The University of Oklahoma announced the appointment of Teri K. Reed, Ph.D., as the inaugural director of the OU Polytechnic Institute. The OU Polytechnic Institute will be launching as a new school at OU-Tulsa, providing bachelor’s completion and graduate degree programs that will initially focus on cybersecurity, data science, software development, medical informatics, and advanced mobility/manufacturing. As director, Reed will oversee the design of those academic programs, develop the hiring strategy for the institute’s first wave of faculty, engage with industry stakeholders on curriculum and work with the OU Foundation to garner additional philanthropic support.
An OU alumna and internationally recognized leader in the field of engineering education, Reed taught at OU from 2000 to 2006, earning tenure as an associate professor in the School of Industrial Engineering. She also served as the College of Engineering’s associate dean of education during her time at OU. She has most recently worked at the University of Cincinnati, where she has served as assistant vice president of faculty research development, executive director of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and professor of chemical engineering.
Read more about Dr. Reed and the OU Polytechnic Institute here: https://www.ou.edu/news/articles/2023/january/ou-names-inaugural-director-of-polytechnic-institute
