Things to Do When Moving to a New Home

Moving to a new home can be tough, getting acclimated to new surroundings, and even adjusting to the new culture. One of our newest professors at CCPA, Dr. Piyawan (Pui) Charoensap-Kelly, shared her experience moving to Texas and even her favorite things to do when moving to a new home!

What was your move like to Texas?

It was an interesting experience moving during a pandemic. We had to cancel our initial house hunting trip mid Spring 2020 with no clue about when we could reschedule. We spent the quarantine time working with our real estate agent remotely and making a list of houses we wanted to

Improve your video production skills by learning from industry professionals. Attend the Research & Entrepreneurship Symposium hosted by Grant and K’ai Roberts Fu, Founders of Magnus Media Group. Their symposium is.

The symposium is titled Content Creation 101: How to DIY your Video Content and is scheduled next Wednesday, June 9, via Zoom. To register visit https://booking.smu.edu/calendar/engagedlearning/video

As many CCPA students prepare to graduate this weekend they are faced with the daunting question of what life after SMU CCPA has in store for them. We caught up with the class of 2020 alumnae, and previous CCPA Fellows, Kate Adams and Karna Small to discuss how their experience as SMU CCPA students prepared them for life post-graduation. No matter your path following graduation, whether you are planning to attend graduate school or enter straight into the workforce- there is no doubt that Once CCPA, Always CCPA. 

Food deserts are a systematic issue around the world, as individuals in impoverished communities lack the resources within their community to have access to healthy and affordable produce. Southern Methodist University professors, Dr. Owen Lynch and Dr. Doric Earle joined forces to find a solution that would increase social equity and social justice through social enterprise. The solution? Restorative Farms. 

“The Mission of Restorative Farms is to foster a vibrant and viable community-based urban farm system in South Dallas, TX, a community that most needs fresh food access and employment. Our goal is to create a self-sustaining, professionally-run farm system (what we call an “agrisystem”) to: Grow and sell fresh, local vegetables; build and sell

We are thrilled to announce the following awards received by some of our very own CCPA students. The CCPA family is proud to celebrate the accomplishments of these individuals.