Come Ask About Your VA Benefits

Veterans, active service members and dependents who have questions about their VA benefits can get assistance from representatives of key veterans' organizations who will be on-site at Cameron University. Veterans claims examiners from the Muskogee VA Regional Processing Office will provide personal service for those who have questions about educational benefits. They can also provide claims assistance, work on problem resolution, check individual VA educational claim benefit status and answer specific questions about educational benefit eligibility and check amounts. Representatives will also be able to assist with the Monthly Self Verification process. A veterans services counselor from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Veterans Service Center at Fort Sill will be available to discuss all other types of VA benefits, including compensation, pension and non-educational benefits. She can also provide information about the availability of benefits to active-duty military personnel who are transitioning to civilian life. Ernest Swindle II, CU's VetSuccess on Campus counselor, will be available to visit with students regarding an array of services available to those planning to use their VA educational benefits at Cameron. Swindle can answer questions about understanding and applying for educational benefits, disability compensation, life insurance, home loan guaranty and vocational rehabilitation. A programs administrator/regional manager for the Southwest Region Claims and Benefits division of the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs will be on hand to assist with claims before the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Email: va@cameron.edu
Phone: 580-581-2301

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Major Exploration Fair

The CU Student Enrichment Center will host this event for all students to discover what's possible at Cameron University. What is Major Exploration? This is the process of exploring and deciding on a major. The process looks different for each student. It can be repeated at any time in a student's undergraduate career, as the student learns more about themselves and their major of interest. Major exploration is not a process of exploring careers and committing to one profession for the future. It's a nonlinear process of connecting one's knowledge of self to academic goals. This event is for students who are completely undecided (students who are still exploring all their options), those deciding (students who have narrowed down their options to a few top choices), those decided but not declared (students who have a major selected and are working toward the requirements to declare it) & those who are reconsidering (students who have a major declared but are considering a change of direction). At this event, students will have an opportunity to talk with representatives from a number of academic departments across campus at one time and in one place to learn about majors, minors, and certificates offered at Cameron University. There will be several workshops held in conjunction with the Major Exploration Fair in the Buddy Green Room: "Focus On You-Discover The Major That Fits You With Focus" at 11:15 a.m. with Isabella Myers, CCSP (Work-Based Learning Experiences Coordinator). "Hacking College-Earning Your Freshman Year For Free" at Noon with James King (Advisement Specialist). "Choose With Confidence-Declaring Your Major" at 12:45 p.m. with Colette Highsmith (Student Success Coach). "Your Major Matters-The Financial Aid Connection" at 1:30 p.m. with Francesca Morris, MHA (Financial & Community Resource Specialist).
Email: hirecameronaggies@cameron.edu
Phone: 580-581-5908

Emergency Communication System (ECS) Test

It’s important to Cameron University that we keep our students and employees alerted to any emergency situations that might happen on campus. To help us get information to you, we use an emergency communication system (commonly known as “ECS” on our campus). We will activate the system to notify you if we cancel classes due to weather, if we have an emergency on campus, or if anything happens that causes us to disrupt your normal class routine.

When activated, ECS will send an email to your campus account and one other email of your choice. We will send a recorded message and a text message to as many as three phone numbers that you choose.

To make sure the system is working properly and you are getting messages, CU tests the system at the beginning of every spring and fall semester. Our next scheduled test of the ECS system will be Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at 1:50 p.m. To make sure you receive your test message, it’s important that you check your information on AggieAccess to make sure it is complete and correct. Here’s how to do that:

1. Log into your AggieAccess account.
2. Click on the ‘Employee’ or 'My info' link on the menu bar at the left.
3. Click on the ‘Update Emergency Communication System (ECS) Info’ link in the ‘My Personal Info’ box in the middle column. (Look below the text that is highlighted in bright yellow to find the link.)
4. Enter a home or landline phone number that you would like to receive voice notification. You may enter as many as three phone numbers.
5. Enter a cell phone number if you would like to receive voice or text message notifications. You may only enter one cell number. The university is not responsible for any charges incurred for receiving text messages.
• IMPORTANT: Be sure when entering phone numbers to use only the 10 digits of your phone. Do NOT type in periods, hyphens or parentheses and do not start with the digit “1”. You phone number should look something like this example: 5805811234. PLEASE REVIEW EVERY PHONE NUMBER ON YOUR ACCOUNT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE CORRECT AND CURRENT.
6. E-mails will automatically be sent to your Cameron University e-mail address. If you would like to receive an e-mail at an additional address, you may enter one.
7. Be sure to review and update your AggieAccess account no later than noon Monday, Sept. 14, so that the system can update itself before Tuesday’s test.

· If you are having trouble updating your contact information, please contact the ITS Help Desk 580.581.2454 or via e-mail at support@cameron.edu.

Besides the phone message, text and email, you will see other signs that the system is being tested. A banner will appear on the CU webpage, a notice will be posted on social media, and you will see a brief pop-up message on campus computers.

After next Tuesday’s test, if you do not receive notice on all of your personal devices, please reach out to the CU Public Affairs office at publicaffairs@cameron.edu so that we can research and solve any problems.

Please share this information with students and family so that everyone is aware of the upcoming test.
Email: publicaffairs@cameron.edu
Phone: 580-581-2211