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Community 

SMU Hosts Celebration of Lights

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Celebration of Lights, SMU

SMU kicked off the holiday season with the annual celebration of lights Dec. 2 on the main quad.

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Community Park Cities 

Former Vegas Showgirl Gets Another Curtain Call

December 5, 2019November 25, 2019 Tanika Turner 0 Comments Community, Highland Park, Park Cities, retirement community, Showgirls, SMU, The Preston of the Park Cities

Linda Stewart shares memories of performing with the Rat Pack

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Arts Community Park Cities Trending 

Park Cities Renaissance Man

December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 Kirk Dooley 0 Comments art, arts, Community, Creativity, Football, Highland Park, music, musician, Park Cities, Sculptures, SMU, Sports

Ed Bernet energized by new creative passions

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Park Cities Schools 

Happenings on the Hill

November 25, 2019November 19, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments Cox School of Business, donations, education, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, schools, SMU, SMU alumni

Largest Alumni Gift Ever

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Crime Park Cities 

Neighbors Jarred by CVS Shooting but Rally to Help Mother, Newborn

November 20, 2019November 19, 2019 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Crime, CVS, Gun Violence, Highland Park, Mockingbird Lane, Park Cities, robber, shooting, SMU, Southern Methodist University, Theft, University Park

For people who live nearby or work in the shopping center in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane, where a pregnant CVS employee was shot in early November, the news of the violent attempted robbery proved jarring.

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News 

SMU Recognizes Student Veterans

November 13, 2019November 18, 2019 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments military veterans, SMU

SMU honored MilVets executive director, Navy veteran and accounting senior Conner McCarthy with the SMU Outstanding Student Veteran Leadership Award

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Schools 

$100M Moody Foundation Gift to SMU To Create New Graduate School

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU

SMU announced Nov. 12 that a $100 million gift from the Moody Foundation will fund the university’s eighth school, the

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Faith Living Well 

SMU Champions Authentic Relationships

November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 Tanika Turner 0 Comments culture, Diversity, faith, Living Well, religion, SMU, Southern Methodist University

The faces of religious fanaticism are young; the faces of interfaith cooperation are old. That’s what Eboo Patel realized in college.

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Crime News 

UPDATE: Mother, Newborn ‘Stable’ After CVS Shooting

November 2, 2019November 3, 2019 William Taylor 0 Comments armed robbery, CVS, SMU, University Park Police Department

UPDATE: A mother and her newborn baby boy remain hospitalized in critical but stable condition after a shooting Saturday morning

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Schools 

Happenings on the Hill

October 24, 2019October 30, 2019 Staff Report 0 Comments arts, Birds, children, Happenings on the Hill, Meadows School of Arts, Mothers, music, Psychology, Research, schools, SMU, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Teams Study Bird Migration, SMU graduate wins first prize in organ competition, and Project Support program expands to Sweden.

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Schools 

Cox School Celebrates Largest Alumni Gift in SMU History

October 18, 2019October 18, 2019 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments Carolyn Miller, Cox School of Business, David Miller, SMU, SMU alumni, SMU Cox School of Business

SMU on Friday morning celebrated the largest alumni gift in its history — $50 million from David and Carolyn Miller

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