Oglethorpe University News

• Oglethorpe puts Schell in Hall of Fame (Rockdale Citizen)
  posted on May 20, 2011 at 03:40:14 am
  COVINGTON — Earlier this month, Covington resident Terry Schell was among the inductees in the Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame.
• Oglethorpe to honor Atlanta mayor with degree (Washington Examiner)
  posted on April 20, 2011 at 08:45:21 am
  The Associated Press The Associated Press ATLANTA Oglethorpe University will present an honorary degree to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. The Atlanta private college will present an honorary doctor of laws degree to Reed during its May 7 graduation ceremony. Others to receive honorary degrees from Oglethorpe at the graduation are Harvard University scientist Richard Wrangham and Oglethorpe professor ...
• Oglethorpe to honor Atlanta mayor with degree (WRCB Chattanooga)
  posted on April 20, 2011 at 08:23:35 am
  Associated Press - April 20, 2011 4:14 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Oglethorpe University will present an honorary degree to Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
• Jim Luce: Goddess, Lion, Peasant, Priest: Modern and Contemporary Indian Art -- in Atlanta (The Huffington Post)
  posted on April 4, 2011 at 10:05:22 pm
  Don Rubin and his wife Shelley have introduced an exceptional, personal collection of modern and contemporary South Asian art at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta.
• Oglethorpe to debut lacrosse team on campus (WRCB Chattanooga)
  posted on March 14, 2011 at 08:32:57 am
  Associated Press - March 14, 2011 4:24 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Oglethorpe University in Atlanta is debuting its lacrosse team on campus this week.
• Oglethorpe to debut lacrosse team on campus (Greenwich Time)
  posted on March 14, 2011 at 08:20:06 am
  ATLANTA (AP) — Oglethorpe University in Atlanta is debuting its lacrosse team on campus this week. The private liberal arts college will face off with Wisconsin-based Carthage College on Wednesday at Salamone Field in Atlanta.
• 5 things today: Wye Oak, Ben Bailey (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
  posted on March 13, 2011 at 12:52:05 pm
  1) Baltimore’s indie-rock darlings Wye Oak play the Earl. 2) "Cash Cab's" Ben Bailey performs at the Punchline. 3) The SEC Men's Basketball Tournament winds down at Georgia Dome. 4) Goddess, Lion, and Priest opens at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art. 5) The American Craft Council Show continues at Cobb Galleria Centre.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
• Oglethorpe University basketball coach resigns (WRCB Chattanooga)
  posted on March 9, 2011 at 10:59:31 pm
  Associated Press - March 9, 2011 5:44 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Oglethorpe University's women's basketball coach has resigned after seven years with the Stormy Petrels.
• Covenant Suffers Tennis Losses To Methodist University (The Chattanoogan)
  posted on February 20, 2011 at 03:50:41 pm
  The Covenant tennis teams fell to the Monarchs of Methodist University on Saturday at the campus of neutrally-sited Oglethorpe University.
• Hendrix women grab one-game lead in SCAC West after latest win (The Log Cabin Democrat)
  posted on January 31, 2011 at 02:11:44 am
    ATLANTA, Ga. — The Hendrix College basketball teams split a pair of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games against Oglethorpe University at Dorough Fieldhouse on Sunday. read more
• Centre women win, men lose at Oglethorpe (The Danville Advocate-Messenger)
  posted on January 10, 2011 at 03:30:47 pm
  ATLANTA - Maggie Prewitt had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the Centre College women to a 59-46 win over host Oglethorpe University here Sunday but the Centre men couldn't overcome a poor shooting performance and lost 64-59.
• Body of Ga. student found off Costa Rica (The Augusta Chronicle)
  posted on January 8, 2011 at 10:35:35 am
  ATLANTA - The body of a missing Oglethorpe University student has been found in the waters off Costa Rica.
• Cape Coral man's body discovered in Costa Rica (The News-Press)
  posted on January 7, 2011 at 11:21:06 pm
  The body of Erik Downes, an Oglethorpe University student from Cape Coral, was recovered today off Playa Pinuelas in Costa Rica, according to the...
• Cape Coral student's body found off Costa Rica (ABC 7 Gulfshore News)
  posted on January 7, 2011 at 10:13:25 pm
  ATLANTA: The body of a 20-year-old student from Cape Coral was found off the coast of off Playa Piñuelas, Costa Rica today, according to Oglethorpe University.
• Oglethorpe University Student Missing in Costa Rica (WXIA-TV Atlanta)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 11:11:09 pm
  The search continues for an Oglethorpe University student who was caught in a rip current while studying abroad in Costa Rica.
• Oglethorpe student from Cape missing off Costa Rican coast (Cape Coral Daily Breeze)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 10:09:05 pm
  ATLANTA (AP) - Officials at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta say a student is missing after he was caught in a riptide off the coast of Costa Rica. In a news release, officials say junior Erik Downes, who is from Cape Coral, Fl.
• Oglethorpe student missing off Costa Rican coast (Erie Times-News)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 07:40:35 pm
  Officials at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta say a student is missing after he was caught in a riptide off the coast of Costa Rica. In a news release, officials say junior Erik Downes, who's from Florida, traveled to Costa Rica with students and faculty as part of an ecological study abroad trip.
• Ga. College Student Missing in Costa Rica (Fox News)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 01:50:54 pm
  ATLANTA -- Officials at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta say a student is missing after he was caught in a riptide off the coast of Costa Rica.
• Florida man who studies in Atlanta is missing off Costa Rican coast (Orlando Sentinel)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 01:39:13 pm
  ATLANTA (AP) — Officials at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta say a student — a man from southwest Florida — is missing after he was caught in a riptide off the coast of Costa Rica.
• Oglethorpe student missing off Costa Rican coast (WFLX FOX 29)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 11:21:38 am
  Associated Press - January 6, 2011 6:04 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - Officials at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta say a student is missing after he was caught in a riptide off the coast of Costa...
• Cape Coral man reported missing in Costa Rica (NBC 2 Fort Myers)
  posted on January 6, 2011 at 12:23:51 am
  A Cape Coral man, a student at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, has been reported missing in Costa Rica. Officials with the school say he was part of a study abroad program there.
• The Best Indoor Car Race Without Any Cars [Video] (Jalopnik)
  posted on December 30, 2010 at 02:50:58 pm
  # lolcars Three students at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta devised a way to hold a race in their dorm without any internal combustion machinery. It's just pure seat-of-the-pants driving, with a little Ken Block-wannabe action at the end. More »