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The Gibbs Spotlight: Avery Smith, Interior Design Alumnus
GCA assistant to the directors, Camille Germany (C), sat down OU interior design alumnus, Avery Smith (A), to discuss her journey into the interior design

University of Oklahoma Architecture Professor Consults on Accessible Housing Development
Associate professor of Architecture David L. Boeck was recently featured in the Norman Transcript for his role consulting on a new accessible housing development that

University of Oklahoma NOMAS Team Competes in National Design Competition
The University of Oklahoma chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students recently competed in the 48th Annual NOMA Conference “Spatial Shifts 2020 Reclaiming

SOM Foundation Honors Gibbs College Alumnus Robert L. Wesley with Scholarship for BIPOC Students
Editor’s Note: This information is drawn from the SOM Foundation Robert L. Wesley Award announcement, linked here. Created by the SOM Foundation in 2020, the

OU Architecture Faculty Member Joins National Leadership Committee
Recently, René Peralta was invited to join the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ASCA) Leadership Committee by ACSA’s newly appointed president, Dr. Lynne M.

Gibbs College Interior Design Student and Faculty Advisor Win 3rd Place at National IDEC Video Competition
Every year the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) hosts its national Video Competition, asking graduate and undergraduate interior design students for their perspectives on topics

The Gibbs Spotlight, Michael Southard
GCA assistant to the directors Camille Germany (C), sat down with Michael Southard (M), a Gibbs alumnus! Michael talked about his job and why he chose

Gibbs College Faculty Receive Grant to Create Multidisciplinary Think Tank to Help Engage Local Community
Gibbs College faculty Deborah Richards, assistant professor of Architecture, and Vanessa Morrison, affiliate faculty in Regional and City Planning, have partnered with Dr. Andrea Benjamin

Regional and City Planning Assistant Professor Awarded Grant to Explore Systemic Racial and Gender Disparities in the Academic Research Enterprise
Gibbs College of Architecture assistant professor Dr. C. Aujean Lee recently received a grant from the University of Oklahoma’s Office of the Vice President for

Gibbs College and BlackSpace Oklahoma Host “Rethinking Education for a More Equitable World” Webinar
Building on the conversations about the future of design pedagogy that were started during the March 2020 “Schools of Thought” conference, the Gibbs College of