Events for June 5 – March 7 › College of Engineering & Natural Sciences › – Events Calendar

Physics Journal Club – Black Holes and Einstein’s Ideas

Allen Chapman Student Union 440 S Gary Ave, Tulsa, OK

TU’s Physics Journal Club invites physics students of all ages (high school through professional) to discuss recent journal articles. This month’s discussion will focus on “Black Hole Mysteries Solved,” Scientific American, September 2022, and “Everyday Einstein,” Scientific American, September 2004. Pizza will be provided while supplies last.

Free

JOLT Creativity Club – The Science of Happiness

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

Join other TU students in exploring creativity topics and engaging in exercises that enhance creative competence. This week the JOLT Creative Club will talk about what makes people happy. Are we focused on the right metrics?

Free

Launching a Side Hustle While Still in College

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

Learn what you need to know to achieve your personal and financial goals. TU students will talk about the businesses they created and managed while being a student. Is launching a side-hustle while in college a path for you?

Human Freedom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

101 E. Archer 101 E. Archer St., Tulsa, OK

In the 21st century, machines are learning to write essays, diagnose disease, create visual art and even write new computer code. As our lives are increasingly guided by artificial intelligence, what are the implications for the humanities, and for human freedom itself? This talk and discussion will explore Renaissance humanism’s origins in a similar moment […]

Free

Future of Fueling Stations

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

Larry Wofford, TU professor and foresight strategist, will discuss how businesses prepare for the future. Utilizing strategic foresight tools, students will form teams to develop and discuss suggestions for how companies in the fueling station sector can position themselves for success in 2040. This is a great way to learn how to "predict" the future.

WomENS Guest Speaker: Paige Johnson

Allen Chapman Student Union 440 S Gary Ave, Tulsa, OK

Join us to hear from Ten-Nine Technologies Founder and CEO Paige Johnson.

Free

JOLT Creativity Club – The Importance of Empathy

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

Empathy is the cornerstone of all successful design projects. Learn why empathy is so important to employers. Join the Creativity Club and participate in fun, educational activities that will spark your creative thought process and ignite your inner flame for innovative problem-solving. There is nothing magical about creative people and their ability to develop new […]

Physics Journal Club – Turbulence and Not Shutting Up

Allen Chapman Student Union 440 S Gary Ave, Tulsa, OK

TU’s Physics Journal Club invites physics students of all ages (high school through professional) to discuss recent journal articles. This month’s discussion will focus on “The Art of Turbulence,” American […]

Free

Pi Day

Rayzor Hall East 5th Place, Tulsa, OK

TU students, faculty and staff are invited to join the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in celebrating Pi Day with Elote tacos and pie!

Free

Creativity Club – Turning Failure into Success

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

The ability to redefine failure into a learning opportunity enables us to turn failure into a success story. This is an essential trait that builds resiliency by teaching us to learn from what went wrong. Join the Creativity Club and participate in fun, educational activities that will spark your creative thought process and ignite your […]

OCHS Distinguished Lecture: The Changing Views of Cannabis in Society

Allen Chapman Student Union 440 S Gary Ave, Tulsa, OK

This event is a one-hour lunch and learn focused on the changing views of cannabis in society. This is open to all TU faculty, staff, students and community partners. Jeff Konin will present, and attendees will be able to engage in discussion on the following topics: Describe the changing landscape of the perception of cannabis Explain […]

Free

Pandemic Politics and the Viral Underclass

101 E. Archer 101 E. Archer St., Tulsa, OK

Join the Oklahoma Center for the Humanities in welcoming Steven Thrasher, Ph.D., author of award-winning book The Viral Underclass. Using the HIV/AIDs, COVID-19 and monkeypox epidemics, Thrasher will explain how pandemics are not driven by biology alone. Drawing upon a decade of research as a journalist and public health scholar, he will explain how avoiding […]

Free

Creativity Club – Developing Essential Business Skills (with a twist)

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

Use improvisation in a fun atmosphere to learn essential business skills like thinking on the spot, being flexible and creative, and staying cool under pressure. Join the Creativity Club and participate in fun, educational activities that will spark your creative thought process and ignite your inner flame for innovative problem-solving. There is nothing magical about […]

An Evening with Mohsin Hamid

Sharp Chapel 2940 East 6th Street, Tulsa, OK

The Oklahoma Center for the Humanities is thrilled to welcome Mohsin Hamid, author of 2022 Common Read selection Exit West, to Tulsa. Please join us for a keynote address followed by a moderated Q&A. Exit West follows the story of a young couple’s escape from their war-torn home through a chain of mysterious doors leading to […]

Free

Best In Business Speaker Series: Jill Donovan, Rustic Cuff

Helmerich Hall 2900 East 5th Street, Tulsa, OK

Jill Donovan, motivational speaker, author and entrepreneur, will discuss the importance of getting things done in a lecture titled "It's In the Doing." Donovan will speak from noon to 1 p.m. in Helmerich Hall Auditorium. A reception will follow the presentation from 1 to 2 p.m. This event is open to the public. Register online […]

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