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= = <span style="color:#000000;">'''The University Of TulsaIntroduction: TU Well-positioned to help Tulsa's growing I&E community thrive. '''</span><br/> ==

<span style="color:#000000;">Tulsa is in the midst of a growing wave of startups and new local businesses. Numerous renovation projects are underway in the city's historically and culturally rich downtown and surrounding districts, and local philanthropic families and organizations are united in betting on entrepreneurship to fuel economic growth for the 21st century. The University of Tulsa is perfectly positioned to augment and enhance efforts by stakeholders, and to add their efforts to the task of steering Tulsa's huge potential growth in the coming decades.</span>

= = <span style="color:#000000;">'''Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship''' </span> ==

<span style="color:#000000;">The University of Tulsa is promoting student I&E in several ways. TU's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate and the I&E Minor allow students of any major to learn about the practical, financial, and legal implications of starting a business, as well as get their feet wet ideating, prototyping, and brainstorming on team projects. Classes required for the Certificate and Minor include MGT2043 Entrepreneurship Startup, MGT 4053 Entrepreneurship, MKTG2013 Applied Creativity and Innovation, MGT 3053 Enterprise Creation and Development, BL 3113 Business Law for Entrepreneurs, and MGT 4163 Entrepreneurial Leadership and Strategy.</span>

Professor Claire Cornell is an advocate for student participation in the annual Love's Cup state and regional business plan competition, and teaches MGT 4143<span style="color: Governors Cup Bus Plan to allow students to focus their time and earn credit for their participation. Dr. Tracy Suter is the David and Leslie Lawson Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship #000000;">Currently at TU, and teaches Enterprise Creation Development and Applied Innovation and Creativity, along with other business and marketing coursesthere is a limited amount of non I&E classes that have a focus in I&E priciples. DrTU offers a course called Global Challenges. Charles Wood This class is a Fulbright Scholar and limited to students that are accepted into the faculty advisor for TU's NOVA Fellowship (www.novafellowshipGlobal Scholars program.org)Within this class, which is students are given the opportunity to build a multidisicplinary student group whose motto is project based on an assigned "Dream and do,global challenge" and who organizes the annual campus TEDx event (www.tedxuniversityoftulsa.com)Migration, Resources, Technology, Population, the Oklahoma Young Entrepreneur Awards (www.oyeaetc.co)The students are given time, and other competitions, design challengessupport, and creative collaborationsresources to focus on the problem in their local area.&nbsp;</span>

TU's Engineers Without Borders chapter (http<span style="color://www#000000;">There are also experimental courses offered but they are mostly in the College of Engineering.ewb.oneofakind.ws/) Senior Design Projects allow creative freedom within Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, and Make A Difference Engineering (MADE at TU, https://engineering.utulsa.edu/academics/mechanical-engineeringMechanical Engineeringe&nbsp;</make-a-difference-engineering/) give engineering students opportunities to collaborate towards goals which improve lives in the community and abroad.span>

Students can learn about I&E opportunities such as the NOVA Fellowship and the I&E Minor and Certificate at a bi-annual Activities Fair<span style="color: rgb(0, or through stories in the college newspaper0, 0);">The Collegianadvisory board of TU's Entrepenuer Department is Profressor Clair Cornell, Dr. Tracy Suter, Dr. Charles Wood, and Dr.Larry Wofford.&nbsp;</span>

<span style="color:#000000;">Professor Claire Cornell is an advocate for student participation in the annual Love'''Encouraging faculty innovation s Cup state and regional business plan competition, and teaches MGT 4143: Governors Cup Bus Plan to allow students to focus their time and earn credit for their participation. Dr. Tracy Suter is the David and Leslie Lawson Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at TU, and teaches Enterprise Creation Development and Applied Innovation and Creativity, along with other business and entrepreneurship'''marketing courses.</span>

Activity in this area <span style="color:#000000;">Dr. Charles Wood is limited mostly to a Fulbright Scholar and the Management faculty advisor for TU's NOVA Fellowship (www.novafellowship.org), which is a multidisicplinary student group whose motto is "Dream and do," and Marketing department in who organizes the Collins College of Businessannual campus TEDx event (www.tedxuniversityoftulsa.com), but may be spreading campusthe Oklahoma Young <span style="font-wide with the recent adoption of the TU Commitment size:small;">Entrepreneur Awards (www.oyea.co), and the 2017 strategic visionother competitions, which includes working harder to weave innovation into design challenges such as the fabric NOVA Day of TU's cultureInnovation, and creative collaborations.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color:#000000;">TU'''Actively supporting the university technology transfer function'''Technology Transfer at TU is led by&nbsps Engineers Without Borders chapter (</span>[http://www.ewb.oneofakind.ws/ <span style="color:#000000;Dr">http://www. William ewb.oneofakind.ws/</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">) and Make A Difference Engineering (Bill) LawsonMADE at TU, Director of Technology Commercialization, who can be reached at bill</span>[https://engineering.utulsa.edu/academics/mechanical-engineering/make-a-difference-lawson@engineering/ <span style="color:#000000;">https://engineering.utulsa.edu and 918/academics/mechanical-engineering/make-a-631difference-3335engineering/</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">), and Dr. Janet Haggerty, Vice Provost Sustainable Engineering for Research Needy and Dean of the Graduate School, who can be reached at janetEmerging Areas (</span>[https://engineering.utulsa.edu/senea-waterheater-haggerty@mongolia/ <span style="color:#000000;">https://engineering.utulsa.edu and 918/senea-631waterheater-2304mongolia/</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">) gives engineering students opportunities to collaborate towards goals which improve lives in the community and abroad.'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''</span></span>

Each department within <span style="color:#000000;">Students can learn about I&E opportunities such as the NOVA Fellowship and the I&E Minor and Certificate at a bi-annual Activities Fair, or through stories in the college newspaper, The Collegian. They can meet up to work on projects and think creatively at TU's "Creative Greenhouse," Studio Blue in Helmerich Hall, or fabricate and iterate prototypes in the Mechanical Engineering Student Projects Lab, the College of Electrical and Computer Engineering & Natural Sciences is guided by Robotics Lab, or off campus less than 1 mile away at Fab Lab Tulsa (www.fablabtulsa.org), a distinguished group of industry professionals who serve as members of maker space open to paid membership for the industry advisory boardentire community.</span>

== <span style="color:#000000;">'''Encouraging Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship'''</span> == <span style="color:#000000;">Activity in this area is limited mostly to the Management and Marketing department in the Collins College of Business, but may be spreading campus-wide with the recent adoption of the TU Commitment and the 2017 strategic vision, which includes working harder to weave innovation into the fabric of TU's culture. Currently, many professors in the Engineering Department are working to solve real-world problems in petrochemical, renewable energy, and manufacturing processes.</span> == <span style="color:#000000;"> '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function''' </span> == <span style="color:#000000;">Technology Transfer at TU is led by&nbsp;Dr. William (Bill) Lawson, Director of Technology Commercialization, who can be reached at bill-lawson@utulsa.edu and 918-631-3335, and Dr. Janet Haggerty, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School, who can be reached at janet-haggerty@utulsa.edu and 918-631-2304.</span> == <span style="color:#000000;">'''Facilitating University-Industry Collaboration'''</span> == <span style="color:#000000;">Each department within the College of Engineering & Natural Sciences is guided by a distinguished group of industry professionals who serve as members of the industry advisory board. Internship and Career Fairs are held often, and guest speakers from industry make regular appearances at Lunch and Learn sessions throughout the semester and all around campus. Additionally, relationships are currently in development beween faculty and students at The</span> University of Tulsa and local co-working spaces and startup incubators such as *'''36 Degress North''' (www.36degreesnorth.co)*<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 Million Cups Tulsa:&nbsp;</span>An organization offering workshops and community mentoring to entrepreneurs, existing businesses and potential business can present their ideas and ask for support and help building business plans*'''Tulsa Young Professionals''' (TYPros, [https://www.typros.org <span style="color:#000000;">https://www.typros.org</span>])*'''The Forge''' (theforgetulsa.com)*'''Oklahoma Innovation Institute''' (www.oklahomainnovationinstitute.org)*<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cultivate 918:&nbsp;</span>A network that brings together Tulsa entrepreneurs and provides resources and networking opportunities.*'''The George Kaiser Family Foundation''' (www.gkff.org)*'''The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation''' ([https://lobecktaylor.com <span style="color:#000000;">https://lobecktaylor.com</span>]<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)&nbsp;</span> These organizations are&nbsp; working to increase the economic impact of entrepreneurship in the Tulsa community, hold events, counsel startups, facilitate connections, and fund initiatives throughout the year. '''Related Links''' == University Innovation Fellows Candidates, Fall 2020&nbsp;== [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Ann_Marie_Flusche Ann Marie Flusche] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Andrew_Varvara Andrew Varvara] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Freddy_Ward Freddy Ward] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Ghulam_Haider Ghulam Haider] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Sheharyar_Malik Sheharyar Malik] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Srivats_(%22Sri%22)_Srinivasan Srivats ("Sri") Srivats] [https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Suraj_Nayan_Vodnala Suraj Nayan Vodnala] == University Innovation Fellows Candidates, Fall 2018&nbsp; == [[Chloe Flores|Chloe Flores]] [[Jade Johnson|Jade Johnson]] [[Titilope_Osisanlu|Titi Osisanlu]] [[Brenna Robertson|Brenna Robertson]] == University Innovation Fellows Candidates, Spring 2018&nbsp; == [[Sophie Zehentner|Sophie Zehentner]] [[Cheyanne Wheat|Cheyanne Wheat]] [[Rachel Deeds|Rachel Deeds]] == University Innovation Fellows Candidates, Fall 2017&nbsp; == [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Conner_Bender Conner Bender] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/DallasElleman Dallas Elleman] [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Caroline_Rodgers Caroline Rodgers] == <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''University of Tulsa Links'''</span></span> == [https://utulsa.edu/| University of Tulsa] [http://www.stayinggold.org/ Staying Gold Society] [https://artsandsciences.utulsa.edu/academics/departments-schools/art/facilities/third-floor-design/ 3rd Floor Design] [https://novafellowship.org/|NOVA Fellowship] [https://www.oyea.co/|Oklahoma Young Entrepreneur Awards]   <span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''Tulsa Links'''</span></span> [http://www.36degreesnorth.co/ 36Degrees North] [https://www.oii.org/ Oklahoma Innovation Institute]