In June, Dr. John Harris and students of Regional + City Planning traveled to northern Uganda with the OU Center for Peace and Development (CPD) this past month to aid in the organization of a women’s grassroots peacebuilding conference in Gulu. The conference brought together 78 women from all five sub-regions of Northern region, Uganda to discuss ongoing sources of conflict in their communities and their priorities for action. The students assisted the conference by facilitating discussions, recording information, and compiling reports, briefs, and action items. The conference is part of the CPD’s commitment to learn from and work with grassroots organizations in post-conflict northern Uganda, especially around issues of gender equity.
The peacebuilding conference has also been featured by the OU Daily.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture announces John Harris as Associate Dean for Research ad interim, effective Aug. 25, 2026, until the permanent position is filled.
Gibbs College is pleased to announce the 2026 Gibbs College Faculty & Staff Awards recipients. These individuals were recognized by Dean Butzer during the Gibbs College Back to School Meeting and will be honored during the Celebration Banquet in October. They were nominated by their colleagues via an open nomination process.
Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s student journal, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts to support its next two issues, “Pause” (Volume IX) and “React” (Volume X).
