Cameron University a four-year, state-funded university located in Lawton, Oklahoma, offers more than 50 degrees through two-year, four-year and graduate programs. The degree programs emphasize the liberal arts, science and technology and graduate and professional studies. Cameron is the only Oklahoma university which offers associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at one site. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lawton is a city located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq. ... This page as shown in the aol 9. ... Western Illinois University A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctorate) in a variety of subjects. ... Lawton is a city located in Comanche County, Oklahoma. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Area  Ranked 20th  - Total 69,960 sq. ...

History

The institution was established in 1908 as the Cameron State School of Agriculture by the Oklahoma Legislature just a year after statehood. The institution is named for the Rev. E. D. Cameron, a Baptist minister and Oklahoma’s first State Superintendent of Schools. The first classes were held on Statehood Day 1909 in the basement of a bank building while a new campus building was constructed.

Cameron added junior college work in 1927 when local higher education needs exceeded what was available in Southwest Oklahoma. With this changed function came a new name — Cameron State Agricultural College. High school courses were dropped and Cameron became solely a junior college in 1941 when the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education was formed and joined the group of institutions governed by the Board of Regents of Oklahoma A&M Colleges.

Baccalaureate degrees were authorized in 1966 by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, following action by the Legislature. The institution’s name was shortened to Cameron College in 1971, then changed to Cameron University in 1974. As the 1970s continued, Cameron demonstrated its dedication to expanded academic offerings through the construction of a fine arts facility designed to serve students in theatre, music, broadcasting and speech communication. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...

In 1988, State Regents expanded Cameron’s functions to include offerings at the master's degree level. This change in function was the first granted to an Oklahoma institution since Cameron was given the authority to offer bachelor's degrees more than 20 years earlier.

Campus life

Most courses are offered weekdays and evenings. Cameron utilizes television, the Internet and a statewide fiber-optics network to deliver classes around the world. Students may participate in independent study, cooperative education, pre-professional studies, teacher certification and the Army ROTC program. In addition, Cameron offers an honors program, early admission, advanced standing and college-level examination programs.

A wide range of organizations and interest groups are located on campus, including departmental, minority, professional, political and religious organizations and various honorary and recognition societies. Students can also become involved in student government, choral groups, a jazz ensemble, theatre or Greek life.

Intercollegiate sports play an important role in Cameron’s campus life. University men play basketball, baseball, golf and tennis, while Cameron women participate in basketball, volleyball, softball and tennis. Cameron competes in the Lone Star Conference of the NCAA’s Division II. The Lone Star Conference (or LSC) is a College Athletic Conference affiliated with the NCAA’s Division II. Member institutions are located in the southwestern United States, with schools in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. ...

In 1987, Cameron defeated Carson-Newman(Tenn.) 30-2 to win the NAIA Division I Football National Championship. Cameron had previously won a national championship as a junior college as well, but the university discontinued the football program in 1993 as a cost-cutting measure. Cameron also won NAIA national championships in basketball (1980) and golf (1983). Carson-Newman College is a historically Baptist liberal arts college located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, northeast of Knoxville. ...

External links

• Cameron University Website