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UNIVERSITY NEWS


Miss Northwestern's Teen 2026, Lauren Thomason, Miss Northwestern 2026 Abbey Elam, and Miss Northwestern's Star 2026 Hadleigh Duggar.

Elam Crowned Miss Northwestern 2026; Thomason Takes Home Teen Title

November 2, 2025 - Abbey Elam of Shattuck was named Miss Northwestern Oklahoma State University 2026 during the annual Miss Northwestern competition on Sunday, Nov. 2. Lauren Thomason of Burlington was crowned Miss Northwestern’s Teen 2026.READ MORE

Four Northwestern students help fill a food request order for a client at the Campus Cabinet Food Pantry.

Northwestern Food Drive Contest for Campus Cabinet Established as Day of Kindness Project

October 31, 2025 - In association with the Nov. 14 Day of Kindness in Northwest Oklahoma event that Northwestern Oklahoma State University and area communities participate in, a project to benefit the university’s Campus Cabinet Food Pantries in Alva, Enid and Woodward...READ MORE

Red Dirt Review Art Contest graphic

Northwestern’s Inaugural Red Dirt Review High School Art Contest Accepting Entries Until Nov. 10, Exhibition Dec. 1-12

October 30, 2025 - The Northwestern Oklahoma State University Visual Arts program invites regional high school artists to enter the inaugural Red Dirt Review High School Art Contest at the Alva campus. Public, private and homeschooled students in grades 9-12 may submit...READ MORE

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