The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) is excited to announce the new Community Engagement Fellowship, through a partnership with the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments. IQC is seeking three Community Engagement Fellows, who will form a community of practice as they each lead a project that delivers planning, design, and/or placemaking services to a central Oklahoma community during the 2021-22 year. Fellows will be supported by IQC staff and with financial support. Applications from GCA faculty and affiliate faculty will be accepted through April 26.
For more information, please see the application briefing (PDF)
Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to recognize Petya Stefanoff, who is pursuing her doctorate in the Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) program, has been appointed the new role of Director of Community Development for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma. She joined the city in 2024.
Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., associate professor in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Design and director of the Institute for Quality Communities, has received national recognition for her book Model Schools in the Model City. The book has been named a finalist for the 2026 the PROSE Awards.
Gibbs College of Architecture Regional + City Planning Professor of Practice Vanessa Morrison and Associate Professor of Architecture Deborah Richards’ Open Design Collective received top honors at the inaugural BlackSpace Urbanist Collective Studio KIN Pitch Night Competition, held last month in Brooklyn, New York City.
