Adeline Horton knew she wanted to attend Oglethorpe after she spent a January weekend competing for the Hammack School of Business Scholarship. In February, she solidified her choice with a tennis recruitment visit. Then in March, the bottom fell out for everyone in the form of a pandemic. “I have immensely enjoyed my time at […]
Oglethorpe’s Hammack School of Business recently hosted its inaugural business case competition, open to students in all majors and disciplines. Teams of three to four students were given a real-world business scenario to analyze, research and solve. Students had two weeks to review the case, develop a solution and organize a 10-minute video presentation delivered […]
Chris (C. Will) Williams ’21 recently released his debut album “South Union” under FYE Productions. The deluxe version of the album is set to release before the end of the year. “All the way up until a week before the release of the album, I had songs that needed to be re-recorded,” Williams said about […]
Oglethorpe’s Director of Music Brent Runnels and Affiliate Artist in Voice Wanda Yang-Temko participated in a video recording of “For Justice and Peace,” a new program by award-winning double bass soloist and composer Xavier Foley, that is commentary on social justice issues. Donning masks and performing in a large concert space, both OU professors lent their vocal […]
Did you know that Oglethorpe is a proud yellow ribbon school, offering tuition discounts to service members and veterans? The Yellow Ribbon Program can help pay for some out-of-state, private school, or graduate school tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover. Prospective students can find out if they are eligible for the program and […]
International Education Week (IEW) will be celebrated November 16-20, 2020 throughout the U.S.—and at Oglethorpe University. IEW, a joint initiative of the U.S. Departments of State and Education, celebrates the value and benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. It’s also is an opportunity to promote programs that not only prepare Americans for a global […]
In what has turned out to be one of the most important elections in modern history, the Oglethorpe community came out in force to encourage voter participation and help inform others about the process. The new OU SOAR Lab (Social Media Observations Analytics Research), a new coalition of students dedicated to analyzing social media trends, […]
Oglethorpe’s Student Government Association (SGA) is hosting its second annual Diversity Week, a tradition founded by the current SGA President Taylor Roberts ’21 and this year led by Junior Class Senator Courtland Davis ’22. Davis collaborated with Natasha Byrd, associate director of residence life, Essence Washington, associate director of the counseling center, and OU’s Student […]
To help students make the most out of LinkedIn Learning—a free service available to students, faculty and staff—Oglethorpe is curating a monthly collection of short courses based on relevant and timely topics. This month is focused on Career Tips for Students, a series of courses selected by Director of Career Development Erin Sherrill in the A_LAB. […]
Oglethorpe University freshman Kimberly Heard was recently featured in a short documentary on Yahoo Finance about managing her full-ride scholarship. In the documentary, Heard and her family discuss her experience working towards college as a first-generation college student. Heard has always had a laser-focused motivation towards what she wanted to achieve. By the time she […]