The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art has become an official cultural partner with Art Pharmacy, a Georgia organization that helps healthcare providers prescribe arts and cultural experiences to patients experiencing mental health issues. In doing so, OUMA joins several other Atlanta institutions, including the Alliance Theatre and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. As a cultural partner with […]
Last week representatives of The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Foundation visited Oglethorpe University to meet scholarship recipients and receive an update on institutional priorities and goals. Saadia Madsbjerg, president of the Coca-Cola Foundation, and Fran Killeen, The Coca-Cola Company’s Director of Global Community Affairs, visited the Oglethorpe campus Sept. 14 and heard firsthand how the […]
A small museum dedicated to serving a wide community, the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art is always looking for ways to improve accessibility for its patrons. Aligning closely with the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the museum has been steadily rolling out new initiatives to create equitable access to its annual exhibitions and events. The […]
Oglethorpe University is once again ranked among the nation’s Best Liberal Arts Colleges, according to this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges Rankings. The list includes the top-ranked 210 liberal arts colleges in the nation. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence and key […]
Coming soon to the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art — “Mattie Lou O’Kelley: The Long Journey to Success,” an homage to the life and work of Georgia folk artist Mattie Lou O’Kelley. This latest exhibit will be hosted in the museum’s Rubin Gallery. O’Kelley was born in 1908 on her family’s farm near Maysville, Georgia. The […]
Explore a unique study abroad experience with Bollywood style during J-term in January 2023! Our course, The Media Industries in Mumbai: Exploring Texts, Production, and Strategy in a Global Media Center, introduces students to media industries in Mumbai, a major production center in the Indian subcontinent, through site visits and lectures from industry experts. After […]
Construction was recently completed on “Petey’s Garden,” a community garden outside the Turner Lynch Campus Center. Consisting of four raised beds and a small greenhouse, the garden will be a place where the Oglethorpe community can grow affordable and low-impact food, learn new horticultural skills, and support campus biodiversity. Overseen by Director of Environmental Studies […]
Oglethorpe University has announced Shanequa Gay as its inaugural visual artist-in-residence for the 2022-23 academic year. As part of her residency, the internationally-acclaimed Atlanta artist will present lectures and special events for the Oglethorpe community and host guest artists and curators on campus. In addition, a studio space dedicated to the program — and future artists-in-residence […]
With the start of classes just around the corner, 26 Oglethorpe faculty attended the “Inclusive Pedagogy Core School,” a training workshop organized as a collaboration between the Core Program, co-directed by Dr. Kathleen Peters and Dr. Stephen Herschler Mattern, and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, led by Dr. Laura Renée Chandler. Over the course of […]
The Fiske Guide to Colleges has named Oglethorpe University to its annual top 20 list of “Best Buy” colleges and universities nationwide for the sixth consecutive year. Comprised of 10 private and 10 public colleges and universities, the list recognizes a select group of schools noted for quality academic offerings and affordable cost. These are […]