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<span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:large;">'''University Innovation Fellows Candidates Spring 2018'''</span></span>
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== <span style="color:#000000;">'''Introduction: TU Well-positioned to help Tulsa's growing I&E community thrive. '''<br/span><br/span> ==
<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;">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.</span>
<br/><span style== "color:#000000;"></span> '''Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function'''<br/> ==
<span style="color:#000000;">Technology Transfer at TU is led by 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 University of Tulsa and local co-working spaces and startup incubators such as </span> *<span style="color:#000000;">'''36 Degress North ''' (www.36degreesnorth.co)</span>*<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1 Million Cups Tulsa: </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*<span style="color:#000000;">'''Tulsa Young Professionals ''' (TYPros, </span>[https://www.typros.org <span style="color:#000000;">https://www.typros.org</span>]<span style="color:#000000;">) and </span>*<span style="color:#000000;">'''The Forge ''' (theforgetulsa.com)</span>*'''Oklahoma Innovation Institute''' (www.oklahomainnovationinstitute.org)*<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Cultivate 918: </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);">) </span>
<span style="color:#000000;">Organizations such as the Oklahoma Innovation Institute rgb(www.oklahomainnovationinstitute.org)0, 0, The George Kaiser Family Foundation (www.gkff.org0), and The Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation (</span>[https://lobecktaylor.com <span style="color:#000000;">https://lobecktaylor.com</span>]<span style="color:#000000These organizations are ">) are working to increase the economic impact of entrepreneurship in the Tulsa community, and hold events, counsel startups, facilitate connections, and fund initiatives throughout the year.</span>
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