J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations are often considered the most difficult work written for the keyboard. They will be the focus of a faculty recital later this month by Cameron University music professor Dr. Hyunsoon Whang set for at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 in the University Theatre, 27th and A Avenue in Lawton.
Cameron University’s Department of Communication, English and Foreign Languages will host award-winning filmmaker Loren Waters for a film screening and talk at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19.
During the event, Waters’ Academy Award-qualifying short documentary, “Tiger,” will be screened. The film was recipient of the short film special jury award for directing at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, and has been recognized at more than a dozen film festivals.
“Glengarry Glen Ross,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 stage play by American playwright David Mamet, will be presented by Cameron University students Nov. 19-22. The production will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 19-21, in the University Theatre’s studio theatre. It concludes with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22.
Cameron University will celebrate all things military during “Vet Fest” on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The event, hosted by the campus Office of Veterans Affairs, is open to everyone, especially veterans, military service members and dependents.
Vet Fest will kick off with a 10 a.m. salute led by Fort Sill’s howitzer, courtesy of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Field Artillery Regiment, 428th Field Artillery Brigade, as well as Cameron’s own ceremonial artillery piece, “Big Ollie.” The salute will be fired in Bentley Gardens just south of the McMahon Centennial Complex at University Drive and D Avenue. The ceremony is open to the public.
Cameron University will celebrate its contingent of first-generation college students Nov. 2-6 when it holds “First Gen Week” on campus. Gov. Kevin Stitt has proclaimed that week as “First Generation Week” in Oklahoma. “First Gen” is a term generally used to describe a college student whose parents or legal guardians do not hold baccalaureate degrees from a four-year institution, even if they took a few college classes during their lives.
Col. Jay Morgan, garrison commander at Fort Sill, will deliver the keynote message at Cameron University’s annual Veterans Day ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The event will start at 1 p.m. in Veterans Grove, located between Howell Hall and Gore Boulevard on the northern edge of campus.
The ceremony is just one of a number of activities planned at Cameron to honor member of the U.S. Armed Forces. Active-duty military and veterans are invited to enjoy a complimentary meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Veterans Day in the Shepler Cafeteria, located on the south side of campus along Elsie Hamm Drive.
Cameron University will display more than 7,000 American flags across its Lawton campus as a lead-up to its annual observance of Veterans Day. The flags will be in place from Monday, Nov. 2, through Thursday, Nov. 12, as visible recognition of the patriotism and dedication of those who served in the Armed Forces.
Active members of the U.S. Armed Forces, veterans and dependents are invited to Cameron University’s Military Veterans Resource Fair slated for Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 4-5. The annual event takes place from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. both days in the McMahon Centennial Complex, located at University Drive and D Avenue in Lawton.
The event links participants with roughly two dozen services provided by community, state and federal organizations.
Jazz fans and those who enjoy Western Swing have a thrill in store, as Cameron University welcomes Greg Burgess and Oklahoma Swing back to campus for its 46th annual Country-Jazz Fusion. The concert is set for 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 in the University Theatre, 27th Street and A Avenue.
Just as they did last year for the 45th edition of Country-Jazz Fusion, the Cameron University Jazz Ensemble and the Lawton Jazz Orchestra will join Burgess and Oklahoma Swing onstage. Both local groups are under the direction of CU associate music professor Dr. JD Little.
