Celebrating 25 Years of Meaningful Impact
As SMU marks 25 years of meaningful impact, this exhibition invites you on a journey through three thematic collections—People, Places, & Purpose. Through these stories, step back in time to reminisce about cherished moments, celebrate the milestones that shaped us, and reflect on the values that brought us here. Let these memories inspire us to dream bigger and look ahead to the next 25 years with hope and purpose.
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In the year twenty twenty-five
How years have flown like months
And months like days
From the beginning, an exuberant dance
Explosive energy that has earned us praise
Forward! An Evans to Victoria march
So long, goodbye, colonial quads
Behold! See the banyan arch
A university in the city, against all odds
And now, the city in the university
Coupled, connected, with a cause
Endowed, enriched in diversity
Hark! in celebration, cherish the applause
Where dreaming spires mark origins
Of universities from a distant time
Ours, with a modern beat, a sonic marker rings
"Closing Times!" Recurring renditions chime
Standing tall, at all of twenty-five
Among those of hundred score
In predefined moulds, to prevail, thrive
In reimagined spaces, soar
- Prof Lily Kong, SMU President
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