On behalf of the modern languages faculty and the Language Learning Center at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, welcome to our website. At Southwestern, we are very proud of the various achievements of colleagues, students and alums, in particular our collective efforts to understand cultures other than our own through the study of languages, literatures, texts of all kinds and academic study/travel abroad. All of these factors play important roles in the formation of an informed citizenry with a deep love of languages and respect for other cultures. In this sense, the study of other languages, cultures and literatures is basic to liberal-arts undergraduate education. We hope that this website will highlight some of the opportunities available to you as students and alumni/alumnae while also providing a warm welcome to friends of the Department and University. Here you will find a variety of information on faculty and curriculum, departmental activities, opportunities for academic study abroad, and the holdings and hours of the Language Learning Center. In addition, I invite you to use the contact information to share your news, questions or comments with all of us in the department. We hope to hear from you soon!