Dr. Laura Harjo, associate professor of Native American Studies and an affiliate faculty member of Regional and City Planning, was recently elected as President of the Faculty Women’s Interest Group within the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).
The ACSP Faculty Women’s Interest Group (FWIG) is an interest group within ACSP, a consortium of university-based programs offering degrees and credentials in Urban and Regional Planning. ACSP promotes planning education, research, service and outreach in North America and throughout the world.
FWIG works to encourage and support women faculty and graduate students in the planning academy and throughout their career. FWIG also welcomes those conducting research and outreach on planning issues critical to women. The group has a new focus on Intersectional Feminist/Anti-Racist/De-Colonial Planning and is working to encourage planners to include ending violence against all women and girls as an important part of their planning work.
Dr. Harjo’s interest and expertise in topics such as Indigenous planning and development, Indigenous feminisms, and community participatory methodologies will help her excel at this leadership role.
Congratulations to Dr. Harjo!
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
