- Southwestern Oklahoma State University's fifth New Student Orientation session for incoming freshmen is July 20 on the Weatherford campus.

- Dr. Jill Jones, chair of the Department of Language and Literature and professor of English at Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, will participate in the Oxford Round Table forum July 5-10 at Oxford University in Oxford, England.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Alumni Association at Weatherford hosted 123 golfers at the 16th annual SWOSU Alumni and Friends Golf Classic held June 27 at Silverhorn Golf Course in Oklahoma City.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Department of Music will host its 21st annual Middle School Band Camp this Sunday through Wednesday, June 28-July 1, on the Weatherford campus.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University will host a blood drive this Monday, June 29, on the Weatherford campus, and everyone is invited and encouraged to attend.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University students recently got hands-on experience working on a balloon satellite project that was launched at Weatherford’s Stafford Airport and ended up eight miles northeast of Watonga.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Dr. Jason Johnson, professor in the SWOSU Department of Chemistry and Physics in Weatherford, were recently awarded an Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education grant for basic research in the amount of $25,000.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University's Department of Music will host it 36th annual Choral Camp June 21-24 on the Weatherford campus.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment number, which is a factor in determining state funding, is up 12.6% this summer, according to official numbers released from the office of President John Hays.

- Eighteen Southwestern Oklahoma State University students on the Weatherford campus are helping area children learn and improve their reading skills.