Personal finance company WalletHub has included Oglethorpe University in its 2024 list of Best Colleges & Universities, an evaluation of 800+ institutions to assess “where prospective students can expect to receive top-notch education at the lowest price points.” For this ranking, WalletHub considered more than 30 key measures in seven categories: Student Selectivity; Cost and […]
For STEM students, spending time in the lab — getting familiar with equipment and iterating experiments — is critical for most post-graduate work, including careers in research and graduate studies. Thanks to an infusion of $25,000 in grant money from the Strategic Plan Grant fund, several Petrels honed these essential laboratory skills in the inaugural […]
Earlier this year, three Oglethorpe students with the help of Dr. Allison Roessler formed Data Club, a student organization dedicated to exposing Oglethorpe students to scientific research opportunities. Data Club was founded by Benton Cogar ’24, Mackenzie Roberson ’24 and Jaely Chavez ’24, with the goal of connecting students to undergraduate research opportunities at OU and creating […]
Nominations are in for Atlanta’s 2023 Suzi Bass Awards honoring excellence in theatre — and Oglethorpe sophomore Tatum McBride and Oglethorpe Theatre are among those recognized. “Urinetown,” a co-production of Actor’s Express and Oglethorpe Theatre staged in February 2023, garnered a total of 10 nominations, including Outstanding Musical alongside the Alliance Theatre’s “Water for Elephants” […]
Atlanta artist Yehimi Cambrón hopes that her solo exhibition at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art tells a more complete story about the immigrant experience in the South. Though themes of injustice and detention are present in her installations, “Yehimi Cambrón: Documenting the Undocumented in the South” is suffused with warmth and happiness, often inspired […]
The 2023 edition of Research.com Best College rankings was released this week and places Oglethorpe University among the Best Colleges in Atlanta and Georgia. Oglethorpe is also recognized as a Best Value College and one of the Most Popular, according to the university’s profile. Research.com rankings are based on national data sources, including IPEDS and […]
For many of the BUS 290 Introduction to Entrepreneurship students, their food truck proposal to two Chick-fil-A store owner-operators at 8 a.m. on a Monday was their introduction to the real world of the art of pitching. Divided into four groups of four to six students each, the class had a week to prepare proposals […]
Oglethorpe University Theatre is kicking off the new season with a touch of magic. Coming to Conant Performing Arts later this month is “Fairycakes,” a whimsical comedy adventure that transports iconic characters from Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to classic fairy tale worlds where, as they say, hilarity ensues. The story of “Fairycakes” revolves around […]
Oglethorpe University is ranked among Washington Monthly’s top 2023 liberal arts colleges and recognized as a Best Bang for the Buck College in the Southeast, an “exclusive list of schools ranked according to how well they help non-wealthy students attain marketable degrees at affordable prices.” The annual college guide measures schools based on what they are doing for the […]
To keep pace with the ever-changing communications industry, Oglethorpe recently introduced a Certificate in Digital Media available to all degree-seeking students. More and more employers are seeking professionals who are proficient in digital platforms and able to communicate effectively in today’s digital landscape. With this certificate, students in any major can demonstrate to employers they […]