The OU Center for Faculty Excellence will host the first Lessons Learned Lunch on December 5, 12-2pm in Old Science Hall (Room 103).
Dr. Nancy Snow and Shane Hampton, director of Gibbs College’s Institute for Quality Communities, will share experiences of building mutually beneficial, reciprocal partnerships with community partners.
Their work in the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing and the Institute for Quality Communities is built on effective and sustainable relationships in the community.
To register, click here. For more information, contact Joy Pendley (pendley@ou.edu).
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
