Big Announcement 9/24

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

I am waiting with bated breath for the big announcement!

[Pony^]

Already announced $1 Billion earlier today:

http://www.smu.edu/News/2015/smu-1-billion-24sept2015

[tristatecoog]

Launched right when the economy was collapsing. Excellent job...

The Second Century Campaign was publicly launched in 2008 with a goal of $750 million. Rapid progress toward that goal and opportunities for further advancements led SMU leaders in 2013 to increase the goal to $1 billion and extend its timeline to 2015. The last four years of the campaign, 2011-2015, have coincided with SMU’s centennial era, marking the 100th anniversary of the University’s founding in 1911 and opening in 1915.

http://www.smu.edu/News/2015/smu-1-billion-24sept2015

[NewAgeMustange]

now for 6 billion

[ponydawg]

This means they'll stop calling now.....right?

[Greenwich Pony]

$1 Billion, and they still can't get the announcement off on time.

[East Coast Mustang]

"BILLION? What is that? Is that what comes after million?"
-everyone at gomeangreen.com

[PonyTime]

When does the new Natatorium break ground?

[JoeKidd]

When does the new Natatorium break ground?

You mean the IPF...surely there a few teachers/administrators we can cut to make this happen now, right?

[ender3]

This means they'll stop calling now.....right?

First thing my wife asked.

[SMU Grid Iron Madman]

Gees, I thought Luis Tiant of Boston Red Sox had a long wind up. Trumpet player tired yet?

[Greenwich Pony]

Well we look like a bunch of chump amateurs. You state an announcement at 10:00, you get off to a late start and still have not made the announcement by 10:56. That is essentially a coded message to the media to ignore future releases. No wonder we aren't rising in the rankings. Our PR interaction is the worst of any major university I deal with.

Don't get me wrong, it's nice to celebrate 100 years, and if we crossed the $1 billion mark great (though putting out the release prior to the announcement is also amateur), but if you are going to make a major announcement people and the media's time is valuable, and we just disrespected them with a bunch of pompous noise. If they were going to have a televised ceremony, it should have been an invitation to join that, with a separate timing for the "big announcement" and the release should have come post announcement.

If someone working the university media relations department reads this, please PM me. This is shameful.

[smupony94]

This means they'll stop calling now.....right?

First thing my wife asked.

I feel sorry for the Mr. Gatti's in Austin for getting all of SMU's calls for me

[mrydel]

This means they'll stop calling now.....right?

First thing my wife asked.

I feel sorry for the Mr. Gatti's in Austin for getting all of SMU's calls for me

Do you stop in on occasion and ask if you have any messages?

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Those giants are freaking me out.