Class of 2011’s Malika Whitley continues to make a difference in Atlanta with ChopArt, the nonprofit she founded for homeless teens “to help them build community, cope, and heal” through the arts. And her efforts are getting national recognition. Most recently, Today.com highlighted Whitley’s outreach to homeless youth in the city. This month, Whitley […]
The Oglethorpe athletic department and the Oglethorpe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) will be celebrating National Girls and Women in Sports Day Sunday, February 3. The event will take place at 11 a.m. in the Traditions lobby of Dorough Field House and in the Schmidt Recreation Center, as well as the Oglethorpe Track and Field, weather […]
To honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., dozens of Oglethorpe students and alumni participated in service trips and activism around Atlanta. Organized by A_LAB Civic Engagement and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., more than 50 students spent their day off on Monday volunteering with Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture and Books For […]
Oglethorpe Day annually celebrates the lasting legacy of our university’s namesake, General James Edward Oglethorpe. A philanthropist, military leader, member of Parliament, and social reformer, Oglethorpe was regarded as one of Britain’s most active 18th century humanitarians. He founded the colony of Georgia to allow the worthy poor an opportunity to transform their lives in the […]
The Oglethorpe men’s basketball team just returned from a 5-day, 4-night trip to Costa Rica over fall break weekend, where they played two exhibition games against the Costa Rican national team, performed a community service project at a local community center, and took part in various cultural activities around Costa Rica. The team spent time […]
At the start of each academic year, the entire freshman class volunteers at locations across Atlanta for the Orientation Day of Service. More than 300 students, including transfer students, members of Alpha Phi Omega and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., as well as Achieve Atlanta Scholars, volunteered at one of 17 local nonprofit organizations, contributing work valued […]
In recognition of Pride Month, here’s a look back at one way Oglethorpe students supported the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities this year. In March, nine Oglethorpe students traveled to Charlotte, NC with the Center for Civic Engagement to partner with Campus Pride, an organization focused on developing necessary resources, programs and services to champion LGBTQ […]
On March 24, Oglethorpe students joined hundreds of thousands around the country, taking to the streets for the March for Our Lives protests—anti-gun violence demonstrations in response to the Parkland school shooting on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Oglethorpe students were among the crowd of almost 30,000 protesters […]
On the one month anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla., many Oglethorpe students joined peers in a nationwide demonstration, walking out of classrooms in protest of gun violence, and to remember the victims. Oglethorpe was founded on the principle that students should be prepared to make a life, make […]
Civic engagement is ingrained at Oglethorpe—a reflection of the lasting legacy of our university’s namesake, General James Edward Oglethorpe. Heralded as a philanthropist and champion for the oppressed, Oglethorpe was regarded as one of Britain’s most active 18th century humanitarians. Today, the university encourages community service within each new class of Petrels. Oglethorpe annually awards two full-tuition […]