Ever wonder how much your antiques and heirlooms are worth? Or wish you could take your treasures to a certain antiques appraisal TV show? Now’s your chance. On Saturday, June 8, specialists in fine art, decorative art, Asian art, books and manuscripts, and jewelry will be on campus to provide verbal fair market appraisals. This daylong […]
The Liberal Arts & Sciences Symposium brings together the university community in a day-long celebration of exemplary analytic and creative work produced by Oglethorpe students during the academic year. The day began with a PRISM (Posters of Research in Science and Mathematics) poster session, where students presented their class-based and independent research projects. Keynote speaker was Oglethorpe’s own […]
The Oglethorpe South Asian Club hosted a Holi celebration at the Turner Lynch Campus Center to usher in the spring season. Holi is a traditional Hindu festival of color and love. More than 50 students covered each other in brightly colored powder amidst water fights, and were treated to a catered lunch buffet from Moon […]
Spring 2019 Rikard Lecture with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Donna Hyland Oglethorpe welcomed Donna Hyland, President and CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’, as the spring 2019 Rikard lecturer on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Sponsored by the Division of Economics and Business, the Rikard Lecture Series brings Atlanta business leaders to campus to speak with […]
Six colleagues from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. “Listen: Works by Women,” a celebration of chamber music written by women, will take over the Skylight Gallery on Sunday, March 24 at 4 p.m. The featured composers.range […]
Oglethorpe’s campus will once again be a part of the citywide event “The Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Living Landmarks,” a celebration of Atlanta’s historical sites, led by The Atlanta Preservation Center. Founded in 1979, the nonprofit promotes the preservation of Atlanta’s architecturally, historically and culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods and landscapes through education and advocacy. In addition […]
Careers in Communications: Sports Careers in Communications: Sports panel hosted by Oglethorpe’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter. Featuring Adreinne Midgley, Sr. Manager of Baseball Communications for the Atlanta Braves; Sam Crenshaw, weekend morning host on sports radio 92.9 The Game and broadcaster for GPB Sports and Georgia State Athletics; and Michael Braxton, […]
The annual “Battle of Bloody Marsh” is named for the famous 1742 battle in which General Oglethorpe’s forces defeated the Spanish troops in South Georgia. Each fall, a team of students and a team of faculty and staff meet to do battle …via tug-of-war. Having lost the “battle” for the first time in ages last year, the faculty/staff […]
Fall 2018 Rikard Lecture with Atlanta United’s Darren Eales Oglethorpe welcomed Darren Eales, President of Atlanta United FC, as the fall 2018 Rikard lecturer on Wednesday, October 24, 2018. Sponsored by the Division of Economics and Business, the Rikard Lecture Series brings Atlanta business leaders to campus to speak with students. Oglethorpe welcomed Darren Eales, […]
Students and faculty gathered in the Turner Lynch Campus Center Thursday for a meet and greet with Dennis Kelly, the inaugural dean of the Q. William Hammack, Jr. School of Business. Announced in April, Kelly’s role became effective Monday, October 15. Kelly brings a long legacy of corporate and nonprofit leadership in Atlanta and beyond. Most […]