Aficionados of classical music can look forward to “An Evening with the Classics” presented by Cameron University’s Lawton Community Orchestra. The ensemble will perform music by some of classical music’s most heralded composers. The concert is slated for Tuesday, October 15, at 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall.
Cameron University will celebrate the midpoint of the Fall 2024 semester with Fall Break on Thursday, Oct. 17 and Friday, Oct. 18. There will be no classes held during this time, and administrative offices will be closed. Classes will resume and administrative offices will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, Oct. 21.
Cameron University is pleased to congratulate the students who completed graduation requirements at the end of the Summer 2024 semester. Fall graduates are eligible to participate in graduation ceremonies at the end of the spring semester. The 2025 Commencement is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Friday, May 9, at Cameron Stadium.
Cameron University’s Department of Chemistry, Physics and Engineering will host middle-school girls from Lawton Public Schools for Girls in STEM Day, a half-day event aimed at inspiring and empowering participants to pursue a career in one of the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The event takes place on Friday, October 25, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room 100 of the Sciences Complex.
Cameron University music students will be joined by community members for a concert featuring the CU Concert Band and the Cameron/Lawton Community Band, both under the direction of Dr. Andrey Cruz. The concert is set for Sunday, October 13, in the University Theatre at 4 p.m.
When Cameron University’s Hyunsoon Whang takes her seat at the piano on the University Theatre stage on Friday, October 11, she won’t be alone. The CU professor will be joined by special guest ensemble the Florida Chamber Music Project, an ensemble comprised of seasoned chamber musicians and members of the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra for a special performance sponsored by the CU Lectures and Concerts Series. Victoria Stjerna, violin; Susan Pardue, viola; and Laurie Casseday, cello, will represent the Florida Chamber Music Project. The concert takes place at 7:30 p.m.
The Cameron University Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts kicks off its 2024-25 season, “Don’t’ Go Breakin’ My Heart,” with a comical romp through all of Shakespeare’s iconic works, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (Revised) (Again).”
When the enrollment period for the fall semester at Cameron University officially closed recently, interim president Jari Askins had reason to smile. She had just received word that enrollment at the Lawton university was up in almost every category.
Four Cameron University critical student support programs – the Student Enrichment Center, Student Support Services, Talent Search/Open Doors and Upward Bound – have received grants from the U.S. Department of Education that will allow them to continue to provide significant services to underserved populations through August 2025.
