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Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) recently hosted the 32nd annual SWOSU Research and Scholarly Activity Fair, with over 100 student and faculty participants. The event took place on April 18 at the Wellness Center.

Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced his appointment of philanthropy executive, businessman, and lawyer Ken Levit to the State Regents for Higher Education. “Ken has dedicated his career to uplifting Oklahoma communities in countless ways, and he’s passionate about making a difference,” said Governor Stitt.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, is calling on the legislature to defend Oklahoma’s sovereignty against the creeping influence of global governance. If passed Oklahoma Senate Bill 426, by Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, and Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, would be a defiant stand against the encroaching powers of international bodies like the WHO, UN, and WEF. This legislation is a declaration of independence from authoritarian global tyrants who unashamedly oppose and threaten American liberties, and it boldly asserts that international directives shall have “no force or effect” to undermine the laws or sovereignty of Oklahoma.

The University of Central Oklahoma inaugurated its 22nd President Todd G. Lamb during an investiture ceremony, today, April 26, on UCO’s campus. The university welcomed hundreds of faculty, staff, students, alumni, community members and distinguished guests to the ceremony.

Oklahoma Farm Bureau has named six rural Oklahoma businesses to the 2024 Activate Oklahoma cohort, part of the organization’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from OKFB along with national and statelevel partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma.

A few Oklahoma Republican legislators released the following statements in response to the Biden Administration’s new Title IX protections for “gender identity.” Earlier this month, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced the new Title IX rules.

The Oklahoma Genealogical Society will have their free monthly meeting May 6, 2024, at 6 p.m. The topic is Researching Jewish Ancestry and Holocaust Remembrance by Rachel Johnson, Director of the Jewish Federation of the Greater Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits hosted its 17th Annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. The event honored 21 nonprofits from throughout the state for superior leadership and exceptional service to their constituents and communities. At the awards, Oklahoma Arts Institute (OAI) was named the J. Jerry Dickman Award for Excellence Winner and was awarded a $10,000 grant sponsored by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and Tulsa Community Foundation. In addition, OAI was named the category winner for Arts & Humanities, sponsored by the Potts Family Foundation and Williams.