The Cameron University Speech and Debate team has been crowned the state champion for the third consecutive year following the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Forensic Association’s state tournament. The Aggie team of Maryssa Crispin, Micah Elroy, Dylan Griggs and Sacred Martinez brought home 28 awards following the tournament, where they faced competitors from 10 universities.
Cameron University will mark the midpoint of the Spring 2022 semester with Spring Break from March 14-18. No classes will be held during this time, and administrative offices as well as the Eugene D. McMahon Library will be closed. Classes will resume and administrative offices will re-open for normal business hours on Monday, March 21.
The Cameron University Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts is pleased to announce the winners of its third annual Student Art Competition. The honorees were selected by Patrick Riley, retired Professor of Art and Chair at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
Works by Cameron University students will be on public display in the Art Teaching Gallery, located in the Art Building, in conjunction with the third annual Student Art Competition and Exhibition. The exhibition will feature works of art created in a multitude of media and will open with a reception and announcement of awards on Thursday, March 3, from 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Saxophonist, arranger and composer Denis DiBlasio will headline the 2022 Cameron University Jazz Festival, joining the CU Jazz Ensemble and the Lawton Jazz Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, in the University Theatre. The Aggie Jazz Academy, a group of high school students from throughout southwest Oklahoma, will also make a guest appearance.
Michael Cox, a Cameron University alumnus, will join the CU Concert Band and Fort Sill’s 77th Army Band for “Saxophone Spotlight” on Thursday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre. The concert is open to the public at no charge. To reserve tickets, call the CU Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts at 580-581-2346.
Cameron University alumna Joey Brown will take the spotlight for CU’s Visiting Writer’s Series, appearing on Friday, March 4 at 7 p.m. The presentation, which is open to the public at no charge, takes place in the McCasland Ballroom in the McMahon Centennial Complex. Facial coverings are encouraged.
Members of the Cameron University forensics team earned awards at the Border Wars speech and debate tournament, hosted in a virtual format by Kansas Wesleyan University.
Cameron University students and alumni, as well as community members from throughout southwest Oklahoma, are invited to explore career opportunities during the Red River Career Connection, a virtual job fair that is slated to take place from Monday, March 7, through Friday, March 11. The Red River Career Connection will offer virtual sessions targeted at various industry segments, allowing job seekers to hone in on the industries they wish to explore.
