Mustang Corral is a great way to connect with your classmates and SMU! In addition to meeting your classmates, you will also get to know faculty, staff, and student leaders who will teach you about the academic life and spirit and traditions of SMU. Mustang Corral is a three-day, off-campus retreat for all incoming students. This is an experience you won’t want to miss!
The registration deadline for Mustang Corral will be posted in the Summer of 2012!
Mustang Corral is a great way to connect with your classmates and SMU! In addition to meeting your classmates, you will also get to know faculty, staff, and student leaders who will teach you about the academic life and spirit and traditions of SMU. Mustang Corral is a three-day, off-campus retreat for all incoming students. This is an experience you won’t want to miss!
Thursday, August 16 – Saturday, August 18, 2012
Mustang Corral is held at retreat sites in the Texas Hill Country--approximately 2 hours away from campus. Students will be sleeping in air conditioned cabins each with indoor restroom facilities.
The cost of Mustang Corral is included in the Orientation Fee that will appear on the student's tuition bill after enrollment.
The deadline to register is August 3rd.
When you register for Academic Advising, Registration, and Orientation (AARO) on ACCESS.SMU you will have the option to register for Mustang Corral.
You should complete the following items before coming to AARO:
Please send completed medical forms to the following
address:
Southern Methodist University
New Student Orientation and Student Support—Mustang Corral
PO Box 750355
Dallas, TX 75275
Please email mustangcorral@smu.edu or call 214-768-4560 with any questions.
If you are attending Mustang Corral, you can move into your residence hall on Wednesday, August 15. Residence Life and Student Housing Check-In will be in the Dedman Center for Lifetime Sports. Your move-in time will be sent to your SMU email account approximately a week before Mustang Corral.
Special Air Travel Arrangements
Ground Transportation in Dallas
Super Shuttle offers transportation to and from D/FW Airport for $32.00 one way for the first passenger and $8.00 for the second
and third passengers. Super Shuttle also offers transportation to and from Love Field for $23.00 one way for the first passenger and $8.00 for the second and third passengers. For shuttle information and scheduling, call toll-free 1-800-258-3826. D/FW area call 817-329-2000, or
http://www.supershuttle.com/default.aspx?GC=XV8MT.
Offers transportation to and from D/FW Airport for $23.00, plus $10.00 for additional passengers of the same party. Transportation to and from Love Field is approximately $23.00, plus $10.00 for additional passengers of the same party. Reservations 24-hours prior are required. For more information, call 214-841-1900.
The cost is approximately $45 one way from D/FW Airport, 45 minutes. A taxi trip from Love Field costs approximately $12, 15 minutes.
Avis Rent A Car Systems, Inc. has guaranteed the best possible car rental rates for SMU AARO and Mustang Corral participants. Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-331-1600 (refer to Avis Worldwide discount number A906399)
Mustang Cookout is for all Mustang Corral participants and their families. When you registered for Mustang Corral, you indicated how many people were attending the cookout. If you would like to adjust the number of participants, please call Mustang Corral at 214-768-4427 or email mustangcorral@smu.edu. The Mustang Cookout will be on Wednesday, August 15th from 5:00-7:00 PM at Umphrey Lee Center.
Hilton
Dallas – Park Cities
5954 Luther Lane
Dallas, TX 75225
214-368-0400
Click Here to Make
a Reservation
Students will arrive back on campus around noon on August 18th and will have
the afternoon to unpack and make a trip to the bookstore to get ready for the
first day of class on Monday, August 20th.