Students Devon Westbrook and Marshall Berry recently had op-eds published in the Daily Ardmoreite and Tulsa World. The students wrote about electric vehicles and issues around school choice. These op-eds were part of an assignment from the RCPL course, “Planning with Diverse Communities,” taught by Prof. C. Aujean Lee.
Read Devon Westbrook’s guest column, “Paying for Oklahoma’s Roads: Updates Needed,” published in the Daily Ardmoreite on March 14, 2021.
Read Marshall Berry’s guest column, “Vouchers avoid fixing bad schools,” published in the Tulsa World on March 16, 2021.
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.