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Bob Kehoe named SMU Director of Undergraduate Research

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Associate Professor Robert Kehoe, coordinator of SMU’s Undergraduate Research Assistantships program and director of undergraduate research in the Department of Physics, has been named the University’s new Director of Undergraduate Research. He reports to James Quick, Associate Vice President for Research. Kehoe sums up undergraduate … Continue reading →

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Christensen to serve as interim Engineering Dean as of July 1, 2012

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Marc Christensen has agreed to serve as dean ad interim of SMU’s Lyle School of Engineering effective July 1, 2012. He will serve an initial appointment that ends in August 2013. Christensen is the school’s Bobby B. Lyle Professor in … Continue reading →

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Dean David Chard named to national education post

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

The U.S. Senate has approved President Barack Obama’s nomination of David Chard, Leon Simmons Endowed Dean of SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development, to the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences. The … Continue reading →

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SMU’s Alice Kendrick named to Brand USA tourism advisory council

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Alice Kendrick, professor in the Temerlin Advertising Institute of SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts, has been named to the Global Insights Advisory Council for Brand USA (formerly the Corporation for Tourism Promotion). She is one of three professors nationwide … Continue reading →

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SMU VP Lori White appointed to national sustainability board

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Lori White, SMU’s vice president for student affairs, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) – a national organization that provides sustainability resources for campus engagement, education … Continue reading →

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Susan Kress becomes SMU Director of Engaged Learning Oct. 1, 2011

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Kathleen Tibbetts

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SMU names Wes K. Waggoner Dean of Undergraduate Admission

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Wes K. Waggoner, whose university admissions experience spans 20 years, is SMU’s new dean of undergraduate admission and executive director of enrollment services. Waggoner will begin his duties at SMU Oct. 17, 2011. He was chosen after a national search. … Continue reading →