 |
The University of Oklahoma
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Oculus Weekly Newsletter
September 16 - 20, 2019
|
Oculus is an e-newsletter that is distributed by the OU Gibbs College of Architecture (GCA) during the fall and spring semesters. It features news about student, faculty, staff and alumni accomplishments, as well as events that may be of interest to our community. Note that there is a weekly version of the newsletter for a local audience, and a monthly version for a broader audience. Please share your news and events by noon each Thursday to be considered for the following week's issue of
Oculus.
|
|
Featured Events and Opportunities
|
GCA Student Journal Announces Call for Submissions, Hosts Workshop
GCA's award-winning student journal Telesis has announced its 2019 call for submissions. Telesis invites contributors to consider the meaning and future of architecture through this year's topic: "Metamedia." Submissions are due Monday, October 14th, 2019.
Proposal Workshop
The editorial team will host a workshop for those interested in developing submissions on Wednesday, September 18th, at 5:30 p.m. in Gould Hall, rm. 390. Pizza will be provided!
|
|
Renegades: The American School in Tulsa Holds Opening Events
Renegades: The American School in Tulsa opened September 12, 2019, at the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Library. The retrospective of Bruce Goff and his contemporaries at the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture kicked off with two gallery talks. Architect and Founding Member of the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, Ted Reeds (above, left) spoke about Goff's early life and work in Tulsa, while Warren Ross (above, right), CEO of Ross Group discussed his firm's recent rehabilitation of Goff's Tulsa Club Building. The exhibit will be on display through October 21, 2019.
|
|
GCA-Related Events and Opportunities
|
Construction Student Association Releases Fall 2019 Tailgate Schedule
Join the Construction Student Association (CSA) for food, drinks and games two hours before kickoff on the following game days:
- 9/28, Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech
- 10/19, Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
- 11/9, Oklahoma vs. Iowa State
- 11/23, Oklahoma vs. Texas Christian University
The CSA will be set up near the intersection of Jenkins and Brooks, north of Heisman Park. To view kickoff times, click here.
To request more information or accommodations, call (405) 325-6404.
|
Gibbs College of Architecture Invites Proposals for its Program for Research Enhancement
Faculty from the Gibbs College of Architecture are invited to submit proposals for the college's Program for Research Enhancement. The program offers grants of up to $5,000 twice per year to proposals that qualify via an external peer-review process.
FALL 2019
Proposals Due: Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 (noon)
Award Notifications: Monday, Nov. 11, 2019
SPRING 2020
Proposals Due: Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 (noon)
Award Notifications: Monday, Mar. 16, 2020
|
Construction Science to Host Top Golf Event Before OU/TX Weekend
Join the Haskell and Irene Lemon Division of Construction Science in The Colony, TX, for an afternoon of Top Golf on Friday, October 11, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., just before OU/Texas weekend.
All proceeds will benefit the Construction Science Scholarship Endowment. Tickets are $100 per person, and sponsorships that allow students to participate are appreciated.
To sign up, click
here
.
To request more information or accommodations, call (405) 325-6404.
|
Join us for the 2019-2020 Gibbs College of Architecture Brown Bag Research Seminar Series + FREE LUNCH!
Join faculty, staff and students from the Gibbs College of Architecture and across campus for free lunch and interesting presentations about their latest research, creative activity, community engagement and more.
Save These Dates for Upcoming Brown Bags, to be held in the Gould Hall Buskuhl Gallery:
- Thurs., Oct. 17, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Weds., Nov. 13, 2019 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Weds., Feb. 12, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Thurs., Mar. 12, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Weds., Apr. 22, 2020 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
For more information or to request accommodations, please contact Angela Person (a@ou.edu).
|
Academic Interoperability Coalition Invites Papers for Spring 2020 Conference to be Held at Gibbs College of Architecture
The Academic Interoperability Coalition (AiC) will hold its annual Academic BIM Symposium on Monday, April 6 and Tuesday, April 7, at the Gibbs College of Architecture. AiC invites papers and posters that further academic models and generate dialogue about how we conduct research and educate students to support BIM use in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Owner Operator (AECOO) industries. Symposium topics will focus on opportunities BIM is creating to improve productivity, data collection and long term-planning for resilience in the built environment.
Call for Papers and Posters
For more information, contact Tammy McCuen (tammymccuen@ou.edu).
|
Center for Middle Eastern Architecture and Culture to Host Fall Film Series
|
|
Additional Events + Opportunities
|
Save these Dates! Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues to Host Happy Hour Series
The Provost's Advisory Committee on Women's Issues (
PACWI) cordially invites faculty and staff to attend its happy hour series during the 2019-2020 academic year!
Save these dates for upcoming PACWI Happy Hours at the
Crawford University Club:
- Friday, October 4, 2019
- Friday, November 1, 2019
- Friday, December 6, 2019
- Friday, February 7, 2020
- Friday, March 6, 2020 - Hosted by GCA's Dean Hans E. Butzer
- Friday, April 3, 2020
- Friday, May 1, 2020
|
|
OU To Host Latinx Poet and LGBTQ Advocate Marcelo Hernandez Castillo on Sept. 18
Join us on Wednesday, September 18, as OU celebrates the work of
Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, a powerful Latinx voice in American poetry and culture and an LGBTQ advocate. Hernandez Castillo will be interviewed by Arthur Dixon, managing editor of
Latin American Literature Today, from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Regents and Associates Rooms in the OMU. Then, he will offer a public poetry reading and Q+A at 7 p.m. in the Regents and Associates Rooms.
|
The Compassion Around the World Lecture Series presents "The Ripple Effect," with National Geographic Photographer Annie Griffiths
As one of the first women photographers at National Geographic, Annie Griffiths has worked in nearly 150 countries during her illustrious career. Annie will share the powerful stories of women and children who have been helped by her nonprofit, Ripple Effect Images. The event will take place at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art on Saturday, September 21, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
For more information, view the event flyer here or call (405) 201-9991.
|
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Invites Submissions to Film Contest
Keep Oklahoma Beautiful encourages young people to take action in the fight against litter and illegal dumping in Oklahoma. They're challenging contestants to tackle this issue in a 25-45 second video clip that conveys to all citizens of Oklahoma that littering is "costly, deplorable, illegal and just downright wrong." The winning video clips will appear on the KOB website and social media platforms. Monetary prizes are available!
- Register by November 15, 2019
- Submit your video by December 31, 2019
|
|
Attend the Diversity Ally "Unlearning" Workshop Series and Earn Your Diversity Ally Certificate!
Diversity Ally workshops are now open for faculty and staff enrollment! Attend "Unlearning Sexism," "Unlearning Racism," "Unlearning Ableism," and "Unlearning Classism" for an opportunity to earn the Diversity Ally certificate.
|
|
|
Get Featured on GCA's Social Media Channels!
Send your work to the GCA Communications Team! This is your chance to show the world your work! Fill out the
Oculus submission form and mark your submission as an image for social media. Please include images, a description of your work, your social media handles, and a link to your online portfolio if you have one. We can't wait to celebrate all you've been up to.
To submit your work, click here.
________
Connect with us online!
|
|
Share your news and events with us!
|
|
Whether you are an OU Gibbs College of Architecture alumnus, student, faculty or staff member, we want to know about your news and events!
To share your news for the next issue of
Oculus, the OU Gibbs College of Architecture newsletter, or to request publicity support for an upcoming event, please complete the form found
here. This form may also be used to submit website update requests.
The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.
www.ou.edu/eoo.
|
|
|
|
|
|
