Campus Bulletins
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
An important message from President Ambar to students
August 19, 2020 1:30 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Dear Students, We're excited to see many of you on campus in just a few short days. We've all seen the recent reports from other colleges and universities, where student behavior has...
Current Students, ObieSafe
What to expect: paperwork for your COVID-19 tests
August 18, 2020 4:00 PM
Meredith Raimondo, Dean of Students
By now, you are likely familiar with some aspects of the COVID-19 test process. One aspect about which we would like to share further information is COVID-19 consent for testing and authorization/...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
ObieSafe Weekly: August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020 4:00 PM
Office of Communications
An Obie guide to move-in and quarantine COVID-19 Weekly Test Results For tests conducted from August 5 to August 12, 2020 Tests Administered 626 Positive Tests 0 % Positive 0.00% Visit the ObieSafe...
Current Students, ObieSafe
Are Quarantine Pods Permitted?
August 18, 2020 10:15 AM
Meredith Raimondo, Dean of Students
The creation of quarantine pods – also called pandemic pods, quarantine bubbles, and quaranteams – is a harm-reduction strategy that has received considerable media attention as the COVID...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
Launch of the Full Measure Symptoms Monitoring Tool
August 14, 2020 10:15 AM
Office of the President
Greetings Faculty, Staff, Students, and Parents, Monday, August 17, starts the campus-wide implementation of Full Measure , our symptoms monitoring tool of Oberlin’s COVID-19 strategy . As part...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, ObieSafe
Off-Campus Engagement Policy
August 11, 2020 6:00 PM
David Hertz, Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Members of Oberlin College and Conservatory engage with local communities in myriad ways. The opportunity to collaborate with community partners in the town of Oberlin, Lorain County, and the greater...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff
Public Computers and Computer Labs in Fall 2020
August 11, 2020 4:15 PM
Center for Information Technology
There are many gaps in our knowledge of how COVID-19 spreads, but spending lots of time in close proximity to other people and using shared objects like computer keyboards, mice, and printers may...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
ObieSafe Weekly: August 11, 2020
August 11, 2020 12:30 PM
Office of Communications
President Ambar gives update on campus health strategy; understanding the differences in diagnostic tests COVID-19 Strategy Update Over the weekend, we learned from our testing partner that the...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
COVID-19 Strategy Update
August 10, 2020 9:00 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Update to the Original Message (August 10) Greetings Faculty, Staff, Students, and Parents, The world of COVID-19 changes swiftly. On Friday, I recorded a video to update you on our campus health...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
How a positive became a negative: Decoding differences in diagnostic tests
August 10, 2020 6:00 PM
Office of Communications
Most of the time, when a politician flip-flops, it’s roundly criticized. But when Ohio Governor Mike DeWine recently went from having COVID-19 to a declaration of health—all within a few...
