Award-winning journalist and corporate communications executive David Rubinger offered career tips, media industry insights and observations on the Atlanta business climate at the 2024 Mack A. Rickard Lecture Apr. 30 in the Cousins Center. Hammack School of Business Dean Stephen Craft facilitated the chat with Rubinger, who has served as market president and publisher of […]
The annual Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium (LASS) brings together the Oglethorpe community for a multiple-day celebration of exemplary analytic and creative work produced by Oglethorpe students during the academic year. Following a year of studying the theme “Crime and Punishment” in the Core curriculum, students were challenged by a keynote and Q&A session with […]
Oglethorpe engaged with the issues surrounding the U.S. judicial system and the concept of justice on a more personal level this week during the Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium (LASS). Following a year of studying the theme “Crime and Punishment” in the Core curriculum, students were challenged by a keynote and Q&A session with basketball […]
This week, two Oglethorpe University academic honor societies hosted a joint ceremony to welcome its newest members. Psychology honor society Psi Chi and sociology honor society Alpha Kappa Delta each inducted 11 new members into its ranks. Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, was founded in 1929 with a mission of recognizing and […]
Oglethorpe University senior Randi Parks ’24 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Belgium for the 2024-2025 academic year. Noted for its merit-based selection process and academic prestige, the Fulbright Program is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program, devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United […]
From conferences to celebrations, Oglethorpe proudly supports first-generation students and actively seeks ways to improve the first-generation experience. The university recently invited “Out of Hand” to create an open dialogue between faculty, staff and students by putting on a short play from a first-generation student perspective. The event was made possible through a Howard Hughes […]
Oglethorpe University students have been engaging with the Core curriculum’s theme of “crime and punishment” this academic year, and now they will have an opportunity during the 2024 Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium (LASS) to hear from Hall-of-Fame basketball player and Arthur Ashe Award for Courage winner Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons, about […]
Oglethorpe University Theatre has announced its upcoming student production for the spring semester, which presents a modern twist on an iconic American tale: “The Grapes of Wrath” set in 2024. A tale of family, hope and perseverance, “The Grapes of Wrath” tells the tale of the Joads, a family of farmers, after the life-altering loss […]
Oglethorpe student filmmakers recently showcased their creative film projects to an enthusiastic crowd at the annual Last Looks Student Film Festival. Lupton Auditorium was filled with excitement as attendees and film creators walked the red carpet and grabbed their favorite movie snacks before the 32 submitted films were shown to the audience and judges. This […]
Have you ever wondered how insurance companies assess risk? Or how financial agencies make predictions about the market? Using a statistical process known as actuarial science, mathematicians are literally predicting the future, providing insights to businesses and organizations that inform important business decisions, mitigate loss and maintain economic stability. Through Oglethorpe University’s Actuarial Science program […]