Campus Events

Dallas Hall at SMUGetting Oriented
Starting with AARO, new students and families receive ongoing support for their transition to SMU.
 June 20: TEDxSMU Auditions
 July 8-Aug. 6: Orientation Sessions (AARO)
 July 14-27: Washington’s U.S. Constitution
 Through Aug. 9: SMU Summer Camps
 Through Aug. 9: Send-Off Parties for 
      New SMU Families
 Aug. 24: Residence halls open for fall
 Aug. 26: First day of fall classes
 Sept. 5: Engaged Learning Expo
 Oct. 4-6: Family Weekend
 Oct. 14-15: Fall Break
 Oct. 24-27: Homecoming
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Current Exhibits

 Retrospective on painter Martín Rico
     Through July 7, 2013
 The Reformation
     Through July 31, 2013
 Documents from SMU's First Decade
     Through August 28, 2013

Health & Safety

SMU StudentsInformation and Resources
SMU is committed to supporting students’ health and well-being.

Hilltop Highlights

SMU Adventures

SMU Adventures
Blogs by SMU students and faculty about interesting people and places the world over.

SMU Commercial

World Changers
Watch SMU's new "World Changers Shaped Here" commercial.  

SMU Physics Circus

SMU Physics Circus
Physicists Fred Olness and Randy Scalise do "tricks" to interest kids in science.  

SMU alumni James V. Hart ’69 and William Joyce ’81 started a conversation in 1999 that ends up on the big screen May 24 when Epic, their new animated fantasy-adventure film, opens in theaters around the country.

Making of 'Epic'
Alumnus James Hart '69 talks about the new fantasy film and his time at SMU.  

Student in the stacks at the library

Year of the Library
2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of SMU’s first library in Dallas Hall.

Commencement 2013

Honoring the Grads
Commencement 2013 paid tribute to graduates and honorary degree recipients.