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Website. www .smu .edu. Southern Methodist University ( SMU) is a private research university in University Park, Texas, with a satellite campus in Taos County, New Mexico. [8] SMU was founded on April 17, 1911, by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South —now part of the United Methodist Church —in partnership with Dallas civic leaders.
The American logo in SMU's colors. The SMU Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas, United States. The Mustangs were founded in 1911 and joined the Southwest Conference, competing against Baylor, Rice, Texas, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Oklahoma A&M (which later became Oklahoma State).
American academic dress is typically closed at the front and is properly worn with the prescribed cap and hood. On the baccalaureate dress shown, other items, such as scarves, stoles or cords may be seen. Bachelor's and master's gowns in the United States are similar to some of their counterparts in the United Kingdom, particularly Oxford.
Robert Gerald Turner (born November 25, 1945) is the President of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas.One of the most highly-compensated university presidents in the United States, Turner has been described as a "transformational" figure who helped rehabilitate SMU's national reputation following the infamous 1980s football scandal and NCAA death penalty.
George H. W. Bush (Doctor of Humane Letters, 1992) – 41st president of the United States. Gerald R. Ford (Doctor of Laws, 1975) – 38th president of the United States. Juan Carlos I (Doctor of Arts, 2001) – King of Spain. Jack Kilby ( Doctor of Science) – Nobel Prize winner; inventor of the integrated circuit.
The Southern Methodist University Mustang Band, known as the "Best Dressed Band in the Land" because of its 32 unique uniforms, [1] is the marching band of Southern Methodist University. Long known as “the Hub of SMU spirit,” the 80 member band represents the University at football and basketball games, produces the Pigskin Revue during ...
March 4, 1987 [6] The Cotton Bowl is an outdoor stadium in Dallas, Texas, United States. Opened in 1930 as Fair Park Stadium, it is on the site of the State Fair of Texas, known as Fair Park . The Cotton Bowl was the longtime home of the annual college football post-season bowl game known as the Cotton Bowl Classic, for which the stadium is ...
Special mission unit. The term Special Missions Unit ( SMU ), at one time referred to as a "Tier 1" unit, [1] is used in the United States to categorize the nation's most highly secretive and elite military special operations forces. [2] The term "special missions unit" is also used in Australia to describe the Special Air Service Regiment.