- Graduation always brings plenty of smiles to faces and such was the case on May 10 at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

- Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford has been recognized as the top contributor for the Oklahoma Blood Institute’s Education Section of the Metro Oklahoma City & Western Oklahoma Region for 2007.

- Kelly Parker won first place in the recent Westview Writers' Festival Creative Writing Contest held on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University campus in Weatherford.

- The History and Symbolism of Freemasonry is the topic of an upcoming meeting on Tuesday, April 29, on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford.

- An Amazing Walk is planned May 3 by the City of Weatherford Parks and Recreation Department.

- Two individuals with Southwestern Oklahoma State University ties were involved with the recent spring conference of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English.

- Brice W. Harris and Walter E. Lamar are being inducted into Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame.

- A halo 3 tournament is planned April 25 in the Wellness Center at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

- A retirement reception honoring four Southwestern Oklahoma State University faculty will be held Monday, April 21, on the Weatherford campus.

- Choctaw poet and writer Jim Weaver McKown Barnes will read some of his poetry on the campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University this Thursday, April 17, at 3:30 p.m. as part of National Library Week activities.