Oglethorpe University Stories

Golfers Break from NCAA Prep to Train Special Olympians

Fresh off winning their 10th SCAC title, the Oglethorpe men’s golf team is prepping for the 2012 NCAA D-III Championships at the Mission Inn Resort in Florida. Following Sunday’s practice round, the squad took a break to spend time with members of the Lake County Special Olympics and help sharpen their golf skills. The NCAA [...]

You’re Invited: Oglethorpe’s Senior Art Show

OU seniors would like to invite YOU to Oglethorpe University’s Senior Art Show. The four-day exhibition is curated by Professor Alan Loehle and comprised of works by graduating art majors and minors from Oglethorpe University. Students Nicole Kang, Lauren Visconti, Lara Jacques, Sarah Duff, Kara Samples, Sean Lovett, Michaela Mayfield, Samantha Korotskin, Bianca Hernould, Hannah Goldman, Jessica Sundstrom, [...]

Ted Turner Among Speakers to Address Graduates at Oglethorpe’s 2012 Commencement

The Oglethorpe University 2012 Commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at 9:00 a.m., on the academic quadrangle of the OU campus. President Larry Schall will preside over the ceremony honoring more than 250 graduating seniors. During the ceremony, Oglethorpe will present three honorary degrees to: – Zhanna Arshanskaya Dawson, an accomplished pianist, Holocaust survivor, and former [...]

Oglethorpe Names New Athletics Director

Oglethorpe University has chosen Rebecca “Becky” Hall as director of athletics. Hall is currently the assistant athletics director and senior woman administrator at Wittenberg University and will become Oglethorpe’s fourth director of athletics since reassigning to NCAA Division III in 1990. Becky Hall will replace Jay Gardinerwho has served as director since 2004. Gardiner is [...]

Oglethorpe Psych Students Excel at Research Conference

The annual Georgia Undergraduate Research in Psychology Conference was recently hosted by nearby Kennesaw State University. More than 110 students from nearly 20 universities presented either research posters or talks. Many were honor students from their respective universities—which this year included universities from surrounding states as well. The Oglethorpe Psychology Department was represented by seven students who had their [...]