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= <font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strategic Priorities: Connecting Investors and Mentors to Student Organizations</font> =
The University of Tulsa has a number of marvelous number of resources for students to take advantage of. There are a handful of highly educated and extremely motivated faculty who are avaliable available to help students in any venture they may engage in. However so, these resources may be limited and some student organizations may need additional guidance to succedesucceed.&nbsp;
One strategic priority that we hold dear to our hearts is establishing a program to connect Investors and local businesses to students to enable the flow of resources and mentorship. We strongly believe that connecting students to large companies will be highly beneficial for several reaonsreasons. First, and most interestbly, companies in the area will be granted access to the information of students studying Innovation and Entrepreneaurship. They will be encouraged to hire students to tackle major challenes that the companies may have. Additionally as an incentive for providing resources for students and organizations, these companies have access to some of the most intelligent and capable pupils
Secondly, we would like to connect students with ideas to these companies so they may have connections <span style="font-size:medium;">Goals and such when preparing to launch or grow their companies. Initial funding in exchange for equity would be a major key to leading student companies to success. The hope is that companies as such will enoucrage staff to assist students with any issues they may have. For example, say a student needs legal guidance, a company lawyer can provide basic guidance and resources to help that student.&nbsp;Desired Outcomes</span>
ThirdFirst, we hope and most interestingly, companies in the area will be granted access to the information of students studying Innovation and Entrepreneurship. They will be encouraged to hire students to tackle major challenges that the companies would allow students may have. Companies will be incentivized to tour their establishments and demonstrate how provide guidance as they operate. Students will become much more engaged with their studieshave access to some of the most intelligent and capable pupils.&nbsp;
FourthSecondly, our goal is we would like to connect students with ideas to encourage these companies so they may have connections and such when preparing to invest launch or grow their companies. Initial funding in exchange for equity would be a major key to leading student companies to success. The hope is that companies as such will encourage staff to assist students with any issues they may have. For example, say a student organizations by proviiding gear needs legal guidance, a company lawyer can provide basic guidance and supplies resources to help that is relative to their industrystudent.&nbsp;
FifthThird, we hope that companies would allow students to tour their establishments and demonstrate how they operate. Students will become much more engaged with their studies as they can observe how applicable what they are learning is in the real world. Fourth, our goal is to encourage companies to invest in student organizations by providing gear and supplies that is relative to their industry. Additionally, companies would be encouraged to fund excursions to conferences and other events related to the field that the company is in.
As the University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa Oklahoma, many of the largest companies in the area tend to be oil and gas companies. Companies we aim to partner with include QuikTrip, BOK, OneOK, ONE Gas, Phillips 66 and the Ross Group.&nbsp;
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