Get ready for non-stop laughter as Oglethorpe University Theatre kicks off the season with “Time Flies: Short Comedies by David Ives”, coming to the Conant Performing Arts Center this October. This evening of award-winning comedies promises a blend of wit, intellect, satire, and pure fun. The lineup features six hilarious one-act plays, including “Sure Thing”, “The […]
The Board of Trustees voted to name Dr. Kathryn McClymond president in November of 2023, and Oglethorpe students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees and friends officially installed her as the university’s 18th president Sept. 20, making her the first woman to serve as president in Oglethorpe’s 189-year history. In her address, President McClymond said Oglethorpe’s approach […]
The month after her inauguration as Oglethorpe University’s 18th president, Dr. Kathryn McClymond will visit four states over the next six months, connecting with alumni, meeting with donors and sharing her vision for the university’s future. At each stop, Oglethorpe’s Alumni Relations team, along with a host committee, will convene a special event in which […]
As the second full week of Fall Semester came to close, first-year students gathered at Conant Performing Arts Center for Convocation 2024. With inspiring messages, music and ice cream sandwiches after, the first-year Petrels heard from new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Gabriel Barreneche, who joined Oglethorpe on July 1. “At the […]
The Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA) continues its year-long celebration of accessibility and disability pride with a new, dynamic exhibition featuring the work of eight Deaf artists. Feel the Music: Deaf Creatives in OUMA is an immersive and highly technical experience including five screens that continuously display performances, listening booths and photographs capturing the […]
In recent years, greater focus has been given to Juneteenth and the many ways to honor its historical significance. The federal holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States and is now an opportunity for communities to recognize the history and celebrate progress and freedom. The Oglethorpe community gathered on June […]
More than 50 alumni, coaches and staff turned out for the first State of Oglethorpe Athletics event in Dorough Gym on May 8. Former Stormy Petrel stars and Athletics Hall of Fame members from multiple teams reconnected, shared memories of their playing days, and learned about the growth in Oglethorpe’s program and ways they can […]
Award-winning journalist and corporate communications executive David Rubinger offered career tips, media industry insights and observations on the Atlanta business climate at the 2024 Mack A. Rickard Lecture Apr. 30 in the Cousins Center. Hammack School of Business Dean Stephen Craft facilitated the chat with Rubinger, who has served as market president and publisher of […]
Oglethorpe University students have been engaging with the Core curriculum’s theme of “crime and punishment” this academic year, and now they will have an opportunity during the 2024 Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium (LASS) to hear from Hall-of-Fame basketball player and Arthur Ashe Award for Courage winner Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons, about […]
Last May, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) honored Black graduates of the class of 2023 by hosting Oglethorpe’s first Kente Robing Ceremony. As Oglethorpe continues to grow in number and diversity, the university is expanding the cultural identity graduation ceremonies this year to also include a Lavender Ceremony and Si Se Pudo: […]