Last semester, numerous classes stepped outside the classroom to take advantage of some of the experiential learning opportunities Atlanta has to offer. Here’s a sample! Professor Natalie Delia Deckard and her “Introduction to Sociology and Power and Politics” classes toured Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights. “Oglethorpe’s sociology classes give students the power to […]
A born entrepreneur, Adrian Ambarus ’16 started his first company, Global Technologies, Inc., in 1995. In 2013, after learning about Oglethorpe’s Adult Degree Program, he enrolled while continuing to work with his company. A native Romanian, Adrian graduates in 2016, with a Bachelor in Business Administration with a concentration in international business innovation and entrepreneurship. While at […]
Jordan K. Michels ’17 has been awarded a full tuition scholarship by the Obirin Gakuen Foundation of America to study abroad at J.F. Oberlin University’s Reconnaissance Japan Program, designed for exchange students from overseas partner institutions who wish to learn about Japan and experience it firsthand. While in the program during the spring 2016 semester, Jordan will study Japanese […]
Phoenix Arising Consulting, founded by Oglethorpe alumna Jen Riley ’10, was awarded Small Business Supporter of the Year by Constant Contact Marketing Solutions at their 2015 One Con Partner Conference in Las Vegas in October 2015. Phoenix was also invited to organize a conference panel on “Pricing Your Services to Grow Your Business.” While at […]
Dr. Jeffrey Collins and Dr. Humayun Kabir recently held their freshman honors sustainability class in a different kind of classroom—the construction site for Gables Brookhaven, a new on-campus apartment community opening in fall 2015. The course immerses students, from all majors, in the field of sustainable living—in buildings, in future homes they will build, and on […]
Alex Attebery ’16, a biopsychology major and business minor, just launched his own sunglasses business, Woah! Shades. In addition to being senior class president, president of his fraternity Delta Sigma Phi, and carrying a full class load, Alex has been working behind-the-scenes for more than two years to set up his business. Woah! Shades offers all-natural, hand-crafted wooden glasses that […]
Oglethorpe’s advanced cinematography class, taught by Lisa Larson, took their learning to greater heights, as each received hands-on experience filming with a jib. Photos: Lisa Larson
Once again, Oglethorpe University was named to a list of Best National Liberal Arts Colleges—this time in U.S. News & World Report‘s 2016 rankings. Universities nationwide are rated annually by U.S. News on the strength and quality of academic programs, in an effort to help prospective students and their families evaluate their higher education choices. The […]
USA Today‘s annual college rankings, prepared by College Factual, named Oglethorpe among best colleges nationwide and in the state of Georgia. Oglethorpe also ranked high among Best Nationwide Colleges For Your Money, and Best College Diversity, both overall and in category of ethnic diversity. USA Today’s Best Colleges rankings measure the quality of education a student […]