Inauguration Events
Investiture Ceremony
September 20, 2024
Community Celebration Luncheon
Immediately following the ceremony, all are invited to celebrate with a lunch on the quad.
Oglethorpe University celebrated the inauguration of our 18th president, Dr. Kathryn McClymond, with community events throughout the week:
Community Partners Breakfast
Faculty Lecture
A faculty panel highlighting the work of Oglethorpe’s six academic divisions, discussing the future of the new liberal arts.
Community Picnic
All are invited to lunch on campus following the faculty lecture.
Service Project
The project is a community effort to enhance the riparian zone of the Oglethorpe creek, plant sustainable botanicals, build boxes for roosting bats and nesting bluebirds, and ensure that Oglethorpe remains a habitat for ecological wellbeing.