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From left, Victoria Stevens, Lorene Roberson and Margarita Rodriguez The OU Engineering communications team attended the 2023 Oklahoma College Public Relations Association annual conference in July at the Downstream Casino Resource in Quapaw, Oklahoma.  Victoria Stevens and Margarita Rodriguez received the Grand Award (first place) for web design .  Karen Kelly and Lorene Roberson received the Grand Award for OU Engineer , a monthly e-publication focusing on research. The work placed first in the shoestring category.  Roberson also was awarded an honorable mention for a full-length feature titled "OU Biomedical Engineering Researcher Ready to Transform TBI Surgery." OCPRA received approximately 523 entries from 39 institutions across the state. Entries are judged by a panel of experts in their respective fields who are not OCPRA members. For a complete list of winners and examples of their work, click here .  Kelly, communications director for the Gallogly College of Enginee

About 80% of Engineering Days 2023 participants hail from towns across Oklahoma. From left, Thomas Cuellar of Oklahoma City, Andrew Bomboy of Choctaw, Ethan Schwartz of Tuttle, and Jackson Mejia of Norman. Photo album here. In response to the demand for engineers, the Gallogly College of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma recently welcomed high school students to grow their interest in engineering. Known as Engineering Days, the college hosted over 200 students during an 11-day event in June. Oklahoma is experiencing an urgent need for skilled engineers, with projections indicating that OU Engineering must graduate 900 students annually over the next five years to meet the demand, says Randa Shehab, Ph.D., the college’s senior associate dean. “The importance of engaging students in real-world problem-solving and collaborating with faculty who are actively working on solutions benefits all Oklahomans,” Shehab said. Since its inception in 2015, Engineering Days has been a flagship