University Advising Center
smu.edu/Dedman/StudentResources/UniversityAdvisingCenter
Academic advisors assist students in planning course schedules, and in focusing on long-range planning and curricular design to help achieve multiple goals. Students may arrange individual advising appointments and advisors welcome drop-in visits.
Academic Advisors
Pre-LawAdvising
Office of Pre-Health Advising
Lyle School of Engineering
Office of Undergraduate Advising and Student Records
Office of Information Technology
Chief Information Officer: Michael H. Hites
smu.edu/oit
Fondren Library West
Help Desk: (214) 768-4357
Student Academic Success Programs (SASP)
smu.edu/sasp/
Executive Director: Sue Bierman, Ph.D. Ph. (214) 768-1047
The Altshuler Learning Enhancement Center (A-LEC) and The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE)
A-LEC 202 Loyd Center
Director: Adreana Julander Ph. (214) 768-1044
Student Appointments: (214) 768-3648
Business Office: (214) 768-6725
The Student Academic Sucess Programs area offers many different opportunities for students to maximize their learning effectiveness. Students may register for HDEV 1110: Reading and Learning Strategies, a class devoted to developing students’ reading rate, comprehension, and learning strategies. The A-LEC and ACE provide free drop-in workshops to allow students to improve their study skills and tutoring is provided by SMU undergraduate and graduate students for most first- and second-year courses. For students who want help with a problem in studying a particular text or preparing for a test, Learning Specialists offer individual appointments.
Writing Center
Director: Lydia Allen Ph. (214) 768-1006
smu.edu/Provost/ALEC/WritingCenter
202 Loyd Center
Phone: (214) 768-3648
The Writing Center, staffed by English department faculty, provides students with assistance in the process of developing and drafting papers for SMU courses. The Writing Center faculty will not edit or proofread work, but they will answer any specific questions the student may have about his or her draft. Appointments are necessary in order to reserve a half-hour tutorial and can be made through Canvas. Drop-in lab assistance is also available.
Disability Accommodations & Success Strategies (DASS)
smu.edu/Provost/SASP/DASS
202 Loyd Center
Phone: (214) 768-1470 |
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| Director: Alexa Taylor |
Ph: (214) 768-1918 |
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| Disability Accommodations Coordinators: |
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Michelle Bufkin
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Ph: (214) 768-1232 |
| Tomasine Sam |
Ph. (214) 768-2075 |
Karen Turbeville
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Ph: (214) 768-4557 |
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| Learning Disabilities Specialist: David Tylicki |
Ph: (214) 768-4773 |
| Administrative Coordinator: Candy Brown |
Ph: (214) 768-1470 |
DASS is the primary contact for all SMU students with disabilities. This office assist students with disabilities to effectively utilize resources they may need and helps them work with professors and staff in obtaining appropriate and reasonable accommodations.
Student Persistence and Achievement (SPA)
Director: Matt Robinson Ph. (214) 768-4009
smu.edu/spa/
Armstrong Commons
Phone: (214) 768-4032
Recognizing that everyone comes to college with different educational experiences, the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) sponsor programs focused on those who identify as first-generation college students, may need assistance in adjusting to an urban city, or seek assistance in fully utilizing campus resources, be they academic, financial, or social. ACE is also the home of SMU's Rotunda Scholars program.
Last revision - 10 July 2019