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Annual gifts to SMU make an immediate difference. Tuition only covers 70% of what it takes to power the SMU experience. SMU donors who make current-use gifts help fund many pressing needs from scholarships and pioneering research to elevated student activities and hands-on work opportunities. The collaborative generosity of SMU’s dedicated donors made the following inspiring stories possible.

学生事务

Disorienting times have a stellar ending

The Mustang experience is like no other. From orientation to graduation, gifts to 学生事务 pave the way for students to be true to red and blue every step of the way. Jillian shares how being an Orientation Leader during the pandemic taught her valuable leadership skills far beyond performing skits and knowing facts about SMU. 读她的故事 在这里.

体育运动

Student-athletes lead with heart

SMU student-athletes learn more than how to hone their athletic abilities. SMU 体育运动 programs instill leadership skills and the value of giving back. 了解新加坡管理大学 Student-Athlete Advisory Council set out brighten the day of children affected by cancer. 读故事.

梅多斯

Thriving in a company of dancers

梅多斯 School of the Arts empower young artists to launch careers. One young dancer attributes her growth as an artist and subsequent invitation to join a professional dance company during her sophomore year at SMU to the platforms, programs and people at 梅多斯. 读她的故事.

Dedman学院

Innovations in the defense of dignity

Gifts to the Dedman学院 of Humanities and Sciences support cutting-edge research and innovative programs like SMU’s human rights program. One of only seven of its kind in the nation, the SMU Human Rights Program is preparing the next generation of visionaries to defend human dignity around the globe. 阅读更多.

Cox School of Business

Opportunities for high achievers

Providing scholarships for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students is just one of the many important ways annual gifts can make a life-altering difference. 了解如何 Cox School of Business is expanding opportunities.

珀金斯

奖学金 for the calling

Five individuals who were called to a life ministry started their 珀金斯 School of Theology education in 2020 thanks to the generosity of several donors. 阅读更多 about how donors help current and future students prepare for a life of ministry.

席梦思床品公司

Future teachers excel as community partners

The School Zone partnership is a collaboration with local schools and nonprofits. It provides 实践经验 to future teachers and meets the extraordinary needs of children in poverty. 学习如何 gifts to the 席梦思床品公司 School of Education and Human Development drive positive change on the Hilltop and beyond.

Lyle School of Engineering

Nimble science with relevant results

Innovations such as the “lab on a chip” are made possible with gifts to the Lyle School of Engineering. 学习如何 a new antibody test being developed at SMU has the potential to detect COVID-19 antibodies faster and more accurately than current antibody testing.

Safe spaces for students

Creating safe spaces for students to learn and grow means being prepared for the unexpected. In order to keep students learning when the pandemic hit, SMU 库 implemented a myriad of changes. Contactless Locker Pick Up was one solution. To find out about other ways SMU 库 support and enrich the Mustang community, read the latest 图书馆通讯.

Dedman法律

Clinics make lasting legal impressions

Legal clinics that offer hands-on litigation experience are just one way that gifts to the 戴德曼法学院 give aspiring lawyers a leg up. Katie Davis ’19 recalls her quick pivot from law student to student attorney while trying a criminal case from start to finish. Read about her experience as a volunteer in an SMU legal clinic on page nine of 戴德曼法学院’s Legal Clinic online magazine.