Menu Search Apply Visit Majors & Minors Home About Southwestern Paideia PAIDEIA Paideia and Liberal Arts Education Paideia with Distinction Paideia Connections Class Calendar Paideia Seminar Application SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Paideia Paideia—Southwestern’s interdisciplinary approach to education—is designed to develop the intellectual practice of identifying connections between the fundamental questions and ideas that shape our world. Paideia is the perfect embodiment of the liberal arts, empowering students to think in broader, more collaborative, more original ways. Paideia is about connections, bringing together multiple perspectives from different disciplines. Over time, it develops a student’s ability to think critically, to make connections across different ways of knowing, and to create innovative solutions to complex problems. Students engage in self-directed connections within all courses, across their major, between disciplines, and in relation to both in- and out-of-classroom experiences, such as community-engaged learning, intercultural learning, internships, student–faculty research, advanced language proficiency, and student-directed creative projects. Students graduate with a cultivated curiosity and desire to learn, explore, and create change. These are the valuable, real-life skills that make SU graduates highly sought-after by recruiters, employers, and the nation’s top graduate programs. Paideia in Action Measuring the Light of the Universe Undergraduates engage in astrophysical research at Southwestern’s Fountainwood Observatory. Full STEAM Ahead Paideia Scholar Lauren Muskara ’21 champions making connections between science, technology, and the fine arts. Countering Terrorism through Research Meili Criezis ’17 publishes scholarship about extremist rhetoric, terrorist propaganda, and political violence. The Wheel’s Still in Spin First-generation college student and English major Delilah Dylan Dominguez ’09 has three graduate degrees to her name and is now a practicing physician assistant. A Close-Knit Community Faculty, staff, and STEM majors crocheted together virtually all year, culminating in an on-campus exhibit and a new student organization. Computers and Creativity Anna Krolikowski ’20 sees creativity and story as the common denominators of her English and computer science majors. A World Traveler Fulbright Scholar Brielle Read ’20 has been traveling the world and making a difference since the tender age of 14. COVID Creativity and Communication Southwestern STEM students combine science, art, and community engagement in collaborative SciArt projects. Chasing Curiosities For Zack Nesbit ’13, a life worth living means always learning and never compromising one’s passions. Shakespeare across Time, Languages, and Disciplines Associate Professor of Theatre Sergio Costola and Associate Professor of English Michael Saenger coordinated a seminar on translating Shakespeare at an international conference in Rome. Baroque Economic Beauty Southwestern undergraduates explore the beauty of global economics through artful data visualization. The Science and Art of Salamanders Kira McEntire ’13 explores creative expression while teaching and researching wildlife biology. Southwestern Alum and Math Faculty Win Prizes for Coauthored Paper Robert Lehr ’15 and Professor of Mathematics Fumiko Futamura receive the Carl B. Allendoerfer Award GEORGETOWN, TEXAS 512.863.6511 CONTACT SEE YOURSELF AT SU REQUEST INFO FOLLOW US HELPFUL LINKS Directory Editor Login CONTACT SU Contact Us Site Suggestions Work at Southwestern POLICY Title IX Reporting Privacy