Now in his first week on the Hilltop, Dr. Jay Hartzell sat down with NBC 5’s Katy Blakey for an exclusive conversation about the opportunity he saw in Dallas.

“We announced the change in January and I felt like I had Christmas presents that I had to put back under the tree, because it’s been several months of waiting. So to actually get here and get going is really a lot of fun,” Hartzell said.

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Only three days into the job at SMU, Hartzell is wasting no time getting to know the campus.

He’s been frequently posting on social media, introducing himself to the Mustang family and Dallas.

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