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.
Cameron University has announced the slate of guest speakers for its 13th academic festival, “Being Human in the Age of AI,” that kicks off later this month and runs through Spring 2027. The impressive roster includes experts and researchers whose work examines the benefits and perils of artificial intelligence.
Speakers' presentations will cover everything from how artificial intelligence is changing the face of modern warfare to how Oklahoma government is using AI to modernize the operations of state agencies, as well as the ethics of artificial intelligence and safety and security risks it poses.
Arts for All, Inc., has announced that the Leon Russell Archive Project has received a major grant from the McMahon Foundation that will fund the preservation, cataloging, public research and access to the musical production and career archives of Leon Russell. The project brings together a coalition of partners, including the Arts for All Foundation and Cameron, alongside the Leon Russell estate with the support of the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture. Together these partners are working to preserve the archive and build public programming, education, and entertainment components celebrating Russell’s influence on American music.
