Southern Methodist University is a private research university in Dallas , Texas , USA . It was founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. Now belongs to the United Methodist Church . [1] [2] University campuses are located in Dallas, Plaino and Taos . The university has more than 11,000 students. In 2018, Southern Methodist University ranked 61st in the ranking of the best US universities according to US News & World Report . [3]
| Southern Methodist University | |
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| Southern Methodist University | |
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| Motto | lat Veritas Liberabit Vos English The Truth Shall Set You Free |
| Based | 1911 |
| Type of | private |
| Trust fund | 1.633 billion (2018) |
| The president | R. Gerald Turner |
| Location | Dallas , Texas , USA |
| Campus | urban, 93 ha ( Dallas ), 120 ha ( Taos ), 7.5 ha ( Pleino ) |
| Students | 11 649 |
| Bachelors | 6,479 |
| Masters and Doctors | 5,170 |
| Teachers | 807 |
| Colors | |
| Official site | smu.edu |
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Graduates
- Bucks, Alessio , Italian pianist
- Batis Campbell, Enrique , Mexican pianist and conductor
- Bush, Laura , 45th First Lady of the United States
- Clements, Bill , Texas Governor
- Krishna, Somanahalli Mullaya , Minister of Foreign Affairs of India (☎)
- Lynn, Adrianna , American porn actress
- Auden, Thomas , American theologian and spiritual writer, one of the most influential theologians of the 20th - early 21st centuries.
- O'Neill, William , American entrepreneur, stockbroker and writer
- Simon, Cliff , South American athlete and actor
- Tamala Krishna Goswami , Krishna guru and theologian
- Ecker, Amy , American actress
- Featherstone, Katie , American actress
- Fernando del Valle , American opera singer (tenor)
Teachers
- Katwijk, Paul van , Dutch-American pianist, conductor, composer and teacher
- Chi-yong , South American violinist, teacher
- Sandor, György , Hungarian and American pianist, teacher
Notes
- ↑ Southern Methodist University (Link unavailable) . International Association of Methodist Schools, Colleges, and Universities (IAMSCU). Date of treatment June 29, 2007. Archived October 20, 2007.
- ↑ South Central Jurisdiction (unreachable link) . Date of treatment March 5, 2012. Archived May 16, 2008.
- ↑ Southern Methodist University (Link unavailable) . US News & World Report . Date of treatment February 28, 2018. Archived on February 28, 2018.
Links
- U.S. Geographic Names Information System: Southern Methodist University
- smu.edu - official site of the Southern Methodist University
- SMU Video Archive Series