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Taos Honors & Scholars Application Deadline on March 7

The application deadline for students to apply to the 2025 Summer Taos Honors & Scholars program is Friday, March 7.

This 4-week SMU-in-Taos program, running May 16 – June 17, 2025 offers six credit hours, Common Curriculum (CC) tags, and honors credits for eligible students. With small, discussion-based classes, a research project, and a cultural excursion to Santa Fe, students engage deeply with the region while advancing academically. Financial aid and funding support are available.

We will be holding one last Open Advising event  on Wednesday, March 5 from 11:30am-12:30pm in the Scholars Den for students to ask staff questions about the program.

Students can also reach out to the following contacts with questions:

Encourage students to take advantage of this transformative Taos experience and apply today at smu.edu/taos.

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Congratulations Big iDeas Business Plan Winners!

On Friday, February 12, The Office of Engaged Learning held its annual Big iDeas Business Plan Competition where twelve undergraduate entrepreneurship teams pitched their business plan in four minutes to a panel of business experts. Seven entrepreneurs were awarded funding up to $7,000. Please help us in congratulating the winners:

Ryder Mc Neal ’24, PREVO

Jude Lugo ’24, LectureLogger

Mason Morland ’24, SteadiSpoon

Anish Senthikumar ’25 and Vedang Uniyal ’24, The Active Mind Initiative

Joshua Baier, ’24, Timio News

Mason Dierkes ’27, Seed Innovate

Benjamin Omoregbe ’24, Internsurf

Special thanks to our judges Ayodele Aigbe (CEO of Hangio), Andrew Denton (Founder of Glia Health and Prosper AI), and Michael Kelly (Co-Founder of Resolute Future).

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Save the Date!

Save the date for the 2023 Fall Symposium held Wednesday, November 1 from 4-7pm in the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. Each fall, students in select research and service programs are invited to give oral presentations in a miniature professional conference. The programs include: Engaged Learning Fellows, Summer Research Fellows, Cooper McElvaney Peace and Justice Fellows, Maguire Public Service Fellows, Mayer Fellows, McNair Scholars, Richter Fellows, and Tower Fellows.