This summer, recent film and media studies graduate India Martin ’23 took to the speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina as part of NASCAR‘s Diversity Internship Program. Martin interned with 36 other undergraduate and graduate students in the highly-competitive 10-week program, which selects a diverse group of young professionals to gain valuable career experience alongside industry […]
The beautifully detailed sculptures, drawings and designs of prolific Georgia artist Fritz Paul Zimmer are now on view at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in honor of the former Oglethorpe professor’s last retrospective in 1973. Titled “Fritz Paul Zimmer, 50th Anniversary,” the collection was drawn entirely from the archives of the Oglethorpe University Library, […]
With the beginning of a new fiscal year July 1, the gavel of the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees passes from Cameron Bready ’94, CEO of Global Payments, to Tammy Pearson ’86, Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Chick-fil-A. “Tammy Pearson has the ability to foster community and build relationships, a track record of […]
Majoring in international studies at Oglethorpe took Camille Teague ’23 all the way from Gray, Ga., to the State Department in Washington, D.C., and ultimately to the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Teague walked at commencement in May and left soon after for her second summer as an intern in the United States Foreign […]
Each year at Oglethorpe’s commencement, families and friends gather to celebrate members of the graduating class. For one Petrel family, the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2023 was extra special as they celebrated a third generation of Oglethorpe graduates in their family. Marie Stanford ’23 joins her parents and grandmother as a Petrel alumna, […]
More than 30 Black graduates were honored at Oglethorpe University’s first Kente Robing Ceremony on Saturday, May 6. The purpose of the ceremony is to celebrate Black students and their matriculation through college and give them the opportunity to reflect on their experience as they prepare to graduate. The Kente Robing Ceremony is held at […]
We’re so close to welcoming the newest members of the Oglethorpe Alumni Association! Commencement for the class of 2023 is nearly here and end of year celebrations have already begun. “Destination Day,” an event hosted by Career Development, allowed seniors to reflect on their time at Oglethorpe and celebrate their post-graduation destinations. Students proudly revealed […]
The Alumni Association of Oglethorpe University is proud to announce the Alumni Award honorees and Hall of Fame inductees for 2023. Throughout each year, members of the OU community submit nominations for four prestigious alumni awards. The Awards and Recognition Committee of the Alumni Board of Directors evaluates all nominations and makes their final selections […]
Hailey Bacchus graduated from Oglethorpe University in May of 2021 with a degree in politics after four years of active leadership and advocacy on campus. Her life was tragically cut short in her first year of law school when she passed away in December 2021 from complications of COVID-19. A native of Orlando, Fla., Hailey […]
On February 8, alumni, parents, friends, faculty, and staff came together to show their support for Oglethorpe on OU Giving Day! More than 170 donors from 26 states gave to eight special initiatives. Whether giving to support First-Generation students, to strengthen DEI efforts across campus, or to help build sensory rooms in the Oglethorpe University […]