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Bishop Boulevard and Trees SMU seeks to create and impart knowledge that will shape citizens who contribute to their communities and lead their professions in a global society.

Southern Methodist University's mission is to be a leading private institution of higher learning that expands knowledge through research and teaching. Among its faculty, students, and staff, the University develops skills and cultivates principled thought and wisdom. The University is dedicated to the values of academic freedom and open inquiry and to its United Methodist heritage.

Administration

R. Gerald Turner, President

Paul W. Ludden, Provost and Vice President
Academic Affairs

Thomas E. Barry, Vice President
Executive Affairs

S. Leon Bennett, Vice President
Legal Affairs and Governmental Relations

Christine Casey, Vice President
Business and Finance

Brad E. Cheves, Vice President
Development and External Affairs

Lori S. White, Vice President
Student Affairs

Steve Orsini, Director
Athletics

Elizabeth C. Williams, University Treasurer

Deans

John B. Attanasio
Dedman School of Law

José Antonio Bowen
Meadows School of the Arts

Caroline B. Brettell, Interim
Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
   Cordelia C. Candelaria appointed new dean
   of Dedman College

David Chard
Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development

William B. Lawrence
Perkins School of Theology

Gillian M. McCombs
Central University Libraries

Albert W. Niemi Jr.
Edwin L. Cox School of Business

Geoffrey C. Orsak
School of Engineering

James E. Quick
Research and Graduate Studies

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