To help diversify the field of planning, the Division of Regional + City Planning (RCPL) has adopted a plan to recruit underrepresented students. Part of these efforts include helping students to gain more experience about what it is like to work with diversifying cities and neighborhoods.
On September 13, 2019, RCPL students visited four planning-related organizations to engage with these issues, including the:
Scenes from the students' tour.
These visits gave students insights into planning jobs that are in the nonprofit, private, and public sectors.
Special thanks to the Latino Community Development Agency, City of Oklahoma City Planning Department, BlackSpace Oklahoma, and the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma for sharing their time with our students and faculty.
View a video about the tour below.
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The University of Oklahoma Libraries recently welcomed Carl Siegel as an Architecture Librarian and Archivist and Assistant Professor. In his role, Siegel supports students, faculty and staff across the Gibbs College of Architecture while also serving as archivist for the American School of Architecture Archives.
