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 2008-2009

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DATE

TIME

EVENT

PLACE

AUGUST
Thurs., 21   Mustang Corral  

Sat., 23

  

Residence halls officially open

  
3:00 p.m. Scholars & Parents Welcome Reception including Returning Scholars Umphrey Lee Ballroom

Sun., 24

2:15 p.m.

Common Reading

Some sessions to be held in residence halls or email notification of a different location assignment
4:30 p.m. Rotunda Passage & Opening Convocation Line up on the West side of Dallas Hall
Mon., 25   FIRST DAY OF TERM  
Tues., 26 4:00 p.m. –
5:30 p.m.		 First Year Hunt Scholars orientation/ student panel/dinner Hughes-Trigg Atriums AB
Fri., 29

 LAST DAY to ADD or DROP courses
3:00 p.m. –
4:00 p.m.		 Meeting for First Year Hunt Scholars with Pamela Chiu, Assistant Director for Dedman Major Advising and Internships Blanton Conference Room 112
4:00 p.m. –
5:30 p.m.		 Hunt Scholar Portraits (for First-Year Hunt Scholars)
Dinner provided		 Blanton Conference Room 110

SEPTEMBER
Mon., 1   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY No classes
Wed., 3 5:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.		 Meeting for First Year Hunt Scholars/pizza LEC & Vicki Hill
Fri. - Sun.,
   5 - 7		 12:30 p.m. Taos Retreat Board bus at flagpole on Bishop Blvd
Tues., 9 4:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.		 Hunt Fall Reception with President R. Gerald Turner President's Board Room, Room 223
Tues. - Fri.,
     9 -12		  

Hunt Scholars Usher Tate Q&A Forum

Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20):  James A. Baker, III, Senior statesman and former Secretary of State; Sam Nunn, former U.S. senator and chair of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Forces; with David Gergen, News analyst, Harvard professor and former White House advisor.

 Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208
Tues., 16 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Usher afternoon Tate Q&A Forum Hughes-Trigg Ballroom
  8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Baker, Nunn, Gergen		 McFarlin Auditorium
Wed., 17 5:00 p.m. -
6:00 p.m.		 Study Abroad Overview with International Office Representatives Blanton Rooms 110 & 112
Fri., 19 3:00 p.m. -
4:00 p.m.		 SMU Family Weekend

Hunt Scholars' Family Weekend Reception

 

 Umphrey Lee Ballroom
Tues. - Fri.,
    23 - 26		  

Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20):  Clark T. Randt, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, 2001 - present

 Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208
Sun., 28 5:30 p.m. -
7:00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ First Sunday Dinner for fall term at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues., 30 8:00 p.m.

Tate Lecture:
 Clark T. Randt, Jr.

 

 McFarlin Auditorium
Tues. - Fri.,
 30 - Oct. 3		  

Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20): Quincy Jones, legendary entertainment icon and the all-time most-nominated Grammy artist

 

 Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208

OCTOBER
Tues., 7 8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture: Quincy Jones McFarlin Auditorium
Mon. - Tues.,
    13 -14		   Fall Break  
Sun., 19 5:30 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided

NOVEMBER
Wed., 5 LAST DAY TO DROP A CLASS
Fri. - Sat.,
   7 - 8		   Homecoming Weekend  
Tues. - Fri.,
   18 - 21		   Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20): Phillippe de Montebello, longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208
Sun., 23 5:30 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided
Wed., 26   No Classes  
Thurs. - Fri.,
   27 - 28		   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY - Thanksgiving No classes

DECEMBER
Tues., 2 8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture:
 Phillippe de Montebello		 McFarlin Auditorium
Wed., 3   Hunt Annual End of Term Report Due 12/12/08  
Fri., 5   LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION  
Mon. - Sat.,
    8 - 13		   FINAL EXAMS  
Mon., 8 5:30 -
7:30 p.m.		 Hunt Holiday Party TBD
Sat., 13   Conferral of Degrees  
Sun., 16   Residence halls officially close  
Mon. - Fri.,
   22 - 26		   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS -
Winter Break		  

JANUARY
Thurs., 1   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY -
New Year's Day		  
TBD   Residence halls open  
Mon., 19   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY - MLK No classes
Tues., 20   FIRST CLASS DAY  
Tues. - Fri.,
   20 - 23		   Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20): Chris Jordan, world-renowned photographer and environmental activist Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208
Sun., 25 5:30 p.m. –
7;00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided
Mon., 26   LAST DAY to ADD or DROP courses. .
Tues., 27 5:45 p.m. TATE Dinner & Lecture (All):
Tate Pictures with Nancy & Ray Hunt		 TBD
6:15 p.m. Tate Reception Umphrey Lee Ballroom
6:30 p.m. Tate Dinner Umphrey Lee Ballroom
8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture: Chris Jordan McFarlin Auditorium

FEBRUARY
Sun., 22 5:30 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. - Fri.,
   24 - 27		   Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20): Nicholas D. Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator and journalist Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208

MARCH
Tues., 3 8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Nicholas D. Kristof		 McFarlin Auditorium
Mon. - Sat.,
    9 - 14		   SPRING BREAK No classes
Thurs. - Fri.,
   19 - 20		   SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEW DAY  

APRIL
Mon. - Fri.,
    6 - 9 		  Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20): Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, President of Liberia and the first elected female to lead an African nation Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208
Wed., 8   LAST Day to drop and course  
Fri., 10   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY -
Good Friday		 No classes
Tues., 14 8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf		 McFarlin Auditorium
Sun., 19 5:30 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. - Fri.,
 28 - May 1		   Sign up for Tate Lecture (limit 20): Cokie Roberts, political analyst for ABC News and author of the New York Times bestseller Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 208

MAY
Sun., 3 5:30 p.m. –
7:00 p.m.		 Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ and Farewell to Senior Hunt Scholars 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come 'n Go buffet dinner provided
Mon., 4   LAST CLASS DAY  
Tues., 5 8:00 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Cokie Roberts		 McFarlin Auditorium
Wed. - Tues.,
     6 - 12 		  FINAL EXAMS No examination scheduled of Sunday
Wed., 13   Residence halls officially close  
Fri., 15   Baccalaureate  
Sat., 16   Commencement