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will fund a home for the school’s computing projects and the Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute.“The new Gerald J. Ford Research Center will help to transform the research and educational landscape of the university,” SMU President R. Gerald Turner said


http://thescoopblog.dallasnews.com/2013 ... nter.html/

They were talking about that this evening at one of the homecoming events. Sounds pretty cool as a tool for use across the broad spectrum of the university.

Of course he may not feel like writing another check for a new coach...

What does this mean in practical terms? More of a general research focus? A new school of practice? A new speciality?

Basically a data/computer center for the university allowing cross disciplinary data gathering and processing. It's a modern day research tool.

will be a huge help in organizing us to attract more research dollars - most if not all of it will be utilizing our increased data capability - so having a centralize location dedicated to research should be a huge benefit. Every research dollar saves the University "carrying costs" - and helps tuition and endowment dollars go further. smart long term move.

Location of it?

http://www.smu.edu/SecondCentury/News/2 ... ctober2013

Press releases states that the location will be at the corner of Airline and McFarlin.

gostangs wrote:will be a huge help in organizing us to attract more research dollars - most if not all of it will be utilizing our increased data capability - so having a centralize location dedicated to research should be a huge benefit. Every research dollar saves the University "carrying costs" - and helps tuition and endowment dollars go further. smart long term move.

Thanks for explaining. For a minute I felt like my kids last year at Xmas when we gave them a gift and they got really excited, without a clue of what it was.

We should probably take up a collection and buy him a thank you card.

Does this man do a lot for SMU or what?

Still would have been nice to have all the money for the IPF.........

mrydel wrote:We should probably take up a collection and buy him a thank you card.

Does this man do a lot for SMU or what?

No kidding. He's one of those guys I hope to meet in person one day and thank in person.

write him a letter - only takes a second and would be really nice thing to do. Not 15 million nice, but nice.

He's the man. How much has he donated total to SMU?

Also, if he's feeling generous this Christmas season a new IPF will probably run us around $10M and June's 2014 salary is one the books for $2M more

StallionsModelT wrote:http://www.smu.edu/SecondCentury/News/2013/FordGiftOctober2013

Press releases states that the location will be at the corner of Airline and McFarlin.

So that's either where the police station is, the parking lot is, someone's house or that maintenance building.

Gonna guess since Turner hates parking, it's going where the parking lot is....