Project: Collegiate Social Class and Connectedness: Class in a Transitional Period of Life Researcher Insights: The purpose of this study was to understand how college-student social class relates to social connectedness during a transitional period of life. Researchers: Dr. Dustin Grabsch – SMU Staff Member | Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Education & Academic Success Alexander […]
Category: Research
Join Engage Dallas for the Place-based Community Engagement Symposium on October 3 and 4 on the SMU Dallas campus. Most universities recognize they lack the strategic focus and resources to maximize and sustain their impact on communities in the effort of engaging their campuses in their surrounding community. Place-based community engagement (PBCE) is an innovative […]
A new student-led, interdisciplinary research project at SMU titled the PRIDE Project is using an exhibit and film to explore the history and stories of SMU LGBTQ+ students and their search for equality and recognition. Managed by a diverse group of LGBTQ+ students and allies, the PRIDE Project combines archival, oral, and institutional history to […]
Graduate student and RLSH staff member Laura Bell recently received the 2022 NASPA NOW Award for Inquiry. NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators), a professional organization that focuses on supporting Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, and hosts a professional conference annually. Laura attended this year’s conference, March 19-23rd, in Baltimore, Maryland where she […]
Each spring, The Moody School of Graduate and Advanced Studies hosts SMU Research and Innovation Week, a showcase and celebration of graduate and undergraduate student research at SMU, in collaboration with the Office of Engaged Learning. The goal of this event is to foster communication between students in different disciplines, give students the opportunity to present […]