The Oglethorpe Biology department began playing pickup “knockout,” a basketball shooting game, last year. What started as a way for professors to take to the gym turned into one of campus’ most popular student-faculty shared experiences, after undergrads decided to see if their teachers really were “ballers.”
Civic Engagement Team Captains are highly valuable members of the Center for Civic Engagement. This is an important leadership position responsible for leading service projects. This includes orienting students, team building, project management, communication throughout the day, and leading reflection. This leadership opportunity allows you to exercise your leadership skills, take on responsibility within the […]
Yusuf Abdullah ’19 is not set to graduate for another couple of years, but he already has his sights set even further in the future. To 2024, when his current passion may reach the apex of sport; the Summer Olympics. A large percentage of Abdullah’s time outside of an Oglethorpe classroom is used pursuing a […]
The Oglethorpe Athletics rounded out the season with the Fifth Annual Petey Awards on Sunday, hosted at the Turner Lynch Campus Center on Oglethorpe’s campus. The event, which is produced by the Oglethorpe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), allowed Oglethorpe student-athletes to honor the best and brightest performances of the year while reflecting on the 2016-17 […]
AN OU INSTRUCTOR SHARES HER OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE. Iona Wynter Parks, OU French Instructor Year: 2000 Summer Games Location: Sydney, Australia Country: Jamaica Sport: Triathlon How did you get started in the sport? I started as a swimmer in high school, then in a club, then for Jamaica, and then swam in university. I competed in […]
The Oglethorpe basketball programs are set to celebrate the 100th anniversary of basketball at the school on Saturday, February 18, as part of an SAA doubleheader against Berry beginning at 6 p.m. The weekend will feature a number of events celebrating Oglethorpe basketball. A banquet for alumni and friends of the Oglethorpe basketball programs will be […]
College Factual has released their 2017 National Student-Athlete Rankings for Division 3, and Oglethorpe was ranked 4th out of 41 total schools for its Men’s Golf program. Oglethorpe has maintained this ranking for two consecutive years. College Factual’s Student-Athlete Rankings highlight colleges where the sports teams are competitive, and the athletes are getting a quality education. […]
Oglethorpe University Philip Weltner Library was awarded a Georgia Archives Month “Spotlight on Archives” grant from the Society of Georgia Archivists. Georgia Archives Month, observed in October, is a way to celebrate the value of the state’s historical records, publicize the many ways historical records enrich our lives, and recognize those who maintain our communities’ historical […]
The Oglethorpe men’s tennis team celebrated their Senior Day on April 17 by clinching a share of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) regular season championship on Oglethorpe’s Downing Howell Courts, defeating Centre in a clean sweep, 9-0. This marks the first conference championship of any type for the Oglethorpe tennis program and means that the Stormy […]
Oglethorpe University’s Pinholster Court at Dorough Field House will have a fresh look starting with the 2015-16 basketball season, as the playing surface has been refashioned into the “blacktop,” one of the most unique college basketball (and volleyball) courts in the country. The court design replaces the old wood-colored floor with a triple-stained black playing […]