Mission

SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, IS COMMITTED TO UNDERGRADUATE LIBERAL EDUCATION INVOLVING BOTH THE STUDY OF AND PARTICIPATION IN SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE, EXPRESSED PRIMARILY THROUGH THE ARTS, THE SCIENCES, THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE PROFESSIONS OF SOCIETY. AS A TEACHING-LEARNING COMMUNITY, SOUTHWESTERN ENCOURAGES RIGOROUS INQUIRY AND SCHOLARSHIP, CREATIVE TEACHING, AND THE EXPRESSION OF FREE HUMAN LIFE. THE UNIVERSITY SEEKS TO INVOLVE THE STUDENT IN FINDING A PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DIRECTION FOR LIFE, DEVELOPING MORE SENSITIVE METHODS OF COMMUNICATION, CULTIVATING THOSE QUALITIES AND SKILLS WHICH MAKE FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, AND LEARNING TO THINK CLEARLY AND MAKE RELEVANT JUDGMENTS AND DISCRIMINATIONS.