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SMU Libraries host 2013 CUL Cookout April 16-17
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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Tagged Central University Libraries, community involvement, CUL Cookout, free events, Information Technology, National Library Week, Year of the Library
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SMU’s DeGolyer Library celebrates Joe Coomer’s life in letters
The career and achievements of acclaimed author and SMU alumnus Joe Coomer is celebrated in a retrospective exhibition running through Friday, May 24, 2013 in SMU’s DeGolyer Library. “Joe Coomer: A Life in Letters” explores Coomer’s creative process using handwritten drafts, … Continue reading
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Tagged Central University Libraries, Creative Writing Program, DeGolyer Library, endowed professors, English, exhibitions, free events, Joe Coomer, LitFest, Marsh Terry, Marshall Terry, Russell L. Martin III, Russell Martin, SMU Literary Festival
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SMU explores the legacy of Aaron Swartz and ‘guerilla open access’
Computer programmer and political activist Aaron Swartz posted his Guerilla Open Access Manifesto on the nonprofit Internet Archive in 2008. On Jan. 11, 2013, at age 26, the Reddit co-founder took his own life, apparently despondent over his imminent federal prosecution and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Swartz, Central University Libraries, David Sedman, George Finney, hacktivism, Innovation Gymnasium, Lyle School of Engineering, Mary Hollerich, Meadows School of the Arts, Nathan Huntoon, Office of Information Technology, open access, Sage Ross, Science Information Center, Tyler Moore
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New DeGolyer Library exhibit features rare Civil War photographs
A new exhibit at SMU’s DeGolyer Library features rare Civil War images of African American slave life, Southern battlefield scenes and camp life for Union and Confederate soldiers. “The Civil War in Photographs: New Perspectives from the Robin Stanford Collection” … Continue reading
Linda Darnell exhibition celebrates two gifts to SMU arts library
Two recent gifts will expand the special collections housed in SMU’s Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library. A gift of personal materials from the estate of Dallas philanthropist and arts patron Nancy Hamon includes $1 million to endow, preserve and … Continue reading
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Tagged Central University Libraries, exhibitions, free events, Gillian McCombs, Hamon Arts Library, Jeff Gordon, Linda Darnell, Nancy Hamon
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Calendar Highlights: Dec. 4, 2012
Winter Break is nearly here – the end of 2012 (and beginning of 2013) at a glance: Dec. 3: Last day of instruction Dec. 4-5: Reading days Dec. 6-12: Examinations (no exams scheduled for Sunday) Dec. 14: The Guildhall at SMU Winter … Continue reading
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Tagged academic calendar, academic ceremonies, Central University Libraries, community involvement, Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, December Graduation, Food for Fines, Guildhall at SMU, holidays, J-Term, McFarlin Auditorium, Moody Coliseum, R. Gerald Turner, SMU-in-Plano, Winter Exhibition
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SMU Libraries welcome Halloween 2012 with a ‘Night’ to remember
SMU’s Central University Libraries break open the vaults to present a horror classic on Halloween night, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Legendary director George Romero’s first feature film, the original Night of the Living Dead, haunts the quad in a free outdoor screening beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged Central University Libraries, Fondren Library Center, free events, free screenings, Halloween, holidays, Night of the Living Dead
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Calendar Highlights: Sept. 13, 2012
Graphic poetry: Together the Meadows Museum and Bridwell Library acquired a copy of Picasso’s Vingt Poëmes. This is one of fifteen deluxe copies of the book itself and features 20 sonnets by famed Spanish poet Luis de Góngora y Argote; … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony Mora, Bridwell Library, Caruth Auditorium, Central University Libraries, Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Constitution Day, Dedman College, DeGolyer Library, Election 2012, holidays, Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Kelly Markgraf, Meadows Museum, Meadows Symphony Orchestra, Owen Arts Center, Owen Fine Arts Center, Picasso, Simon Sargon, SMU Abroad, study-abroad programs, U.S. Constitution, voter registration
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Voter registration rally to be part of SMU’s Constitution Day 2012
SMU will celebrate a day devoted to good citizenship with an event designed to help students exercise their voting rights. A voter registration drive is the centerpiece of the University’s 2012 Constitution Day observance 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18 in the … Continue reading
Calendar Highlights: Closing attractions for Commencement 2012
As Spring 2012 finals end and SMU gears up for its 97th Commencement celebration, take note of three remarkable exhibitions that end this weekend. See them before they’re gone: • DeGolyer Library honors the 2012 bicentennial of a literary titan with Charles … Continue reading
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Tagged Afonso V, Bridwell Library, Central University Libraries, Charles Dickens, Commencement, DeGolyer Library, Dickens bicentennial, Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Galleries, exhibitions, free events, Meadows Museum, Pastrana tapestries, religious books for children, special collections, Stephen Weeks Collection, The Invention of Glory
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