Forbes recently took a look at the financial health of 921 private not-for-profit colleges to determine their annual college financial ratings—this year as a potential measure of how they will weather the pandemic. The leading finance publication specifically called out Oglethorpe University as a “standout,” citing the university’s “big comeback” financially. “Oglethorpe finished fiscal 2018 […]
For its spring Rikard Lecture, Oglethorpe’s Hammack School of Business will welcome Shan Cooper, executive director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress. The online event will be held Tuesday, March 16 at 4 p.m. Founded in 2003, the Atlanta Committee for Progress provides leadership on key issues important to economic growth and inclusion for all […]
For economics and politics double major Oyinlola Oyinloye ’21, an Oglethorpe education has opened the doors to many places. This summer after graduating, she will travel to New York City to work with JPMorgan Chase & Co. in their Markets Summer Analyst Program. The Summer Analyst Program is highly sought-after. This position at the multinational […]
Oglethorpe University has named Laura Renée Chandler, PhD as its first Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a member of the senior administrative leadership team, effective March 5. Currently, Dr. Chandler is Director of the Center for Diversity and Community at University of South Dakota. In this new role, Dr. Chandler will lead the […]
Oglethorpe’s Division of National Sciences has announced new research opportunities available to undergraduates. These research opportunities include authentic faculty-mentored research providing students the opportunity to work side-by-side with a faculty member on a research project. In addition to a highly impactful experience, research positions may be awarded with course credit, authorship on papers, attendance at […]
Congratulations to the Oglethorpe University students whose academic performance during the 2020 fall semester merits recognition on the Dean’s Academic Honors List! This list honors those who achieved at least a 3.50 term grade-point average, while earning 12 or more semester hours.
While she completes studies in her senior year, Fatima Boumahdi ’21 also holds down a part-time job at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. After graduation, she will be working as a senior research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, where she will be part of the microeconomics team of four economists […]
Five students have received undergraduate research awards from Oglethorpe’s Student Research Development Fund, distributed annually. The students are majoring in a range of disciplines, including biology, chemistry, physics and theatre. Funding applications were evaluated by a committee comprised of Dr. Lea Alford, Eli Arnold, Dr. Beth Concepcion, Alyssa Kowis, Dr. Karen Schmeichel, Dr. Glenn Sharfman […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the landscape of business around the world. More and more employees now work from a home office, rather than a shared space. In this semester’s new special topics 400-level business course “The Future of Work,” Hammack School of Business students looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the way […]
Last Friday, Oglethorpe students competed in the second “Shark Tank”-style Idea Incubator for a chance to win up to $4,000 for their start-up business. The event was sponsored by the Hammack School of Business and the Oglethorpe Entrepreneurship Club. Like the hit show “Shark Tank,” student entrepreneurs gave short pitches detailing their business ideas for […]