Southern Methodist University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! == Academics == === Admissions === For the class of 2024 (entering Fall 2020), 14,010 students applied, 7,379 (52.7%) were admitted, and 1,531 enrolled/matriculated (20.7%) – including 758 women and 773 men, and the 1 year retention rate (entering Fall 2019) was 92%. The average SAT was 1,343 while the average ACT was 30.6.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/ir/Trends/2020/Student/First_Time_Admissions_2020-21.pdf?la=en|title=First-time Undergraduate Admissions Statistics 2010-2020|website=Smu.edu|language=en|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024657/https://www.smu.edu/-/media/Site/ir/Trends/2020/Student/First_Time_Admissions_2020-21.pdf?la=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The middle 50% [[SAT]] range for enrolled students was 630–710 for Evidence-Based Reading & Writing, 620–740 for math, while the [[ACT (test)|ACT]] Composite range was 29–33.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/FactSheets/Fall2020Facts/entering_first_year_2020|title=Entering First-year Students Fall 2020|website=Smu.edu|language=en|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024700/https://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/FactSheets/Fall2020Facts/entering_first_year_2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> === University Honors Program === First-year undergraduate students admitted to SMU are automatically reviewed for admissions into the highly selective University [[Honors Program]] (UHP). Generally, first-year students that rank in the top 10% of their incoming class will receive a formal invitation to join the UHP. Students that do not receive an invitation must have completed at least one full-time semester on campus with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher before formally applying for admissions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Dedman/StudentResources/UniversityHonors/Admission|title=Admission - Dedman College - SMU|website=Smu.edu|access-date=November 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914022142/https://www.smu.edu/Dedman/StudentResources/UniversityHonors/Admission|archive-date=September 14, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The University Honors Program is a liberal arts honors experience that serves to supplement the basic SMU University Curriculum. Students are required to take honors courses throughout their time at SMU, and the program culminates with a final senior project or experience. Each student's experience can be unique, and students are encouraged to pursue projects in their area of study or about their passions. === Reputation and rankings === {{Infobox US university ranking | Forbes = 169 | USNWR_NU = 89 <small>(tie)</small> | THE_WSJ = 175 | USNWR_W = 732 <small>(tie)</small> | QS_W = 1001–1200 | Wamo_NU = 353 | ARWU_W = 701–800 | ARWU_NU = 158–171 | THES_W = <small>Unranked</small> }} {| class="infobox" style="width: 22em;" ! colspan="2" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;" | <big>USNWR graduate school rankings</big><ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings">{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/southern-methodist-university-228246/overall-rankings|title=Southern Methodist University - U.S. News Best Grad School Rankings|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208033108/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/southern-methodist-university-228246/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Business | 33 |- | Education | 49 |- | Engineering | 161 |- | Law | 45 |} In the 2023 edition, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' SMU is tied for 89th in the rankings of national universities, with its highest ranking by the ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' being 56th in 2017, and 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/13/smu-ties-ut-baylor-passes-m-2017-us-news-college-r/|title=SMU Ties UT, Baylor Passes A&M in 2017 U.S. News College Rankings|date=September 13, 2016|publisher=The Texas Tribune|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024700/https://www.texastribune.org/2016/09/13/smu-ties-ut-baylor-passes-m-2017-us-news-college-r/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/17/how-did-texas-fare-in-us-news-college-rankings/|title=TribBlog: How Texas Colleges Stack Up [Updated]|date=August 17, 2010|publisher=The Texas Tribune|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=October 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025000425/https://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/17/how-did-texas-fare-in-us-news-college-rankings/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions">{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/aboutsmu/facts/rankingsandrecognition|title=Rankings and Recognition|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926113827/https://www.smu.edu/AboutSMU/Facts/RankingsAndRecognition|url-status=live}}</ref> In spring 2020, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked the Cox School's Executive M.B.A. program No. 27 in the nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/smu-3613/overall-rankings|title=Southern Methodist University|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 28, 2020|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312003800/https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/smu-3613/overall-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranks the Dedman School of Law tied for 56th in the U.S. for 2021.<ref name="USNWR Grad School Rankings"/> and it ranks No. 23 among the top 50 law schools with the highest average salaries of first-year graduates, according to data released by the ''[[U.S. Department of Education]]'' in April 2020 based on 2016 salaries.<ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions"/> In 2020, ''[[Condé Nast Traveler]]'' ranked SMU among "The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America", naming it the No.6 most beautiful college campuses in America in 2016.<ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america/6|title=The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America|work=Condé Nast Traveler|date=January 29, 2016|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930225314/https://www.cntraveler.com/galleries/2016-01-29/the-20-most-beautiful-college-campuses-in-america|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020 ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' in its 11th edition ranked ''[[The Guildhall at SMU|SMU Guildhall]]'' as the No. 4 "Graduate Program for Game Design" in the world. Since the rankings debuted in 2010, the ''SMU Guildhall'' has ranked in the top 10, earning N0. 7 in 2013, No. 3 in 2014 and 2015, No. 2 in 2016 and 2019, and the No. 1 spot in 2017, and 2018 for two years in a row in a survey of over 150 institutions. ''[[The Princeton Review]]'' also ranks SMU as one of the "Best Western Colleges" and as eighth in "Lots of Greek Life."<ref name="Southern Methodist University"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/News-and-Events/SMU-Guildhall-named-Top-Game-Design-Grad-School|title=SMU Guildhall Named to The Princeton Review List, "Top 25 Graduate Schools for Game Design for 2019"|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=September 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930174925/https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/News-and-Events/SMU-Guildhall-named-Top-Game-Design-Grad-School|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2016/03/16/smu-guildhall-rises-to-2-in-the-princeton-reviews-2016-graduate-game-design-program-rankings/|title=SMU Guildhall rises to #2 in The Princeton Review's 2016 graduate game-design program rankings|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=November 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201123174529/https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2016/03/16/smu-guildhall-rises-to-2-in-the-princeton-reviews-2016-graduate-game-design-program-rankings/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2015/03/30/princeton-review-ranks-smu-guildhall-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2015/|title=Princeton Review ranks SMU Guildhall #3 among graduate game-design programs in 2015|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024733/https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2015/03/30/princeton-review-ranks-smu-guildhall-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2014/03/24/smu-guildhall-ranked-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2014-princeton-review-list/|title=SMU Guildhall ranked third among graduate game-design programs in 2014 Princeton Review list|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024821/https://blog.smu.edu/forum/2014/03/24/smu-guildhall-ranked-3rd-among-graduate-game-design-programs-in-2014-princeton-review-list/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://www.princetonreview.com/game-design-press-release.aspx Top Video Game Design Press Release] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425165034/http://www.princetonreview.com/game-design-press-release.aspx |date=April 25, 2012 }}, Princeton Review, March 11, 2014.</ref> In the 2019 edition, SMU is ranked 91st in by ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/FactSheets/Fall2018Facts/entering_first_year_2018|title=Entering First-year Students Fall 2018|website=Princetonreview.com|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075550/https://www.smu.edu/Provost/IR/Statistics/FactSheets/Fall2018Facts/entering_first_year_2018|archive-date=November 28, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' ranked the Cox School B.B.A. program No. 21 in the nation — the second consecutive ranking at No. 21 in that publication, and No. 5 in the nation for post-graduation B.B.A. salaries.<ref name="SMU Rankings and Recognitions"/> The 2016 ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' undergraduate rankings survey, which the publication announced it will no longer conduct after this year, ranked 114 U.S. schools based heavily on career outcomes. ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' also ranked the SMU Cox Professional MBA program No. 7 in the nation; the SMU Cox Full-Time MBA program No. 31 in the nation; and ranked the SMU Cox Executive MBA program no. 3 in the world in 2013, the last year the publication ranked EMBA programs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/News/2016/cox-award-06dec2016|title=SMU Cox undergraduate degree program ranked No. 17|website=Bloomberg Businessweek|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024803/https://www.smu.edu/News/2016/cox-award-06dec2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, ''[[Forbes]]'' named Southern Methodist University as the No.14th among America's Most Entrepreneurial Universities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2015/07/29/americas-most-entrepreneurial-research-universities-2015/#25f5782f3823|title=America's Most Entrepreneurial Research Universities|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024734/https://www.forbes.com/sites/liyanchen/2015/07/29/americas-most-entrepreneurial-research-universities-2015/#25f5782f3823|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, ''[[USA Today]]'' ranked SMU as the number 1 music college in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/06/19/the-top-10-music-colleges-in-the-united-states/37391927/|title=The top 10 music colleges in the United States|website=USA TODAY|language=en|access-date=2019-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105150901/https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/06/19/the-top-10-music-colleges-in-the-united-states/37391927/|archive-date=January 5, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> === Research centers, institutes and related facilities=== '''Sources:'''<ref name="Academic Offerings">{{Cite web |url=http://www.smu.edu/AboutSMU/Facts/AcademicOfferings |title=Academic Offerings|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422130842/https://www.smu.edu/AboutSMU/Facts/AcademicOfferings |archive-date=April 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Southern Methodist University">{{Cite web |url=https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/News-and-Events/SMU-ranked-first-for-Game-Design-for-second-consecutive-year|title=SMU Guildhall Named #1 Grad School for Game Design for Second Consecutive Year|publisher=Southern Methodist University|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024702/https://www.smu.edu/Guildhall/News-and-Events/SMU-ranked-first-for-Game-Design-for-second-consecutive-year |url-status=live}}</ref> * '''AT&T Center for Virtualization''': housed within the SMU Lyle School of Engineering. * '''Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/News/2020/Featured-News/Fueling-the-Future-of-Business|title=Fueling the Future of Business|website=Smu.edu|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024734/https://www.smu.edu/News/2020/Featured-News/Fueling-the-Future-of-Business|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility''' * '''The Brierley Institute for Customer Engagement''': at SMU Cox<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blog.smu.edu/smumagazine/2017/07/hal-brierley-helps-prepare-the-next-generation-of-business-leaders/|title=Hal Brierley Helps Prepare The Next Generation Of Business Leaders |publisher=Smu.edu |access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024756/https://blog.smu.edu/smumagazine/2017/07/hal-brierley-helps-prepare-the-next-generation-of-business-leaders/|url-status=live}}</ref> * '''Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security''': housed within the SMU Lyle School of Engineering. * '''Southwestern Graduate School of Banking''': based within the SMU Cox School of Business. * '''Temerlin Advertising Institute''': based within the SMU Meadows School of the Arts. * '''John Goodwin Tower Center for Public Policy and International Affairs''': Named after [[John Tower]] (MA 1953), United States Senator for Texas from 1961 to 1985. * '''[[The Guildhall at SMU|SMU Guildhall]]''': The university also awards the Master of Interactive Technology (MIT) in Digital Game Development, as well as the Professional Certificate in Digital Game Development, with specializations in Art, Design, Production, and Programming – the only graduate program in the country to offer all four pillars of game development and has been ranked as the #1 Graduate Program for Game Design in the world by the Princeton Review for two years in a row.'''<ref name="Academic Offerings" /><ref name="Southern Methodist University"/> * '''SMU DataArts: National Center for Arts Research (NCAR)''' * '''William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies''' * '''O’Donnell Data Science and Research Computing Institute''' === Libraries and museums === ==== Libraries ==== [[File:Southern Methodist University July 2016 080 (Fondren Library Center).jpg|thumb|233x233px|Fondren Library]] * '''Business Information Center (BIC)''' – Business school library. Some resources are available to the public. * '''Bridwell Library''' – Named for the philanthropist Joseph Sterling Bridwell of [[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]], the Bridwell Library (established 1950) is one of the leading theological research collections in the United States.<ref>Comer, Stephen Earl. [http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lcb04 "Bridwell Library," The Handbook of Texas Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018015027/http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/lcb04 |date=October 18, 2013 }}. Retrieved April 23, 2013.</ref> * '''Central University Libraries''' – Central University Libraries is the largest of the SMU library administrative units, with holdings of more than 2.1 million volumes.<ref>Southern Methodist University. [http://smu.edu/catalogs/undergraduate/file/2012-2013/2012_SMU_UGCatalog_FrontSections.pdf University Bulletin: Undergraduate Catalog 2012–13] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309032747/http://smu.edu/catalogs/undergraduate/file/2012-2013/2012_SMU_UGCatalog_FrontSections.pdf |date=March 9, 2013 }}, p. 75.</ref> It comprises the Fondren Library Center, the Jake and Nancy Hamon Arts Library, the DeGolyer Library of Special Collections, the SMU Archives, the ISEM Reading Room ('''I'''nstitute for the '''S'''tudy of '''E'''arth and '''M'''an), the Norwick Center for Digital Services, and the [[Fred Wendorf]] Information Center at SMU-in-Taos, New Mexico. * '''CUL Digital Collections''' – Central University Libraries Digital Collections provide anyone around the world the ability to access a variety of text, videos and images. These collections are part of CUL's ongoing effort to digitize and make available SMU's unique special collections on the Web. * '''DeGolyer Library''' – The DeGolyer Library is the principal repository at SMU for special collections in the humanities, the history of business, and the history of science and technology. Dedicated to enhancing scholarship and teaching at SMU, the DeGolyer Library is charged with maintaining and building its various collections "for study, research, and pleasure." Established in 1957 by gifts from geophysicist [[Everette Lee DeGolyer]], DeGolyer Library houses one of the strongest collections in the United States on the Trans-Mississippi West, Texas, the Spanish borderlands, transportation with an emphasis on railroads, and business history.<ref name="hot-deg">{{Handbook of Texas|id=lcd01|name=DeGolyer Library}}. Retrieved March 21, 2009.</ref> * '''Fondren Library Center''' – The largest collection of resources on campus, Fondren Library houses materials in the humanities, social sciences and business, as well as government information resources. Fondren Library also houses the Science and Engineering Library which includes collections in biology, chemistry, physics, earth sciences, mathematics, statistics, computer science, and civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering. The library has particularly strong collections in the earth sciences, electronics, general science and technology. The Norwick Center for Digital Collections is also housed in Fondren. Fondren Library is open 24 hours, and is a common study place for students. Students have been known to call Fondren Library Center "Club Fondy" due to the social nature of the library. Fondren Library is also home to a Starbucks Cafe that serves faculty, staff, and students. * '''Edwin J Foscue Map Library''' – Located in Fondren Library Center, this is one of the largest map collections in the Southwest. * '''Fort Burgwin Library''' – The Fort Burgwin Library, located on the SMU-in-Taos campus in New Mexico, contains approximately 9,768 books and small collections of journals and maps. * '''Hamon Arts Library''' – Hamon Arts Library supports the undergraduate and graduate programs of the Meadows School of the Arts in the disciplines of art, arts administration, cinema, dance, music, and theater. The Library's circulating and reference collections contain more than 180,000 items relating to the visual and performing arts. In addition, the Library has some 300 subscriptions to arts periodicals and provides access to more than 40 online resources that are specific to the arts. * '''Norwick Center for Digital Services''' – The Center includes a student multimedia center and screening room and supports a full range of digital services, production services and collaborative technology support, including the CUL Digital Collections. * '''Underwood Law Library''' – The Underwood Law Library's more than 640,000 volumes support the instruction and research of the Dedman School of Law and the general SMU community. The Library's collection is particularly strong in the areas of international law, commercial law, securities, taxation, jurisprudence, oil and gas, and air and [[space law]]. ====Publications==== {{Infobox journal | title = Field & Laboratory | italic title=no | cover = | former_name = | abbreviation = Field Lab. | discipline = [[Botany]] | editor = | publisher = SMU Scholar | country = United States | history = 1932–1959 | frequency = | openaccess = Yes | license = [[Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0]] | impact = | impact-year = | ISSN = | eISSN = 0096-042X | CODEN = | JSTOR = | LCCN = sf98085275 | OCLC = 2008034 | website = https://scholar.smu.edu/fieldandlab | link1 = | link1-name = | link2 = | link2-name = }} '''''Field & Laboratory''''' was a [[scientific journal]] published semiannually, then quarterly, sponsored by the science departments of the university. It was established November 1, 1932, and had a total of 27 volumes. With volume 17 in 1949, quarterly publication commenced. The final issue was published in October 1959. Articles are available in PDF format at SMU Scholar,<ref name=fal>{{Cite web | title = Field and Laboratory | url = https://scholar.smu.edu/fieldandlab/ | website = SMU Scholar (scholar.smu.edu) | access-date = November 10, 2022 | archive-date = October 27, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221027130340/https://scholar.smu.edu/fieldandlab/ | url-status = live }}</ref> a partnership between SMU Libraries, the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, and the Office of Information Technology.<ref name=smus>{{Cite web | title = About SMU Scholar | url = https://scholar.smu.edu/about.html | website = SMU Scholar (scholar.smu.edu) | access-date = November 10, 2022 | archive-date = December 3, 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221203081529/https://scholar.smu.edu/about.html | url-status = live }}</ref> ==== Museums ==== * '''[[George W. Bush Presidential Center]]''' – Located on 23 acres on the east side of the SMU main campus, the center includes a presidential library, museum, institute, and the offices of the George W. Bush Foundation. The library and museum are privately administered by the [[National Archives and Records Administration]], while the university holds representation on the independent public policy institute board. The center serves as a resource for the study of the George W. Bush presidency and includes a full-size replica of the White House Oval Office, as it was during his presidency, together with over 43,000 artifacts, almost 70 million pages of textual materials, over 3.8 million photographs, 80 terabytes of electronic records, and overt 200 million email messages.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/en/About-Us|title=About Us|work=George W. Bush Presidential Library|access-date=October 8, 2020|archive-date=December 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225024744/https://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/en/About-Us|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="dallasnews"/> [[File:Southern Methodist University July 2016 122 (Meadows Museum).jpg|thumb|Meadows Museum]] * '''[[Meadows Museum]]''' – The Meadows Museum's collection was assembled by its founder, Algur H. Meadows.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://meadowsmuseumdallas.org/collections/pages/ |title=About the Collection | Collections | Meadows Museum, Dallas |access-date=September 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921225927/https://meadowsmuseumdallas.org/collections/pages/ |archive-date=September 21, 2018 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It houses several collections including a collection of Spanish art from the tenth to the 21st centuries. The museum holds different exhibits for periods of time every year. In 2018 it held the exhibition "Dali: Poetics of the Small, 1929–1936", followed by Mariano Fortuny y Masal's artwork in the "Fortuny: Friends and Followers" exhibit.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smudailycampus.com/ae/meadows-fortuny-friends-and-followers |title=Meadows' Fortuny: Friends and Followers |date=February 19, 2019 |access-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220122728/https://www.smudailycampus.com/ae/meadows-fortuny-friends-and-followers |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> This exhibit will run from February 19 to June 6. It also includes a sculpture collection including works by [[David Smith (sculptor)|David Smith]], [[Henry Moore]] and [[Claes Oldenburg]], as well as by contemporary sculptors such as [[James Surls]]. Important figural sculptures by [[Auguste Rodin|Rodin]], [[Maillol]], and [[Giacometti]] are also housed within the museum. It is also responsible for the university's art collection, including work by several important regional artists. * '''Pollock Gallery'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smu.edu/Meadows/AreasOfStudy/Art/PollockGallery|title=Pollock Gallery - Art - Meadows School of the Arts|website=Smu.edu|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607204521/http://www.smu.edu/meadows/AreasOfStudy/Art/PollockGallery|archive-date=June 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> – The Pollock Gallery provides an ever-changing display of works by the faculty and students of the Meadows School of the Arts, as well as by outside artists. It is located in the Hughes–Trigg Student Center. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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