Category Archives: Calendar Highlights

SMU Libraries host 2013 CUL Cookout April 16-17

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

To celebrate National Library Week – as well as SMU’s Year of the Library – Central University Libraries and the Office of Information Technology will serve up snacks and share information at the 6th annual CUL Cookout April 16-17, 2013. All-beef hot dogs, veggie dogs, popcorn, cookies and other … Continue reading →

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SMU examines the costs of capital punishment April 15-18, 2013

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

As the State of Texas draws closer to executing the 500th death row inmate since capital punishment resumed here in 1982, a multidisciplinary symposium on the SMU campus will address “Death By Numbers: What Moral, Legal and Economic Price Are … Continue reading →

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A new Rite of Spring for Meadows Dance Concert April 12-14

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

A new interpretation of The Rite of Spring by choreographer Joost Vroenraets will premiere at SMU’s 2013 Spring Dance Concert. Vroenraet’s 21st-century adaptation, plus three other works, will be performed by the Meadows Dance Ensemble of SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts. The … Continue reading →

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Calendar Highlights: April 10, 2013

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Percussion double feature: Indonesian master musician Ade Suparman performs with the Meadows Percussion Ensemble and World Music Ensemble at noon  Wednesday, April 10, as part of the Expanding Your Horizons Brown Bag Concert Series. It serves as a preview for the Percussion Ensemble Spring … Continue reading →

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SMU Honors Day 2013 is Monday, April 15

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU celebrates the high achievements of students, faculty and staff members with two ceremonies that take place every third Monday of April. This year’s Honors Day Convocation and Awards Extravaganza take place on the afternoon and evening of Monday, April 15, 2013. > 2013 Honors Day Convocation … Continue reading →

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SMU hosts series of sustainability events throughout April 2013

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Free campus screenings of two popular environmental documentaries April 4-5 and the return of SMU’s Engineering and Humanity Week April 6-12 are highlights of a month of sustainability-themed events that will underscore the celebration of Earth Day 2013 on Monday, … Continue reading →

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Calendar Highlights: April 4, 2013

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Gilbert Lecture Series: The Department of English presents a lecture on Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo by Elizabeth Tshele on Thursday, April 4. Tshele, herself born and raised in Zimbabwe, earned her M.A. from SMU in 2007. She will also read from her … Continue reading →

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SMU prepares for Founders’ Day 2013, Bush Center dedication

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU President R. Gerald Turner sent the following information to students, faculty and staff regarding SMU Founders’ Day and the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Center: April 2013 will be a month for history-making at SMU, as the George W. … Continue reading →

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Calendar Highlights: March 27, 2013

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Stanton Sharp Lecture: The Clements Department of History presents “‘The Hispanic Challenge’ and the ‘Mexicanization’ of America” by Neil Foley, SMU’s Robert and Nancy Dedman Chair in History. Foley will focus on the rapid increase in the Hispanic population since the 1980s and … Continue reading →

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SMU prepares for Spring 2013 prospective-student visits

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Prospective SMU undergraduates from around the nation are visiting the Hilltop throughout March and April 2013. They include visitors in the University’s “Destination SMU” events for accepted prospective students, as well as potential President’s and Hunt Scholars. “Our students, faculty and staff are … Continue reading →

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