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SWOSU Research and Scholarly Activity Fair 2025
Full text linkOn behalf of the members of the University Research and Scholarly Activity Committee (USRAC) and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) — welcome to the Thirty-Third SWOSU Research and Scholarly Activity Fair!
This year’s event features 99 poster presentations and 9 oral presentations, showcasing the work of over 170 student and faculty researchers, writers, presenters, artists, collaborators, and faculty sponsors. These presentations represent a wide array of scholarly and academic activity from across SWOSU’s academic community, including the Departments of Art, Communication, and Theatre; Allied Health Sciences; Biological Sciences; Business; Chemistry & Physics; Computer Sciences; Engineering Technology; Language & Literature; Mathematics; Music; Parks and Recreation Management; Pharmacy; Psychology; and Social Sciences
Evolution Podcast Project: Evolution of Vision
No full textTitle: Evolution Podcast Project Teacher: Dr. Marcella Santos Course: Spring 2025 Evolution (BIOL-4853) Recording Month: April 2025
Ashley Orellana Montiel and Shyann Gates – Evolution of Visio
Evolution Podcast Project: Impact of Domestication
No full textTitle: Evolution Podcast Project Teacher: Dr. Marcella Santos Course: Spring 2025 Evolution (BIOL-4853) Recording Month: April 2025
Madison Normile and Giovanna Lopez – Impact of Domesticatio
May 2025 Bulldog Alumni & Friends News
Full text linkMay 9
SWOSU Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony & Dinner
May 9-10
SWOSU Spring Commencement
June 6-7
SWOSU Football Alumni Weekend
June 19
SWOSU Near You: Elk City
July 16
SWOSU Near You: Amarillo
July 31
SWOSU Near You: Eischen’s
July 28 - August 8
Online SWOSU Athletic Auction
August 8
SWOSU Athletic Hall of Fame
August 9
SWOSU Athletic Auctio
July 2025
Full text linkYOGA classes coming
SUMMER SELF-CARE IDEAS
In honor of Parks and Recreation Month
SWOSU has earned the Oklahoma Certified Healthy Campus Certificate
SWOSU Pool Hourshttps://dc.swosu.edu/wellness/1077/thumbnail.jp
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Beowulf: Rowling’s Beowulfian Allusions, Analogues, and Inversions
Full text linkIn this essay, I suggest Rowling’s Goblet of Fire literarily echoes the Old English epic poem Beowulf, while simultaneously updating the medieval epic to reflect the novel’s place within the modernized, Christian-influenced fantasy tradition. While cursory popular links have been made between the Old English epic with Rowling’s novel, this essay presents a sustained dialogue between Beowulf and Goblet of Fire. Both heroes engage in one-to-one combat (Beowulf with Grendel and Harry with Voldemort), venture into an unknown watery abyss (Beowulf diving into Grendel’s mother’s underwater cave and Harry rescuing Ron and Gabrielle from the merpeople in Hogwarts’s Lake), and fight a dragon (Beowulf’s final fight and Harry’s fight with the Hungarian Horntail). I argue Goblet of Fire, if read in parallel with Beowulf, presents us with mirrors and inversions of the Beowulfian duel sequence, highlighting thematic and characterological analogues between Harry and Beowulf. The fourth Potter novel, whether consciously or otherwise, reflects symbolic elements from the Old English epic poem, and such Beowulfian reflections allows us to further appreciate Rowling’s unique themes, of which sometimes align with and sometimes depart from the novel’s Old English predecessor. While Goblet of Fire’s instances of thematic and visual echoes from Beowulf could be read as alluding to the epic, where I discuss Old English words or passages, such connections are at the most analogues. However, Goblet of Fire reflects yet transforms elements from Beowulf within its narrative, allowing us to further appreciate Rowling’s piece as a work of mythopoetic literature
22. Insomnia
No full textMost people think of chronic insomnia as simply struggling to get sleep. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Little is known about insomnia or its effects on people, but what is understood is the grave repercussions it has if left untreated. Jaxon Mouser will address the effects of Insomnia on a person, the side effects of medications, and questions why there is so little research on it.https://dc.swosu.edu/rf_2025/1016/thumbnail.jp
November 2025
No full textFDA\u27s actions to protect children from contaminated cough medicine Measles cases and outbreaks (CDC) CDC immunization schedule adopts individual-based decision-making for COVID-19 and standalone vaccination for chickenpox in toddlers Hypertension pharmacy toolkit--FIP non-communicable disease
“Oh, are you gay?”: An exploration of LGBTQ+ students’ lived experiences with microaggressions and finding safety on a university campus
Full text linkStudies demonstrate that LGBTQ+ college students experience explicit and covert discrimination with research documenting various microaggressions reported by university students whose gender and/or sex identities are minoritized. Building off existing models of LGBTQ microaggressions, the current study adds to this literature by utilizing focus groups to explore campus safety perceptions among a sample of U.S. undergraduate students who identify as LGBTQ+. Findings highlight the diverse microaggressions experienced by students at the interpersonal and environmental level. Moreover, the results displayed the mechanisms students employed to avoid or disengage from situations where microaggressions may be encountered, as well as underscored ways in which students may combat or engage with persons or climates perceived to be hostile to members of the LGBTQ+ community. Implications for research, policy, and practice are presented