Dean's Message

At St. Edward's University, the arts and humanities are as varied as the community we serve and includes majors from Philosophy to Acting and Interactive Games Studies. Our mission is to cultivate creative, independent, and accomplished citizens. We foster reflection, creativity, and highly developed skills that transfer to the professional world. Our students are trained to be problem-solving critical thinkers whose nimbleness of mind will make them successful in the multiple career paths in which they will engage during their lifetimes.
We provide many opportunities to Arts and Humanities students inside and outside the classroom: they present and display their work at exhibits and special symposia, publish two award-winning campus journals, produce and perform innovative and classic plays, examine arguments and ethics in debates, and interact with renowned writers. Through projects and research, our committed and talented faculty support and mentor our students as they hone their artistic and scholarly pursuits.
Once our students graduate, their skills and knowledge take them far beyond our Austin campus, even as they maintain a strong connection to the Hilltop and to the alumni family.
We provide many opportunities to Arts and Humanities students inside and outside the classroom: they present and display their work at exhibits and special symposia, publish two award-winning campus journals, produce and perform innovative and classic plays, examine arguments and ethics in debates, and interact with renowned writers. Through projects and research, our committed and talented faculty support and mentor our students as they hone their artistic and scholarly pursuits.
Once our students graduate, their skills and knowledge take them far beyond our Austin campus, even as they maintain a strong connection to the Hilltop and to the alumni family.
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Alumni Making a DifferenceMeet School of Arts & Humanities alumni, Steve Shadowen '80 and Bob Hilliard '80. They argued in front of the Supreme Court on behalf of a 15-year-old Mexican citizen who was shot by a US Border Patrol agent.
“I think Bob and I both came out of the university with a real appreciation for the ability to write and to think critically, and together with a passion for social justice, that’s the anchor of a Holy Cross education,” says Shadowen. “When you’re in your late 50s you call it a passion for social justice, but when you’re in your early 20s, you call it a passion for raising hell,” Hilliard quips. “Our education at St. Edward’s gave us permission to learn who we were and what was important to us.” Read more about their next steps as they pursue justice for the Hernandez family. |
Homecoming 2018On February 24th the School of Arts and Humanities welcomed alumni, parents and students to the school’s annual homecoming showcase event--Arts & Humanities on the Hilltop. We served root beer floats at the tailgate, offered wine and cheese during the Art Stroll at the Fine Arts Gallery, and featured an abundance of art and culture at the Munday Library: Alumna Keynote Speaker, Brooke Lewis ’14, reporter at the Houston Chronicle; book readings by Carrie Fountain and Ev Lunning; Library Archive Tribute to the 45th Anniversary of the Mary Moody Northen Theatre; and a 10-minute play written, directed and performed by theater arts students. A good time was definitely had by all!
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Spring 2018 EventsJanuary
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