Category: November 2021

Connecting the next generation

Post author By Cresencio Cantu
Post date November 1, 2021
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Katy A. and Kyle D. Miller ’01 commit $5 million to Cox School of Business expansion and renovation. The Millers’ generous investment will establish the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, part of the future Cox School renovation and expansion project.The new Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, an oasis along Bishop Boulevard, will be a place for students, faculty, staff, visitors and corporate partners to gather for lunch, study sessions, discussions and formal events. Enhanced landscaping and seating areas highlight the surrounding historic facades and provide shaded sanctuary. The space features four building entries and a stunning view into the new Commons to the east.
Read more at SMU Ignited.

2021 Alumni News November 2021

Blazing a new path in Houston

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Post date November 1, 2021
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Pony ears, campaign swag and Mustang spirit were out in full force October 30 when SMU Ignited and Mustang football traveled to Houston, home to more than 8,000 alumni and nearly 600 current students.
See photos from the Houston event.

November 2021

Support our world changers November 30

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Post date November 1, 2021
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Make an impact that resonates far beyond the Hilltop with your gift on #GivingTuesday to empower students, enrich teaching and learning, and enhance the campus and community.
Read more about #GivingTuesday.

News November 2021

Making change for the better

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Post date November 1, 2021
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Tower Scholar Nia Kamau ’22 spent the summer in Washington, D.C., where she interned with a nonprofit, studied economics and public policy and learned from innovative leaders helping trafficked and exploited people and communities recover and flourish.
Kamau, a double major in human rights and international studies, talks about how those experiences inspire “thinking outside the box about solutions targeting the developing world” in this SMU Tower Center blog post.
Through the Hatton Sumners Fellowship, I traveled to Washington, D.C., this summer and interned with The Market Project (TMP), an NGO that supports the economic empowerment and trauma healing processes of victims of exploitation and trafficking. …
Read the full story.

Alumni News November 2021

The magic begins this month

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Post date November 1, 2021
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That’s right, a new season of Mustang basketball begins in Moody Coliseum next Tuesday. The men’s team opens against McNeese, and the women’s team – under new head coach Toyelle Wilson – hosts Missouri-Kansas City.
Get season ticket information here.

2021 News November 2021

The most wonderful time of the year

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Post date November 1, 2021
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The SMU Student Foundation kicks off the holidays with Celebration of Lights festivities at 7 p.m. Monday, November 29 on the Dallas Hall lawn. All are welcome to this family-friendly evening filled with music, the story of the first Christmas, dazzling lights and more.
Read more at Student Foundation of SMU.

2021 News November 2021

SMU researchers partner with technology company to improve pilot training

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Post date November 1, 2021
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Researchers at SMU’s AT&T Center for Virtualization are testing the effectiveness of an innovative approach they developed to improve pilot training and better understand what stress factors pilots may experience in the cockpit.

Through a partnership with CAE USA, a technology company that specializes in flight simulation and other digital immersion technologies and platforms, SMU researchers developed a method to use cognitive load sensing and machine learning to capture how pilots react to various scenarios in a flight simulator. This includes measuring pupil size, heart rate and other physical reactions to determine the pilot’s levels of interest, stress, or fatigue.

The researchers are now comparing the physical observations recorded by the flight training staff and the students’ self-evaluations to the results of the SMU biometric analysis. The findings are expected to yield the first real-time analysis of student situational awareness, and will be used to improve flight training.

ICYMI: In Case You Missed It

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Post date November 1, 2021
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Enjoy these quick links to some of the great stories, videos and more about the people, programs and events making news on the Hilltop.