The SMU community celebrated Family Weekend, "Passport to SMU," November 13-15, 2009. Highlights included tours of Ford Stadium and the Meadows Museum, barbecue and tailgating on the Boulevard and a win over UT-El Paso, 35-31.
SMU celebrated Homecoming on November 7, 2009, with reunion gatherings, a parade featuring Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison as 2009 Parade Marshal and tailgating on the Boulevard before the game against the Rice Owls. The Mustangs won, 31-28.
The TEDx experience arrived at SMU October 9-10, 2009, featuring high-octane, brain-teasing presentations by global thought leaders for both children and adults. TEDxKIDS and TEDxSMU focused on the provocative question: "What Will Change Everything?"
• Turk Pipkin talking about the Nobelity Project
• Slideshows from TEDxKIDS and TEDxSMU
• Speakers William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, co-authors of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, interviewed by Krys Boyd on KERA's Think.
• Read more from The Dallas Morning News.
More videos from TEDxSMU will be posted by SMU News here as they become available.
The Meadows Museum reopened its redesigned plaza and sculpture garden - including its iconic Wave installation - with a dedication ceremony October 7. Read more.
Photo: The celebration included the unveiling of a major new acquisition, Sho, a monumental sculpture by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa.
View and download the 2009-10 SMU Parents calendar, with important dates, information and advice for you and your student.
KDAF-TV (Channel 33) reports from SMU on September 18, 2009, about sustainability efforts on campus.
SMU's Perkins School of Theology began a significant new chapter when it dedicated Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall, and renovations to Kirby and Selecman Halls, on Friday, September 11, 2009.
• Read more about the hall and watch a time-lapse video of its construction.
SMU celebrated its 95th Rotunda Processional and Opening Convocation on August 25, 2009.
SMU welcomed the Class of 2013 on Move-In Day, August 20, 2009.
Summer send-off parties were a great way for incoming SMU students and parents to make new friends from their region before the start of the school year.
Parties were held in cities including San Francisco, Kansas City, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles.
SMU dedicated new and renovated student casitas at SMU-in-Taos in time for its first fall semester. Read more from SMU News.
• See a slideshow.
• Watch a video.
• Read students' blogs from Summer 2009 in Taos.
(In photo: Parent Leadership Council chairs Liz Martin '82 Armstrong and Bill Armstrong '82.)
From Move-In Day to Commencement, see highlights of the academic year.
Former First Lady Laura Bush, who gave the commencement address at Southern Methodist University on Saturday, May 16, 2009, told the more than 1,900 degree recipients that "you won't waste your talent and education if you use them in service to others." Read more from SMU News.
• Watch a video of Mrs. Bush's speech.
• Read the text of Mrs. Bush's speech.
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SMU students aren't just wishing for a better world: They're creating one. Meet Andres, Allison, Warren (right), Jamie, Rob and Charanya - and learn what makes them leaders, advocates and adventurers.
During Alternative Spring Break 2009 in March, SMU students volunteered in several cities across the country.
Students in Appalachia, Tennessee, blogged about their experiences on Student Adventures. They spent the week doing a variety of service learning projects, including trail maintenance, gardening and work with a Cherokee community.
Financial expert Glinda Bridgforth was the keynote speaker at SMU's 44th annual Women's Symposium on February 25, 2009.
Thirty SMU students in Professor Harold Stanley's American government course got a special lesson February 24, 2009, from the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush.
Chris Jordan, an environmental activist and photographer whose work focuses on the excessive trash produced by America's mass-consumer culture, spoke at SMU on January 27, 2009, as part of the University's Tate Distinguished Lecture Series.
The SMU community celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January with a week of events, including the annual Unity Walk on Bishop Boulevard led by President R. Gerald Turner.
On January, 12, 2009, more than 65 foreign diplomats traveling with the U.S. State Department's "Experience America" project visited SMU.
The SMU Student Foundation's 2008 Celebration of Lights continues to make the holidays bright through photos and video. Relive the magic, courtesy of SMU News:
SMU parent and songwriter Jimmy Dunne saw his daughter walking on campus and was inspired to write a song about the ties he feels to SMU.
See slideshows of the November 8 Homecoming Parade, Boulevard and game against Memphis.
Also, watch a video of three generations of an SMU family who stay connected through traditions like Rotunda Passage and Homecoming.
Quincy Jones, a legendary entertainer who has excelled as a musician, composer, producer, arranger and conductor, spoke at SMU on October 7, 2008, as part of the Willis M. Tate Distinguished Lecture Series.
SMU families celebrated longstanding traditions and launched new ones September 19-21 during Family Weekend 2008.
On September 12, 2008, SMU launched SMU Unbridled: The Second Century Campaign, the largest fundraising campaign in its history, aimed at achieving a dramatic increase in academic quality and impact.
Cordelia Chavez Candelaria, the new dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences, gave the principal address at Convocation on August 24, 2008.
• See a video of her talk
• See slideshows of Rotunda Passage and the President's Picnic.
Sending a child to college is a bittersweet experience for parents, and leaving home is a major life transition for new students. Get tips from SMU psychologist Karen Settle on how to make the change a positive one.
Incoming students connected in August at Mustang Corral, the three-day, off-campus retreat.
First-year students moved into residence halls starting August 20.
At send-off parties across the country this summer, incoming SMU students and their parents connected with fellow SMU families who live in or near their hometowns.
Nearly 20 parties were hosted by SMU parents in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Minneapolis, and St. Louis.
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