Honorary Degree Symposium

Honorary Degree recipients and symposium information can be found here.

Baccalaureate Service

Friday, May 17

Evening Bells

Location: Fondren Science Bell Tower
Time: 7:30 PM

Assembly of Candidates for Baccalaureate (Undergraduate Students Only)

Location: Historic Main Quadrangle in front of Dallas Hall
Time: 7:30 PM

Baccalaureate Service (Undergraduate Students Only)

Location: McFarlin Auditorium
Time: 8:00 PM

Live simulcast held in Theater, Hughes-Trigg Student Center Students are entitled to two guest tickets Service followed by Rotunda Recessional.

All-University Commencement Convocation

Saturday, May 18

Assembly of Candidates for Procession (Candidates Only)

Location: Candidate Line-Up
Time: 7:30 AM

SMU custom regalia required.

All-University Commencement Convocation

Location: Historic Main Quadrangle
Time: 9:00 AM

 

SMU's May Commencement Convocation 2013 will be a historic occasion, to be held on the Historic Main Quadrangle for the first time in over fifty years. In the event of heavy rain, the ceremony will be relocated to McFarlin Auditorium for candidates, faculty and administration only. All interested parties will be notified on our website and will be encouraged to watch the ceremony on smu.edu/live. If rain is in the forecast, please check our website at 6:00 a.m. on May 18, 2013 for an official announcement.

Commencement Luncheon

Saturday, May 18

Location: Umphrey Lee Center
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Reservations are highly recommended. Please
call 214-768-1767 for more information, or
visit smudining.com.

Diploma Presentation Ceremonies

Friday, May 17

The Guildhall at SMU, Hart eCenter

Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: SMU in Plano
Contact: Diane Urquhart (214-768-4278, diane@smu.edu)

Saturday, May 18

Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education & Human Development

Time: 1:00 p. m.
Location: Highland Park United Methodist Church, Wesley Hall
Reception: Annette Caldwell Simmons Hall Atrium, Immediately following ceremony
Contact: Graduate - Lisa Bell (214-768-4242, lcbell@smu.edu)
 

Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering

Time: 1:30 p. m.
Location: McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
Reception: 3:30 p.m. in the First Floor Mabee Foundation Foyer of Caruth Hall
Contacts: Graduate - Jim Dees (214-768-1456, jdees@smu.edu)
Undergraduate - Karen Coleman (214-768-1457, kcoleman@smu.edu)

Cox School of Business - Undergraduate

Time: 1:30 p.m.
Location: Historic Main Quadrangle
Reception: Cox School of Business Courtyard, Immediately following ceremony
Contact: Dee Powell (214-768-3012, dpowell@smu.edu)

Cox School of Business - Graduate

Time: 3:30 p.m.
Location: Historic Main Quadrangle
Reception: Collins Center, Immediately following ceremony
Contact: Dee Powell (214-768-3012, dpowell@smu.edu)

Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

Please check with your department, some ceremonies will be ticketed events.

Anthropology
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom, Umphrey Lee
Contact: Tiffany Powell (214-768-2684, tapowell@smu.edu)

Bio-Chemistry and Chemistry
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom, Umphrey Lee
Contacts Kim Orcutt (214-768-2730, korcutt@smu.edu) Bio-Chemistry
Laurieann Ram-Kern (214-768-2611, laurieann@smu.edu) Chemistry

Biology
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Hughes-Trigg Theatre
Contact: Mary Varela (214-768-2217, mvarela@smu.edu)

Earth Sciences
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: The Walsh Room, Underwood Law Library
Contacts: Stephanie Schwob (214-768-2770, sschwob@smu.edu)

Economics
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: McFarlin Auditorium
Contact: Brent Upham (214-768-2704, bupham@smu.edu)

English
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom, Umphrey Lee
Contact: Leslie Reid (214-768-2946, lereid@smu.edu)

History, Human Rights and Ethnic Studies
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Hughes-Trigg Theatre
Contact: Mildred Pinkston (214-768-2967, mpinksto@smu.edu)

Mathematics, Statistical Science, and Physics
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Hughes-Trigg Theatre
Contact: Liz Berry (214-768-2506, lberry@smu.edu)

Philosophy
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Karcher Auditorium located in Storey Hall
Contact: Charee Stewart (214-768-2118, charees@smu.edu)

Political Science, International Studies, Latin American Studies, and Public Policy
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Caruth Auditorium
Contact: Melissa Emmert (214-768-4171, memmert@smu.edu)
This event requires tickets

Psychology
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hughes-Trigg Ballroom
Contact: Ann Conner (214-768-4924, aconner@smu.edu)
This event requires tickets

Religious Studies
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: The Hillcrest Room, Underwood Law Library
Contact: Kenitra Brown (214-768-2095, kenitra@smu.edu)

Sociology and Markets and Culture
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Hughes-Trigg Ballroom
Contact: Karen Delk (214-768-4011, kdelk@smu.edu)
This event requires tickets
World Languages and Literatures
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Caruth Auditorium, Owen Arts Center
Contact: Debbie Garland (214-768-1406, dgarland@smu.edu)

Dedman School of Law Hooding Ceremony

Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Law School Quadrangle
Reception: Karcher Auditorium located in Storey Hall, Immediately following ceremony
Contact: Bobbye Heine (214-768-2108, bheine@smu.edu)

Meadows School of the Arts

Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Owen Arts Center - Outside
Reception: Greer Garson Theatre, 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Lisobel Bernal (214-768-2754, lbernal@smu.edu)
For questions regarding logistics, locations of ceremonies, parking, accessibility and all other
non-academic questions related to graduation, contact the Meadows Facilities and Events Office at
214-768-2713 or 214-768-4211 (http://www.smu.edu/Meadows/NewsAndEvents/Graduation)

Perkins School of Theology

A Celebration of Degrees and Academic Achievements
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Highland Park United Methodist Church
Reception: Great Hall, Elizabeth Perkins Prothro Hall, Immediately following ceremony
Contact: Janelle Hampton (214-768-2152, jhampton@smu.edu)