The Gibbs College Regional + City Planning Department’s second Kuhlman lecture featuring Dr. Joel Mendez of the University of Kansas is now available on YouTube! The talk was cosponsored by the RCPL department, the OU Center for Peace and Development, and the OU Center for Social Justice.
During the lecture, titled “Accessibility and Opportunity for All? An Evaluation of Industry Specific Employment Change in New Transit Service Areas,” Dr. Mendez shared about transit service areas, impacts on employment, and implications for economic and social justice.
Watch the lecture below!
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
