It’s called The Mine – the first project-based social innovation program of its kind. Ten young Tulsa area professionals will be selected to develop projects that address some of the city’s most pressing needs. Click here for more information.

Thanks to all OU-Tulsa faculty, staff and students who donated items for the families and first responders staying in the OU residence halls.

If you would still like to participate and donate to OU’s relief efforts, you can deliver your cash and check gifts to OU-Tulsa’s Development Office (Rooms 3B07 or 3B09).  Checks should be made payable to the OU Foundation with reference to the  “Help Our Neighbor Fund #33494”.   

Diane Horm, Ph.D., Director of the Early Childhood Education Institute at OU-Tulsa, discusses the ECEI’s work in the 2013 University of Oklahoma Research Report. The institute’s research focuses on evaluation of early childhood education programs and what components make them most effective for young children and families. In this video, Dr. Horm discusses the achievement gap between children from lower income homes and their more advantaged peers, and how early, high-quality education programs make a difference.

The University of Oklahoma is "one of the country's strongest public research universities," according to a newly released report from the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, which awarded the University reaccreditation with no additional monitoring. Read more about the report.

OU-Tulsa has teamed up with Follett Virtual Bookstores to provide textbooks for OU-Tulsa students. The Follett Virtual Bookstore will stock the exact edition of the books faculty will use in their classes. Follett is the only bookstore with a contractual relationship wtih OU-Tulsa. To visit, the OU-Tulsa Virtual Bookstore, click here.

Entrepreneurship Program "The Mine" Looking to Find Solutions for Social Needs (Tulsa World)

Early Childhood Education Professor Vickie Lake, Ph.D., Offers Helpful Advice for Parents on the Importance of Play (Tulsa World)

OU Physician Explains Health Risks Associated With Storm Clean-Up (KOTV)

OU Physicians Certified Cognitive Therapist Shares Advice on How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep (Tulsa World)

OU-Tulsa Nursing Graduate Named Sooner Mother of the Year (Tulsa World)

Tulsa’s Youth Philanthropy Initiative Recruiting Area Teens for Program Encouraging Community Service (Tulsa World)

Local Health Improvement Paying Off (Tulsa World)

JULY

4    Independence Day (Campus Closed)

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