The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to share that Dr. Sarah Little, Associate Director of the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design at the University of Oklahoma, was named the 2025 Winner of the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Faculty Excellence in Service Learning Award (Senior Faculty Level).
This highly competitive award recognizes outstanding faculty whose teaching, research, and outreach have advanced service learning in landscape architecture education. As the premier organization for educators in the discipline, this CELA honor reflects Dr. Little’s unwavering commitment to community-engaged learning and design excellence.
Over the past several years, Dr. Little has led transformative service-learning projects across Oklahoma, engaging students with real-world challenges and diverse communities. Her initiatives have not only enhanced student learning outcomes but also produced meaningful, lasting impact in the places they served.
Recent service learning project highlights include:
In each of these projects, Dr. Little has modeled interdisciplinary collaboration and a deep respect for local knowledge and lived experiences. Her students describe her as a mentor who cultivates empathy, active listening, and a sense of professional responsibility to the communities they serve.
Please join us in recognizing Dr. Little for this well-deserved honor!
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.
In May, students from the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture's Architecture, Environmental Design, and Interior Design programs participated in an intensive five-day Studio in Residence at Taliesin West, the iconic winter home and desert laboratory of Frank Lloyd Wright.
