Could better educational signage reduce the disturbance of spinner dolphins in protected bays along Hawaii’s west coast? A research team from Oglethorpe thinks so. Alex Prots ’20, now an assistant instructor of genetics at Oglethorpe, was among the authors of a recently published article highlighting the team’s findings. Prots participated in the unique research opportunity […]
Oglethorpe’s Omicron Delta Kappa national leadership honor society has invited Dr. Jay Lutz to deliver this year’s Last Lecture, in recognition of his esteemed career at Oglethorpe. Each year, one extraordinary Oglethorpe speaker is invited to give a “last lecture” on a topic of their choosing. Dr. Lutz’s address, “Drawn to Teaching, a Profession and a Calling,” […]
Oglethorpe University has been recognized as part of the 2021 PLEXUSS Global Rankings in the following areas: # 5 Best Liberal Arts College in Georgia # 6 Best in Georgia Offering Accounting Programs # 8 Best in Georgia Offering Humanities Programs PLEXUSS helps more than seven million students evaluate and connect with 18,0000+ colleges and […]
This spring, Oglethorpe University will host on-campus, in-person commencement ceremonies to honor the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020! These events will be the university’s first large gatherings in more than a year—and a welcome chance to come together to celebrate an important milestone for our graduates! The Class of 2021 commencement ceremony […]
Oglethorpe recently launched a new chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, an international sociology honor society that recognizes the highest achieving sociology majors and minors. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and other social and intellectual activities that will lead to improvement in […]
Watch the spring Rikard Lecture with Shan Cooper, executive director for the Atlanta Committee for Progress, in the video above. In this edition of the Rikard Lecture Series, students in the Hammack School of Business talk to Cooper about business mission statements, empowerment programs, equity and inclusion, transportation and more. Student panelists are Lola Oyinloye ’21, […]
Oglethorpe University President Nick Ladany announced today the university’s plans for a full return to campus for the fall semester. “As we near the mid-semester mark, I continue to be inspired by the commitment and ingenuity of our community,” said President Ladany. “As vaccinations continue to be dispersed and transmission rates slowly decline, we are […]
This spring, Atlanta activist Feroza Syed will present both a campus-wide lecture and a more intimate, student advocacy conversation as part of Oglethorpe’s CORE lecture series. Both will cover topics of LGBTQ+ issues, intersectionality and social justice. Syed has been heavily involved in LGBTQ+ advocacy in the Atlanta area. After coming out in a viral facebook […]
As Oglethorpe prepared to welcome back more students and resume some in-person classes this semester, the university needed to ensure there were enough sanitization supplies to support the growing population on campus. Thanks to alumnus Brick Faucette ’08, that transition was made a little easier. Faucette is President and COO of Reliable Paper, a family-owned […]
Intelligent.com has named Oglethorpe University among the Best Colleges In Georgia. Oglethorpe was also designated Georgia’s Best Liberal Arts University. Georgia colleges were evaluated based on the quality of education, flexible learning options, cost, student engagement, graduation rate, potential future earnings, and post-graduate employment. All accredited institutions—from small, private colleges to the largest state universities—were […]