Hartzell Touts SMU’s ‘Brilliant Minds,’ ‘Daring Ideas,’ ‘Boundless Energy’

SMU’s new president, in his inaugural address, celebrated a university on a dramatic rise amid a powerful city on the move.

“This is our moment to reimagine what is and what can be possible for SMU, and for each of our students,” President Jay Hartzell said. “To dramatically accelerate our academic, research and athletic ascent. To challenge the future, provide our graduates with unparalleled lifetime value and to become the most relevant university in the country.”

More than 1,000 students, faculty, staff, alumni, neighbors, and distinguished guests from across academia and the nation attended the inauguration and installation ceremony on Sept. 12 at the Moody Coliseum.

Student body president Will Leathers (cl

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