Glowing with Pride
Students, faculty and staff made history this summer by becoming the first official TU marching contingent in the Tulsa Pride Parade. TU's involvement in the crowning moment of Oklahoma's longest running LGBTQ+ festival was spearheaded by the Department of Athletics' Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee. "It felt great to see the smiles on everyone's faces as we walked our banner through downtown Tulsa. Having student-athletes show up to support the cause embodies what we are as an athletic department: supportive, inclusive and welcoming. This made me proud to be a part of the university," said rower Becky Coleman.
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Texas-size achievement
It's no exaggeration to say that federal clerkships are one of the most sought-after and prestigious positions for law school graduates. Thanks to her scholarly brilliance and hard work, Texas native Sage Martin (BA '16, JD '21) is returning to her home state to clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald C. Griffin in the Western District of Texas. "TU Law has the resources to offer students individual attention, which enabled me to succeed," Martin said. "Not only do the professors genuinely care about their students, but they also demonstrate how to be successful professionals. The importance of that cannot be overstated."
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Up, up and away
A group of TU seniors spent months designing, building and testing an unmanned aerial vehicle powered only by the bright Oklahoma sun. While electrical and computer engineering students focused on developing an electrical power and autonomous control system, their mechanical engineering counterparts used their expertise to create a high-efficiency airframe. "Working with the control system, I gained a lot of knowledge about planes and flying in general as well as the different functionalities of an autopilot and how it works with the different components of a UAV," said Duke Schaffner (BS '21). "And working with the power system, I learned a lot about working with solar cells."
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Tribal land acknowledgment
A committee comprising students, faculty and staff recently collaborated with Muscogee (Creek) Nation to develop and publish a Tribal land acknowledgement statement for The University of Tulsa. At the heart of the statement is TU's recognition of the Tribal lands on which our main campus resides. The university therefore seeks to honor and acknowledge the Indigenous tribes, and tribes who were forcibly removed, including the Ni-u-kon-ska (Osage), Kitikiti'sh (Wichita), Kadohadacho (Caddo), Mvskoke (Muscogee [Creek]) and Tsálăgĭ (Cherokee) Tribal Nations as the original inhabitants and keepers of the land and water that we now call Tulsa.
Read the full statement.
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The founding mothers of NPR with Lisa Napoli
Thursday, July 8, 7 p.m.
Purchase tickets online
Public Radio Tulsa and Magic City Books invite all TU members to a virtual event with Lisa Napoli, author of Susan, Linda, Nina & Cokie.
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