Can you dig it?
Unable to travel to Jordan this year because of COVID-19, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Danielle Macdonald and anthropology graduate student Audra Whitehurse have nevertheless engineered ways to keep the wheels turning on their research into the lives and technologies of ancient Near Eastern hunter-gatherers.
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Simply brilliant!
Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering Physics Peifen Zhu has received a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to support theoretical and experimental research aimed at enabling LED technology to reach its full potential. Her plan includes training TU students as well as educational outreach to local schools.
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What’s your workplace personality?
What character traits make Linda in accounting so comfortable with detail and eager to organize meetings? What makes Alberto over in HR such a great “people person” and eager to meet his supervisory responsibilities? Chair of Psychology Robert Tett and his fellow researchers are mining the field of workplace personality assessment, looking for insights into the value of personality tests to predict performance in jobs where particular traits, such as conscientiousness and extraversion, are relevant.
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Tragedy and memory
Gilcrease Museum has received the Eddie Faye Gates Tulsa Race Massacre Collection, which contains a wealth of eye-witness accounts, photographs, recorded survivor stories and other narratives of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. “This collection has deep cultural and national significance,” said Phil Armstrong, project director for Greenwood Rising history center. “I believe people will be excited to see this collection preserved and accessible for the education of generations to come.”
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Our History is the Future: Standing Rock and the Long History of Indigenous Resistance
Thursday, Oct. 15, 7 p.m.
The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities invites you to this virtual conversation with Nick Estes, a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and an assistant professor in the American Studies Department at the University of New Mexico. Estes will explore the long tradition of settler violence and Indigenous Resistance in the United States. Register via Zoom.
Black Wall Street: The Past, Present and Future of Black Excellence
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 5:30 p.m.
Please join us as we discuss the history, current initiatives and the future of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street and the Greenwood District.
Featured panelists include Phil Armstrong, project director for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission; the Rev. Robert Turner, pastor of Historic Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church; and Alicia Odewale, TU professor of anthropology. Register via Zoom.
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Get your MBA online – on your time
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The Collins College of Business invites you to join us for an online MBA designed to teach through real-world experiences and provide access to leaders in your industry. TU’s online MBA students have the opportunity to receive up to 75% of their tuition covered with a merit-based scholarship! Learn how an online MBA from TU can help you transform your career. The deadline to submit your application for spring 2021 is Nov. 16. Inquire today!
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