The Delta Gamma Foundation Lectureship in Values and Ethics is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Department of Student Life, a division of Student Affairs at SMU. The mission of the Student Life Departments is to “educate students and the SMU community by providing purposeful opportunities for learning, personal growth, clarifying values, and developing skills that promote responsible citizenship.” It is an excellent match with the mission of the Delta Gamma Foundation Lectureship to "illuminate and define what is good and bad in the lives, characters, and practices of all professions and to educate students as to the value of ethical conduct."

Beginning Fall 2005, the Delta Gamma Lectureship will sponsor the first event within SMU’s ENCORE program in the Department of Student Life. This year’s event will be on Monday, August 21, 2006. Attendance by all first year and transfer students is mandatory and, in the past, over 1,000 students have attended this particular event. In keeping with the mission of the Lectureship, it will also be free to all students, faculty and the public. The topic will be sexual assault and harassment and the speaker is to be determined. The Delta Gamma Alpha Upsilon collegians and SMU will collaborate to stress the values and ethical issues relative to this topic.

ENCORE includes a series of events through the course of the semester involving topics such as academics, campus involvement, and interactions with friends and faculty. Examples of past ENCORE events include Date Rape Mock Trial, “Faculty Take you Students to Lunch Day”, First-Year Formal, and several programs presented by the Learning Enhancement Center to encourage academic success. These fun-filled events are exciting and very interactive, providing various opportunities for students to excel in their college career.