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On March 29, 2023, Regional + City Planning faculty Dr. John C. Harris and Dr. C Aujean Lee joined doctoral student and Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Research Fellow Rebecca Blaine to present to MetaFund about community engagement practices.
MetaFund is an Oklahoma-based nonprofit that invests in creative solutions for communities, with a primary focus on quality jobs, affordable housing, community health, and child wellbeing. The organization invites presenters to share about various community development topics.
The team shared their findings and recommendations from last year’s IQC project with the City of Tulsa. For the project, students from the Community Development and Revitalization course and the Planning with Diverse Communities course conducted virtual canvassing of the Riverwood neighborhood.
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.