Southern Methodist University
Private university in Dallas
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| January 2025 | Highland Park UMC publicly acknowledged Dr. John Fiedler's criminal charges after multiple news outlets published the information, following his quiet resignation from the church. |
| 2024 | Tommy Tucker retired from his role as Assistant Director of the SMU Mustang Band. |
| 2024 | United Methodist Church General Conference voted to remove denominational prohibitions on hosting same-sex weddings. In response, Senior Minister Rev. Paul Rasmussen announced Highland Park UMC would continue to prohibit same-sex wedding ceremonies on its property. |
| 2024 | Munger Place Church was spun off from HPUMC and returned to operating as an independent United Methodist Church. |
| October 2 2024 | Dr. John Fiedler, a pastor at Highland Park UMC, was charged with solicitation of prostitution during a police inspection of a massage parlor in Carrollton, Texas. |
| July 1 2024 | SMU joins the Atlantic Coast Conference along with California and Stanford from the Pac-12. |
| 2023 | The Mustang Band celebrated its 90th annual Pigskin Revue performance. |
| 2023 | SMU wins its first conference title since the scandal in its last season in the American Athletic Conference. |
| November 12 2023 | Uptown Church held its last service after nearly three years of ministry. |
| 2022 | Charles Aguillon became the director of the Mustang Band and Head of Spirit for Southern Methodist University, succeeding Don Hopkins. |
| 2022 | The band represented the United States in the D-Day Memorial Parade in Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France. |
| 2022 | After suspension, Kappa Alpha Theta members established The Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that continues to recruit members and participate in social activities. |
| February 10 2022 | Kappa Alpha Theta was suspended after allegations of hazing new members, including pressuring them to consume large amounts of alcohol and endangering their safety and mental health. |
| 2021 | Bobby Collins passed away at the age of 88, concluding his life after being known for his controversial role in the Southern Methodist University football scandal. |
| 2021 | SMU's endowment surpassed $2 billion for the first time in the university's history. |
| January 2021 | HPUMC launched Uptown Church, meeting at the House of Blues, which was one of the first churches in the United Methodist denomination led by two ordained clergywomen. |
| 2020 | Condé Nast Traveler ranked SMU 6th among 'The 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America'. |
| 2020 | The Princeton Review ranked SMU Guildhall as the No. 4 'Graduate Program for Game Design' in the world. |
| April 2020 | U.S. Department of Education data showed SMU Dedman School of Law ranks 23rd among top 50 law schools with highest average first-year graduate salaries. |
| 2019 | The SMU Guildhall was ranked No. 2 for Graduate Program in Game Design by The Princeton Review. |
| September 29 2019 | SMU enters the AP Poll for the first time since the scandal, ranking at No. 24. |
| 2018 | Phi Gamma Delta was ordered to cease all organizational activity pending a university investigation into hazing. |
| 2018 | SMU Guildhall maintained its No. 1 spot for Graduate Program in Game Design by The Princeton Review for the second consecutive year. |
| March 26 2018 | Pi Kappa Alpha was officially suspended by SMU until the fall of 2022. |
| 2017 | HPUMC launched a new campus called The Grove Church in North Dallas, located on the site of the former Schreiber Memorial United Methodist Church. |
| 2017 | SMU reached its highest U.S. News & World Report national university ranking of 56th. The SMU Guildhall was ranked No. 1 for Graduate Program in Game Design by The Princeton Review. |
| October 2017 | Kappa Alpha Order was suspended by SMU during the 2017-2018 academic year. |
| 2016 | Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the Cox School B.B.A. program No. 21 in the nation and No. 5 for post-graduation B.B.A. salaries. |
| February 26 2016 | Announced the successful completion of the 'Second Century Centennial Campaign', making SMU one of only 34 private colleges and universities in the United States to complete a campaign of $1 billion or more. |
| 2015 | Forbes named Southern Methodist University 14th among America's Most Entrepreneurial Universities. |
| December 31 2015 | Concluded the 'Second Century Centennial Campaign', raising $1.15 billion, which was the largest fundraising campaign in North Texas history and for a private Texas university. |
| 2014 | USA Today ranked SMU as the number 1 music college in the United States. |
| 2013 | SMU moves to the American Athletic Conference. |
| 2013 | Rev. Paul Rasmussen began serving as the Senior Minister. |
| January 7 2012 | SMU plays in the BBVA Compass Bowl, defeating Pittsburgh 28-6 for their second bowl win in three seasons, marking their first January bowl game since 1983. |
| 2011 | Southern Methodist University reached its highest U.S. News & World Report national university ranking of 56th. |
| 2010 | NPC sororities at SMU began a multi-million dollar project to update and rebuild older sorority houses, starting with Pi Beta Phi and followed by Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, and Alpha Chi Omega. |
| 2010 | SMU wins the Conference USA West Division, receiving their first shot at a conference title since 1984, but loses the Conference USA Championship to UCF 17-7. |
| 2010 | Munger Place United Methodist Church became a satellite campus of Highland Park United Methodist Church after restoration. |
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See Also
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
University accreditation organization in the United States
International Association of Methodist-related Schools, Colleges, and Universities
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
Organization of private US colleges and universities