Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Professor Todd Wiggen has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Susan R. Komives Collaborative Leadership Award.

The Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that MA+ Architecture will serve as the Official Sponsor of the 2026 SWOSU Charitable Hunt, scheduled for Friday, September 11, 2026, in Devol, Oklahoma.

The Health Information Management (HIM) program at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) will welcome former and current students back to campus Friday, Sept. 18, for its 50th anniversary reunion.

SWOSU has launched a university-wide campaign in celebration of its 125th anniversary and the generations of students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters who have shaped the university since 1901.

SWOSU has received $500,000 in Phase II funding through TeachForwardOK to support its Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway.

SWOSU has announced the 21st class of its President’s Leadership Class, a selective four-semester program for students with strong leadership potential. Fifteen students, including 13 high school seniors and two transfer students, have been selected for the 2026-27 academic year.

SWOSU’s Master of Education in Education Administration program has been named to OnlineMasters.com’s 2026 list of the Best 50 Master’s in Education Administration Programs.

SWOSU Allied Health Sciences students started the fall semester with their programs and faculty together in one location for the first time in many years. The department has moved from six buildings across campus to the third floor of the CPP Building.

SWOSU's School Psychology Program has earned full national accreditation as Oklahoma schools continue to need professionals who support students’ learning, behavior and mental health.

SWOSU has announced its President’s and Dean’s Honor Rolls for the Summer 2026 semester.

A new SWOSU Rural Health project will help more patients in western Oklahoma access specialized surgical care closer to home while strengthening training for future healthcare professionals.

The 20th Annual SWOSU Athletic Auction & Benefit Dinner held Saturday, August 8, was also the stage for a special recognition.

SWOSU welcomed 38 sixth and seventh grade students from across western Oklahoma to campus for the inaugural SWOSU STEAM Dawg HOUSE Summer Academy on July 16.

A renewed partnership between the SWOSU Foundation and the Consulate of Mexico in Oklahoma City will provide $9,000 in scholarship support for students of Mexican origin in 2026.

The SWOSU Rural Health Center within the College of Pharmacy has received a Community-Led Wellness Microgrant through the Oklahoma Rural Health Transformation Program.

SWOSU has opened enrollment for the Fall 2026 term of the SWOSU Music Academy.

The SWOSU Athletic Association is pleased to announce that longtime SWOSU benefactor ASAP Energy, Inc. is serving as Underwriting Sponsor of the 20th Annual SWOSU Athletic Auction & Benefit Dinner.

Prospective students interested in the new Master of Education in English Education program at SWOSU now have additional time to apply.

SWOSU will welcome area students to campus for the SWOSU STEAM Dawg HOUSE Academy Summer Camp on Thursday, July 16, at the SWOSU Wellness Center in Weatherford.

SWOSU has recently selected three longtime faculty members to lead academic departments.

SWOSU awarded 670 degrees to 611 students following the Spring 2026 semester.

SWOSU graduate Adreana Aquino received first place for undergraduate research at the Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society National Convention.

SWOSU student researchers received national recognition at the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 2026 annual meeting in Minneapolis.

Steve Price of Marble Falls, Texas, has generously contributed funds to help refresh the Football coach and staff offices at SWOSU in Weatherford.

SWOSU has selected 27 incoming freshmen to receive Baccalaureate Scholarships and Oklahoma Rising Scholar awards for the 2026–27 academic year.

SWOSU welcomed football alumni, fans, and friends back to Weatherford on June 5-6, 2026, for SWOSU Football Championship Weekend, a two-day celebration dedicated to supporting and advancing the Bulldog Football program.

Associate Professor of English Dr. Taylor Orgeron from SWOSU recently published a chapter in Emerging Genres: New Formations of Games, a Bloomsbury academic collection that analyzes evolving trends and structures in digital games.

SWOSU will begin offering a Master of Education in English Education in fall 2026 through the Department of Language and Literature.

SWOSU faculty and students from the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences recently shared the geological history of Oklahoma during a community presentation at the Weatherford Public Library.

SWOSU is proud to announce that Kylie Lindenfelser has been selected as the recipient of the Ray & Gay Clark Scholarship for the 2025–2026 academic year.