Start a movement

Start A Movement We educate visionary artists, scholars and communications professionals ready to make an impact on the world around them.

Challenge yourself to find your voice, hone your craft and make the world better.

At Meadows, you'll start creating on day one. You’ll do more than prepare for the future at Meadows—you’ll shape it in your first year. We challenge each student to develop his or her gifts to the highest level. We challenge students to find their unique voices and to develop the highest level of craftsmanship. While message and craft are the foundations of art, at Meadows we also practice entrepreneurship, outreach and engagement because they make an artist employable and relevant.

Where Are They Now?

A Meadows alum helps mentor a current student.

Meadows Mentor Program Provides Students with Professional Advice and Guidance

The new mentorship program created by the Office of Alumni and Career Success pairs current students with alumni and other volunteers share career advice.

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Tour SMU Meadows!

Join us as our student ambassador shows the state-of-the-art performance spaces, classrooms, study areas and facilities. See where SMU students practice everything from visual and performing arts to communications!

Life at Meadows

Explore what activities and opportunities await students attending SMU Meadows. Between concerts, performances, screenings, student organizations, and professional development, students can expect a vibrant, active community that will enrich their education and help prepare them for life after the Hilltop.

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Event Spotlight

Theatre
"Ragtime"

March 27–April 19 An epic, sweeping musical that weaves together the lives of a Black pianist, a Jewish immigrant and a wealthy white family at the turn of the 20th century. A co-production with Dallas Theater Center—directed by inaugural director of SMU’s Sexton Institute for Musical Theatre, Joel Ferrell.

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