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Sampling Simmons 2013 Guide

Please accept our invitation to experience the Simmons School in a new way. The Sampling Simmons academic program series has been designed for you to take part in classroom instruction and personal interactions with our exceptional faculty and special guest speakers.

PROGRAM GUIDE

 
January 24, 2013
Martha Proctor Mack
Grand Ballroom
6:30 pm - 9 pm

   

Simmons School Annual Luminary Awards Ceremony

Dinner and award ceremony honoring individuals or organizations that have shown an extraordinary commitment to improving lives through education
       
February 15, 2013
SMU-in-Plano
9 am - 4 pm
   

"Dialog is the Language of Love in all Relationships-Mirroring, Validating and Empathizing"

 

Department of Dispute Resolution and Counseling
Imago Relationship Couples Therapy Workshop. Featuring Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D., and husband Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.

       
February 18, 2013
Annette Caldwell
Simmons Hall
6 pm - 8 pm

   

"Aging and Cardovascular Health"

 

Department of Applied Physiology and Wellness
Featuring Medical Director and Assistant Research Professor Jeff Hastings, M.D.
       
March 1, 2013
Annette Caldwell
Simmons Hall
12 pm - 1:30 pm

   

"America's Growing College Student Loan Crisis: What Went Wrong and How Can We Fix It?"


Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Featuring Associate Dean and Professor Michael McLendon and AssociateProfessor Michael Harris

       
March 22, 2013
Annette Caldwell
Simmons Hall
12 pm - 1:30 pm

   

"Building Math Success: How to Eliminate 'I"m Not a Math Person' from Your Child's Vocabulary"


Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Featuring Associate Professor Leanne Ketterlin Geller
       
April 5, 2013
Annette Caldwell
Simmons Hall
12 pm - 1:30 pm

   

"Masks of Dyslexia"


Department of Teaching and Learning
Featuring Learning Therapy Center Director Karen Vickery, Diagnostic Center for Dyslexia and Related Disorders Coordinator Helen Macik and Clinical Teaching Hours Coordinator Terri Zerfas

       
May 16, 2013
Annette Caldwell
Simmons Hall
5:30 pm-7 pm
   

Dean's Spring Award Ceremony


Honoring outstanding students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends