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SMU student Andres Ruzo in the Amazon 

An SMU Student's Voyage From the Peruvian Amazon to Nordic Iceland

National Geographic Explorer and SMU student Andres Ruzo lives a life of adventure, from the Amazon to Iceland.

SMU, LIFT Literacy App Named Finalist in $7 Million XPRIZE Competition

Puzzle-solving smartphone game designed to teach struggling adults to read was named one of five finalists in an international competition.

Dallas Chamber Releases DFW Innovation Study

The Dallas Regional Chamber, Accenture, SMU, and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas released the results of the DFW Regional Innovation Study which provides a strategy roadmap to accelerate the growth of North Texas’ innovation economy and bolster its reputation as a hub for innovation excellence.

 

John NietoSMU Remembers John Nieto '59
“For two decades visitors, staff and I have enjoyed these magnificent paintings for their beauty and their depiction of the many cultural influences that enrich this region,” SMU President R. Gerald Turner said. “We are grateful for this wonderful man and talented artist who focused his creativity on people, cultures and the environment.” Read more.

SMU Continues Its Climb

Continuing The Ascent: Recommendations for Enhancing the Academic Quality and Stature of Southern Methodist University, a report by SMU President R. Gerald Turner and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Steven C. Currall, presents a set of 14 bold recommendations for further raising SMU’s standing relative to other universities.

Campus Events

Drawing From the Masters

Drawing from the Masters with guest artist Ian O'Brien. Sundays on July 15, 29 and August 12, 26 from 1:30-3 p.m. The class is free but you will need to purchase a ticket to enter the museum.

August 19: Watch SMU’s 104th Opening Convocation Live August 19

Campus Exhibits

First Ladies: Style of Influence

The George W. Bush Presidential Center's First Ladies: Styles of Influence exhibit gives visitors an inside peek at the role that first ladies have played behind the scenes and on the world stage throughout our nation’s history. Runs through October 1, 2018.

At the Beach: Mariano Fortuny y Marsal and William Merritt Chase  — June 24 to September 23, 2018

Texas Women Artists: Selections from the Bywaters Special Collections — through Aug. 5

Memory, Mind, Matter: The Sculpture of Eduardo Chillida — through June 3

Murillo at the Meadows: A 400th Anniversary Celebration — through Dec. 2

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