| August 21 |
Centennial Class of 2015 welcomed at Convocation |
| September 9 |
Board of Trustees launches year with a gift and dedication naming the R. Gerald Turner Centennial Quadrangle and Gail O. and R. Gerald Turner Centennial Pavilion |
| September 9 |
Cooper Centennial Fountain dedicated |
| September 9 |
Leadership gift received to name the Crain Family Centennial Promenade |
| September 9 |
Centennial Hall, located in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, opens to the public; funded by anonymous donor |
| September 28 |
Kitt Investing and Trading Center in Cox School of Business dedicated |
| October 1 |
SMU young alumni beat TCU young alumni in the “Fry the Frogs” annual giving challenge |
| October 2 |
George W. Bush Presidential Center “topping out” ceremony |
| November 3 |
SMU History Makers recognized at SMU Distinguished Alumni Awards |
| November 10-11 |
SMU hosts Centennial Academic Symposium, “The University and the City: Higher Education and the Common Good” |
| December 2 |
Campaign Executive Committee meets |
| January 7 |
Mustangs victorious in BBVA Compass Bowl, SMU’s third consecutive bowl game |
| January 19 |
SMU celebrates move to BIG EAST athletic conference |
| February 24 |
Lead gift supporting renovation and construction of SMU’s health center received from the Dr. Bob and Jean Smith Foundation honoring Dr. Bob Smith ’44 |
| April 9 |
Stephen L. Arata ’88 and Kathryn Hedges Arata ’87, ’91 provide leadership gift to establish SMU’s second Endowed Centennial faculty position, the first in Dedman College |
| April 17 |
The Power of Partnership: SMU Community and Economic Impact Report published |
| April 20-22 |
Second annual Founders’ Day Weekend includes groundbreaking for campus construction and renovation projects, and other events |
| April 20 |
Leadership gift received from Penny Requa Loyd and Paul B. Loyd, Jr. ’68 for the second Residential Commons facility |
| April 22 |
Leadership gift from the Dedman Family and The Dedman Foundation establishes the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute |
| May 4 |
Campaign Executive Committee meets |
| May 12 |
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses 2012 graduating class |
| May 31 |
SMU announces Second Century Campaign momentum: $631 million total commitments toward $750 million goal; 24 percent annual alumni participation; 46.2 percent total campaign alumni participation |