st. edward's university undergraduate viewbook 2015-2016

WHO WILL YOU BECOME?

...WHEN YOU WALK THROUGH

THESE DOORS?

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Something changes the first time you pass through the red doors at St. Edward’s. In that moment, you leave high school behind and transform into someone ready to accomplish great things.

In four years on the hilltop, you meet people whose experiences add to your understanding of the world. Inspired by your professors, you push yourself to surpass your limits. You find your own way to personal fulfillment.

Maybe you start a nonprofit, write a play, fight infectious diseases, develop the next big technological breakthrough or work with the underserved. Maybe your path takes you across oceans; maybe you find your calling close to home.

ONE THING’S FOR SURE: YOU CAN DO MORE, BE MORE, THAN YOU IMAGINE — AND THE WORLD WILL BE BETTER FOR IT.

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Maybe you know what you want to be (and have since grade school): a biologist, a teacher, a lawyer, a photographer. Or maybe you’re keeping your options open, and college is when you plan to figure it out. Here, you find your academic niche.

FIND AND FOLLOW IT WITHIN OUR 50+ MAJORS. GET DETAILS ON EACH AT STEDWARDS.EDU/MAJORS

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OUR AREAS OF STUDY ARE PACKED WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH, CREATIVE EXPRESSION, GLOBAL STUDY, INTERNSHIPS, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP GROWTH.

SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCESCriminal Justice*Criminology*Environmental Science and Policy*Forensic Science*Global Studies*Global Studies and Asia Pacific Studies**History*Political Science*Psychology*Social WorkSociology*

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIESActingArt*Catholic Studies*Communication*English Literature*English Writing and Rhetoric*French*Graphic Design*Liberal StudiesPhilosophy*Photocommunications*Religious and Theological Studies*Spanish*Theater Arts*

SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCESBiochemistryBioinformaticsBiology*Chemistry*Civil Engineering***Computer Information ScienceComputer Science* Engineering****Environmental ChemistryForensic ChemistryMathematics*Medical Laboratory Science

THE BILL MUNDAY SCHOOL OF BUSINESSAccounting*Accounting Information TechnologyBusiness Administration*Digital Media ManagementEconomics*EntrepreneurshipFinanceInteractive Games ManagementInteractive Games StudiesInternational Business*ManagementMarketing

SCHOOL OF EDUCATIONKinesiology*Teacher Certification

Early Childhood–Grade 6Early Childhood–Grade 12Grades 4–8Grades 8–12Special Education

Art HistoryGermanJewish StudiesJournalismMusic

Music TheaterProfessional EthicsTeacher EducationWomen’s Studies

Global UnderstandingPre-DentalPre-Engineering

Pre-LawPre-MedicalPre–Physical Therapy

MINORS CERTIFICATION AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

*Also offered as a minor** Dual degree program with

Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Japan

***Dual degree program with Carroll College in Helena, Montana

**** Dual degree program with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

LET YOUR CURIOSITY LEAD THE WAY.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF: LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR INSPIRING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT AT STEDWARDS.EDU/ACADEMICS

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At St. Edward’s, you dig deep for answers to questions about ethics, philosophy or science. Your professors insist on it, and you crave the challenge. You examine issues from all angles, especially ones you disagree with. And you write and present until communicating ideas is as natural to you as blinking.

Your classmates are from different backgrounds and continents, but you all share an infatuation with learning. From each other, from classes, from expert speakers visiting campus.

Here, curiosity is rewarded, and open minds fit right in.

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DEVELOP THE SKILLS EMPLOYERS WANT:STRATEGIC THINKING COLLABORATION INDEPENDENCE RESEARCH ABILITIES CLEAR COMMUNICATION GLOBAL OUTLOOK ABSTRACT THOUGHT

EXCEL IN YOUR FIELD OF STUDY.Our graduates consistently attend top professional programs and graduate schools, including:

Baylor Law SchoolBrandeis UniversityGeorgetownLondon School of Economics and

Political ScienceLoyolaNew York UniversityNotre DamePurdueRice UniversityRutgers UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversityTexas A&M – School of LawUniversity of California–Los AngelesUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Houston – College of

OptometryUniversity of Texas at Austin

PREPARE FOR THE WORKPLACE.Our recent graduates have been hired by noteworthy organizations that include:

American Cancer SocietyAustin City Limits LiveBank of AmericaBoeingDellDeloitteFacebookGoogleHewlett-PackardInternal Revenue ServiceNational InstrumentsPayPalPeace CorpsSt. David’s HealthcareTeach for AmericaTexas Commission on Environmental

QualityU.S. Department of State

92%STUDENTS SAY ST. EDWARD’S PREPARED THEM WELL FOR THEIR JOBS

It’s the norm at St. Edward’s. Our academically challenging liberal arts education prepares you to be a well-rounded thinker, to solve problems and communicate effectively, and to see the world from different points of view. And to speak up for what matters to you — and take action.

Our students talk about lightbulb moments they’ve experienced on the hilltop — the kind that clarify their values and dreams. What will yours be? It might happen when you…

DISCUSS TIMELY TOPICS covered in a common text read by your whole freshman class. This year’s students are reading Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, who recently appeared on The Daily Show and was named one of TIME ’s 100 Most Influential People for challenging injustice.

EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE like Chris Jackson ’16 did. He teamed up with a professor on a research project his freshman year. That experience helped him land a research internship at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center National Laboratory and another one with NASA. His end goal? To pioneer new sources of renewable energy and sustainable materials.

JOURNEY ABROAD to study at any of our 19 international partner universities, and blog about your adventures in Hilltop Views, the student newspaper. Recent student blogs share stories from Ecuador, Botswana and Australia.

CONFRONT CONTROVERSY like Schaddai Pina ’16. A naturalized American citizen, Schaddai spent a summer researching the history and economic significance of immigration in her native Mexico. For her Capstone paper, she argued that Mexico should enact immigration reform as a first step to improve the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico.

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What really excites you — interpreting the human genome, debating the intersection of faith and culture, designing a killer costume for the stage? At St. Edward’s, you find out.

You jump at opportunities to conduct graduate-level research and explore new subjects — even make a contribution to your field as a student. Whether the hands-on work you do involves Petri dishes, paintbrushes or programming, you have your chance.

DIVE INTO YOUR DISCIPLINE.

Shannon Ung ’15, whose family survived the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s, traveled to Cambodia to retrace her parents’ steps so she could better understand their struggle to escape the Khmer Rouge regime.

Jack Ikard ’16 has always had an inventor’s mind and an environmentalist’s heart. He developed a household aquaponics system — now poised for international distribution thanks to professional connections he made at green business events, national press coverage and a successful Kickstarter campaign.

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HOW DO YOU MAKE BILL AND MELINDA PROUD?Create a winning education-focused app — in just 50 hours — during the Gates Foundation’s inBloom Codeathon competition. Three students at St. Edward’s did just that, beating more than a dozen seasoned professionals. Their reward: $3,000 and job offers on the spot.

CAN YOU ENACT REAL CHANGE IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL? Absolutely. Easy? No. Life-changing? Yes. That’s what drives students to spend their summers in Washington, D.C., where The Washington Center matches them with internship sites and academic courses based on their individual majors. Recently, students from St. Edward’s worked with the Torture Abolition Civic Engagement Project, the Protection Project and the Peace Corps.

WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM A DECOMPOSING PIG? Ask students of Casie Parish-Fisher, instructor of Forensic Science. She buried four dead hogs in a wilderness area as part of a mock crime scene and challenged her students to complete the investigation in 48 hours. Evidence logged. Case solved.

HOW MANY STUDENTS DOES A 227-ACRE CLASSROOM HOLD? As many as it takes to find the answers. Students from all majors conduct research and fieldwork at the St. Edward’s Wild Basin Creative Research Center — our nearby nature preserve. Currently underway: Biology, Computer Science and Education students are developing a living database of the preserve’s ecosystem for ongoing environmental studies.

Here, one mantra prevails: Question everything. Students at St. Edward’s thrive on pushing the boundaries of learning. High-level research and creative projects fuel the excitement of discovery.

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LOOK FOR INSPIRATION IN DISTANT CORNERS.

WHERE WILL YOU GO? ERIK MACALIK ’14 STUDIED IN PRAGUE AND MADE THE REST OF EUROPE HIS CLASSROOM — EXPLORING 22 COUNTRIES IN ALL. WATCH HIS VIDEO AT STEDWARDS.EDU/GLOBAL

43 COUNTRIES WHERE OUR STUDENTS STUDIED ABROAD LAST YEAR

99 COUNTRIES WHERE OUR ALUMNI LIVE AND WORK

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You already love London, and you’ve only been here a couple of days. For the next two weeks, you and your classmates are traveling the country learning about the history of science. Yesterday, you sat in an antique surgery chair while a tour guide at the Old Operating Theatre demonstrated a set of primitive (and frightening) medical tools. Today, you and your friends grab a map and get ready to brave wet weather and the Tube to pick up fish and chips for dinner.

Each time you check in with your family, you have new stories to share. Life abroad is intense, a mixture of excitement and homesickness and mind-boggling discovery. You wouldn’t have it any other way.

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The hilltop is a jumping-off point for all sorts of adventures — whether you want to travel solo or with classmates and professors, for a week or an entire year, to a nearby country or to the other side of the world.

GET MORE DETAILS AT STEDWARDS.EDU/GLOBAL

Canada

United States

Mexico

Honduras

Costa RicaPanama

Ecuador

Puerto RicoDominican Republic

ArgentinaUruguayChile

Peru

Scotland

DenmarkNetherlandsUnited Kingdom

Italy Croatia

GreeceSpain

France

GermanyIreland

Northern Ireland

China

Mongolia

JapanSouthKorea

Indonesia

Thailand Vietnam

Laos

Malaysia

India

Israel Jordan

Turkey

United ArabEmirates

Uganda Kenya

Tanzania

Malawi

South Africa

Botswana

Ghana

Australia

New Zealand

Czech Republic

Finland

Austria

Hong KongBelizeCuba

Jamaica

Belgium

Switzerland

Brazil

Morocco

Senegal

KosovoBulgaria

Austin, Texas

Rwanda

1,000+ 90+STUDY ABROAD OPTIONS OFFERED IN If your dream destination isn’t featured here, don’t worry — you can study abroad almost anywhere.

COUNTRIES

GO GLOBAL DEVELOP CROSS-CULTURAL SKILLS • BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT • BUILD CONFIDENCE • INCREASE CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING • EXPLORE CAREER AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES • GAIN A PROFESSIONAL EDGE

PARTNER UNIVERSITIES

FACULTY-LED EXCURSIONS

STUDY AND INTERNSHIPS ABROAD

INTERNATIONAL SERVICE TRIPS

FULBRIGHT AND FELLOWSHIP LOCATIONS

GLOBAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH ST. EDWARD’S UNIVERSITY:

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You hear different languages spoken across campus — by the Portuguese club and members of the International Student Association. Topics in your Contemporary World Issues class take on a whole new meaning when the people sitting next to you are from Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.

With such a global atmosphere on campus, it’s no wonder so many students at St. Edward’s go after international experiences like Fulbright scholarships or internships and jobs abroad.

You could be next.

ENCOUNTER NEW WORLDS ON THE HILLTOP.

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GAIN A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: LEARN MORE ABOUT EXPANDING YOUR OUTLOOK ON THE HILLTOP AT STEDWARDS.EDU/GLOBAL

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A TOP PRODUCER OF FULBRIGHT STUDENTSSome of our highest-achieving, most globally minded students have been awarded Fulbright scholarships after

graduating — 37 since 2004. These prestigious scholarships send students abroad for a year to teach English and take part in cultural exchange. Our Fulbright Students have traveled to destinations like Thailand, Germany, Costa Rica, Turkey and Mongolia. For the last six years, St. Edward’s has been a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Students.

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Study with visiting professors like Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Fadwa Gad from Egypt, who taught a class on Arab biographies.

Learn a thing or two about Bollywood music, Asian break dancing and popular study abroad destinations during International Education Week.

Ask questions face-to-face with experts on different continents — students in Associate Professor Kelley Coblentz Bautch’s classes spoke with biblical scholars from the Philippines, South Africa and Colombia via Skype.

Enroll in the Global Understanding Certificate program, a challenging addition to your diploma, if you’re truly passionate about examining world issues. You’ll be required to study abroad, achieve intermediate proficiency in a foreign language and take a set of classes with a global focus.

Get involved with the Kozmetsky Center, which hosts dozens of global events on campus, including international speakers (like Tulu Bayar, a Turkish-born artist who spoke about ethnic minorities in China) and an ongoing series of thought-provoking foreign films.

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You’re pretty sure Austin is the coolest city ever.

Maybe you realize it on the diving board at Barton Springs Pool, steeling yourself for the cold water while your friends egg you on. Or during First Thursday on South Congress, when night falls and the music starts and artists come out in droves to sell their work.

Snacking at your favorite food trailers, kayaking on Lady Bird Lake, shopping at an indie bookstore or catching a rock (or punk or hip hop or bluegrass) show downtown — you never run out of things to do in the capital of Texas.

It’s hard to find a place more alive than Austin.

300 DAYS OF SUNSHINE

200+ PARKS AND 3 LAKES

LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

200+ LIVE MUSIC VENUES

WATCH A STUDENT-LED VIDEO TOUR OF AUSTIN AT STEDWARDS.EDU/EXPLOREAUSTIN

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At your professor’s suggestion, you invite a local marketing director for coffee. You pick up the tab, and in return she lets you pick her brain for an hour about her career. Later, when you start your job search, you reach out to her again — and she introduces you to a colleague who’s hiring. It’s just one of the perks of living someplace as connected as Austin.

Thanks to Austin’s über-educated workforce and passion for innovation, companies from all over the world have located offices here. Living in Austin, you can tap into the working world and land an internship, a volunteer position or even a job if you love the city too much to leave.

SEEK OPPORTUNITY WHERE IT ABOUNDS.

BEST PLACES TO LIVE

BEST CITIES FOR RECENT COLLEGE GRADS

BEST CITIES FOR BUSINESS AND CAREERS

MOST TECH-SAVVY CITIES

BEST CITIES FOR JOB GROWTH

MOST INNOVATIVE CITIES

FITTEST AND GREENEST CITIES

BEST COLLEGE CITIES

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Austin is a dynamic environment for businesses of all kinds, including some of the world’s most successful companies. Major employers include Dell, Apple, Facebook, Google, Whole Foods, Austin Independent School District, Seton Family of Hospitals, Bank of America, Samsung, the State of Texas and more.

HOME TO WORLD-FAMOUS SXSW.

Austin hosts industry leaders and more than 84,000 visitors during the South by Southwest® Conferences & Festivals — two action-packed weeks of the best in music, film and interactive media.

TECHNOLOGY MULTIMEDIA PUBLIC POLICY BANKING ART EDUCATION HEALTHCARE CLEAN ENERGY

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TRY OUT YOUR DREAM JOB.

GET CAREER-READY: AUSTIN IS THE IDEAL PLACE TO FIND AN INTERNSHIP. HEAR STUDENT INTERNS AND THEIR SUPERVISORS EXPLAIN WHY. VIEW THE VIDEO AT STEDWARDS.EDU/CAREER

100+ employers and organizations recruit students on campus each year during Job and Internship Fairs.

As an intern at South by Southwest® Interactive Festival’s Gaming Expo, you do far more than fetch coffee.

You spend months in late-night meetings, coordinating vendors and planning activities. The event itself is three days of no sleep, aching feet — and your brain in overdrive. You’ve never felt so organized, working seamlessly with your team. You troubleshoot everything that comes your way. When you talk to professionals, they take you seriously. Some even tell you to look them up after you graduate.

You walk away with confidence (and, if you’re like SXSW intern and recent graduate Jacob Mooney, a full-time job offer before graduation). You don’t have to wonder if the gaming industry is right for you. Now you’re sure.

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Apply what you learn in the classroom to real-world challenges, and build your professional network. Our students gain workplace experience in Austin, across the country and abroad with top businesses and nonprofits, including:

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL

CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION

CONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICO

DELL

DELOITTE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

H-E-B

HOMEAWAY

NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS

SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST® CONFERENCES & FESTIVALS (SXSW®)

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

THE WHITE HOUSE

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PREPARE FOR PROFESSIONAL LIFE WITH OUR 4-YEAR CAREER DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP The roadmap helps you explore career options, build your résumé, develop interview skills, network with professionals, land internships, apply to graduate schools and more.

COMPLETE INTERNSHIPS BEFORE GRADUATION The national average is 61%.

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You have classmates who celebrate daily Mass. You also share classes (and perspectives) with Jewish friends who belong to Hillel Toppers and Muslim friends who visit the campus mosque to pray.

Whatever your persuasion, your faith grounds you. St. Edward’s respects and embraces your spiritual identity. The university community is guided by its Catholic, Holy Cross heritage and welcomes those from any faith, background and culture.

Your experiences challenge your perspective, and in the process you grow. You emerge more confident in yourself, your values and your purpose.

CAMPUS MINISTRY SUPPORTS OUR CATHOLIC COMMUNITY:• Mass offered daily and twice on Sunday

in Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel

• Sacramental Preparation, including baptism, communion, confirmation and marriage

• Spiritual direction and retreats designed to deepen faith and increase discernment

• Weekly rosary at the Grotto

THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS OTHER RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS:• Interfaith discussion groups

• Spiritual guidance

• Referrals to congregations off campus

• Eid celebration

• Passover Seder

• Iftar dinner

• Friday evening Shabbat

40+FAITH TRADITIONS REPRESENTED

32%STUDENTS IDENTIFYING AS CATHOLIC

ENRICH YOUR SPIRITUAL JOURNEY.

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You meet friends at St. Edward’s who share your dedication to social justice and making a difference. Together, you tackle big problems. You team up with local nonprofits; you spend spring break tutoring kids at inner-city schools; you scrub clinic floors and read to children in orphanages in Uganda and India.

On Friday night, you head downtown — this time, not to the music of Red River Street but to a park where local homeless people gather. You and a group of friends make this pilgrimage of service monthly, bringing food, clean socks and companionship to those in need. From listening to their stories, you begin to understand this complicated social issue — and change how you see the world.

PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AT HOME OR ABROAD:• Campuswide service events

• Alternative Spring Break (10 locations around the U.S.)

• International Immersion (India, Uganda, Canada and Peru)

• Habitat for Humanity Global Village program (New Zealand and the Dominican Republic)

OUR STUDENTS REGULARLY GIVE MORE THAN 70,000 HOURS OF THEIR TIME THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE EACH YEAR.

BELIEVE IN YOUR POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD.

Before you moved in together, you and your roommate worked out the perfect way to set up your room. Now that you live on the hilltop, almost everything you need is a short walk away, and you run into friends (and make new ones) all across campus.

Once a week, your friends take over the residence hall kitchen to cook a giant spaghetti dinner. Your hall gets together for monthly board games in the common area. You meet in the Huddle, a burrito and taco bar on campus, for trivia and jam sessions. And you regularly hang out at open-mic night at Meadows Coffeehouse or watch university-sponsored movies (with free popcorn) under the stars.

Campus is more than where you stay or study — it’s home.

MAKE THIS PLACE YOUR OWN.

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WHERE WILL YOU CALL HOME?Freshmen live in six residence halls, each with its own personality. All offer amenities like kitchens, laundry facilities, wi-fi, study areas and basic cable. Upperclassmen can live in residence halls, our on-campus apartments or the townhouse-style Casa and Casitas.

TAKE VIDEO TOURS OF OUR HALLS AT STEDWARDS.EDU/HALLTOURS

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TAKE A TOUR

IT’S LIKE LIVING IN A WORK OF MODERN ART.Bright. Innovative. Spacious. Designed by a world-famous Chilean architect, our residential village was featured in Architectural Review and selected by Polis blog as one of the “Best Architecture Projects” of the year. The village includes three residence halls (Hunt, Johnson and Le Mans), two dining halls, a coffee bar, a convenience store — and plenty of comfortable spaces to meet up with friends.

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IN A LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITY.Connect with a group of students who share a common focus in an LLC. They’ll become your friends, your neighbors and your classmates. Live in community, take courses together and participate in discussions, special events and service projects as a group.

CHOOSE AN LLC: Active Living

Business

Honors (for Honors Program students)

Leadership

Natural Sciences

Social Justice

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WHAT ARE YOU CRAZY ABOUT?

MAKE THINGS HAPPEN: LEARN MORE ABOUT CAMPUS LIFE AT STEDWARDS.EDU/LIFE

You spend the morning in the community garden, planting tomatoes with other members of Students for Sustainability. On your way to the fitness center for a workout, you stop outside the Carriage House to listen to the student jazz band practice. Then it’s off to a LOCO — Loosely Organized Computing Organization — meeting to discuss the upcoming university-wide hackathon.

And all this before you paint your face blue and gold and head to the soccer field. You’re one of the HillRaisers, ready to make some noise during the Battle of the Saints showdown between the Hilltoppers and our longtime rivals.

Life on the hilltop is anything but boring.

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125+ STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS

Construct an epic battleship from cardboard boxes and duct tape. The most seaworthy ship wins.

Meet a few of our mountain goat mascot’s furry friends, who tend to show up at campus events.

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Reflect, pray and celebrate Advent with the whole campus community at the annual Festival of Lights.

Take down the opposition in a fun and competitive game of dodgeball during Student Homecoming Week.

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You cheer on the Hilltopper baseball team at the College World Series. It’s a matter of pride for everyone on campus that our NCAA Division II teams bring home victories and accolades on a regular basis (while maintaining a highly impressive overall student-athlete GPA).

But today it’s your turn to shine. As a member of the club swimming team, you’ve watched it grow from a couple of friends with goggles into a group that takes on big state schools and wins. You stretch your legs, take a couple of deep breaths. At the whistle, you dive.

Whatever sport rallies your spirit, you find it at St. Edward’s.

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ATHLETICS AT ST. EDWARD’SNCAA DIVISION II TEAMSBaseballMen’s and Women’s Basketball Men’s and Women’s Cross CountryMen’s and Women’s GolfMen’s and Women’s SoccerMen’s and Women’s TennisSoftballVolleyball

INTERESTED IN VARSITY ATHLETICS? Find coach contact info at stedwards.edu/athletics

INTERCOLLEGIATE CLUB SPORTSCoed SwimmingMen’s, Women’s and Coed Crew (Rowing)Men’s and Women’s LacrosseMen’s and Women’s SoccerMen’s Rugby Volleyball

INTRAMURALSBasketballCapture the FlagDodgeballFlag FootballKickballRacquetballSand VolleyballSoccerSoftballTennisVolleyball

SPIRIT GROUPSCheerleadingDance TeamHillRaisersTopper Mascot

32 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES OVER THE LAST FIVE SEASONS

GET A TASTE OF LIFE ON THE HILLTOP.

TAKE A VIDEO TOUR OF THE HILLTOP AT STEDWARDS.EDU/VISIT

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GET A TASTE OF LIFE ON THE HILLTOP.

TAKE A VIDEO TOUR OF THE HILLTOP AT STEDWARDS.EDU/VISIT

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Every time you walk by Main Building, you can’t help thinking of it as a castle overlooking the Austin skyline. You love campus — but not just for its beauty (and it is gorgeous). It’s more than that.

So many moments stand out during your time here: meeting your best friend at Hillfest, discussing politics with your favorite professor over lunch in the dining hall, turning a study session on the lawn into a spontaneous game of Frisbee.

All over the hilltop, there’s an energy that’s uniquely St. Edward’s. People here care — about their passions, the world and each other. So do you.

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DISTANCE FROM CAMPUS TO:Downtown: 3 miles

Lady Bird Lake Hike & Bike Trails: 3 miles

Zilker Park/Barton Springs: 3.5 miles

Airport: 8.5 miles

Wild Basin Creative Research Center: 10 miles

Live Music: everywhere

CAMPUS TOURSLet a current student show you around the hilltop for a firsthand perspective of life on campus. You can also schedule a meeting with an admission counselor to get your questions answered and help us get to know you. Tours and counselor meetings are available on weekdays. If weekends are your only option, join us during a Saturday Open House.

SENIOR VISIT DAY Experience life as a Hilltopper. Tour campus, meet our community and learn more about the admission process. This visit is an ideal way for high school seniors to get a sense of St. Edward’s. Reservations, which are required, open six weeks before the program date of Nov. 7.

The best way to get to know St. Edward’s is to come see it (and Austin!) for yourself. All campus visit programs are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.




Airport: 8.5 miles



HOW TO SIGN UP

Self-guided tour maps are also available on campus.

Call 800-555-0164 or 512-448-8500 to schedule an appointment with an admission counselor. Please schedule at least three weeks in advance.

For more details or to register for a tour, go to stedwards.edu/visit.

ADMISSION OPEN HOUSEDuring our Open House events, we offer a day full of campus tours, information sessions and tours of the residence halls. You can pick the activities and times that work best for you. Reservations are required. Fall 2015 dates: Oct. 2, Oct. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 21; Spring 2016 dates: March 11–22 (spring break), April 9, April 16 and April 23.

INDIVIDUAL VISITSIf you can’t make Senior Visit Day on Nov. 7, we can set up a similar solo experience for you. Attend a class, meet with a professor, eat in the dining hall and spend time with a current student. Please schedule your visit at least three weeks in advance. (Individual visits are for high school seniors.)

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Airport: 8.5 miles



CAMPUS TOURSLet a current student show you around the hilltop for a firsthand perspective of life on campus. You can also schedule a meeting with an admission counselor to get your questions answered and help us get to know you. Tours and counselor meetings are available on weekdays. If weekends are your only option, join us during a Saturday Open House.

SENIOR VISIT DAY Experience life as a Hilltopper. Tour campus, meet our community and learn more about the admission process. This visit is an ideal way for high school seniors to get a sense of St. Edward’s. Reservations, which are required, open six weeks before the program date of Nov. 7.

The best way to get to know St. Edward’s is to come see it (and Austin!) for yourself. All campus visit programs are free and available on a first-come, first-served basis.




Airport: 8.5 miles



HOW TO SIGN UP

Self-guided tour maps are also available on campus.

Call 800-555-0164 or 512-448-8500 to schedule an appointment with an admission counselor. Please schedule at least three weeks in advance.

For more details or to register for a tour, go to stedwards.edu/visit.

ADMISSION OPEN HOUSEDuring our Open House events, we offer a day full of campus tours, information sessions and tours of the residence halls. You can pick the activities and times that work best for you. Reservations are required. Fall 2015 dates: Oct. 2, Oct. 12, Nov. 13 and Nov. 21; Spring 2016 dates: March 11–22 (spring break), April 9, April 16 and April 23.

INDIVIDUAL VISITSIf you can’t make Senior Visit Day on Nov. 7, we can set up a similar solo experience for you. Attend a class, meet with a professor, eat in the dining hall and spend time with a current student. Please schedule your visit at least three weeks in advance. (Individual visits are for high school seniors.)

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The value of a nationally recognized education from St. Edward’s endures over a lifetime. Consider what you get for your investment: a private education, small classes, one-on-one mentorship from talented professors, access to study abroad programs, innovative research opportunities, career preparation, advising for graduate school and prestigious scholarships, top-quality campus facilities, and connections to an international alumni network.

GENEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AIDWhen you apply, you’ll automatically be considered for academic scholarships up to $20,000. If you fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after Jan. 1 of your senior year, we’ll review your file to see if you qualify for additional grants, loans or work-study jobs.

In 2015–2016, 61% of freshmen earned academic scholarships, and an additional 25% received need-based aid only.

Get a quick estimate of your scholarships, financial aid and total costs with our net price calculator at stedwards.edu/calculator. And get tips for filing your FAFSA at stedwards.edu/fafsa.

COST AND ASSISTANCE

• Tuition for 2016–2017 $40,428

• Housing and food (estimated) for 2016–2017 $11,450

• Technology fee for 2016–2017 $400

• Average freshman scholarships and aid in 2015–2016 $24,373

INVEST IN YOURSELF AND A FULFILLING FUTURE.

ESTIMATE YOUR SCHOLARSHIPS AND AID AT STEDWARDS.EDU/CALCULATOR

61%

QUESTIONS?Student Financial Services800-555-0164 [email protected] stedwards.edu/financialaid

OF FRESHMEN EARNED ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS IN 2015–2016

APPLY BY FEB. 1 TO GET THE BEST FINANCIAL AID.To get the most financial aid from St. Edward’s, apply for admission by the Feb. 1 priority deadline, and submit your FAFSA (fafsa.ed.gov) by March 1 of your senior year. You’ll be assigned a personal advisor in Student Financial Services who will review your financial aid offer with you and your parents and work with you throughout your college career.

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When you apply, we consider your:

• Grades and class rank (qualified applicants rank in the top half of their class)

• SAT or ACT scores, including the writing section (we look for at least a 500 on each section of the SAT or 21 on the composite ACT)

• Essay (we look for solid writing and original insight)

• Curriculum (4 years of math and science and at least 3 years of foreign language)

• Extracurricular activities, teacher recommendation, personal perspective and aspirations

It’s best to apply in the fall of your senior year. Every application is read individually, and you’ll hear back from us within 4–6 weeks.

READY TO APPLY? YOU’VE GOT OPTIONS.

Common Application at commonapp.org ApplyTexas at applytexas.org Our own application at stedwards.edu/apply

JOIN A COMMUNITY THAT INSPIRES YOUR BEST.

QUESTIONS?Office of Admission800-555-0164 [email protected] stedwards.edu/admission

DEC. 15 Early Application Deadline ($50 application fee waived for fall applicants)

FEB. 1 Priority Application Deadline (to be considered for scholarships and the best financial aid)

MARCH 1 FAFSA Priority Deadline

MAY 1 Final Application Deadline

NOV. 15 Spring Semester Application Deadline

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In your four years on the hilltop, you gain a diploma and an impressive résumé — and more. You build confidence, independence and friendships that will sustain you for the rest of your life. You travel great distances (physically and mentally) and open up to new people, ideas and experiences. You find the place where your heart and mind agree: This is my purpose.

Maybe you turn your internship into a full-time job in Austin. Or you get into the grad school of your dreams. Or the next chapter of your life takes you abroad through the Fulbright Program or the Peace Corps or work with an international corporation.

When you walk through the red doors of Main Building during graduation weekend, you take St. Edward’s with you — in how you’ve been transformed and how you will transform the world.

WHATEVER THE FUTURE HOLDS, WHEREVER LIFE TAKES YOU, YOU’RE SURE OF ONE THING …

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STUDENT BODY Total student population: 4,690

Undergraduate students: 3,590

Countries represented: 54

States represented: 45

Minority enrollment: 48%

International enrollment: 10%

Average class size: 17

Student to faculty ratio: 12:1

Average ACT score: 24.6

Middle 50% of ACT scores: 22–27

Average SAT score: 1122

Middle 50% of SAT scores: 1030–1200

GLOBAL Languages spoken on campus: 26

Faith traditions represented: 40+

International partner universities: 19 in 14 countries

Countries where students studied abroad last year: 43

Fulbright Students since 2004: 37

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CONTACT US:Office of Admission 800-555-0164 (toll free) 512-448-8500

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STUDENT LIFE Student organizations: 125+

NCAA Division II Teams: 13

Club sports teams: 21

Intramural leagues and tournaments: 40+

stedwards.edu/life

AUSTIN 11th largest city in U.S.

Population: 885,400

Capital of Texas

Live Music Capital of the World

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VISITPrograms offered throughout the school year and on select Saturdays

800-555-0164 (toll free) 512-448-8500

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QUICK FACTS ABOUT ST. EDWARD’S

MAJORSAccounting*Accounting Information TechnologyActingArt*BiochemistryBioinformaticsBiology*Business Administration*Catholic Studies*Chemistry*Civil Engineering***Communication*Computer Information Science*Computer Science*Criminal Justice*Criminology*Digital Media ManagementEconomics* Engineering****English Literature*English Writing and Rhetoric*EntrepreneurshipEnvironmental ChemistryEnvironmental Science and Policy*FinanceForensic ChemistryForensic Science*French*

Global Studies*Global Studies and Asia Pacific Studies** Graphic Design* History*Interactive Games ManagementInteractive Games StudiesInternational Business*Kinesiology*Liberal StudiesManagementMarketingMathematics*Medical Laboratory SciencePhilosophy*Photocommunications*Political Science*Psychology*Religious and Theological Studies*Social WorkSociology*Spanish*Theater Arts*

*Also offered as a minor

**Dual degree program with Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Japan

***Dual degree program with Carroll College in Helena, Montana

**** Dual degree program with Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

MINORSArt HistoryGermanJewish StudiesJournalismMusicMusic TheaterProfessional EthicsTeacher EducationWomen’s Studies

CERTIFICATION AND PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMSGlobal UnderstandingTeacher Certification

Early Childhood–Grade 6Early Childhood–Grade 12Grades 4–8Grades 8–12Special Education

Pre-DentalPre-EngineeringPre-LawPre-MedicalPre–Physical Therapy

GET DEGREE PLAN DETAILS AT STEDWARDS.EDU/MAJORS

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