learning valuable marketing skills during an internship with the Community Engagement Team at the San Antonio Humane Society.
more informationPirates enter week eight ranked #14 in the nation and tied atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 17-2 record.
more informationJara’s “Our Rhythm, Our Voices” transforms the real-life stories of a dozen Latin American immigrants into a moving musical performance that recently headlined Austin’s iconic Long Center.
more informationHear the inspirational stories of five Latina women who were featured in the Rostros y Almas / Faces and Souls photography exhibit at Southwestern University in 1992.
more informationAnthropology and feminist studies alumna Amiel Padayhag ’20 earned a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to conduct anthropological research in the Philippines. Explore her first-hand account of the experience below.
more informationSouthwestern University announces its 2021–2026 Tactical Plan.
more informationSean Lade ’25 studied alongside world-class researchers during the intensive Summer Undergraduate Research Internship program at Houston Methodist Hospital.
more informationFoolhardy Love, a short film starring and associate produced by Gabriella Gonzalez Biziou ’12 has been earning rave reviews at film festivals across the country.
more informationOut of more than 800 colleges and universities analyzed, WalletHub ranked Southwestern #5 in the state of Texas, #33 in the south, and #165 in the nation.
more informationA renewed bond between Southwestern and the Ride On Center for Kids (ROCK) has sparked meaningful connections across the two organizations… and a documentary screening coming soon to campus.
more informationPirates of all ages returned to campus in late October to celebrate the time-honored Southwestern tradition of Homecoming!
more informationJunior Alexa Nunez ’26 spent the summer learning valuable marketing skills during an internship with the Community Engagement Team at the San Antonio Humane Society.
more informationPirates enter week eight ranked #14 in the nation and tied atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 17-2 record.
more informationJara’s “Our Rhythm, Our Voices” transforms the real-life stories of a dozen Latin American immigrants into a moving musical performance that recently headlined Austin’s iconic Long Center.
more informationHear the inspirational stories of five Latina women who were featured in the Rostros y Almas / Faces and Souls photography exhibit at Southwestern University in 1992.
more informationAnthropology and feminist studies alumna Amiel Padayhag ’20 earned a 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Award to conduct anthropological research in the Philippines. Explore her first-hand account of the experience below.
more informationNational college guide recognizes Southwestern as one of the top universities in the nation, led by strong business, education, and career development programs.
more informationGarey Chair and Professor of Mathematics Alison Marr and Duncan Chair and Professor of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura presented at the 2024 Fall Central Sectional Meeting of the American Mathematical Society in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Marr presented her talk, “Domino Antimagic Configurations,” in the Special Session on Enumerative Combinatorics, and Dr. Futamura presented her talk/workshop, “Drawing in Geometry Students with Drawing Puzzles,” in the Special Session on Inquiry Oriented Learning in the Mathematics Classroom.
Professor of Mathematics and John H. Duncan Chair Fumiko Futamura signed a book contract with Princeton University Press for a general audience book tentatively titled Projecting Spaces. The book is primarily about 2D art and how artists set the stage for their visual stories by playing with oblique and linear perspectives (this is where she sneaks in a little mathematical analysis), enhanced and impossible realities (more math), flatness and depth (math), and movement and still snapshots (physics?). The artwork explored in the book ranges from Renaissance paintings to 3D billboards and Radiohead t-shirts, and artists range from Leonardo da Vinci and Albrecht Dürer to Hokusai and Njideka Akunyili Crosby. The book will likely come out in 2027.
Four faculty members were active at MathFest, the national meeting of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), on August 7-11, in Indianapolis, IN. Associate Professor of Mathematics John Ross presented “Turning a Geometry Project into a Geometry Festival” in the contributed paper session on “Building Community in Mathematics Departments.” Professor and Garey Chair of Mathematics Alison Marr presented “Difference Distance Magic Oriented Graphs” in the MAA invited paper session (aligned with an MAA invited address) on “Matching and Labelings in Graphs.” Marr also served on the panel “Creating Successful Study Abroad Programs in Mathematics” to discuss the mathematics courses she offered as part of Southwestern’s London program. Professor and Lord Chair of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura co-led a workshop, “Geometric Puzzles and Brain Teasers in Perspective Art,” with Annalisa Crannell of Franklin & Marshall College and Marc Frantz of Indiana University. This was sponsored by the MAA special interest group “Mathematics and the Arts.” Associate Professor of Mathematics Therese Shelton presented “Student Modeling Projects in Sports” in the contributed paper session on “Math and Sports.” She also co-organized the contributed paper session “Differential Equations Student Activities and Projects, Big and Small” with Brian Winkel of SIMIODE, Rosemary Farley and Patrice Tiffany of Manhattan College, and Pushpi Paranamana of St. Mary’s College.
Four Mathematics faculty and five students participated in the 2024 Meeting of the Texas Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), held March 22-23 in San Marcos, TX. Associate Professor of Mathematics Therese Shelton presented “Mathematical Modeling Projects.” Shelton also performed administrative duties as past Representative of the Texas MAA to the association level MAA Congress, and she served as the Department Liaison. Assistant Professor of Mathematics John Ross participated in Project NeXT sessions. Professor and Garey Chair of Mathematics Alison Marr and Professor and Lord Chair of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura attended. Alley Koenig ’24 presented “Subtractive Edge Magic Labelings” resulting from the capstone project supervised by Marr, and Kathryn Altman ’24 presented “Difference Distance Magic Oriented Graphs,” also supervised by Marr. Amanda Mejia ’27, Camille James ’27, and Kate Dennis ’27 participated in the Calculus Bowl.
Professor of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura wrote a grant proposal on behalf of the Japan-America Society of Greater Austin (JASGA) for the Japan Foundation’s Japan-America Society Capacity Building Grant Program. She currently serves as a board member of JASGA, a non-profit organization that provides Japanese classes, cultural programming, and events in the Austin area. She learned a great deal about grant writing through this process and valuable conversations with the associate program director. The proposal was accepted, and JASGA received $26,625 to support its programs and staff.
—December 2023