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Behind SMU’s stately façade are innovative programs in fields as diverse as pueblo archaeology and digital game technology. Here you can explore some of the many reasons why SMU is a place to expand your vision.
SMU welcomes national and international leaders in politics, diplomacy,
business, culture, and literature each year as part of the
Tate Distinguished
Lecture Series. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will
kick off the series’ 24th season on September 6, 2005. Last year, Senator Bob
Dole and Vice President Al Gore opened the season. Many speakers, including
Powell, also appear at a campus forum for students.
The
explosive growth in digital entertainment has moved game developers from offbeat
workers to mainstream professionals. Video game sales have outpaced
Hollywood box-office receipts. Industry estimates top $23 billion, with
predictions of $33 billion within three years.
Business leaders cite a critical
need for rigorous programs to prepare future professionals. The Guildhall at SMU, a part of the Hart eCenter at the University’s Plano campus, combines computer skills, artistic design, and teamwork to prepare students for the demanding field famous for its long hours. View a QuickTime movie of a student's game.
Battling
arsonists and poachers, SMU archeologist David
Freidel and
a team of Guatemala scientists have discovered a rare 1200-year old tomb
of a Mayan queen. A modern-day Indiana Jones, Freidel has made some of the greatest
discoveries in Mayan archaeology in the past two decades.
What distinguishes
Freidel is his reputation for digging up the past to protect
the living. At stake in this battle: majestic trees, wildlife habitat, and
the crown jewels of Mesoamerican archaeology.
America’s informal diplomats carry backpacks and wear flip-flops. Thousands
of U.S. students studying abroad represent the front line of America’s image.
A
pocket-sized World
Citizen’s Guide offers traveling youth tips on fitting into other cultures
with advice such as
don't wave like an American in Greece or you’ll insult people.
The guide was created by SMU students in the Temerlin Advertising Institute, in partnership with Business for Diplomatic Action. The goal is simple: to sensitize, empower, and engage young Americans with the notion of global citizenship.
From Antarctica to the Bavarian Forest, 321 international monitoring
stations are being installed worldwide to detect the testing or use
of nuclear weapons. SMU
seismologists are
installing monitoring technology in a number of locations in the southwestern
United States.
Listening for underwater explosions, sniffing out chemical
traces of nuclear explosions, and measuring seismic vibrations are all part
of an international
watchdog system to uncover the illegal tests.
Students and adults engage their minds with SMU faculty each summer at the
University’s more than 300-acre campus in Taos.
The site is also home to on-going archaeology research, including a dig at
the Pot Creek
Pueblo, the largest prehistoric adobe pueblo north of Santa Fe. For more
than 30 years, the SMU-in-Taos program has been home to an educational experience
enhanced by the bountiful cultural and natural resources of Northern New
Mexico.
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