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Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture
Oculus Weekly Newsletter
January 21 - 24, 2020

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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
Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture  Exhibition Opens at Fred Jones on January 23rd

The exhibition Renegades: Bruce Goff and the American School of Architecture  tells the story of this exciting period in architectural history by featuring selections from the American School  Archive, as well as virtual tours of several residences designed by Bruce Goff and digitally rendered by Skyline Ink of Oklahoma City. The exhibition will open on January 23rd at 8:00 p.m., following a 7:00 p.m. public lecture at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Award-Winning Scholar Beatriz Colomina to Lecture at Gibbs College

Beatriz Colomina, H oward Crosby Butler Professor of the History of Architecture at Princeton University, is coming to speak at GCA next week. Colomina is an internationally renowned, award-winning author and architectural historian whose work focuses on today's questions of how architecture, art, technology, sexuality and media fit together. Colomina will lecture at GCA on Friday, January 24th, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., in Gould Hall Buskuhl Gallery, room 130.

Featured News
Regional + City Planning Alumnus Featured by Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

RCPL graduate Folasayo Salami was recently featured by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning as an "Active Alum." In the profile, he shares his current work with the City of Edmond and what he gained from the MA program. 

Herbe Greene Teaching Fellow to Lecture at OSU's Knowlton School

Herb Greene Teaching Fellow, RenĂ© Peralta has been invited to deliver a lecture on February 12th as part of the Baumer Lecture Series at the Knowlton School of Architecture at Ohio State University. As part of the Knowlton School's commitment to bringing the highest level of design thinking to its students and the community at large, the Baumer Lecture Series invites prominent researchers and practitioners of architecture, landscape architecture and city planning to present their work in a variety of areas.

GCA-Related Events and Opportunities
Division of Architecture to Host Town Hall Chat with Acting Director

All architecture students are encouraged to join Acting Director Daniel Butko for a town hall style chat/meeting in the Gallery this Wednesday, January 22. Pizza will be served at 12:15 p.m. and the meeting will begin shortly after. Studio professors will join towards the end of the meeting - they know you will be late to studio. Please attend to build an academic community across all year levels. Comments and questions are welcomed.

For more information or to request accommodations, contact  Daniel Butko (butko@ou.edu)
Charles W. Graham Travel Study Dinner Benefit Tickets On Sale Now

The Charles W. Graham Travel Study Benefit Dinner will be held on February 7, 2020, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City. It will feature a multi-course meal with fine wine pairings. Individual tickets are $125 each. All proceeds support student travel study scholarships and opportunities.

Spring 2020 Faculty Program for Research Enhancement Proposals Due on Monday, February 10th

Spring 2020 Program for Research Enhancement (PRE) proposals are due on Monday, Feb. 10th, by 12:00 p.m. For more information, contact Associate Professor Matthew Reyes, Chair of Committee A (mdreyes@ou.edu).

Save the Date! Spring 2020 Brown Bag Research Seminars

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. 

 

Spring 2020 Brown Bag events will be held from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Gould Hall Buskuhl Gallery on Weds., Feb. 12, Thurs., Mar. 12, and Weds., Apr. 22, 2020.


 
To learn more or request accommodations, please contact Angela Person (a@ou.edu).

"Gardens of Knowledge and Delight" to be offered in Arezzo, Italy

Walk the historic botanical gardens of Italy, the foundations of natural history and science, with biogeographer Bruce Hoagland. Experience splendid Renaissance villa gardens and Italian cities with landscape architect Bret Betnar. Learn the history and secrets behind the beloved places whose beauty, plant collections, structure, and style continue to inspire scientists and artists. The course takes place from June 8 to July 3, 2020. To download the course flyer, click hereApplications are due February 23, 2020.

To learn more, contact Bret Betnar (bbetnar@ou.edu).
Additional Events + Opportunities
OU Hosts  Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Week January 20 - 24!

Please join us in celebrating the Inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Week, January 20-25th, 2020. The theme for the week is United We Stand because #WeAre stronger together. Please see the flyer attached for details about the events of the week.

Women's and Gender Studies (WGS) and Center for Social Justice (CSJ) to Host Gender and Justice Speaker on January 23rd

Join the Women's and Gender Studies and the Center for Social Justice on Thursday, January 23rd, at noon in the OMU Frontier Room for the Gender and Justice Speaker Series. Dr. Carolina Arlota will be speaking on "Does the United States' Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on Climate Change pass the Cost-Benefit Analysis Test?"

To learn more or request accommodations, call  (405) 325-5787
WGS Art Gallery Seeks Submissions, Due January 31st

The WGS Art Gallery is now seeking submissions from any OU student, staff or faculty to be displayed in our building, Robertson Hall, for the Spring Semester. Submissions are due January 31, 2020. Click the link below to learn more.

WGS Offers "The Women's Vote at 100" Intersession Course in May 2020

This May 2020, WGS is hosting a Study Away program during intersession. Students will travel to upstate New York, New York City and Washington, D.C., to study the suffrage movement. Course Description: In 1920, the 19th amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, the class will travel to New York and Washington, D.C. to retrace the suffrage movement, from its roots in the Abolitionist Movement through the Jazz Age. With an eye toward issues of race and class, we will examine the history that culminated in the Nineteenth Amendment getting added to the Constitution.

WGS and CSJ to Host Teach OUt on Race in April 2020

The OU Women's and Gender Studies Center for Social Justice invites you to the seventh annual Teach OUt on Race.  Designed for a range of participants from budding allies to experienced activists, the Teach OUt is an opportunity for attendees to intentionally consider what it means to practice anti-racism across the spaces where we teach, learn, and lead. It will be held on  Friday, April 10, 2020, from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the  Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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, February 7, 2020
  • Friday, March 6, 2020
  • Friday, April 3, 2020 (Hosted by GCA's Dean Hans E. Butzer)
  • Friday, May 1, 2020
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.

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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.
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