The 2011-12 academic year brings excitement and unparalleled learning opportunities to Cameron students. This year, Cameron will explore “Afghanistan: Its Complexities and Relevance” during its year-long Academic Festival. The Academic Festival features five internationally recognized experts who will share their unique perspectives of the Central Asian nation of Afghanistan. Additionally, members of Cameron’s outstanding faculty will incorporate Afghanistan into their curriculum, and Cameron will sponsor a number of exciting events in keeping with the festival theme. This Academic Festival is one of the many ways Cameron University continues to present a unique and enriching learning environment for students.
Providing students valuable services and launching the necessary initiatives to make such services a reality continues to be a Cameron University commitment. Recent additions to the campus include the Student Wellness Center and the Academic Advising Center. Currently, Cameron is transforming its former Student Union into the Academic Commons, a facility which will join the McMahon Centennial Complex, University Library and McMahon Fine Arts Complex to form a core of centrally located buildings with extended hours of operation to better serve Cameron’s students and the community. Slated for completion in Fall 2012, the Academic Commons will house a broad range of academic services including a Student Computer Center, a tutoring center for multiple academic disciplines, a campus-wide information technology help desk, modern classrooms and an adjunct faculty support center. The Academic Commons will also become home to Cameron’s cutting-edge convergence journalism program, uniting the Department of Communication’s print, television and online production capabilities in one location.
Cameron University focuses on providing academic services to students while promoting and maintaining academic excellence. Cameron’s commitment to providing top quality education was recently recognized by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) following Cameron University’s 10-year accreditation review. Cameron received the most positive report in the school’s history, earning a 10-year unconditional accreditation for the first time ever. The HLC accreditation review team noted that “student learning is at the center of what it [Cameron] does,” said Cameron University is a “role model institution,” and cited the university’s ability to “redesign itself to meet changing student needs.”
Cameron stands confident in the quality education it offers; in fact, we guarantee it. Cameron has launched the Cameron University Guarantee. Beginning with the class of 2012, if a Cameron graduate enters the workplace in his or her field of study and an employer determines the graduate is lacking a basic skill relevant to his or her position, Cameron will provide additional training at no cost to the student or employee. To learn more about this unique initiative – believed to be the first of its kind in Oklahoma and one of the finest in the nation – go to www.cameron.edu/guarantee.
In addition to our commitment to providing a top quality education and a well rounded collegiate experience, Cameron is determined to keep that education affordable. To that end, Cameron has once again increased the amount of financial assistance available to its students. For the past three years, Cameron University has ranked in the top three universities nationally with its students graduating with the lowest debt. In fact, 65 percent of Cameron students graduate with no debt at all.
Cameron’s dedication to its students, combined with its small classes, excellent faculty, the finest in student housing and a variety of extra-curricular activities, provide a complete collegiate experience for Cameron students. Cameron University is large enough to offer the programs students want with the quality they deserve, yet small enough to call home.
Explore our website for a glimpse of campus, and then make plans to learn even more about the benefits of a Cameron degree by visiting Cameron University in person. I look forward to welcoming you personally.
Cindy Ross, President
