Thank You, At SMU We Band Together!
When Mustangs band together, we empower students filled with passion and purpose. Thanks to YOUR support, SMU’s creators, innovators and problem-solvers will push harder, dream bigger and accomplish more this year. Because tuition only covers about 70 percent of a University education, your gift fills the gap with crucial funding for scholarships, research and so much more. There’s strength in our numbers. Thank you for banding together for these world changers to shape experiences they’ll never forget!
$5 million gift from Rich and Mary Templeton boosts engineering research
The new Templeton Endowed Research Excellence Fund will support the most pressing research needs in the Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering, bolstering the externally sponsored research that is critical to the University’s global academic standing.
SMU parents’ gift supports University’s highest priorities
SMU parents Daniel M. Doyle, Jr. and Nicole Kudelko Doyle ’94 continue their long-standing commitment to expanding educational opportunities and supporting academic excellence with a $1 million gift to the University.
SMU rises in U.S. News rankings
SMU again ranks in the first tier of the annual guide’s 312 “best national universities,” moving up to No. 59 – a two-spot gain over 2018.
Let the countdown to Moody Magic begin!
The Mustangs open the 2018–19 basketball season in Moody Coliseum, when the men’s team hosts Northwestern State on November 8 in Moody Coliseum, and the women’s team faces Louisiana Monroe on November 9.
Annual Stampede of Service to aid 10 community partners
Alumni will join students and other volunteers from the campus community to lend a helping hand at 10 Dallas-area nonprofits on October 13.
Starting conversations that never end
Find out how an interdisciplinary research cluster created new connections between graduate students and faculty and launched conversations exploring biases and inclusion.
Beating the drum for cross-cultural music cognition research
Scholarships and the chance to double major in music and electrical engineering brought Jay Appaji ’19 to SMU. Now his music cognition research is gaining an international audience.
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It
Enjoy this roundup of interesting stories and visuals highlighting some of the people and events making news on the Hilltop.
Creating a STEM-focused school in West Dallas
The Dallas Independent School District, Toyota and SMU are creating a new and innovative PreK-8 STEM school in West Dallas.