Today, students, faculty and staff celebrated one of Oglethorpe’s beloved traditions — Oglethorpe Day. Decked out in black and yellow spirit wear, Petrels came together on the academic quad to begin the day’s festivities. This annual tradition celebrates the university’s namesake, James Edward Oglethorpe. It is on Oglethorpe Day that we are reminded of the motto of […]
Happy Black History Month! Be sure to join Oglethorpe faculty, staff, and students in celebrating and honoring the Black experience. See the selected items below. Check OU Connect throughout the month for upcoming events and programs! School Daze: Film Screening and Discussion, Feb. 8 at 6:00 p.m. at Look Cinema (Town Brookhaven) Join DYNASTTY, Collegiate […]
Oglethorpe University launched its latest effort to shore up mental health support on campus for students, faculty and staff this week with a new behavioral intervention team called Petrel Assessment and Care Team (PACT). PACT is a campus-wide group of multi-disciplinary trained professionals who are responsible for identifying, assessing, mitigating and responding to concerning behaviors […]
It’s that time of year again! On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Oglethorpe University community will celebrate Oglethorpe Day, a beloved tradition among students, faculty, staff and alumni. Oglethorpe Day honors the lasting legacy of the university’s namesake, General James Edward Oglethorpe. A philanthropist, military leader, and member of Parliament, Oglethorpe was regarded as one of […]
The Charles A. Frueauff Foundation has awarded Oglethorpe University $55,000 to support student mental health programs. The specific proposal was to fund the launch of a new after-hours program called the Petrel After-Hours Support System (PASS) housed in the Counseling Center. More details on PASS will be announced when the program is ready to be rolled […]
The 78th Annual Boar’s Head Celebration on Dec. 2 marked the traditional beginning of the holiday season at Oglethorpe with a great turnout from students, alumni and faculty. After the 2021 edition adapted for COVID safety concerns, the 2022 event returned to familiar settings. This year’s celebration included the induction of 19 new Omicron Delta […]
This week, Oglethorpe University’s Omicron Delta Kappa Circle tapped 19 students and one staff member to join the highly selective national leadership honor society. The new ODK members will be officially inducted on Friday, Dec. 2, as part of Oglethorpe’s annual Boar’s Head events. This year’s initiates are: Kaitlyn Bassett Kirsten Carroll Benton Cogar Maria […]
National Transgender Week of Awareness will feature daily events Nov. 13-19 designed to raise awareness, educate and celebrate the lives and contributions of transgender people. The week’s events at OU are sponsored by OUtlet, the LGBTQ+ student organization at Oglethorpe, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art […]
Oglethorpe University recently held a campus-wide celebration of first-generation students to give special recognition to the courage and diligence of those who have undertaken the journey to be the first person in their family to attend college. Oglethorpe University is one of 50 institutions nationwide — and one of only two in Georgia — to […]
Last weekend, Oglethorpe University students, faculty and staff joined the City of Atlanta for one of the largest celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community in the country: Atlanta Pride. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the beloved festival returned this year as vibrant as ever, bringing together people and communities from across the […]