The Cameron University Department of Business has announced the student recipients of departmental awards. Students from each of the department’s degree programs – Associate in Science in Business (AS), Bachelor of Accounting (BACC), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership (ORGL), Master of Science in Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in Organizational Leadership (MSOL) – were selected, as well as awards honoring the top research student in the department.
Cameron University’s annual Commencement will take place on Friday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Cameron Stadium. Natalie Shirley, past chair and member of the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University Board of Regents, 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.
The Cameron University art program will host two summer camps for children, with multiple sessions available. Creative Expressions: Art in the Afternoon 2024 is geared toward children ranging from age 6 to 12, and the Fine Arts Summer Art Institute is for children age 13 to 18. Both are co-sponsored by VSA arts of Oklahoma. To register, contact Edna McMillan, ednam@cameron.edu or 580-581-2452 or 2450 or Susan Furtado, sfurtado@cameron.edu or 580-581-2346.
Cameron University’s art faculty evaluated 148 entries from 78 high school art students to select the winning submissions for CU’s Invitational High School Art Competition and Exhibition. The exhibition will be on display in the Art Teaching Gallery, located in the Art Building on the east side of the Louise D. McMahon Fine Arts Complex, through May 3.
Cameron University presents an evening of music featuring the talents of its conducting students, the Cameron University Concert Band and the Cameron University Concert Choir, who will be joined by the Rose State College Chorus, conducted by Dr. Tracey Gregg-Boothby. The concert takes place on Thursday, April 25, at 7 p.m. in the Cameron University Theatre.
Community members will join Cameron University music students for a concert featuring the Cameron Community Brass Choir and the Cameron/Lawton Community Band, both under the direction of Dr. Lucas Kaspar. The concert is set for Sunday, April 28, in the University Theatre.
The Cameron University Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts will conclude its 2023-24 “Season of Chaos, Compassion and Care” with the Student Play Festival, featuring 12 original 10-minute productions. The Student Play Festival will take place in the Studio Theatre from Thursday, April 18, through Sunday, April 21. The curtain goes up on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Individuals from all walks of life who want to enter the teaching profession are encouraged to attend “CU Become a Teacher,” a virtual workshop that will present the multiple pathways to becoming a certified teacher. The Zoom presentation will take place on Monday, April 15, at 5 p.m. and will offer information to those who have a college degree, those who have earned college credit but have yet to earn a degree, and those who have yet to earn college credit.
Cameron University has earned the 2024-25 Military Friendly® School Gold designation from G.I. Jobs magazine. CU was one of just 243 schools chosen for gold award status in recognition of its leading practices, outcomes and effective programs. The gold designation indicates that CU is rated within 10 percent of the 10th-ranked organization for the category of small public universities.
