Cameron University has released “Plan 2023: Ambitious Goals for Growth, Innovation and Engagement,” a long-term strategic plan designed to guide Cameron University’s growth, development and the allocation of its resources for five years beginning with the 2018-2019 academic year. The planning document was approved by the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University Board of Regents earlier today during its regularly scheduled meeting.

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Cameron University’s governing board reviewed major university initiatives for the upcoming year and approved an annual budget of just over $46 million for Fiscal Year 2019 during its regularly scheduled meeting today in Oklahoma City. The University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University Board of Regents approved a $46,191,037 operating budget with approximately $35 million earmarked for student instruction, academic support, student scholarships and tuition waivers, and student services during the upcoming academic year.

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Jennifer Dennis, Ph.D., has been selected as Cameron University’s Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies. The University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University Board of Regents approved Dennis’ appointment earlier today during its regularly scheduled meeting. Dennis will assume her role as dean effective July 1.

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Cameron University has announced the President’s and Dean’s honor rolls for the Spring 2018 semester. To make the President’s Honor Roll, undergraduate students must be enrolled full-time (carrying at least 12 hours of classes) and maintain a straight A average (4.0). The Dean’s Honor Roll requires a B average (3.00-3.99).

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The Cameron University Foundation has established an endowed scholarship thanks to the family and friends of the late Patrick Copeland, a CU alumnus and staff member. The Patrick Copeland Memorial Endowed Scholarship in English and Foreign Languages will benefit full-time students who are pursuing a degree in the English & Foreign Languages discipline with preference given to students who have declared a major in International Languages.

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The Cameron University Department of Social Sciences has honored six students as “Outstanding Major of the Year” in Political Science, History, Social Studies Education, Sociology and Criminal Justice, the five degree programs that comprise the academic unit.

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Cameron University’s Department of Communication honored students during its annual awards ceremony. Awards were presented in numerous categories.

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The Cameron University Department of Psychology recently honored six students during its departmental Student Recognition Ceremony. Five students received Major of the Year Awards, and another was recognized with a Legacy Award.

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Five cadets from Cameron University's Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program were commissioned as Second Lieutenants (2LT) during a ceremony held at in the Cameron University Theatre.

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The Cameron University Department of Chemistry, Physics and Engineering celebrated the achievements of its students during a recent ceremony in which students were inducted into honor societies and received recognition, and scholarships were awarded.

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The Cameron University Department of Education recently celebrated the accomplishments its students with awards.

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Cameron University faculty members Eric Abbott, Irene Corriette, Robert McDaniel, Dr. Ann Nalley, Dr. Elisabeth Ponce-Garcia and Dr. Joanni Sailor have been honored with awards recognizing their contributions to Cameron’s academic community. Abbott was honored with the Hackler Award for Teaching Excellence, Corriette received the Faculty Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching, Nalley received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Student Research, McDaniel received the Adjunct Faculty Award for Excellence and Innovation in Teaching, Ponce-Garcia received the Bhattacharya Endowed Lectureship for Excellence in Research Award, and Sailor was honored with the Faculty Award for Excellence in Service.

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The Cameron University Department of Social Sciences has released the third volume of CHiPS: The Cameron University Undergraduate Research Journal of History and Political Science. The volume features the research of Cameron undergraduates Sandi Colby, Christopher Ellwanger and Luis Jaquez. CHiPS, which features student research papers in the fields of criminal justice, history, political science, sociology and geography, can be viewed online at www.cameron.edu/history_government/chips. Printed copies are available in the Department of Social Sciences.

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Cameron University’s Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts had its 2017-2018 Theatre Arts awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of their students this past year with a season celebrating “American Identities in the 21st Century.”

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Cameron University’s annual Commencement is scheduled for Friday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Cameron Stadium. Cameron alumnus Emmit Tayloe, Judge for the Oklahoma Fifth District, will deliver the Commencement address. Cameron officials encourage graduates, their families and friends, and all visitors to arrive at least 30 minutes early to facilitate a seamless entry into the stadium. Gates open at 6 p.m. Ample parking is available on campus. Chilled water will be available free of charge.

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The Cameron University Office of Veteran Affairs encourages new VA survivors and dependents who meet the eligibility criteria for DEA Chapter 35 benefits to enroll for summer classes. Due to a change in the total number of months a student may be eligible to receive these benefits and dependent upon when the student first enrolls, taking summer classes may be advantageous. While most changes under the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act, which becomes law on August 1, 2018, enhance or expand educational benefits for veterans, service members, families and survivors, there is one area where the benefit will decrease. The law reduces the number of months for which a student may be eligible from 45 to 36 if the student does not initially enroll prior to August 1. Based on this effective date, CU recommends that new, qualified beneficiaries who had planned on attending Cameron during the Fall 2018 semester consider enrolling in at least one class this summer. In doing so, students may be eligible for a maximum of 45 months versus 36.

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Cameron University will honor students who have completed requirements for a master’s degree at the 14th annual CU Hooding Ceremony on Friday, May 4, at 3 p.m. Master’s candidates Melissa Fourroux, Altus, and Leanne Perales, Lawton, will speak on behalf of this year’s slate of graduate recipients. The ceremony will take place in Aggie Gym. A reception for graduates and their guests will follow the ceremony in the CETES Conference Center. Parking is available on the west side of the CETES Conference Center, on the west side of Burch Hall, and on the east side of Howell Hall.

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More than 50 students have been named to Who’s Who Among Students at Cameron University, a competitive and prestigious award. These students were nominated by faculty and staff on campus and then evaluated, based on their leadership, involvement and academics. After receiving a nomination by faculty or staff, students submit an application outlining their collegiate career, including membership in student organizations, campus and community involvement and grades. In order to be eligible, students must have completed at least 60 hours.

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Cameron University students, alumni, staff and faculty members were honored by Phi Kappa Phi during the university chapter’s annual induction ceremony and awards presentation. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and the top 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. Inductees are expected to attain superior scholarship in all academic disciplines, promote intellectual life and the academic prestige of the university and promote the elements of character that would stimulate others to pursue excellence.

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Cameron University’s Office of Campus Life presented awards to students, faculty and staff during a recent ceremony on the CU campus. The event included the announcement of the Top 20 Students, comprised of outstanding juniors and seniors, and the Top 10 Non-Traditional Students, made up of outstanding juniors and seniors over the age of 25. Students are selected based on excellence in leadership, community service, campus involvement and academics.

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For the 10th consecutive year, Cameron University celebrated Earth Day with a tree planting made possible by the Lawton Northeast On-Line Branch Lions Club, a branch of the Lawton Northeast Lions Club. Allen Granger, club founder/past president of the Lawton Northeast On-Line Branch Lions Club, and members of the club were on hand to celebrate the planting of an Eastern Redbud adjacent to Cameron’s Aggie Gym.

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Applications are now being accepted for the 2018 Cameron University Engineering and Applied Mathematics Summer Academy, a residential science academy that is open to Oklahoma high school students at no charge. The academy will focus on green engineering is slated to take place from June 10 to 15. To learn more or to apply, visit www.cameron.edu/engineeringandmath. The deadline for applications is Monday, April 30.

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Cameron University students were recently honored for their creative writing at the Department of English and Foreign Languages’ banquet. The fiction, non-fiction, and poetry award winners will be published in “The Gold Mine,” Cameron’s literary arts magazine.

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The Cameron University Department of English and Foreign Languages honored its outstanding writers with receptions at CU’s main campus in Lawton as well as at Cameron University–Duncan. The annual event was held to honor outstanding freshman composition students. Cameron’s English composition professors selected students for the honor based on their overall performance.

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The Choral Program of the Cameron University Department of Art, Music, and Theatre Arts will present a combined performance featuring the Cameron University Concert Choir and the Centennial Singers on Thursday, April 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cameron University Theatre. Two vocal ensembles from Lawton High School, the women’s choir and the combined choir, will also perform. Admission is $10 for adults and $8 for students/senior citizens. Cameron faculty, staff and students are admitted free with CU ID. Tickets can be purchased at the door. For more information, contact the Cameron University Department of Art, Music, and Theatre Arts at 580-581-2346.

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Cameron University's Delta Rho Chapter of Phi Sigma Iota, the Foreign Language International Honor Society, welcomed new members during its recent Initiation Banquet. Phi Sigma Iota recognizes outstanding ability and achievement in the study or teaching of academic fields related to foreign language, literature or culture. Inducted into the Delta Rho chapter and granting permission for publication were CU students Nicholas Gautier and LeiLani Roman, Lawton.

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The Cameron University Guitar Ensemble will present its final concert of the season on Friday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall. Directed by Dr. Kirsten Underwood, the ensemble is made up of Cameron music majors Damian Alvarado, Aaron Brenneman, Trevor Campbell, Hannah Esquer and Joshua Rushing, Lawton, and Samuel Phillips, Sallisaw. Traditional classical selections as well as arrangements of folk music from around the world will be featured. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for senior citizens, military and middle/high school. CU students, faculty and staff are admitted at no charge with CU ID.

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The Cameron University Concert Band and Fort Sill's 77th Army Band will present a combined concert on Tuesday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cameron University Theatre. The concert will feature a combination of American military band classics and other popular concert pieces. Admission is free.

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Cameron University will hold its annual Arbor Day observance on Wednesday, April 18 at 12:30 p.m. Members of Dr. Mike Dunn’s Botany class will be on hand to assist with the planting of a Blue Spruce on the north side of the Sciences Complex. The ceremony is open to the public.

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In conjunction with Cameron University‘s current academic festival “American Identities in the 21st Century”, Cameron University is pleased to present “Choosing America: Freedom and Human Rights,” a panel presentation focusing on why the United States of America continues to be the country of choice for immigrants. The panel will take place on Monday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the CETES Conference Center and is open to the public at no charge.

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