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SMU and Dallas create a global gateway
SMU and Dallas together create a global gateway with limitless opportunities that shape and position students for success no matter where they go or what they pursue.
SMU names new provost and vice president for academic affairs
Elizabeth Loboa will join SMU as provost and vice president for academic affairs on July 6, 2020. As chief academic officer for the University, she will be responsible for the overall quality of teaching, scholarship and research and all aspects of academic life, ranging from admissions and faculty development to supervision of SMU’s eight schools, library system, and international programs.
Landmark $100 million gift to SMU from Moody Foundation to create separate graduate school, fuel significant research
SMU will take a major step forward in serving the talent and research needs of a challenging world, thanks to a landmark $100 million commitment from the Moody Foundation that will fund the University’s eighth degree-granting school – the Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies.
SMU Mustangs Football to play FAU in Boca Raton Bowl
The Mustangs will face Conference USA Champion FAU (10-3) at the Owls' home venue, FAU Stadium, in Boca Raton, Florida, on Dec. 21 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on ABC.
Owen Arts Center renovation kickoff inspires a new challenge
Launching an arts education transformation
Mickey's Wild Ride
From bobsledding to the Oklahoma State Legislature, Mickey Dollens ’11 never quits.
Largest alumni gift in University history transforms business education
Carolyn L. and David B. Miller ’72, ’73 make unprecedented $50 million commitment to SMU and the Cox School of Business
Wastewater leak in West Texas revealed
SMU Geophysicists say that evidence of leak occurring in a West Texas wastewater disposal well between 2007 and 2011 should raise concerns about the current potential for contaminated groundwater.
THEAR SY SUZUKI ’96 majored in electrical engineering and is Americas advisory talent leader for Ernst & Young.
“At SMU, I learned how to bring people together. I also learned how to juggle classes, work, activities, community service and family. These experiences prepared me well for the world of consulting.”
Campus Events
December 21, 9:30 a.m.: December Commencement Convocation - Security screening is in place. Tickets are not required. The ceremony will be live streamed.
December 13, 12:15 p.m.: From Headdress to Habit: Portraits of Queen Mariana of Austria as Consort and Dowager - At the Meadows Museum.
December 23 - January 1, 2020: Christmas/Winter Break - University closed.
January 11, 2020: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.: August Wilson Monologue Competition – Dallas Region Semifinals
January 20, 2020: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - University closed.
February 6-8, 2020: Così fan tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Pont - For more information and tickets.
Campus Exhibits
El Greco, Goya, and a Taste for Spain: Highlights from The Bowes Museum
Meadows Museum — through January 12, 2020
Special Exhibit - Holiday in the National Parks: Christmas at the White House 2007, at the George W. Bush Presidential Center — through January 5, 2020
Dan Wingren: The Image and the Magic, at the Hamon Arts Library — through August 1, 2020
Andy Hanson: Picturing Dallas, 1960-2008, Hillcrest Foundation Exhibit Hall, Fondren Library West — through January 29, 2020
Sorolla in the Studio: An Exceptional Loan from an Important Spanish Collection, at the Meadows Museum — through January 12, 2020
Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain, at the Meadows Museum — March 29 – July 26, 2020