Veterans, active service members and dependents who have questions about their VA benefits can get assistance from representatives of key veterans' organizations when they visit Cameron University on Sept. 1. The CU Office of Veterans Affairs will host the representatives from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 301 of North Shepler Tower on Cameron’s Lawton campus.
The state official charged with leading Oklahoma’s strategy for deploying artificial intelligence and digital modernization across more than 125 agencies, boards and commissions will be the first speaker in Cameron University’s 13th academic festival, “Being Human in the Age of AI.” Tai Phan is Oklahoma’s chief artificial intelligence and technology officer, where he leads state government’s next phase of digital modernization. In this role, he is responsible for advancing a secure, resilient and modern digital government that delivers trusted, unified services and responsible AI innovation for state agencies and Oklahomans.
The Magic Lantern Film Society, a Cameron University student organization, has announced a slate of 10 films to be screened during the 2026-2027 academic year. The films run the gamut – from cinema classics and political intrigue, to animation and foreign imports. A couple fit into the theme of Cameron’s 13th academic festival, “Being Human in the Age of AI.”
Two Cameron University students were selected as winners of their categories while presenting original research during the recently completed Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium in Oklahoma City. SURP includes several summer research programs, including the Oklahoma IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence (OK-INBRE), and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Eight Cameron students presented their research posters at the symposium. Six were paired with CU faculty mentors and completed their research projects on Cameron’s campus.
Seasoned author and Cameron University professor David Bublitz has published his third book and second poetry collection, Line of Sight, with a release event scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, at the Leslie Powell Art Gallery in downtown Lawton. The free event is open to the public.
Cameron University’s Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts has scheduled auditions for “They Promised Her the Moon,” the first theatrical presentation of the 2026-2027 academic year. Auditions are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 17-18, at 7 p.m. in the University Theatre. The production will be presented Oct. 1-4.
Cameron University has agreed to host a debate between the two GOP candidates for state superintendent of public instruction ahead of this month’s primary runoff election. Robert Franklin and James Taylor will face off in the debate scheduled for 7 p.m. this Thursday in the University Theatre on Cameron’s Lawton campus.
For new, continuing or returning students who haven’t started their paperwork, Cameron has scheduled “Enrollment Saturday,” a walk-in clinic that provides a quick and hassle-free way of completing the process in one visit.
This year’s clinic is scheduled for 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. The event takes place on CU’s main campus in North Shepler Tower, located on Elsie Hamm Drive just east of 38th Street in Lawton. Ample parking is available.
The Lawton/Fort Sill Interdenominational Ministers Alliance and Cameron University will jointly sponsor a public forum featuring candidates for the Lawton City Council later this month. The forum will take place in the Cameron University Theatre at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20.
