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FEATURES

CCPA students travel to Greece to study communication barriers
Students spend week studying how to use communication strategies to overcome cultural barriers. Read more

Theatre Division partners with Kitchen Dog for production of Our Lady of 121st Street
Kitchen Dog Theater, founded by SMU alumni, welcomes SMU students to their pack. Read more

SMU Dance helps save early Martha Graham work
Primitive Mysteries to be per-formed at Fall Dance Concert; panel discussion to include critics, Graham alumni, and faculty. Read more

Music composition student provides score for Neiman Marcus
Timothy Roy chosen to write three songs featured in Neiman's downtown Dallas store. Read more


ALUMNI NEWS

Laura Claycomb returns to SMU to perform as special guest
Opera star will perform for the National Association of Teachers of Singing on November 7. Read more

Garrett Haake graduates from "Daily Update" to NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
Journalism alumnus now working behind the scenes on the NBC Universal production. Read more


Homecoming 2007 - Meadows School Open House

Saturday, November 10, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
RSVP: Heather Franklin, 214-768-4690 or franklin@smu.edu

Tour the Meadows School of the Arts facilities and meet some students.

Afterward, please join Dean José Antonio Bowen and the Meadows School of the Arts
for some food and drink before the football game.

See all homecoming weekend activities

Attention Meadows alumni - we want to hear from you!

SMU Meadows is continuing its effort to find (and maintain) the most accurate contact information for our alumni. From young alumni receptions to 50-year reunions, we hope you will stay in touch. Would you like to mentor a student? Do you need to hire a Mustang? Looking for networking or continuing education opportunities? We can help, but we need to know how to reach you!

Alumni may update their records by visiting the SMU Alumni page or by contacting Heather Franklin, Meadows' Alumni, Parent and Friend Relations coordinator at franklin@smu.edu or 214-768-4690.


FACULTY NEWS

Professor Emeritus Roger Winter and former Meadows Museum director William B. Jordan receive Legends Awards
Awards presented annually by the Dallas Contemporary to an artist, professional, and arts patron. Read more

Cinema-TV faculty take home host of awards
Carolyn Macartney wins 2007 Kodak Faculty Scholarship, Pam Elder wins an expenses paid trip to Los Angeles courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and Kelli Herd spotlighted by Women in Film. Read more

Randall Griffin wins 2007 Vasari Award from Dallas Museum of Art
Associate Professor of Art History given award for outstanding scholarly publication by an art historian in Texas. Read more

Steve Edwards and Carrie La Ferle join the Temerlin Advertising Institute
The husband and wife scholars come to Meadows after teaching at Michigan State University. Read more


EVENTS

Meadows Distinguished Artist Recital Series: Joaquín Achúcarro
Internationally acclaimed pianist to perform Nov. 16 in Caruth Auditorium. Read more

Revolutions Per Minute: Emerging and Converging Media
Students, academics and major figures on the cutting edge of emerging media present, discuss and explore visions of the future. Read more

Meadows Theatre: Our Lady of 121st Street
Kitchen Dog Theater and Meadows team up for the area premiere Nov. 16-Dec. 15 at the McKinney Avenue Contemporary. Read more

Meadows Dance: Fall Dance Concert
Featuring Martha Graham's Primitive Mysteries and works by Ben Stevenson and Danny Buraczeski, Nov. 7-11.
Read more

Meadows Percussion Ensemble: Splendid Wood
November 6

Meadows Dance Ensemble: Fall Dance Concert
November 7-11

Comini Lecture Series in Art History - Whither Collecting
November 8

Sketching in the Galleries
November 8

Meadows Wind Ensemble: No Sun, No Shadow
November 11

Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Hanneline Røgeberg
November 14


Meadows Jazz Orchestra
November 15


World Music Ensemble
November 18

Meadows Theatre: Balm in Gilead
November 28 through December 2


Meadows Chorale and Concert Choir
November 29


Meadows Symphony Orchestra: New Art
November 30 and December 2


Meadows Opera Theatre: Opera Free for All
November 30

The Art of Jerry Bywaters: An Evening Gallery Presentation
December 4


Meadows Opera Theatre: The Old Maid and the Thief
December 5 and 6


EXHIBITS

Jerry Bywaters: Interpreter of the Southwest
November 30 through March 2
Meadows Museum

Jerry Bywaters: Lonestar Printmaker
November 30 through March 2
Meadows Museum

Noah Simblist: Protocols of Zion
Through December 1
Pollock Gallery

Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s
November 30 through February 24
Meadows Museum


SUPPORT MEADOWS

Private support for the SMU Meadows School of the Arts is a crucial component of our ability to recruit and retain the highest caliber faculty and students. To make a difference in the life of the School, please visit our secure online giving page.


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