Southern Methodist University
Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a private university in University Park, Texas, a city located within the Dallas city limits. (The campus has a Dallas mailing address.) SMU was founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, one of the churches that would later merge into the United Methodist Church (UMC). In 2019, SMU filed with the state of Texas to split from the UMC due to ongoing conflicts within that church. The university won a lawsuit filed by the UMC that tried to prevent its split from the church.
It is the site of the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
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Constructed in 1915, Dallas Hall remains the centerpiece of the campus.
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Perkins Chapel serves as the primary worship setting for Perkins School of Theology.
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The Laura Lee Blanton Student Services Building, with the Centennial Quadrangle in the foreground
The main campus hosts the George W. Bush Presidential Center, seen here during the dedication attended by five living US presidents.
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The Fondren Library Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas (United States).
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The Meadows Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas (
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Loyd Commons on the campus of Southern Methodist University in University Park, Texas (United States).
Armstrong Commons, one of five residential commons opened in 2014
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