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== <span style="color:#000000;">'''Introduction: 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;">There are also experimental courses offered but they are mostly in the College of Engineering. Senior Design Projects allow creative freedom within Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, and Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringe&nbsp;</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The advisory 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;">Dr. Charles Wood is a Fulbright Scholar and the faculty advisor for TU's NOVA Fellowship (www.novafellowship.org), which is a multidisicplinary student group whose motto is "Dream and do," and who organizes the annual campus TEDx event (www.tedxuniversityoftulsa.com), the Oklahoma Young <span style="font-size:small;">Entrepreneur Awards (www.oyea.co), and other competitions, design challengessuch as the NOVA Day of Innovation, and creative collaborations.</span></span>

<span style="colorfont-size:#000000small;"><span style="font-sizecolor:small#000000;">TU's Engineers Without Borders chapter (</span></span><span style="font-size:small;">[http://www.ewb.oneofakind.ws/ <span style="color:#000000;">http://www.ewb.oneofakind.ws/</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">) and Make A Difference Engineering (MADE at TU, </span>[https://engineering.utulsa.edu/academics/mechanical-engineering/make-a-difference-engineering/ <span style="color:#000000;">https://engineering.utulsa.edu/academics/mechanical-engineering/make-a-difference-engineering/</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">), and Sustainable Engineering for Needy and Emerging Areas (</span>[https://engineering.utulsa.edu/senea-waterheater-mongolia/ <span style="color:#000000;">https://engineering.utulsa.edu/senea-waterheater-mongolia/</span>]</span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:small;">) gives engineering students opportunities to collaborate towards goals which improve lives in the community and abroad.</span></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; ==

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[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Ann_Marie_Flusche Ann Marie Flusche]

== '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function'''<br[https:/> ==/universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Andrew_Varvara Andrew Varvara]

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[https://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Fellow:Freddy_Ward Freddy Ward]

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 University of Tulsa and local co-working spaces and startup incubators such as 36 Degress North (www.36degreesnorth.co), Tulsa Young Professionals (TYPros, [https://www.typrosuniversityinnovation.org https:/wiki/www.typros.orgFellow:Sheharyar_Malik Sheharyar Malik]) and The Forge (theforgetulsa.com).

Organizations such as the Oklahoma Innovation Institute (www.oklahomainnovationinstitute.org), The George Kaiser Family Foundation (www.gkff.org), and The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation ([https://lobecktayloruniversityinnovation.com https:org/wiki/lobecktaylor.comFellow:Srivats_(%22Sri%22)_Srinivasan Srivats ("Sri") Srivats]) are working to increase the economic impact of entrepreneurship in the Tulsa community, and hold events, facilitate connections, and fund initiatives throughout the year.

<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''University Innovation Fellows Candidates Spring , Fall 2018'''</span></span>&nbsp; ==

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Nebeyou_J._Esayas Nebeyou J. Esayas[Chloe Flores|Chloe Flores]] [[Jade Johnson|Jade Johnson]] [[Titilope_Osisanlu|Titi Osisanlu]] [[Brenna Robertson|Brenna Robertson]] == University Innovation Fellows Candidates, Spring 2018&nbsp; ==

  <span style="color:#000000;">'''<span style="font-size:large;">University Innovation Fellows candidatesCandidates, Fall 2017</span>'''</span>&nbsp; ==

 <span style="color[https:#000000;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''University of Tulsa Links'''</span></span> [[Www.utulsa.edu/|University of Tulsa]]

[[Www.https://novafellowship.org/|NOVA Fellowship]]

[[Wwwhttps://www.oyea.co/|Oklahoma Young Entrepreneur Awards]]