During Commencement, three awards are presented to members of the graduating class to recognize excellence in scholarship, leadership and character. Congratulations to this year’s award recipients! Katherine Carey ’17, an English and Comparative Literature major, and Kelly Jacobson ’17, a Chemistry and History major, received the esteemed James Edward Oglethorpe Award. This award is presented […]
Dr. Peter J. Kower, associate professor of Economics, was awarded the Lu Thomasson Garrett ’52 Award for Meritorious Teaching at Oglethorpe University’s Commencement on May 13, 2017. Last year’s recipient, Dr. Robert Hornback, presented the award. This award was established in 1994 through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. David (Lu Thomasson) Garrett. The late Mrs. […]
Mr. Matt Huff, Associate Professor and Director of Theatre, received the 2017 Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award. He was recognized at Oglethorpe University’s commencement ceremony on May 13 by last year’s recipient, Dr. Jay Lutz. Established in 1991, the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Awards annually honor an outstanding professor on selected member campuses of the Georgia […]
Check out our photo, video and social media round-up from this year’s commencement festivities. You just might see yourself or your own posts included! Commencement Address: Candid Shots for Download Class of 2017 Commencement Explore Oglethorpe University’s photos on Flickr. Oglethorpe University has uploaded 9439 photos to Flickr. Class of 2017 Commencement Explore Oglethorpe University’s […]
Did you know that an impressive number of current Oglethorpe students are entrepreneurs? Here are a few: Ryan Maguire ’19 is the founder and sole proprietor of The Tea Cellar that sells fine teas. Jonathan Allen ’19 is the creator and CEO of Gauge, a research platform that lets companies test and obtain feedback on new […]
Yusuf Abdullah ’19 is not set to graduate for another couple of years, but he already has his sights set even further in the future. To 2024, when his current passion may reach the apex of sport; the Summer Olympics. A large percentage of Abdullah’s time outside of an Oglethorpe classroom is used pursuing a […]
How an innovative undergraduate research partnership is benefiting Oglethorpe, Emory and Alzheimer’s research. When Oglethorpe’s Dr. Karen Schmeichel and Emory University’s Dr. David Katz came up with the idea for a research partnership between the two institutions, they envisioned an opportunity for Oglethorpe students to conduct hands-on research and gain experience in the lab. They […]
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) and Study Abroad poster session, where students presented their class-based and independent research projects. Keynote […]
The 2017 Oglethorpe University Commencement Ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 13 at 9:00 a.m. on the academic quad. Oglethorpe University President Lawrence M. Schall and Board of Trustees Chair Tim Tassopoulos, president and chief operating officer of Chick-fil-A and an Oglethorpe alumnus, will preside over the commencement ceremony for approximately 200 graduates. During […]
The Oglethorpe Athletics rounded out the season with the Fifth Annual Petey Awards on Sunday, hosted at the Turner Lynch Campus Center on Oglethorpe’s campus. The event, which is produced by the Oglethorpe Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC), allowed Oglethorpe student-athletes to honor the best and brightest performances of the year while reflecting on the 2016-17 […]