Ivi D’vynne ’23 is just wrapping up her sophomore year, but has already flexed her networking skills and built a resume of relevant experiences that will take her far in her career. In spring 2020, the communication studies major and film minor was invited to attend the C2 College Summit, which seeks to “elevate tomorrow’s thought […]
The final Core lecture of the academic year, on Thursday, April 29 at 6 p.m., will be presented by Jennifer Baker, a publishing professional of almost 20 years, creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and faculty member of the MFA program in creative nonfiction at Bay Path University. Titled “How Our Narratives Build Awareness,” this […]
Leticia Alves Ribeiro Sobrinho ’22 has never experienced campus life at Oglethorpe University. She transferred to Oglethorpe in Fall 2020, when the university had decided to offer 100% remote education due to the pandemic. Since the beginning of her career at Oglethorpe, she has had to meet her professors and fellow Petrels online. In December, […]
Today as we begin the start of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, I encourage all members of our campus to continue to learn about sexual assault and ways that as individuals and a community we can create safe spaces for survivors and continue to fight for more equitable environments for all genders. Through this ongoing knowledge we […]
As National Women’s History Month draws to a close, we take a look at a woman who made history right on our campus. Oglethorpe University’s campus was re-founded in its current location in 1915 and continued to educate classes of all male graduates for several years. But in the spring of 1921, America Victoria Woodberry […]
Watch the spring Rikard Lecture with Shan Cooper, executive director for the Atlanta Committee for Progress, in the video above. In this edition of the Rikard Lecture Series, students in the Hammack School of Business talk to Cooper about business mission statements, empowerment programs, equity and inclusion, transportation and more. Student panelists are Lola Oyinloye ’21, […]
This spring, Atlanta activist Feroza Syed will present both a campus-wide lecture and a more intimate, student advocacy conversation as part of Oglethorpe’s CORE lecture series. Both will cover topics of LGBTQ+ issues, intersectionality and social justice. Syed has been heavily involved in LGBTQ+ advocacy in the Atlanta area. After coming out in a viral facebook […]
When Oglethorpe moved to its present location in Atlanta in 1915, what is now Hearst Hall became the first building on campus. While businessman and publisher William Randolph Hearst was a generous donor to the university, Hearst Hall is actually named in honor of his mother, Phoebe Apperson Hearst. Once a schoolteacher, Hearst was an […]
To honor Black History Month, the Oglethorpe University chapter of Collegiate 100 presented a panel discussion on the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion as part of its general body meeting on Feb. 27. Several new university leaders joined the panel: Chief of Staff Rebecca Sandidge, PhD, Vice President for Advancement Juan McGruder, PhD, and […]
In February 2019, Oglethorpe University became the first Georgia college to partner with TheDream.US to offer scholarships to qualified immigrant students who came to the U.S. as children. This partnership has helped to welcome DACA recipients and undocumented students to campus, and these students are an influential and proud part of the Oglethorpe community. The […]