Topics
- Bulletin Board (5)
- Calendar Highlights (740)
- Faculty in the News (105)
- For the Record (155)
- News (1356)
- Research (142)
- Save the Date (308)
- Sports (147)
- Tune In (153)
-
Newest Posts
Bulletin Board
Tag Archives: SMU Centennial
Good reading, good giving: SMU books for 2012
From art, history and religion to sweet Texas cuisine and fiction, SMU’s 2012 book roundup offers a wide selection to satisfy the readers in your life. Treat yourself or those on your gift list to one of the current titles … Continue reading
Posted in For the Record, News
Tagged A. Azfar Moin, Afonso V, Andrés Blaisten Collection, Caroline Brettell, Cherri Gann, Collecting Spanish Art, Dedman College, Denise Gee, Dennis Ippolito, Dennis Simon, Diego Velázquez, Diego Velazquez: The Early Court Portraits, faculty books, faculty research, Jeffrey Engel, Joerg Rieger, José Bowen, Karl Kilinski II, Mark Chancey, Meadows Museum, Meadows School of the Arts, Modern Mexican Painting, Pamela Patton, Pastrana tapestries, Rebekah Miles, Ronald Wetherington, Shelette Stewart, Sherry L. Smith, Sherry Smith, SMU Centennial, staff books, student books, Sunday Eiselt, William P. Clements Department of History, Writer's Path
Comments Off
The Trains at NorthPark honors Dallas Hall’s 100th birthday in 2012
Each holiday season, more than 80,000 people visit Dallas’ NorthPark Center to see the most elaborate toy train exhibit in Texas. And in 2012, the scale locomotives – including an SMU railcar – roll past Dallas Hall in honor of the … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Highlights, News, Save the Date
Tagged Centennial Host Committee, community involvement, Dallas Hall, exhibits, Hillsman S. Jackson, holidays, Kim Ritzenthaler, NorthPark Center, SMU Centennial, The Trains at NorthPark, toy trains
Comments Off
Dallas Hall celebrates 100 years on the Hilltop
On a chilly Thanksgiving Day in 1912, several thousand people gathered on a hill six miles from downtown Dallas. They had traveled by car and chartered train to celebrate the laying of the cornerstone of Dallas Hall, an event The Dallas … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Dallas Hall, Dallas Hall Society, Darwin Payne, Nancy George, Second Century Celebration, SMU Centennial, SMU history
Comments Off
SMU honors 2012 DAA winners, Emerging Leader Oct. 25
Four philanthropic, civic and business leaders will receive SMU’s 2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards in a ceremony beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 on the University’s Main Quad. The DAA Award is the highest honor the University bestows upon its graduates. … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Highlights, News
Tagged Alonso Gutiérrez, alumni news, DAA Awards, Distinguished Alumni Awards, History Makers, James H. “Blackie” Holmes III, Jeanne Tower Cox, Paul B. Loyd Jr., Second Century Celebration, SMU Centennial
Comments Off
Gift from Crain Foundation to provide Centennial Promenade at SMU
A gift from The Crain Foundation will help create a pedestrian walkway linking SMU’s Hughes-Trigg Student Center on the north with the new Residential Commons complex to be built on the southern end of the campus. The Crain Family Centennial … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged campus construction, Centennial Campaign, Crain Foundation, R. Gerald Turner, Residential Commons, Second Century Campaign, SMU Centennial
Comments Off
SMU centennial party continues with 2012 Founders’ Day festivities
SMU celebrates 2012 Founders’ Day Weekend April 20-21 with events ranging from a movie night on the quad to a “Picnic With the Profs” to Family Day at Meadows Museum. The public festivities begin Friday, April 20 with groundbreaking for the University’s new Residential Commons … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Highlights, News, Save the Date
Tagged Founders' Day, free events, Golden Mustangs, Hillsman S. Jackson, Meadows Museum, Residential Commons, reunions, Second Century Celebration, SMU Centennial, video
Comments Off
Economic impact report shows SMU’s influence in DFW region
To commemorate the anniversary of its founding 100 years ago with the support of Dallas, SMU has prepared a report detailing the impact of the University on the city as a return on investment. Titled “Dallas and SMU: The Power … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Bernard Weinstein, Bud Weinstein, Caren Prothro, Carl Sewell, community involvement, economic impact report, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, R. Gerald Turner, Ray L. Hunt, Richard Fisher, SMU Centennial, Terry Clower
Comments Off
Make a gift by Dec. 31, 2011, get a tax deduction (and a pony)
Don’t forget to make your gift to SMU’s Campaign for Faculty and Staff by New Year’s Eve – and join nearly 1,100 faculty and staff members who have already shown their support of the University by making a gift this academic year. … Continue reading
Posted in News, Save the Date
Tagged Centennial Promenade, development, faculty-staff campaign, giving, Second Century Campaign, SMU Centennial, tax-deductible
Comments Off
Centennial items stand out in SMU’s 2011 holiday gift list
From a toy Peruna stocking stuffer to a gift certificate for a landscape painting class in Taos, SMU may have the perfect gift for a special person. Find a list under the link….
SMU celebrates a Centennial Homecoming Nov. 3-6, 2011
SMU celebrates its 2011 Centennial Homecoming Nov. 3-6 with milestones and memories. The festivities begin Thursday, Nov. 3, with the 2011 Distinguished Alumni Awards. In addition to the Mustangs’ football game against Tulane, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will serve as grand marshal … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar Highlights, News
Tagged @highlight, alumni news, DAA Awards, Distinguished Alumni Awards, Homecoming parade, Mike Rawlings, Pigskin Revue, R. Gerald Turner, reunions, Shelly Slater, SMU Centennial, SMU: Unbridled Vision, Student Foundation, Student Life
Comments Off