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Summer in Chickasha means one thing for local children -- Artscope. Chickasha’s premier arts camp is gearing up for a fun two weeks by offering scholarships to the community. In its 13th year, Artscope is scheduled June 13-24 on the campus of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. Enrollment for the camp is now open to the public.

It's never too late to do the smart thing! At the end of the trimester - on April 22, graduation day, in fact -- two flat screen TVs will be given away to the winners of Make Marble Pay. Don't know what Make Marble Pay is? Well, watch this video about the progress Dr. Marble and a student have made since this competition began.

Fourteen students at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma were honored recently for their academic achievements and community and campus activities as they were initiated into Hypatia, USAO's only campus-wide honor society.

College students invested a Friday this month doing yardwork for homebound patients, reading to elementary children and improving city institutions in an event known as Drover Difference Day.

Because of his above-and-beyond attitude and his consistently happy demeanor, Coach Vinson Metcalf received the Regents Staff Association Award for the third quarter of the 2010-11.

In the ancient world, people looking up into the sky noticed that seven points of light seemed to move, separate from the stars. As a result, the number seven became associated with divinity and perfection.

At the University of Science and Arts this spring, the number seven is associated with a collection of seven senior fine arts students giving their final show, entitled Seven. The opening reception will be held along with the exhibit in the USAO Art Gallery on April 2 from 7-9 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.

Exceptional first year students at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma were honored March 22 as they were initiated into Alpha Lambda Delta -- a national honor society for college freshmen. The luncheon honored 18 students at the college.

More than 110 students faced off recently at Innovations, an annual high school art competition held at the University of Science and Arts. Students from around the state competed in the art exhibit held exclusively for high school juniors and seniors.

A meeting to discuss international travel opportunities in 2012 is scheduled for 6:30 p.m on Thursday in Davis Hall Room 124 on the campus of the University of Science and Arts.

A collection of respected researchers and authors will convene on the campus of the University of Science and Arts to discuss the relationship of media to culture during the Emerson-Wier Liberal Arts Symposium on March 31.