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.
The Paths to Public Engagement portray six ways we can use our time and resources to work towards a better world. The Paths, developed at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University, describe a range of possibilities by which we can make a contribution to the public good and illustrate the big picture for the Southwestern Experience. They intersect and overlap, demonstrating there is no one single path to participate in public engagement.
These pathways identify means for cultivating and supporting a culture of engagement on our campus. They provide ways to contribute in a positive fashion to significant public problems and will best prepare our campus community for a future of productive contributions to the public good.
We invite you to take a survey designed to help you reflect on your interests and experiences. To access the survey link, please contact Manda Wittebort. You can also schedule an advising session with her for personalized guidance and a supportive space to discuss any questions or uncertainties you may have about your potential paths.
Find the Paths that best align with your interests, skills, and passions!
Central Goals:Activism and Advocacy involves educating and mobilizing individual or collective action.
Taking Action:Join the GeorgetownMove the MonumentInitiative, get connected with the many Austin-based groups, such as Vamos Austin, Austin Mutual Aid, and Austin Justice Coalition. You can also visit Self-Service to search using the Social Justice tag.
Resources:JEDI Center, Student Orgs, Classes tagged as Social Justice, Courageous Conversations (reach out toRon Swain)
Central Goals:Community-Engaged Learning (CEL) encourages students to apply academic skills and knowledge to address a community need, issue, or problem and to enhance student learning. Central to this initiative is fostering connections between our campus and the broader community, ensuring that students, faculty, and staff see their roles as publicly engaged.Taking Action: Those interested in taking CEL courses can turn on the Community-Engaged Learning tag when previewing the course catalog within Self-Service. Remember that you can take these for your elective credits and within your majors.
Resources: CEL Courses, Faculty-Mentored Research, and Creating Your Own Capstone (Typically, most of the Community-Engaged Learning partnerships take place in and around Georgetown and Williamson County.)
Central Goals:When getting involved in our community, we often start with direct service. This is a great entry point and way to first get involved, addressing the immediate needs of individuals and a community.Taking Action: HireSUandVol Rocknow post volunteer opportunities and internships as well as paid positions. This is a great way to gauge what organizations are looking for support and for you to find an opportunity that aligns with your interests and passions.
Resources:Student Orgs, Local Nonprofits, Meeting with Director of Public Engagement
Central Goals:Philanthropy consists of the donation or usage of private funds and charitable contributions to enact public good.Taking Action: Participate and create Giving Days, such as local days like Amplify ATX and Amplify Wilco, work to redistribute resources through communities you are already part of, and educate yourself on responsive philanthropy and understanding the critical needs and upstream strategies.
Resources:Georgetown Health Foundation, Central Texas Community Foundation,Student Foundation(on-campus group)
Central Goals:Policy and Governance focus on participating in political processes, policymaking, and public governance.Taking Action: Get involved locally in Georgetown City Council and local political parties, attend advocacy days at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, and advocate at school board meetings.
Resources: Student Orgs, SU Votes & Campus Vote Project, Student Government, Political Science Department & The Texas Politics Project (to find internships with politicians)
Central Goals: Social Entrepreneurship uses ethical business or private sector approaches to create or expand market-oriented responses to social or environmental problems.
Taking Action:Consider how fundamental economics and business principles can be utilized to solve societal problems by interning with or conducting projects for local non-profit organizations. Check out the national supportive community 1 Million Cups to develop your own entrepreneurial ideas.
Resources: Collaborate with offices at SU on project ideas (reach out to Manda Wittebort to get connected), schedule an appointment with the Center for Career & Professional Development to ask them about local internships and social impact companies, or apply to be a CELSA to utilize your business skills (marketing, project management, finance) in a local NGO.
