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Enrollment is now open for the Fall 2025 term of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Music Academy, a growing program that connects young musicians with quality instruction and performance opportunities.

The SWOSU Athletic Association is pleased to announce that longtime SWOSU benefactor ASAP Energy, Inc. is serving as Underwriting Sponsor of the 19th Annual SWOSU Athletic Auction.

A continued partnership between Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the Consulate of Mexico in Oklahoma City is providing $8,000 in scholarship support for SWOSU students of Mexican origin.

Dr. Kalie Kerth has been named director of the SWOSU College of Pharmacy Rural Health Center.

SWOSU has announced that Mr. Garrett King will assume the role of Executive Director of the SWOSU Office of Institutional Advancement, effective immediately.

High school students from western Oklahoma are spending part of their summer at SWOSU, where they are getting a firsthand look at college life while building academic and career readiness skills through the university’s Upward Bound program.

SWOSU has announced the 20th class of its President’s Leadership Class.

SWOSU contributed more than $360.9 million in total economic output to the State of Oklahoma in fiscal year 2024.

SWOSU has announced the list of graduates for the Spring 2025 semester.

SWOSU is expanding its global reach with a new educational agreement signed at one of the world’s largest international trade shows.

Shylan and Carl Birdsong of Amarillo, Texas have made a generous gift to the SWOSU Football Legacy Fund.

Weatherford community members and SWOSU students joined together to raise more than $20,000 for the American Cancer Society during Relay for Life of Beckham and Custer County.

Representatives from SWOSU and the City of Weatherford recently joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard for a visit to Fort Sill that highlighted the Guard’s military capabilities and community partnerships.

SWOSU and OSIDA signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday, June 9, during a ceremony at SWOSU’s Weatherford campus.

Dozens of SWOSU alumni and friends spent a stellar weekend celebrating SWOSU Football Legacy weekend June 6 and 7, in Weatherford.

SWOSU is proud to announce a significant gift.

SWOSU has announced the availability of room naming rights and sponsorship opportunities within the Jerry & Margaret Hodge Center for Pharmacy & Rural Health.

SWOSU has announced the receipt of a major charitable contribution.

The Department of Music at SWOSU invites middle- and high-school musicians to register for the 70th summer of SWOSU Music Camps.

Engage Learning is collaborating with SWOSU to host its first-ever Family STEAM Night on Thursday.

Students from Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences recently took part in a three-day field experience at Quartz Mountain State Park as part of the university’s Herpetology course.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Mathematics recently held its annual banquet on Wednesday, April 30, in the East Ballroom of the Memorial Student Center.

Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) students and faculty from the College of Pharmacy were recognized for their research, teaching, and leadership at the 2025 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Alumni Association has announced the election of three SWOSU graduates to its Board of Directors.

The Everett Dobson College of Business and Technology at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) in Weatherford recognized its 2025 Outstanding Students and 2025–26 scholarship recipients during the 3rd annual Dobby Awards ceremony.

The SWOSU Department of Nursing recently hosted its in-person orientation for the nursing class of 2027 on Tuesday, April 29.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association (SWOSU OAEA) hosted its inaugural initiation and cording ceremony on April 22.

SWOSU's Dr. Tugba Sevin has been honored with the Oklahoma Online Excellence Award for Teaching by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Council for Online Learning Excellence.

Students from SWOSU Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences recently participated in a field experience at the Ouachita Mountains Biological Station in Arkansas.

Students and professors from SWOSU recently helped organize and host the 2025 Southcentral Regional Convention of the TriBeta Biological Honor Society at Mt. Lebanon Camp and Conference Center.