Happenings on the Hill

SMU Exhibit Explores Life of Icon Carrie Marcus Neiman

January 11, 2022January 16, 2022 Staff Report 0 Comments Bonnie Wheeler, Carrie Marcus Neiman, Eugene McDermott Foundation, FP, Friends of the SMU Libraries, Happenings on the Hill, Neiman Marcus, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU DeGolyer Library, SMU Exhibit, SMU Women's Studies, Southern Methodist University

Many people know of Stanley Marcus and his genius for retailing, but many of the women who helped establish the Neiman Marcus reputation for excellence are much less familiar.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

December 7, 2021December 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments business, Chrystyna Kouros, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Katy and Kyle Miller, Kim and Bill Shaddock, Pamela Metzger, Park Cities, preston hollow, SMU, SMU alumni, SMU Dedman School of Law, SMU Edwin L. Cox School of Business, SMU Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University, Ted Russell

A $5 million gift to SMU’s Edwin L. Cox School of Business will create the Katy and Kyle Miller Courtyard, a place for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to exchange ideas, form friendships, and build business associations.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings on the Hill

November 9, 2021November 13, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bill and Liz Martin Armstrong, Bryson DeChambeau, Claire babineux-Fontenot, Custard Institute for Spanish Art, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Judge Barbara M. Golden Lynn, Linda P. and William A. Custard, Park Cities, preston hollow, schools, SMU, SMU alumni, Southern Methodist University, Yuankun Xu

Linda P. and William A. Custard committed $3 million, and the Meadows Foundation matched that to establish the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture at the Meadows Museum.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings on the Hill

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Central Expressway, Collin Yarbrough, deep ellum, FP, Happenings on the Hill, holiday happenings, infrastructure, Loch Ness monster, Louis Jacobs, Michael J. Polcyn, Shuler Museum of Paleontology, SMU, SMU Engineering, SMU Shuler Museum, Southern Methodist University

At a university known for its Mustangs (or Ponies), SMU researchers sure love their dinosaurs.
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Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings on the Hill

September 27, 2021September 28, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Austin Hickle, College Health Alliance of Texas, FP, Gabrielle Gard, Happenings on the Hill, Hegi Family, Jan and Fred Hegi, Park Cities, r. gerald turner, Scholarships, schools, SMU, Southern Methodist University

Austin Hickle had something of an epiphany last summer: If college campuses were going to return successfully to on-campus learning in fall 2020, student engagement would be crucial to compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Student Documentary Explores What It Is To Be #BlackAtSMU

June 29, 2021June 29, 2021 Rachel Snyder 0 Comments #BlackAtSMU, Amber Bemark, Anga Sanders, aysia lane, crislyn fayson, documentary, FP, Happening on the Hill, Happenings on the Hill, jillian taylor, preston hollow, Preston Hollow People, racial justice, schools, SMU

Students in SMU’s Meadows School of The Arts turned five tweets shared by students using the #BlackAtSMU hashtag into a documentary.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings On The Hill

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments dinosaurs, Dominique Baker, FP, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Lyle School of Engineering, Park Cities, schools, SMU, SMU Mustangs

Far from SMU’s hilltop, paleontologists with deep Mustang connections have identified another new species of duck-billed dinosaur.

Park Cities Preston Hollow Schools

Happenings on the Hill

May 6, 2021May 7, 2021 William Taylor 0 Comments Bachelor of Business Administration, Bryan S. Sheffield, Bryan S. Sheffield Hall, Bumble Inc., education, Edwin L. Cox School of Business, GIVINGPEOPLE, Happenings on the Hill, Park Cities, preston hollow, Schools, Sheffield Hall gift, SMU, SMU Magazine, Whitney Wolfe Herd

Maybe this spring’s graduation speaker wouldn’t mind if audience members look at their phones and “swipe right” instead of listening closely to her commencement address on May 15.