http://www.atlantamagazine.com/travel/six-reasons-visit-city-brookhaven/ October 4, 2016 | Jennifer Senator Located between Buckhead and the I-285 perimeter, Brookhaven is one of the metro area’s newest cities (officially designated in 2012). With sprawling parks, historic neighborhoods, plentiful dining and shopping options, a thriving farmer’s market, and easy pedestrian access via the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe MARTA station, this ITP enclave is one […]
Today on WABE Radio’s “Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress,” Oglethorpe’s Director of Financial Aid Chris Summers ’03 discussed what students and families need to know about the earlier date to fill out FAFSA forms and what the date change means. (Time stamp 21:09). Learn more about the many financial aid options at Oglethorpe.
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2016/10/01/one-kind-political-collection-now-display-oglethorpe/ Oglethorpe University now is home to thousands of pieces of political and campaign memorabilia dating back to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The James and Camilla Comerford Collection opened Sept. 19 on the second floor of the Weltner Library after Sen. Johnny Isakson spoke at the university’s celebration of Constitution Day. Since he was a small […]
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/third-parties-appeal-to-young-voters-a-test-for-cl/nsbyf/ By Greg Bluestein – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Oglethorpe University library was packed this week with students and faculty who peppered Republican U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson with questions about the presidential election. And standing near the back of the room, a 21-year-old student seemed particularly squeamish about his choices. “I’m hesitant about the election. It’s […]
From Living Intown magazine, article by Pamela A. Keene Brookhaven resident Mary Ellen Layden didn’t consider herself very political until it came time to make a city of her community. “I wasn’t much of an activist,” said Layden, who works in sales at the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce. “Then I met this great group of […]
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: A study ranks Georgia colleges by out-of-student population and income diversity. by Marin Guta How much of a cultural melting pot is your college campus? Niche, a tracking and review website, found the most diverse colleges in Georgia based on key statistics and student reviews. Analysts ranked the colleges by assessing […]
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2016/07/09/twenty-years-later-olympic-moments/ Twenty years ago, Atlanta leaped to the center of the international sports world for a few hot summer weeks as the 1996 Olympic Games came to town. The Olympics remade the city and attracted thousands of athletes and sports fans. The Atlanta Games touched folks in Reporter Newspapers communities, too, as residents greeted the […]
http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2016/07/07/three-oglethorpe-university-art-exhibits-opening-weekend/ The largest white bill Wood-pecker and the Willow Oak, Facsimile of original watercolor by Mark Catesby (1683-1749) Oglethorpe University Museum of Art has three exhibitions open on Saturday, July 9, at 4484 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30319. — “OUMA Collects: Recent Acquisitions 2015-2016,” runs from July 9 through Sept. 11 and will feature gifts […]
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/05/archiving-a-website-for-ten-thousand-years/482385/ After shutting down, an online community plans to preserve its data on a micro-etched nickel plate. By Glenn Fleishman In May 1940, Thornwell Jacobs, the president of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, dedicated a 2,000-square-foot Crypt of Civilization intended to be sealed until May 28, 8113 C.E. He picked that date as the marker of […]
http://www.atlantaintownpaper.com/2016/02/embroidery-exhibit-at-oglethorpe-museum-is-welcome-winter-distraction/ By Karen Head The winter months (even the mild winter months we often have in Atlanta) lend themselves so readily to museum visits. The new exhibition at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, provides not only a welcome winter distraction, but also will put visitors in mind of spring. “Nuido, The Way of Embroidery” […]