Being involved in a campus committee sponsored by the Student Engagement & Leadership Office allows students an unparalleled opportunity to shape the Oglethorpe experience, represent the student body, and have their ideas heard. Apply today to leave your mark! SEL Crew members are expected to average between 5-10 hours per week working on programs and projects. The […]
Held over Family Weekend, Phi Delta Epsilon‘s annual Anatomy Fashion Show was a massive success, raising over $1,000 for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Phi Delta Epsilon, the medical fraternity on campus, recruited Oglethorpe students to paint body systems such as the Reproductive System, the Skeletal System, and the Respiratory System on volunteer models from each […]
Oglethorpe’s Historical Martial Arts Society (HMA) recently held its first tournament of the year. “HMA is a student organization that is devoted to the practice of European martial arts, mainly armored combat, and ‘jolly cooperation’,” explains the society’s co-founder Mason Peterson ’17. Peterson and Alex Mixson ’17 stumbled upon their shared interest in Historical Martial Arts, leading […]
Congratulations to the newest members of the Student Government Association. Freshman Class President: Olumeka Mejeidu Freshman Class Senators: Hadia Barakat, Luis Pereira Hernandez, Amelia Holley, and Samuel Katz Keep involved in what is happening on SGA and around campus by visiting OUConnect, following on twitter @sgaou, and coming to weekly meetings Thursday at 6 pm, where any student […]
Oglethorpe University’s Accessibility Services is partnering with Hi-Hope Service Center to sponsor and host the Sprout Film Festival on Saturday, September 30 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Conant Performing Arts Center. The Sprout Film Festival, founded in 2003, is the first and only festival to exclusively showcase films featuring people with intellectual and […]
Did you receive an OU Alert email, text and phone call this week? If not, read on… In certain cases, an OU Alert will be issued to the entire Oglethorpe community via email, telephone and text message with specific instructions on how to proceed. Everyone with an active oglethorpe.edu email address should automatically receive alerts […]
The Oglethorpe community is full of dreamers, but it’s also filled with Dreamers. Students, faculty and staff gathered in the Turner Lynch Campus Center to inform the campus on the current status of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Students organized a letter writing campaign to legislators, while handing out buttons in support […]
In reaction to President Trump’s recent decision regarding DACA, many Oglethorpe students plan on wearing all white, this Friday, September 8th to show their disagreement and solidarity. They plan on being in the dining hall at 1 pm with placards showing alliance with and for our DACA students. They will also be providing postcards for […]
Dear Members of the Oglethorpe Community, Moments ago, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that President Trump will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The announcement included a six-month delay to allow Congress to take legislative action to protect the nearly 800,000 immigrants affected by this change. Established by President Obama […]
To celebrate the first week of the 2017-2018 academic year, the Academic Quad was converted into a scene from a Circus with stilt walkers, fortune tellers, magicians, snake handlers, fire performers and more! Dinner and King of Pops were also served at the event hosted by the Student Government Association’s Programming Board.