Cameron University’s esports team, the Pickaxes, wrapped up the fall season with a milestone, as each of the teams made the playoffs in their respective division. The Pickaxes faced multiple universities across the U.S. and Canada as they competed in Overwatch 2, Valorant, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate.
The Cameron University Foundation has established the Jane Godlove Art Career Development Award thanks to a $10,000 gift from the Leslie Powell Foundation. The endowment will fund a scholarship award to assist deserving full-time Cameron art students who must frame their work for CU’s Senior Art Show and art competitions for which student artwork has been accepted.
Administrative offices at Cameron University will be closed for the holiday season beginning Monday, December 23, and will reopen at 8 a.m. on Monday, January 6, 2025. Classes for the Spring 2025 semester will begin on Monday, January 13.
One of the oldest holiday traditions in southwest Oklahoma returns to the McMahon Auditorium as the Lawton Schubert Music Club and the Cameron University/Lawton Civic Chorus present Handel’s “Messiah” on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
The Cameron University Concert Band will take music lovers on a music journey “From Sousa to Sleigh Rides” during its upcoming concert on Sunday, December 8. The entertainment gets under way at 2 p.m. in the University Theatre.
Cameron University’s Visiting Writers Series, presented by the Department of Communications, English and Foreign Languages, continues with poet Patricia Bassel on Friday, December 6. Bassel will read selections from her book of poems, “House in Love Country,” in Room 2060 of Nance-Boyer Hall starting at 7 p.m. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Individuals and businesses who want to make a positive impact in the lives of area college students are encouraged to make a gift to the Cameron University Foundation on Giving Tuesday, a national day of charitable support. Giving Tuesday, which rallies people around the world to tap into the power of human connection and strengthen communities, takes place on Tuesday, December 3. All gifts received that day will be earmarked for the Aggie Fund, which provides students with scholarships, provides faculty support and helps to enhance campus facilities to provide better learning opportunities.
Cameron University will be closed November 27-29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. No classes will be held during this time, and administrative offices will be closed. Classes will resume and offices re-open for normal business hours on Monday, December 2.
Celebrate the holiday season with festive tree lighting ceremonies hosted by Cameron University at both its Lawton and Duncan campuses. On Tuesday, December 3, festivities are scheduled at CU-Duncan beginning at 6 p.m. The next night, Wednesday, December 4, CU’s Lawton campus will come alive with community members, with the celebration beginning at 6 p.m. in Bentley Gardens. Both events are open to the public at no charge.
