The legacy of Dr. J. Mickey Cooper’s service to Cameron University has been commemorated with the dedication of the university’s herbarium in the late faculty member’s honor. Cooper, a respected educator who was a member of CU’s faculty for 37 years, established the herbarium in 1964.
More than 360 students from eleven southwest Oklahoma high schools converged on Cameron University recently to participate in the university’s 43rd Interscholastic Contest. The academic meet offered events in more than 45 categories ranging from accounting and biology to woodwind instruments and world history.
Cameron University professor Dr. Sarah Eppler Janda will be inducted into the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame on Thursday, March 20, during a ceremony at the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma City. Instituted in 1993, the Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame is the highest honor awarded by the Oklahoma Historical Society. This honor recognizes distinguished and long-term contributions to Oklahoma history through demonstrated excellence.
Cameron University is ready to host hundreds of high school students from across Oklahoma to the university’s annual FFA Interscholastic Meet, which takes place on Friday, April 11. The event helps agriculture students to hone their skills in areas ranging from practical animal science and agronomy to leadership and business while it prepares the students for the state competition. Cameron began hosting an ag-related interscholastic meet in 1947.
Now that mid-term exams are almost over, Cameron University students can look forward to Spring Break from March 17-21. No classes will be held during this time, and administrative offices will be closed. The Eugene D. McMahon Library will be closed from March 17-23. Classes will resume and administrative offices as well as the library will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, March 24.
What role did western movies and film noir play in the success of film studios during the Golden Age of Hollywood? Author and education Dr. Wyatt D. Phillips will examine that question as well as the role those film genres play in entertainment today, with his lecture “Singing Cowboys and Femme Fatales: Film Genre and the Economic Vernacular of the Hollywood Studios.” The lecture takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, in the McCasland Foundation Ballroom in the McMahon Centennial Complex. The event is open to the public at no charge and is made possible by the Holmes, Morris, and Newell Endowed Lectureship for Classic Film.
Even though the Spring Equinox on March 20 signals the official arrival of spring, for Cameron University students, it marks another important “season” – the impending arrival of enrollment for the Summer 2025 and Fall 2025 semesters. Priority registration begins on Tuesday, March 25. On that day, graduate students and seniors can officially register for classes. Priority registration continues on Wednesday, March 26, for juniors; Thursday, March 27, for sophomores; and Friday, March 28, for freshmen.
Middle school students who are entering 6th, 7th or 8th grades in Fall 2025 and who have an interest in mathematics, aerospace and other STEM disciplines are encouraged to apply for Cameron University’s Applied Mathematics and Aerospace Engineering Summer Academy. The residential academy is scheduled for June 1-6 on Cameron’s Lawton campus. There is no charge to participate. Only 20 students will be accepted.
Members of the Cameron University Class of 2025 have the ability to fulfill their Commencement needs at one of the university’s upcoming graduation fairs, where they will be able to coordinate a variety of activities and services in one setting. The graduation fair at CU-Duncan is slated for Tuesday, March 11, in the Learning Resource Center and will run from 10 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The Lawton event will take place on Wednesday, March 12, from 8:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. in the McCasland Foundation Ballroom, located in the McMahon Centennial Complex.
