Associate Professor of History Dr. Ron Bobroff, along with two other experts from around the country, will be leading a two-day workshop at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center on effectively utilizing libraries and archives while investigating “old fields.” “New Fields for Old: The Revitalization of Political, Diplomatic and […]
Congratulations to the 366 Oglethorpe University students whose academic performance during the 2019 spring semester merited recognition on the Dean’s Academic Honors List! This list celebrates those who achieved at least a 3.50 term grade-point average, while earning 12 or more semester hours.
The Oglethorpe University Math department, under the guidance of Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics Dr. Mary Garner, was awarded a grant by the Mathematical Association of America to hold a week-long math camp at Oglethorpe in mid-June. Open to high school students, the Summer Day Camp in Mathematics at Oglethorpe University will discuss mathematical problems and […]
Lauren Aleece Bustamante ’21 is the latest Oglethorpe student to be accepted into the prestigious Mellon Summer Academy at the High Museum of Art. During the week-long immersive experience, Bustamante, one of only 15 undergraduate students chosen, will learn about curatorial practices from Atlanta-area curators, participate in team exhibition workshops, research and present on a […]
Congratulations to the more than 240 graduates honored at Oglethorpe’s 2019 Commencement on May 18! Check out our live feed video and social media round-up from the festivities—you just might see yourself or your own posts included! Donald Graham, former publisher of The Washington Post and chairman of the board for Graham Holdings Company, was […]
Dear Professor: Dr Mario Chandler Class of 2019 graduate Haley Evans writes a letter to Dr. Mario Chandler on the way he influenced her over the last four years. Chandler is a Spanish professor and Evans majored in Spanish and Sociology. Several Oglethorpe seniors were asked to write a letter to a professor who impacted […]
Six Oglethorpe students recently competed in the annual Mathematical Contest in Modeling, an international competition held by COMAP (Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications) for college undergraduates and high school students. Teams of students are challenged to clarify, analyze, and propose solutions to open-ended complex problems in this contest “where research, analytics and applied intelligence […]
The first weeks of college are exciting. New freedoms, new friends, and a whole lot of new, unexpected, responsibilities. As a way to help first-year students acclimate to campus, Oglethorpe University offers Compass advising, a program to help students begin to identify, clarify, and achieve their education, career, and personal goals. “It has not only […]
Senior Brad Firchow was a guest on NPR/WABE’s “Closer Look with Rose Scott” to discuss his time at Oglethorpe, graduation, and his future plans. Firchow will be working at the nonprofit Childspring International after commencement, where he will be helping to arrange surgeries for children around the world. Eventually, he hopes to attend medical school […]
The Liberal Arts & Sciences Symposium brings together the university community in a day-long celebration of exemplary analytic and creative work produced by Oglethorpe students during the academic year. The day began with a PRISM (Posters of Research in Science and Mathematics) poster session, where students presented their class-based and independent research projects. Keynote speaker was Oglethorpe’s own […]