Tulsa Engineering Foundation is a foundation of engineering societies and universities/colleges, formed to assist in coordinating activities and services for the member societies and to promote science, math and engineering in the community.  It is a not-for-profit charitable organization, with the mission of serving the engineering profession and offering career guidance activities to our youth. Currently nineteen engineering/technical organizations are members as well as five universities and colleges.  Link to Member Organizations. Check the calendar for member society meetings and events.  Most are open to the public.

Tulsa Engineering Challenge (TECh) - The Tulsa Engineering Challenge, an hands-on activity for students grades 4 – 12, was held on Friday, April 13, 2012 at the  Tulsa Tech Riverside Campus.  The results of the competitions are listed under the TECh menu item / 2012 Results. The Mini-math results are pending.  The Digital Poster Winners are posted under the Winners.  The Poster scores are not available yet.     TECh is sponsored by the Tulsa Engineering Foundation and Member Organizations. A special thanks to Sponsors, Exhibitors and Judging organizations.

Announcing a NEW PARTNERSHIP — University of Tulsa and Auburn University – Engineering Continuing Education (as of March 2012)
To help meet the educational training needs and professional development requirements of engineers in our region, TU’s Continuing Engineering & Science Education Department  has joined with Auburn University’s Engineering Continuing Education Department to expand our offering of engineering courses available on DVD. We have selected their most popular courses in the disciplines of: Civil Engineering; Structural Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Surveying;and Management, Ethics and Legal.  For more details, click here.

Tulsa Alliance for Engineering -  The focus of the Tulsa Alliance for Engineering is to increase the awareness of engineering careers and promote engineering programs, activities, and competitions to students in area middle schools and high schools, and challenge students to be “college ready” upon graduation; to develop a 2+2+2 program which would strengthen the educational alliances between the Tulsa Technology Center and Tulsa area High School Pre-Engineering Programs, Tulsa Community College, and the 4 year Tulsa area Engineering schools – Oklahoma State University, Oral Roberts University, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of  Tulsa; develop partnerships with businesses to secure speakers and engineering mentors, internships, and scholarships; and ultimately to assist new engineers obtain employment in Tulsa.  The Tulsa Alliance for Engineering was created in June 2010 and is coordinated through Tulsa Community College.  Contact Susan Thompson – sthompson1@tulsacc.edu for more information.

The Engineer’s Pledge
Do you want to help give engineering a better image? Do you want to let people know how exciting and rewarding an engineering career can be?
Then change the way you talk about engineering! Take the Engineer’s Pledge.

I will:
Tell people about the creative aspects of engineering.
Promote the collaborative nature of engineering.
Talk about how engineering makes a difference.

The Engineer’s Pledge is brought to you by Engineer Your Life (EYL), a coalition of 100+ engineering and educational organizations who are dedicated to transforming the image of engineering.
Visit www.engineeryourlife.org for more info!

“No profession unleashes the spirit of innovation like engineering.  From research to real-world applications, engineers constantly discover how to improve lives by creating bold new solutions that connect science to life in unexpected, forward-thinking ways. Few professions turn so many ideas into so many realities. Few have such a direct and positive effect on people’s everyday lives. We are counting on engineers and their imaginations to help us meet the needs of the 21st century.”