SMU Family Weekend enables you will find all of the necessary information regarding the weekend schedule, event registration, football tickets and more.

Schedule:

Fall Term 2016

April 4-22, Monday-Friday: Enrollment for fall 2016 continuing students for all undergraduates and for graduates in Dedman College, Lyle and Meadows.
May, July, August -TBA: Academic Advising, Enrollment and Orientation (AARO) conferences for new first-year and transfer undergraduate students. Conference dates to be announced. More information about AARO is available from New Student Programs, Student Life Office, 214-768-4560,
August 20, Saturday: Residence halls officially open at 9:00 a.m.
August 21, Sunday: Opening Convocation, McFarlin Auditorium.
August 22, Monday: First day of classes.
August 23, Tuesday: First day of Taos classes.
August 26, Friday: Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record. Last day to file for graduation in December.
September 5, Monday: Labor Day. University offices closed.
September 7, Wednesday: Last day to declare pass/fail, no credit or first-year repeated course grading options. Last day to request an excused absence for the observance of a religious holiday.
September 23-25, Friday-Saturday: Family Weekend.
September 27, Tuesday: Early intervention grades due for first-year undergraduate students.
October 5, Wednesday: Last day for continuing undergraduate students to change their majors for Spring 2017 enrollment.
October 10-11, Monday-Tuesday: Fall break.
October 23, Sunday: Midterm grades due for first-year and sophomore students.
October 31, Monday: 60 percent point of the term that federal financial aid has been earned if a student officially withdraws from SMU; prior to this date a partial calculated return to federal programs will be required.
October 31 - November 18, Monday-Friday: Enrollment for spring 2017 continuing students for all undergraduates and for graduates in Dedman College, Lyle and Meadows.
November 4, Friday: Last day to drop a course.
November 4-5, Friday-Saturday: Homecoming Weekend.
November 10, Thursday: Last day for December graduation candidates to change grades of Incomplete.
November 18, Friday: Students should file for May graduation. The last day to file is January 20, 2017.
November 22, Tuesday: Last day to withdraw from the University.
November 23, Wednesday: No classes.
November 24-25, Thursday-Friday: Thanksgiving holiday. University offices closed.
November 30 - December 5, Wednesday-Monday: No final examinations or unscheduled tests and papers.
December 1, Thursday: Last day for oral/written examinations for December graduate degree candidates.
December 5, Monday: Last day of instruction.
December 6-7, Tuesday-Wednesday: Reading days.
December 8-14, Thursday-Wednesday: Examinations. (No examinations scheduled for Sunday).
December 10, Saturday: Last day of Taos classes.
December 15, Thursday: Residence halls close at 10:00 a.m. for winter break. (December graduates and residential students who need winter break housing should contact the Department of Residence Life and Student Housing).
December 17, Saturday: December Commencement Convocation. Official close of term and conferral of degrees.
December 23-January 2, Friday-Monday: University closed.
December 25, Sunday: Christmas Day.

Key members:

Family Weekend Chair: Ciara Cooley

Talent Show Director: Olivia McGrath

Game Day Coordinator: Courtney Chance

Mothers Lunch Coordinator: Meredith McBee

Special Event Coordinator: Victoria Whitcomb

Programs/Marketing Coordinator: Alex Keith

Vice President of Programming: Clark Holt

President: Alex Silhanek