{"id":79460,"date":"2024-09-06T16:55:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T16:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/?post_type=news&p=79460"},"modified":"2024-09-25T17:09:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T17:09:22","slug":"new-oglethorpe-provost-challenges-first-year-students-to-envision-their-future-at-convocation-2024","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/oglethorpe.edu\/news\/new-oglethorpe-provost-challenges-first-year-students-to-envision-their-future-at-convocation-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"New Oglethorpe Provost challenges first-year students to envision their future at Convocation 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
As the second full week of Fall Semester came to close, first-year students gathered at Conant Performing Arts Center for Convocation 2024.<\/p>
With inspiring messages, music and ice cream sandwiches after, the first-year Petrels heard from new Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dr. Gabriel Barreneche<\/strong>, who joined Oglethorpe on July 1.<\/p>
\u201cAt the start of your college career, you are embarking on a transformative journey,\u201d Barreneche said. \u201cYou will leave behind your families: parents, siblings, friends, pets. This will be a tough transition for both you and for those you leave behind. However, I will say that these transitions will lead to growth, evolution, bigger and better things.\u201d<\/p>