On February 11, Oglethorpe University will provide 50 students with free passports. As part of the Council on International Educational Exchange’s Passport Caravan, Oglethorpe will dedicate resources to guide students through the passport application process. Proper photography and forms will be provided at no cost and specialists will be on-site to ensure the process can […]
Immigration will be a hot topic on campus next week. Oglethorpe will welcome Charles “Chuck” Kuck, one of the world’s leading immigration attorneys, on April 9 for Immigration 101: Smashing the Wall, and just two days later, Guatemalan filmmaker Luis Argueta for a screening of his newest film The U Turn: A Transformational Journey. The […]
Last week, more than 20 German students from the Technical University of Dortmund visited Oglethorpe and Atlanta as part of a 10-day study abroad trip highlighting the ongoing partnership between the universities and the city’s role in American history. The students stayed in Oglethorpe residence halls, worked on research projects with the German Club, and […]
Oglethorpe students and faculty had the opportunity to meet with Ukrainian delegates from the Open World Program who are in the country studying government operations with a focus on budget. Five young policy professionals from Ukraine visited Atlanta as part of a series of exchanges between the emerging European leaders and their U.S. counterparts in […]
Two Oglethorpe students, Claudine Niyonsenga ’20 and Yana Timoshenko ’20, have received the prestigious and selective Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship to study abroad during the 2019 spring semester. The U.S. Department of State annually awards grants of up to $5,000 to deserving students to assist with international education. Niyonsenga, a Business Administration major, will attend […]
Add the City of Lights to the growing list of study abroad programs where students can earn transferable Oglethorpe class credits. Starting in the summer of 2019, a new five-week session will be added in Paris, France, immersing undergrads in a cultural exchange that will last a lifetime. Oglethorpe has served as the academic partner […]
International Education Week 2018 International students and those who study abroad celebrate International Education Week, November 12-16, 2018 International Education Week (IEW) will be celebrated November 12-16, 2018 throughout the U.S. and the world—and at Oglethorpe. IEW is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and serves as […]
Rising junior Lexi Covalsen ’20 is London bound this summer! Covalsen is the recipient of the 2018 Summer ESU Dr. Manning Pattillo, Jr. Travel Scholarship, which supports study abroad program expenses in England for either Oglethorpe’s short-term London-Oxford program or GO London. The scholarship covers tuition, program costs and airfare. “Studying abroad was something that […]
The Rotary Club of Dunwoody annually sponsors an international student to study in America. This year’s recipient, Brazilian Felipe Bassani, is finishing up his time at Oglethorpe University, before returning home in June. Bassani continued work on his architectural engineering major while at Oglethorpe, as well as contributed articles to the Stormy Petrel newspaper and […]
“Five French women. One crazy world. Has life really changed that much over the years? Watch as some of history’s most infamous French women discover what it means to be a woman in 2018.” That’s the teaser for the one-woman show I wrote this past year for my honors thesis. But, it also encapsulates my […]