Academic Excellence at Southwestern University
In this video, Alisa Gaunder, Vice President of Academic Affairs, talks about academic excellence at Southwestern University. We offer a diverse range of majors and minors and regardless of the chosen field, students acquire skills for success in both advanced education and the workplace. Southwestern offers high-impact learning experiences, such as study abroad, undergraduate research, internships, and community-engaged learning, which seamlessly integrate faculty research with student development. The emphasis on connecting classroom learning with real-world experiences is evident in our programs, including funding for summer internships and initiatives like Paideia, fostering a holistic education that prepares students to thrive in the 21st century.
Southwestern is Texas’s first university, founded in 1840 and situated on a 700-acre campus located in historic Georgetown. As the leading undergraduate liberal arts university in Texas, Southwestern University engages students in a distinctive inquiry-based learning environment that celebrates faculty-student research collaborations in one of the world’s most dynamic cultural and tech-savvy destinations. With a student–faculty ratio of 11:1 and an average class size of 18, Southwestern undergraduates learn in an engaged environment that emphasizes high-impact experiences ranging from community service to study abroad.
Competing in 20 sports in NCAA Division III and a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference and the American Southwest Conference, the Pirates have won championships in football, baseball, softball, volleyball, women’s basketball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s swimming and diving.
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