To help students make the most out of LinkedIn Learning—a free service available to students, faculty and staff—Oglethorpe is curating a monthly collection of short courses based on relevant and timely topics. This month is focused on Career Tips for Students, a series of courses selected by Director of Career Development Erin Sherrill in the A_LAB. […]
Hammack School of Business students who participated in summer internships gave virtual presentations about their experiences. Each student provided a brief summary of their responsibilities and reviewed the value of their experiences. Interestingly, each presentation contains information about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected these internships and the students’ work. Student presentations include: Diego Sanchez ’21 […]
Ana Castillo Lopez ’21 is among artists selected to be featured in the exhibition “Strange Time” currently on view at Atlanta Photography Group gallery. The exhibition is free and open through October 10, and may also be viewed online. The works in this “fun, small print exhibition, featuring unique images” were selected by juror Barbara […]
Ivi (Wicks) D’vynne ’23 recently released a single “Running Out of Time” with producer and University of Memphis Professor Kurt “KC” Clayton. The rising Oglethorpe sophomore was first introduced to the two-time Grammy nominee at a 2016 Juneteenth talent competition in Memphis, which Clayton judged. “Working with him was magic, honestly,” D’vynne said about the […]
Current Oglethorpe University students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning’s library of online expert-led courses! More than 5,000 high-quality, detailed training options include the latest in-demand business, creative and technology skills to support professional and personal development. New content is added weekly. LinkedIn Learning offers courses for all experience and […]
Dayla Jackson, Oglethorpe University’s first Achieve Atlanta scholar, graduated this year with a major in Studio Art and minor in Environmental Studies. Achieve Atlanta is a nonprofit working to dramatically increase the number of Atlanta Public Schools students who graduate college. The organization addresses the obstacles students face in completing post-secondary education by increasing college […]
Oglethorpe’s Lidia Labrada ’23 is among only 15 undergraduates selected for the next Mellon Summer Academy hosted at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. This is the third consecutive year an Oglethorpe student has been selected, and she will be accompanied by fellow Petrel Hayleigh Stonham ’22. During the week-long immersive experience, the students […]
Alexandra Benisek ’20 recently completed a semester-long internship at CNN in Atlanta. In her role as a Health Intern (timely, as it turned out), Benisek wrote internal alerts for CNN after monitoring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) pressers. The recent graduate also had the opportunity to work […]
Rising senior Fatima-Ezzahra Boumahdi ’21 has been accepted into the highly competitive American Economic Association’s Summer Scholars Program (AEASP), marking the third consecutive year that an Oglethorpe student has been selected. AEASP is an eight-week program hosted at Michigan State University. The fellowship provides summer development programs to women and minorities majoring in economics, with […]
Dr. Kate Keib, assistant professor of communication studies, has been selected for the Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program, to be held during the 2020-2021 academic year. The Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program was established by former Governor Zell Miller to provide Georgia’s higher education faculty with expanded opportunities for developing important teaching skills, including emerging technologies and […]