NEW STAFF
Romante Archer - UG
Admission Counselor STAFF LEAVING (Retiring)
June Hagler - Financial Aid
STAFF PROMOTIONS Courtney Barrett
- Assistant Director of Operation for UG Admissions Veronica Decena -
Manager of Certification, Transcript and Imaging Services Birthdays
Rod Del Rio
- Sept. 1
Nancy Peterson - Sept. 5
Kathleen Hayden - Sept. 11
Frances Wardell - Sept. 22
Monica Cordero - Sept. 26
Barbara Waters
- 23 years! Cruz Lopez
- 10 years
Jackie Wilborn - 8 years Stan Eddy - 8 years Darrah
Rippy - 8 years Daniel Herrera - 5 years Bill Chandler - 5
years Shereetta Robertson - 4 years Kerry Schneidewind - 1
year Enrollment Services Celebrates bringing in the new class. September 10th is the census date at which SMU reported the
enrollment statistics for fall 2008. SMU welcomed 1400 new students from
high school and reported a total enrollment of 6,264 undergraduate
students and 4,699 graduate and professional students. For details of fall
enrollment, click
http://smu.edu/intranet/des/current_term.asp. At a breakfast on the morning of the 10th, the Executive Directors of
Enrollment Services expressed a "World of Gratitude" to the staffs of UG
Admission, Enrollment Resources, Financial Aid, the Registrar's Office, and
Student Financial Services for their hard work this past year, stating that by the strong
collaboration of all the areas in Enrollment Services, the almost
11,000 students at SMU this fall are starting class. The goal of
Enrollment Services is to make this transition each term a smooth one for our
students and their families. The Executive Directors thanked each
member of Enrollment Services for their contribution to the success of this goal.
Anniversaries
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Staff Recognition Ceremony
October 14, 2008
10:30am
Hughes-Trigg Theatre
VIPs -
Very Important Ponies
Epi Ramirez
The September Very Important Pony remembers Epi Ramirez. Epi passed away this July. Epi had a long association with SMU and many, many friends across campus.
Epi began his association with SMU as an Upward Bound student, continued at SMU to receive a Bachelor's degree in Social Sciences and a Master's degree in Liberal Studies. Epi was a lifelong learning. This summer he talked of applying to the SMU Law School night JD program because he missed going to class.
Epi also worked in the Registrar's office for 18 years. Actually, a few years more when adding his time as a student worker. He worked his way through the Academic Records area to the position of Manager of the Transcript area. Compliments for his assistance often appeared in this column. Here is a sample:
Indeed, all IS well. Thank you so very much for your help. We sincerely appreciate your kind attention and your efforts to accomplish this delivery for us. What a lovely "registrar" experience.
Got it! Thanks very much. I never got such great service from anyone at SMU until you.
Thanks so much for sending the transcript I requested via voicemail yesterday. As always, I very much appreciate your quick response to my requests.
So many people have contacted staff in the Registrar's Office and Enrollment Services to express their condolences. To provide a way for people to remember Epi, the Division of Enrollment Services has created a fund to collect donations for a memorial gift of furniture for the Blanton Terrace. Gifts may be directed as follow:
Please make sure to list the designation Epi Ramirez Remembrance - 01479.
Include: Name, ID, amount, and designation 01479.
If people would like to pay online they can go to: www.smu.edu/giving. We accept cash, checks, or credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and AMEX).
Or send Donations to Gift Administration, Box 402, PAB G03.
John Hall said it for all of us:
Epi's love of SMU and his strong desire for doing the very best for our students and their families was always evident. Like you, it is hard for me to accept that he is no longer with us in the office, and I wonder how he could be taken from us while in the prime of his life. I just expected Epi to be here when I retired in a few years. After all, he'd worked with me for over 18 years. I expected that as I walked out the door for the last time that Epi, with his ever present smile, would reassure me that all would be well as he knew where everything was and that he would be sure that no other school's Registrar's Office would help their students more than SMU did. I know we'll be hurting together for some time, but I am confident that the hurt we now feel will be replaced in time with the pleasant memories of the times we spent knowing and working with Epi.
Every time you smile at
someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.
~Mother Teresa
Important Dates
Quotation of the Month
SMU Trivia
Question
Answer
Students and Faculty gather for Opening Convocation August 24th announced the beginning of the 93rd year of
instruction for
Southern Methodist University. The day began with University Worship in
Perkins Chapel followed by the Common Readings discussions for first year
students which led to the Opening Convocation, President's Picnic, and the
Dessert at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. First year students were introduced to Dr. Cordelia
Candelaria, Dean of Dedman College. Dean Candelaria gave the keynote
address at Opening Convocation signaling the official opening of the
academic year. The Convocation is filled with tradition including Rotunda Passage in
which new first year students pass through the Rotunda of Dallas Hall
symbolizing their entry into the academic community of Southern Methodist
University.
Following the Convocation, students were invited to the
President's Picnic and Dessert at the Hughes-Trigg Student Center. These
two events have not been a part of the day before classes but proved to be a
great success with over 2020 participants being served. To view
photographs from the Picnic click
http://smu.edu/newsinfo/slides/picnic2008/
October 1st
Division Meeting
This is our annual
Security Meeting - Attendance will be taken!
Sept. 19-20 - Family Weekend
Oct. 13-14 - Fall Break
Oct. 14
- Staff Recognition
Ceremony
Nov. 3 - Spring enrollment begins
Nov. 5 - Last
day to drop
Nov. 20 - Last Day to withdraw
Dec. 5 -
Last day of instruction
Dec. 8-13 - Final examinations
Dec. 13 - December Graduation
Dec. 22-26 - Holiday Break
Jan. 1&2 - New Year's Holiday
Jan. 19 -
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Jan. 20 - First day of class
The shortest distance
between two people is a smile.
Author Unknown
Ninety-three
