Community members from throughout southwest Oklahoma are invited to kick off the holiday season with Cameron University, which will host tree lighting events at both the Lawton and Duncan campuses. On Tuesday, December 2, festivities are scheduled at CU-Duncan beginning at 6 p.m., with festivities for the Lawton campus scheduled for Thursday, December 4, in Bentley Gardens at 6 p.m. Both events are open to the public at no charge. Ole Kim will lend a hand to light the tree at both locations, and attendees will receive a free commemorative Cameron tree ornament, while supplies last.
Cameron University invites residents of Duncan and the surrounding area to attend the CU-Duncan tree lighting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 2. The event takes place at CU-Duncan, 3100 W. Bois D’Arc Ave. and is open to the public at no charge. Attendees will receive a free commemorative Cameron tree ornament, while supplies last.
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Kyle Jarman has been appointed as the director of CU-Duncan, effective January 1, 2026. He has served as interim director of the campus since July 1.
Mark your calendars for one of the oldest holiday traditions in southwest Oklahoma – the performance of “Handel’s Messiah,” presented by the Lawton Schubert Music Club and the Cameron University/Lawton Civic Choir. For the 84th annual presentation, the event moves to the Lawton High School Auditorium, 601 N.W. Fort Sill Blvd., on Saturday, December 13, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
As part of Cameron University’s strategic planning process, the university will host a listening session for community members on Wednesday, November 19, at 5:30 p.m. The session will take place in the Mary Lou and W. Carey Johnson Auditorium, Room 111 in Ross Hall.
The McMahon Foundation has awarded Cameron University $3 million to enhance its business program. The Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University formally accepted the gift and approved the naming of the school earlier this week. The McMahon School of Business is the first “named” school in Cameron University history.
Cameron University student Makaila Payne, a senior from Mountain View, has been designated as a Brad Henry International Scholar, a prestigious program that will see Payne, a Sports and Exercise Science major, spending the Spring 2026 semester at Swansea University in Wales.
The Cameron University Concert Choir and the Gold Notes, CU’s jazz choir, will present “Sound of the Season,” an evening of festive and inspiring music to welcome the holidays. The concert is slated for Thursday, November 20, at Lawton’s First Presbyterian Church, located at 1302 S.W. A Ave. The 7:30 p.m. concert is open to the public at no charge.
The Cameron University Percussion Ensemble will take the stage in the University Theatre on Monday, November 24. The 7:30 p.m. concert will feature an eclectic program of contemporary music that range from groovy to primal to joyful, according to Dr. Cy Miessler, director of the ensemble.
