Construction Science Faculty Member Honored

Assistant professor of construction science Somik Ghosh was recently honored with an Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Teaching Award during the 54th Annual ASC International Conference in Minneapolis, MN. The ASC "promotes the sharing of ideas and knowledge and inspires, guides, and promotes excellence in curricula, teaching, research, and service" among educators and industry practitioners. Congratulations, Dr. Ghosh!

To learn more about the ASC, click here.

Gould Hall Coffee Shop Update

Stay tuned!  We are coordinating with President Boren's Office to finalize the Grand Opening date and time. It could be as early as tomorrow! Check your inbox for details.

For more info, contact OU Housing and Food Services at [email protected].

Exhibition: Visualizing the Spaces of Actor-Network Theory

In 1998, during a fervor of intellectual activity that questioned the role of objects, political power, and the ontology of nature, the late British geographer Jonathan Murdoch wrote an article called "The Spaces of Actor-Network Theory."  During Spring 2018, two graduate students at the University of Oklahoma (one in Architecture, one in Fine Arts) worked in conjunction with the Experimental Geography Studio to answer two vexing questions: 1) what metaphors does Murdoch utilize to write about the spatialization of the Actor-Network Theory?, and 2) how might we begin to rip these concepts out of their textual homes and into the sphere of vision? In each case, these practitioners are bridging a gap between geographic visualization and geographic thought, a gap that in the twenty-first century is too often presumed to be exclusively data-driven. Join the Experimental Geography Studio for an exhibition of their work.

Exhibition opening: May 4, 2018, from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Exhibition on display: May 4 - June 4, 2018

Where: Sarkeys Energy Center, Rm. 543

For more information, contact Emily Homan ( [email protected]).

Staff Member Honored with Katie Pursley Superior Performance Award

Congratulations to our very own project management specialist,  Jerry  Puckett, for being honored with the 2018 Katie Pursley Superior Performance Award from The University of Oklahoma Organizational Staff Council! Recipients of the award have shown outstanding job performance, dedication to students and service to the University. At the College, we know  Jerry is someone we can always count on to make things happen! Thanks for everything you do,  Jerry!

Learn more about the OU Staff Senate Merit Awards process here.

Dean Hans Butzer and Torrey Butzer, Designers of OKC National Memorial, Featured in The Oklahoman

In a recent article published in The Oklahoman, Dean Hans Butzer and his wife Torrey Butzer reflect on their design of the Oklahoma City National Memorial that honors the lives that were lost in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. In the article, the designers describe the clear intention to honor each life individually. In the article, Dean Butzer said, "We wanted to create an individual moment for each of them, rather than band them together on a wall."

To read more, click here ("Husband and wife recall their design of Oklahoma City National Memorial") and here ("Oklahoma City National Memorial designers made OKC their home").