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DEI Task Force: Application Deadline Extended to Oct. 4, 2021

Call for Applications I invite faculty, staff, and students to apply for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Task Force. The Task Force will play a crucial role in creating and sustaining an inclusive campus community. Members will work with the Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to identify, develop, and implement strategies that […]

DEI Task Force, Open House, and Title IX

This message has been updated to reflect the updated DEI Task Force application deadline of October 4, 2021, and to note that the date of the first meeting is TBD. Dear OU Community:  Welcome back to campus! It has been such a pleasure to see so many of you in person, and I hope the […]

Juneteenth Observance: Events and Holiday

Dear Oglethorpe Community:  For the first time, Oglethorpe will recognize Juneteenth (June 19th) as an official university holiday. A combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth” the holiday commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army General Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas. Originating in Galveston, Texas, Juneteenth celebrations […]