Nearly 100 years ago, farsighted church and civic leaders envisioned a great university rising from the North Texas prairie. Inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit of Dallas, they saw unlimited possibilities for a center of higher learning that would serve the region and beyond.

The institution they created has exceeded their dreams.

Today, SMU beckons students who, like the founders, have the courage to dream big and the resolve to roll up their sleeves and take action. Grounded in a classical education, these scholars as alumni have the ambition to address society's challenges and serve communities everywhere.

Clearly, the legacy of SMU's founders is more than a campus of stately buildings. It is the imagination to see farther than anyone thought possible.

Future generations will celebrate the actions we take today to create an era with vast new opportunities to learn, to discover and to excel.

The time has come for SMU to define its next 100 years.

Unimpeded. Unconstrained. Unbridled.