Site Selection, a leading economic development trade magazine, named Georgia the leading state in the nation in which to do business for the seventh consecutive year. Georgia has been ranked among the top 10 states in Site Selection’s business climate rankings throughout the last decade and is the only state to win the business publication’s […]
Dr. Donald Sheldon Stanton, Oglethorpe’s 14th President, passed away on October 30, 2019. Dr. Stanton served in higher education throughout his entire professional life, and served as Oglethorpe’s president from 1988 to 1999. During Dr. Stanton’s tenure, Oglethorpe University saw unprecedented growth in facilities, with added or renovated space equivalent to more than two-thirds of […]
Georgia colleges hoping Dreamers win U.S. Supreme Court case Two Georgia colleges and universities have sided in support of young immigrants seeking federal financial aid to college and other benefits in a case scheduled to come before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Brookhaven’s Oglethorpe University joins other colleges to support DACA case before Supreme […]
On October 4, 2019, Oglethorpe University joined more than 164 colleges and universities from across the country in signing an amicus brief supporting the roughly 700,000 young immigrants who came to the United States as children and who hold Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). This “friend of the court” brief was coordinated by the […]
A scholarship program makes college a reality for undocumented students With the academic year in full swing, thousands of college students across the country are unable to pay for a higher education because their legal status blocks them from scholarships or financial aid, including from the federal government, the largest provider. Brookhaven city candidates stake […]
How 8 Georgia Students Made Their College Choices Learn how these students from a high school north of Atlanta gained admission to public and private colleges. SPRING AWAKENING Complete Information About SPRING AWAKENING in Atlanta at OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY. Oglethorpe Art Museum Participating In Museum Day BROOKHAVEN, GA – Famed Impressionist artist Henri Matisse once […]
Cooper Carry Unveils Oglethorpe Building, Context Gallery Opens at ADAC West, and More News in Atlanta With events for designers happening daily, and new projects cropping up all over the city, keeping track of all the goings-on in Atlanta can be a tall order. That’s why AD PRO is here to keep you informed for […]
The I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation’s eye-catching design and focus on sustainability has been highlighted by several national and local news outlets. See what publications such as Architectural Digest had to say about the design, and how building architects Cooper Carry looked to improve the student experience and connect to the campus’s […]
Oglethorpe University launches search for new president – Atlanta Business Chronicle The school, which has 1,350 students, is looking for a successor to Larry Schall, who is retiring. Oglethorpe University officially opens the I.W. ‘Ike’ Cousins Center for Science and Innovation The newly completed I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation on the Oglethorpe […]
Below are new staff members who have joined the Oglethorpe community over the summer and as the fall semester kicks off. They represent departments from all over campus. Be sure to welcome the new Petrels when you see them.