Architecture professor Marjorie Callahan is slated to teach a Presidential Dream Course in Fall 2020 entitled “Re-imagining a jail for Oklahoma City,” which will center around using architecture and design to lower generational cycles of incarceration, particularly when women are incarcerated.
Callahan was recently interviewed by The Oklahoman for an article about the class that was published on March 5, 2020.
Featured Image: Women are shown marching around the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft, Oklahoma, as part of their Regimented Treatment Program. Credit: Allison Herrera/PRI.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
