<span style="font-size:small;">At a young age, Rachel discovered her passion to help those around her and decided to explore the engineering field when she went off to [[File:RDeeds.jpeg|thumb|RDeeds.jpeg]]college. She is currently a junior at the University of Tulsa studying Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship. <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">After graduation, Rachel wants plans to work in the engineering sector , while looking for a few years before moving into the opportunities to integrate her interest in consumer research fieldinto her career path.</span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">She enjoys bringing a smile to everyone’s face , and in part of accomplishing that goalher effort to spread joy, she participates in probably one-too many a crazy number of organizations on campus, but enjoys every moment of ither hectic, fast-paced schedule! Most of the time At least three times a week, you can find her Rachel outside on the Ultimate Frisbee field tossing the disc around, leading and running drills with her teammates in her role as President and Co-captain of TU’s first all-female club sports team. Ultimate has taken her to countless tournaments across the country, creating a web network of friends everywhere she travels. In addition, she volunteers as a project leader for an on-campus engineering organization called Make A Difference Engineering, where her group is designing and building a therapy device for children with special needs at a local Tulsa school. Rachel can also be found welcoming prospective and incoming students to campus as she works as both a University Ambassador and Orientation Leader.</span></span>
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:small;">As a change-maker, she was selected as a Society of Women Engineering Future Leader (SWEFL) after leading as President of her collegiate section. She continues to be a catalyst for crazyground-breaking, new ideas and focuses on raising awareness about topics surrounding increasing the opportunities and participation of women in areas where they are currently under-represented. Rachel takes a proactive, solutions-oriented approach to addressing gender inequalityin her field of study and life in general.</span></span> '''<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Related Links</span></span>''' [http://universityinnovation.org/www.utulsa.edu University of Tulsa] <br/>'''Fellow 2018 Spring Cohorts:''' [http://universityinnovation.org/Sophie%20Zehentner Sophie Zehentner] [http://universityinnovation.org/Cheyanne%20Wheat Cheyanne Wheat][[Category:University_of_Tulsa_(2018_Spring_cohort)]][[Category:Student_Contributors]]{{CatTree|University_of_Tulsa}}