- Dr. Vicki Hatton, chair of the SWOSU Kinesiology Department in Weatherford, was recently presented the 2009 Virginia Peters Higher Education Professional of the Year Award.

- The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College is convening a gubernatorial forum this Wednesday, October 28, for the two individuals running for the highest elective office of the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes.

- October is breast cancer awareness month, and the Weatherford chapter of the American Association of University Women made 32 baskets that are being distributed in various communities to help spread the word.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University Professor Dr. Brian Campbell of Weatherford was recently presented a service award at the 15th annual Louis Stokes-Oklahoma Alliance for Minority Participation Research Symposium held in Stillwater.

- The Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma, the governing board of SWOSU, invites nominations and applications for the position of president of SWOSU.

- There’s going to be a new Bulldog on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Weatherford.

- Four productions are planned by the Southwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Communication and Theatre and the SWOSU Hilltop Players during the 2009-10 theatre season on the Weatherford campus.

- Christina McClane, coordinator of the enrollment center in the SWOSU Registrar’s Office, was recently elected secretary of the Oklahoma Association of Veterans Coordinators and Counselors.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University Associate Professor Dr. Warren Moseley has had five art pieces selected for the 11th annual Abstraction International Online Juried Art Exhibition.

- Dr. John Hays, president of Southwestern Oklahoma State University, plans to retire at the end of January, 2010.