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Computer-rendered artwork by Timothy Earl Neill: branching, glittering blue-and-white coral forms rise behind a smaller red coral and a pink, spiky coral cluster on a dark, sandy surface, lit by a beam of light from the upper right.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Displays Artwork by Timothy Earl Neill at Gallery Sophia

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October 19, 2026
Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series 2026-2027 Season poster. Tickets available now. The Enid Symphony Orchestra performs on a stage with red curtains, chandeliers and a painted landscape backdrop. Enid Symphony Orchestra, Sunday, Oct. 25, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Alva, OK. Purchase tickets online at www.nwocs.ludus.com. Ticket locations: Holder Drug and Graceful Arts Center. Contact (541) 255-8080. Partners: National Endowment for the Arts, Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Charles Morton Share Trust and Oklahoma Arts.

Northwest Oklahoma Concert Series Continues 2026-2027 Season with Enid Symphony Orchestra Oct. 25

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October 19, 2026
Dr. Donna Devlin, seated behind a desk with a nameplate reading “Donna Devlin,” speaks and gestures to educators seated around rows of gray tables during a Teaching American History seminar at Northwestern Oklahoma State University’s Enid campus.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Teaching American History to Present Free Constitutional Convention Teacher Seminar in Enid Nov. 13

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October 14, 2026
Four people stand together in front of a wall with a large framed portrait display, smaller framed photos and a wooden plaque at Bill Johnson Correctional Center. From left: Dr. Kylene Rehder, chair of the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Department of Social Work; Haylee Durrence, Northwestern junior social work major and practicum student at the correctional center; Becky Guffy, warden of Bill Johnson Correctional Center; and Trent Spade, treatment director at the correctional center.

Northwestern Social Work Celebrates Practicum Partnership with Bill Johnson Correctional Center in Alva

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October 14, 2026
Front entrance of Herod Hall at Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma. The two-story red brick building has a carved limestone archway with the word “Administration” above glass doors, framed by tree branches.

Northwestern highlights DNP enrollment growth, steady concurrent numbers

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October 14, 2026
A person in an eagle costume waves a large American flag beside the Northwestern Scholar Ambassadors float, a red, white and blue birthday cake spelling “USA” with a “Happy Birthday USA” sign, as riders in colonial and patriotic costumes ride along during the Northwestern Oklahoma State University homecoming parade in Alva, Oklahoma.

Rangers Celebrate a ‘Red, White & Rowdy’ Homecoming

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October 13, 2026
Northwestern Oklahoma State University fall break graphic showing a tree with yellow fall leaves in front of a red brick campus building, framed like an instant photo. Text reads: “2027-2028 FAFSA Open!”, “Spring Enrollment Opens Oct. 20!” and “Fall Break Oct. 15 - 16.” The Northwestern Oklahoma State University logo appears at the top.

Northwestern Oklahoma State University to close for Fall Break Oct. 15-16; Spring Enrollment Opens Oct. 20

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October 13, 2026
Miss Cinderella 2025 Madeline Ryerson, wearing a tiara and a black gown, stands behind Kaycie Shelton and places a crown on her head on stage at Northwestern Oklahoma State University's 74th Miss Cinderella Pageant in Alva, Oklahoma. Shelton, Miss Cinderella 2026, smiles in a purple sequined gown and holds a bouquet of red roses and baby's breath. Strands of iridescent teardrop shapes hang against a gold backdrop behind them.

Miss Cherokee Claims Miss Cinderella 2026 Crown, First Title in 45 Years

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October 10, 2026
Verne Metcalf (right), 2026 Northwestern homecoming parade marshal, and his wife, Gloria (left), smile in matching red “Red, White and Rowdy” 2026 Homecoming T-shirts in front of a stone fireplace at the Homestead in Alva, Oklahoma

Verne Metcalf to Lead Northwestern Homecoming Parade in Alva

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October 2, 2026
Six people stand in front of a bronc-rider wall emblem in the Student Center Ranger Room; Steve Maier and Paul Ray jointly hold the Pro Patria Award plaque.

Northwestern Receives Award for Support of Employees Serving in National Guard, Reserves

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October 2, 2026
A student in a red shirt works at a desktop computer in a classroom computer lab, with several other students visible at computer stations in the background.

Northwestern Entrepreneur Seminar to Focus on Marketing Nov. 5-6

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October 2, 2026
Wide view of last year’s Northwestern Oklahoma State University Career and Internship Fair. In the foreground, three women work on laptops at a black table with a banner reading Northwestern Oklahoma State University Graduate Studies. Behind them, attendees visit employer tables, including a banner reading Kiowa District Healthcare, Excellence Is Our Standard, and tables for Oklahoma Human Services and Blue Sky Crop Consulting. A uniformed officer stands at a table in the back.

Northwestern Fall Career and Internship Fair set for Oct. 6

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September 30, 2026
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