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Monday, August 03, 2009
OSU-Tulsa Partners with City of Tulsa for Employee Scholarship Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TULSA – Mayor Kathy Taylor and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa President Gary Trennepohl announced today a new scholarship program for City of Tulsa employees to attend OSU-Tulsa.

City employees will receive a scholarship equal to half of their tuition costs for up to six credit hours a semester at OSU-Tulsa.

OSU-Tulsa has budgeted $50,000 for the program, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The scholarships are funded by the University Center Trust at no cost to the City of Tulsa.

“I want to thank the OSU-Tulsa and the UCT Authority Trustees for approving this scholarship program,” Trennepohl said. “Helping City employees pay for their college degree aids the City during this economic turmoil. And, it’s a way for OSU to thank the City for creating the University Center Trust to promote higher education for Tulsans.”

To be eligible for the program, students must be full-time employees of the City of Tulsa at the start of the enrollment semester and admitted to an OSU degree program. Applications for the City’s nearly 1,700 employees are available for OSU-Tulsa’s fall 2009 semester.

The scholarship program is the equivalent to a program offered to OSU-Tulsa employees.

The University of Oklahoma-Tulsa is offering a similar program. OU-Tulsa will offer City of Tulsa employees 10 percent off tuition and waive application fees for the upcoming fall semester in a select number of undergraduate programs.

“I want to thank Dr. Trennepohl, President of OSU-Tulsa and Dr. Clancy, President of OU-Tulsa for providing support to our City of Tulsa employees to further their education,” Taylor said. “We have had cost-cutting measures and have asked employees to do a lot and continue delivering quality services to our citizens. This pilot program with the universities is a way to take the first steps to accomplish that goal. The opportunity for City of Tulsa employees to further their education at OSU-Tulsa or OU-Tulsa will not only benefit the employee, but bring additional expertise and skill to the City of Tulsa.”

OSU-Tulsa is located just north of downtown at 700 N. Greenwood Avenue. For more information, call 918-594-8000 or visit www.osu-tulsa.okstate.edu.

City of Tulsa News Contact:
Kim MacLeod
918-596-7803 or 918-527-0164

News Contacts:

Mary Bea Drummond
918-594-8223

Trish McBeath
918-594-8360

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