Southern Methodist University (SMU) (University Park, Texas)

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6425 Boaz Lane
Dallas TX 75205
(214) 768-2000
www.smu.edu/

Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private, coeducational university in University Park, an enclave of Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church.

The University was chartered on April 17, 1911 by the five Annual Conferences in Texas (the Methodist equivalent of a diocese) of what is now the United Methodist Church. The city of Dallas has supported SMU since its beginning, when local citizens pledged $300,000 to secure the university's location (in appreciation, SMU named its first building Dallas Hall, which remains the University's symbol and centerpiece).

SMU has seven degree-granting schools:

○Cox School of Business
○Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences
○Dedman School of Law
○Meadows School of the Arts
○Perkins School of Theology
○Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development
○Lyle School of Engineering

On February 22, 2008, the University trustees unaminously instructed President R. Gerald Turner to enter into an agreement to establish the George W. Bush Presidential Library on the southeast side of the campus.

Notable alumni include:
●John Tower - former U.S. Senator (Texas)
●Laura Bush - former First Lady of the United States
●Gerald J. Ford - banking executive
●Jeffry Skilling - former chairman and CEO, Enron
●James Cronin - Nobel Prize-winning physicist
●Kathy Bates - actress
●Doak Walker - college and pro football player (1948 Heisman Trophy winner)
●Payne Stewart-professional golfer

ATHLETICS NICKNAME: Mustangs
SCHOOL COLORS: Crimson and Blue
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University
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Coordinates:   32°50'31"N   96°46'53"W

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  • SMU is also home to the Cox School of Business and the Dedman School of Law, both nationally ranked in their respective areas. SMU is also home to the beautiful Meadows Museum, a dozen or so libraries, and various collections like the Pollock collection which is housed as the Meadows School of the Arts.
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