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Contact Us

The Community Engagement & Leadership (CEL) Center is located in Suite 200 on the main floor of the Hughes-Trigg Student Center.

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Email:
cel@smu.edu

Telephone:
214.768.4403
214-768-4472 - LEAD

Fax:
214.768.4292

Physical Address:
Hughes-Trigg Student Center
3140 Dyer Street, Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75205

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 750256
Dallas, TX 75275

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Staff

Stephanie HowethStephanie Howeth
Interim Director & Senior Assistant Director of Community Engagement & Leadership
Ph: 214.768.4406
showeth@smu.edu

Stephanie assumed the role of Assistant Director in August 2011.  She earned her M.Ed. in College Student Affairs Administration from the University of Georgia in 2008 where she worked in the Department of University Housing and the Center for Leadership and Service. Prior to joining SMU in July 2010 as the Coordinator of Community Community Engagement & Leadership and the Service House Hall Director, Stephanie was the Student Activities Coordinator at Southeastern Oklahoma State University (SOSU), where she worked in the areas of Student Organizations and Activities, New Student Orientation, and Greek Life. She earned her B.A. in Communication with an emphasis in Advertising and Public Relations at SOSU in 2005. Stephanie is an avid reader and coffee drinker, loves traveling and photography, and good Mexican food.

Terry Kepler
Community Engagement Consultant
Ph: 214.768.7304
tkepler@smu.edu

Terry joined the CEL team in August 2011.

Katie Bell
Coordinator of Community Engagement & Leadership/Service House Residential Community Director
Ph: 214.768.6498
kebell@smu.edu  

Katie began working at SMU in September 2011 as the Service House Residential Community Director and Community Engagement & Leadership Coordinator. Before graduating in May 2011 with her M.S. in College Counseling and Student Development from Azusa Pacific University (APU) in California, Katie worked with Student Activities, Residence Life, and Community Service at APU, and had the opportunity to lead a service trip to Vietnam. Originally from Pennsylvania, Katie enjoys coffee dates with friends and traveling.