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2013-14 Parents Calendar
(Click to download and print pdf)December 9
Last day of classDecember 10-11
Reading daysDecember 12-18
Final examsDecember 19
Residence halls closeDecember 21
December CommencementJanuary 6-15, 2014
J TermJanuary 12
Residence halls openJanuary 17
First day of classesJanuary 20
Martin Luther King Jr. holidayFebruary 4
Last day to declare pass/failFebruary 5
Career Prep DayFebruary 5-7
Engaged Learning WeekFebruary 24
Career & Internship FairMarch 8-16
Spring BreakApril 7-25
Fall and summer enrollmentApril 8
Last day to drop courseApril 11
SMU Founders' DayApril 18
Good Friday holidayMay 5
Last day of classMay 6
Reading dayMay 7-13
Final examsMay 14
Residence halls closeMay 15
May Term on Campus and SMU-in-TaosMay 16
BaccalaureateMay 17
Commencement
Author Archives: Sarah Hanan
DMN Editorial Praises SMU’s Academic Rise, Increasing Diversity
SMU received high praise for its increasing diversity and academic excellence in an editorial published in The Dallas Morning News’ Monday, Sept. 23, 2013 edition. The paper describes the entering-class average SAT score of 1302 as “part of SMU’s sometimes-overlooked academic rise. The … Continue reading
SMU Board of Trustees Raises Campaign Goal to $1 Billion
Bolstered by the success to date of SMU’s Second Century Campaign, the University’s Board of Trustees has raised the goal from $750 million to $1 billion. At its quarterly meeting Friday, Sept. 13, the board voted unanimously to accept the … Continue reading
$5 Million Gift to Support Residential Commons Dining Facility
Anita and Truman Arnold have given $5 million toward construction of the Anita and Truman Arnold Dining Commons in SMU’s new Residential Commons complex. Now under construction, this facility joins five residence halls and a parking garage, all of which … Continue reading
Welcome to the Class of 2017
Watch the Class of 2017 take their class photo in a video from SMU News. Click on the video or this link. SMU News also recorded Move-In Day 2013, when a new class of Mustangs made the Hilltop their home, … Continue reading
Common Reading Author Wes Moore Visits SMU
New York Times best-selling author Wes Moore will visit SMU Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, to discuss his book, The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. The free lecture is part of the University’s 2013 Common Reading Program and will take … Continue reading
SMU Earns High Rankings During Spring and Summer 2013
SMU has been named in a variety of annual rankings of universities and graduate schools during spring and summer 2013: National Ranking for Engineering SMU is ranked No. 19 among the top 50 colleges and universities nationwide whose engineering graduates … Continue reading
SMU to Offer Online Courses As Part of University Consortium
Approved undergraduate students at SMU will have the opportunity to take a limited number of live, online courses for academic credit from prestigious consortium universities starting this fall through an interactive program called Semester Online. The courses offered through Semester Online … Continue reading
Save the Date: Summer Send-Off Parties for New SMU Families
At send-off parties across the country this summer, incoming SMU students and their parents can connect with fellow SMU families who live in or near their hometowns. Here is a schedule of party locations and dates; more will be announced … Continue reading
Congratulations to SMU’s Class of 2013
Former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree at SMU’s Spring 2013 Commencement Convocation on Saturday. See a slide show from Commencement 2013. Watch a video of former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s address. … Continue reading
Countdown to Commencement 2013
The entire SMU community is preparing for Commencement 2013. Here is a look at some of the big events: May 17-18: Class of 1963 Reunion. The newest Golden Mustangs celebrate 50 years. May 17: Baccalaureate Service and Rotunda Recessional, 8 p.m., McFarlin … Continue reading