OU seniors would like to invite YOU to Oglethorpe University’s Senior Art Show. The four-day exhibition is curated by Professor Alan Loehle and comprised of works by graduating art majors and minors from Oglethorpe University. Students Nicole Kang, Lauren Visconti, Lara Jacques, Sarah Duff, Kara Samples, Sean Lovett, Michaela Mayfield, Samantha Korotskin, Bianca Hernould, Hannah Goldman, Jessica Sundstrom, […]
The Oglethorpe University 2012 Commencement ceremony was held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., on the academic quadrangle of the OU campus. . President Larry Schall presided over the ceremony honoring more than 250 graduating seniors. During the ceremony, Oglethorpe presented three honorary degrees to: — Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson, an accomplished pianist, Holocaust survivor, and former faculty […]
The annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology Conference, hosted by nearby Kennesaw State University, drew more than 110 students from nearly 20 universities who presented either research posters or talks. Many were honor students from their respective universities, which included universities from surrounding states as well. The Oglethorpe Psychology Department was represented by seven students, whose work was accepted […]
Andrew Davenport ’12 and Sandy Vuong ’12 let me tag along to watch their springtime, end-of-semester urban ecology project take off… literally. The two Oglethorpe students were assigned special projects for their Urban Ecology class, taught by Dr. Roarke Donnelly, associate professor of biology and director of the Urban Ecology Program. Andrew and Sandy, both biology majors, decided to team up […]
On Tuesday, the OU community gathered for the 2012 Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium to celebrate the academic achievements of our students. The annual event provides OU students with a platform to present their own work—and fellow students, faculty, parents, and staff take the opportunity to learn more about the various topics, support the presenters, and engage in passionate discussions. Nearly 200 students presented during more than 30 sessions about topics drawn from a wide variety of disciplines.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/opinion/guest_column/liberal-arts-majors-are-very-hirable/article_51793bc4-79b5-11e1-9bb6-001a4bcf887a.html By Martha J. Reineke and Margaret Holland In his March 25 column, Courier Business Editor Jim Offner acknowledges traditional goals of a “well-grounded college education:” to expose students to great thinkers and to develop skills needed to answer perennial questions about human life. Nevertheless, Offner claims that employers’ demand for “highly specialized workers” […]
Six students represented Oglethorpe University at the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Service and Social Entrepreneurship Retreat in Hendersonville, N.C. During the three-day retreat, Brian Cornelius ’15, Shea Pitre ’15, Corey Ray ’14, Vanessa Garcia ’15, Ashley Causey ’14, and Samuel Lyon ’15 learned more about social entrepreneurship and its importance and power for change. Together with students from colleges on the […]
French Professor Jay Lutz and I designed a First Year Seminar course called “Eyes on Africa.” The seminar explores the culture, literature, people and current events related to the African continent, as well as relevant connections to the African Diaspora—the manifestation of African culture outside of the continent. This manifestation includes Africa’s indelible impact on the United […]
OU student Paige Williams recently had the chance to meet 91-year-old WWII veteran Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima that helped to turn the course of the war. Paige, who is the vice president of the Oglethorpe Veterans’ Club (OVC), met the American hero at a […]
In early March I had the honor of being invited to attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s Policy Conference 2012. The Policy Conference is held each year to educate men and women from around the country about the importance of a strong Israeli-American relationship. The conference is three days of big speeches, breakout sessions, and […]