Tag Archives: McFarlin Auditorium

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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Multi-talented M.K. Asante Jr. delivers Tate Lecture Feb. 26, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Award winning author, filmmaker and professor M.K. Asante Jr. makes his debut on the Hilltop Tuesday, Feb. 26 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. He will give the Jones Day/Billingsley/Miller Rich Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. The … Continue reading →

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Presidential historians Beschloss, Brinkley visit SMU Feb. 5, 2013

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Kelsey Reynolds

Presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Douglas Brinkley visit the Hilltop Tuesday, Feb. 5 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. They will give the Anita and Truman Arnold Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Michael Beschloss is an award-winning … Continue reading →

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Tune In: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1966 speech at SMU

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kathleen Tibbetts

SMU celebrates Dream Week 2013 through Friday, Jan. 25. And each year since 2008, the University shares online the speech Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made to a standing-room-only crowd in SMU’s McFarlin Auditorium Mar. 17, 1966. The recording was given to the … Continue reading →

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Calendar Highlights: Dec. 4, 2012

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

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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Health expert Sanjay Gupta to deliver 2012-13 Tate Lecture Nov. 27

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Neurosurgeon, public health policy expert and CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits SMU Tuesday, Nov. 27 for the 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. He will give the Jones Day Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Based in Atlanta, Gupta plays an integral role in … Continue reading →

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Gaming guru Jane McGonigal delivers Tate Lecture Nov. 13, 2012

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Gamer, game designer, author and futurist Jane McGonigal is on the Hilltop Tuesday, Nov. 13 for SMU’s 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. She will give the Oncor Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. McGonigal’s work emphasizes the power of games to solve problems. Named by The … Continue reading →

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Calendar Highlights: Oct. 23, 2012

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Kelsey Reynolds

Happy Homecoming Week! Brown Bag Lecture: SMU’s Clements Center for Southwest Studies presents a 2012 Brown Bag Lecture that explores beer beyond the bar and focuses on the activities of the St. Louis brewers as an integral part of a … Continue reading →

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James A. Baker III to receive 2012 Tower Center Medal of Freedom

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III, will receive the Medal of Freedom from SMU’s John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies during formal ceremonies at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in McFarlin Auditorium. The Tower Center Medal of … Continue reading →

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Regis Philbin to deliver 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Oct. 9

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Kathleen Tibbetts

Broadcaster and record-setting TV host Regis Philbin visits the Hilltop Tuesday, Oct. 9 as part of SMU’s 2012-13 Tate Distinguished Lecture Series. He will give the Tolleson Lecture at 8 p.m. in McFarlin Auditorium. Since Philbin first stepped in front of a … Continue reading →

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