Oglethorpe University has been recognized as part of the 2021 PLEXUSS Global Rankings in the following areas: # 5 Best Liberal Arts College in Georgia # 6 Best in Georgia Offering Accounting Programs # 8 Best in Georgia Offering Humanities Programs PLEXUSS helps more than seven million students evaluate and connect with 18,0000+ colleges and […]
Watch the spring Rikard Lecture with Shan Cooper, executive director for the Atlanta Committee for Progress, in the video above. In this edition of the Rikard Lecture Series, students in the Hammack School of Business talk to Cooper about business mission statements, empowerment programs, equity and inclusion, transportation and more. Student panelists are Lola Oyinloye ’21, […]
As Oglethorpe prepared to welcome back more students and resume some in-person classes this semester, the university needed to ensure there were enough sanitization supplies to support the growing population on campus. Thanks to alumnus Brick Faucette ’08, that transition was made a little easier. Faucette is President and COO of Reliable Paper, a family-owned […]
Intelligent.com has named Oglethorpe University among the Best Colleges In Georgia. Oglethorpe was also designated Georgia’s Best Liberal Arts University. Georgia colleges were evaluated based on the quality of education, flexible learning options, cost, student engagement, graduation rate, potential future earnings, and post-graduate employment. All accredited institutions—from small, private colleges to the largest state universities—were […]
Following a national search, Oglethorpe University has named Stephen H. Craft, PhD as Dean of the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Craft is currently Dean of the Michael E. Stephens College of Business at the University of Montevallo, a liberal arts college in Birmingham, Alabama. As chief academic […]
Regions Bank has made a generous gift to the Q. William Hammack School of Business at Oglethorpe University in honor of alumnus Bill Hammack ’73. The donation was officially presented during a Feb. 16 virtual event by Regions Bank’s Private Wealth Advisor Pete Peyton and Private Wealth Regional Manager Ty Smith. “It is our great honor […]
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 […]