The OU Board of Regents passed agenda items Friday approving a freshman housing master plan to replace the nearly 60-year-old towers and authorizing the transition of all fundraising efforts to the OU Foundation, a private nonprofit entity.Â
President Joseph Harroz said university administration is âendeavoring on a multi-year planâ to replace Walker, Couch and Adams Towers, which were built in the mid-1960s, with new structures.Â
According to the agenda, the item authorizes the university administration to negotiate the terms of an agreement and a fee, starting with the highest-ranking firm. Five architecture firms â ADG Inc./Mackey Mitchell Architects; KSQ Architects, P.C./Rand Elliott Architects; Bockus Payne Architects/Ayers Saint Gross; Frankfurt-Short Bruza Associates, P.C./KWK Architects and MA+ Architecture/TreanorHL â are being considered for involvement in the plan, and ADG Inc./Mackey Mitchell Architects has the highest ranking from the board.Â
The OU Board of Regents will consider action on items including a freshman “housing master plan,” new appointments to university leadership and changes to the University Advancement office in its