Calendar - President's Scholars

Corralers move into dorms
(room #'s given at ck-in)

Students leave for Mustang Corral

Corralers return to SMU

Move in day for those who did not attend Corral
(room #'s given at ck in)

First Year Group Picture

New President's Scholars Welcome Reception

Night at the Club

Rotunda Passage and Opening Convocation

Classes Begin

President's Scholar Portraits
(first come/first served)

President's Scholars Pizza Party

Residence Halls

TBA

Mack Grand Ballroom
Umphrey Lee Building

Moody Coliseum

Dallas Hall/McFarlin Auditorium

Perkins Administration Rm 311

Home of PS Advisors J. Cook & Kathleen Hugley-Cook

SEPTEMBER

2, Fri., 1:30 pm

3, Sat. TBA

5, Mon., 9:30 pm

6, Tues., 8:00 pm

7, Wed, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

10, Sat., TBA

16-17, Fri.-Sat.

16, Fri., 3:00 - 4:00 pm

17, Sat., TBA

22, Thurs., 5:00 - 6:00 pm

24, Sat., TBA

Leave for PS Retreat

SMU Football - SMU vs. A&M

Return from SMU-in-Taos Retreat

The Willis M. Tate Lecture Series - Linda and Mitch Hart:
James Baker, Fareed Zakaria, David Gergen

New PS’s Sponsor Designation Mtg.

SMU Football - SMU vs. UTEP (conference game)

Family Weekend

President’s Scholar Family Weekend Reception

SMU Football - SMU vs. Northwestern State

President R. Gerald Turner Reception

SMU Football- SMU vs. Memphis

By the Flagpole(Boulevard)

@ College Station
GO MUSTANGS

By the Flagpole(Boulevard)

McFarlin Auditorium

Blanton Student Services Bldg, Room 110/112

Ford Stadium
GO MUSTANGS

Grand Mack Ballroom
UL Bldg.

Ford Stadium
GO MUSTANGS

Home of Dr. and Mrs. Turner

@ Memphis
GO MUSTANGS

OCTOBER

1, Sat., TBA

10 - 11, Mon.-Tues.

15, Sat., TBA

18, Tues., 6:30 pm

8:00 pm

22, Sat., TBA

29, Sat., TBA

SMU Football - SMU vs. TCU

FALL BREAK

SMU Football - SMU vs. UCF
(conference game)

MCCOMAS DINNER

The Omni Hotels Willis M. Tate Lecture: Meg Whitman; former president and CEO of eBay

SMU Football - SMU vs. Southern Miss (conference game)

SMU Football - SMU vs. Tulsa (conference game)

@ TCU
GO MUSTANGS

Ford Stadium
GO MUSTANGS

Grand Mack Ballroom

McFarlin Auditorium

@ Hattiesburg
GO MUSTANGS

@ Tulsa
GO MUSTANGS

NOVEMBER

1, Tues., 8:00 pm

4-6, Fri.-Sun.

5, Sat., TBA

5, Sat., TBA

12, Sat., TBA

19, Sat., TBA

23-25, Wed..-Fri.

26, Sat., TBA

29, Tues., 8:00 pm

The Jones Day Willis M. Tate Lecture: Neil degrasse Tyson; Astrophysicist; Host of PBS’s NOVA Science NOW

Homecoming Weekend

President’s Scholars Homecoming Tent

SMU Football - SMU vs. Tulane (conference game)

SMU Football - SMU vs.
Navy

SMU Football - SMU vs. Houston (conference game)

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

SMU Football - SMU vs. Rice (conference game)

The Tolleson Willis M. Tate Lecture: Katie Couric; Award-winning journalist and renowned broadcaster; best-selling author; activist for colorectal cancer research

McFarlin Auditorium

The Boulevard!!

Ford Stadium
GO MUSTANGS

Ford Stadium
GO MUSTANGS

@ Houston
GO MUSTANGS

Ford Stadium
GO MUSTANGS

McFarlin Auditorium

DECEMBER

TBA

4, Sun., TBA

5, Mon.

6, Tues.,

7-14, Wed.-Wed.

15, Thurs., 10:00 am

17, Sat.

December 15-January 16

PS Holiday Party

Celebration of Lights

Last Day of Instruction

Reading Day

Exams (No exams scheduled for Sat. or Sun.)

Residence Halls close for Winter Break

December Graduation

WINTER BREAK

LaHopkins home

Dallas Hall

JANUARY

3-8, Tues.- Sun.

10, Tues., 9:00 am

16, Mon.

17, Tues.

24, Tues., 6:30 pm

24, Tues., 8:00 pm

27, Fri., 11:45 am-1:15 pm

J-Term

Residence Halls Open

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

First Day of Class for Spring Semester

The Frederick M. McComas Dinner

The Anita and Truman Arnold Willis M. Tate Lecture:
Michael Lewis, author and financial journalist

Senior President’s Scholar Luncheon

SMU-in-Plano

Martha Proctor Mack Ballroom

McFarlin Auditorium

Perkins Administration Bldg., Room 311

FEBRUARY

13, Mon., 12-2 pm

Regular Action Committee Meeting

MARCH

1, Thurs., 3:30-5 pm

1, Thurs., 8:00 pm

10 - 18, Sat. - Sun.

16, Fri.

20, Tues., 8:30-9:30 am

22, Thurs., 7-9:00 pm

23, Fri.

6:00 pm

6:30 pm

8:30 pm

24, Sat., 12-2:00 pm

27, Tues., 8:00 pm

President’s Scholars Usher Student Forum

The Oncor Willis M. Tate Lecture:
Michael Pollan-Best-selling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma

SPRING BREAK

President’s Scholar Early Interviews

Breakfast for Interviewers

Interview Day Welcome Reception

SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEW DAY

Reception prior to Interview Day Dinner

Interview Day Dinner; Hosted by Dr. & Mrs. R. Gerald Turner

Alumni Reception (Pres. Scholar Alumni Only)

Final Committee Selection Meeting

The Lacerte Family Willis M. Tate Lecture:
Walter Isaacson, President & CEO, the Aspen Institute and current chair of Teach for America

Hughes Trigg Ballrooms

McFarlin Auditorium

TBA

.
Hughes Trigg Student Center Ballroom West
Mack Grand Ballroom, Umphrey Lee Bldg

Campus

Pre-function Area/
Hughes-Trigg

Hughes-Trigg Ballrooms

Faculty Club

Perkins Admin. Bldg., Room 311

McFarlin Auditorium

APRIL

6, Fri.

16, Mon., 5:30 pm

26-30

Good Friday University Holiday (campus closed)

Honors Convocation

Reading Days

MAY

1, Tues.

1, Tues., 8:00 pm

2-8

9, Wed., 1:00 pm

11, Fri., 2:00-3:00 pm

11, Fri.

12, Sat.

Last day of instruction

The Gregg and Molly Engles Willis M. Tate Lecture: Billy Moyers, Award- winning journalist & Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer prize winner

Exams (No exams on Sunday)

Residence Halls close for non-graduating students

Senior President’s Scholar Reception

Baccalaureate

Graduation

McFarlin Auditorium

TBA

Classes for Fall 2012 begin on Monday, August 20

Designated Mandatory

President's Scholars Calendar FALL 2011

President's Scholars Calendar
FALL 2011