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John Wesley’s Traveling Pulpit Gets New Home at SMU

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments art, FP, John Wesley, Life, living, Living Well, preston hollow, SMU, World Methodist Museum

The World Methodist Museum’s historical and theologically significant collections are moving in May to SMU’s Bridwell Library.

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Come Together With a ‘Mixtape’ App

May 14, 2021May 19, 2021 Josh Hickman 0 Comments 80s and 90s, business, CDs, Channel Music, Come Together, Matt Sidhom, Mixtape App, SMU, SMU Business school graduates

Matt Sidhom mused recently over coffee about the present social woes and an idea for connecting with music, personalized giving, and nostalgia.

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Four Ways to Address Migrant Crisis

May 12, 2021May 11, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments Community, Four ways to Address, immigrant, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Migrant Crisis, SMU, SMU Dedman School of Law

SMU Dedman School of Law’s Natalie Nanasi researches and teaches on issues relating to immigrant women and children and has volunteered at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, which houses more than 1,500 teens apprehended at the southern border.

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Happenings on the Hill

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bachelor of Business Administration, Bryan S. Sheffield, Bryan S. Sheffield Hall, Bumble Inc., education, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Sheffield Hall gift, SMU, SMU Magazine, Whitney Wolfe Herd

Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.

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Nick Silva – 20 Under 40

April 25, 2021April 26, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, 2021, Airbus, American Airlines, Armstrong Elementary, Community, Dad's Club, HeROS, Nick Silva, People Newspapers, People Newspapers 20 Under 40, Pilot, SMU, Special Section

Many young boys dream of taking to the skies as pilots, but Nick Silva turned that dream into a reality.

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Liz Silva – 20 Under 40

April 25, 2021April 26, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, 2021, Armstrong Elementary, Community, Liz Silva, Paragon Healthcare, People Newspapers, People Newspapers 20 Under 40, SMU, Special Section, University Park, Vanderbilt University

Liz Silva worked in SMU in alumni relations while attending graduate school at Vanderbilt and often found herself connecting other SMU alumni with people interested in internships or jobs.

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Brooke Donelson – 20 Under 40

April 25, 2021April 30, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, Brooke Donelson, CASA, Community, Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates, GIVINGPEOPLE, People Newspapers 20 Under 40, Sendero, SMU, Special Section

As a consulting analyst at Sendero and an advocate for Dallas Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Brooke Donelson makes a difference for clients and children.

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Lexie Aderhold – 20 Under 40

April 25, 2021April 26, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, Community, Lexie Aderhold, Partners Card, People Newapspers, People Newspapers 20 Under 40, SMU, SparkFarm, Special Section, The Family Place, University of Texas, Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dalla

Lexie Aderhold came to marketing in a happy accident.

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Amy McEvoy – 20 Under 40

April 25, 2021April 27, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments 20 under 40, 2021, Amy McEvoy, Community, Community Partners of Dallas, GIVINGPEOPLE, People Newspapers, Real Estate, SMU, Special Section, University Park, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Amy McEvoy dived into fundraising and nonprofit work shortly after graduating from SMU by joining the interior architectural design firm Wilson Associates and Trisha Wilson’s nonprofit, the Wilson Foundation.

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Camp Changes: SMU, UT Dallas, Texas A&M Reveal Summer Programs

April 23, 2021April 21, 2021 Riley Farrell 0 Comments Camp Changes, Camps, education, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, SMU, STEM, summer camps, Texas A&M, Texas A&M University, UT Dallas

While federal and statewide plans for distributing three vaccines might mean an eventual return to normalcy, face-to-face college programs for summer 2021 are still tentative.

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Happenings on the Hill

April 21, 2021April 20, 2021 Staff Report 0 Comments DeGolyer Library, FP, Happenings on the Hill, Human Rights Program, Ignasi Aballí, Love Letters, MAS: Meadows/ARCO Artist Spotlight, Rick Halperin, schools, SMU, Valentine’s Day

Don’t expect Texas to follow Virginia’s lead in abolishing capital punishment anytime soon.