Campus Bulletins
Current Students, Faculty and Staff
Zoom to Require Passcodes Beginning July 19
June 25, 2020 9:15 AM
Center for Information Technology
Starting July 19, Zoom will require that all meetings have a Passcode or a Waiting Room enabled.
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
COVID-19 Planning for 2020-21 at Oberlin College
June 10, 2020 2:00 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Our discussions about the reopening of our campus have continued to occur in the midst of the events of the last several weeks. In my recent email about the killing of George Floyd, I wrote of great personal sadness and pain for a community that I love, but I also wrote of hope.
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the 2020-21 Academic Year
June 10, 2020 1:45 PM
Oberlin College and Conservatory
1. Why is Oberlin shifting to a three-semester schedule? This change in the academic calendar is designed to allow us to reduce the number of students in residence at any one time and therefore...
Current Students, Parents
Student Health Services Launches New Portal
May 29, 2020 5:30 PM
Student Health Services
The new portal will be used to manage student medical records and related information.
Current Students, Faculty and Staff
Commencement/Reunion Reimagined
May 8, 2020 9:45 AM
Office of the President
Each May members of the Oberlin community gather on Tappan Square to celebrate the achievements of our graduating class. We reconnect with our alumni who return to Oberlin to commune at reunions, reinforcing for themselves the specialness of this place. It is very disappointing to say that this year, we will be unable to experience Commencement/Reunion Weekend in the same way, due to the impact of the coronavirus.
Current Students, Parents, ObieSafe
Update on Fall Opening
May 5, 2020 5:30 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Dear Obies, You are finishing one of the most extraordinary academic years in history. Attending college is an exhilarating, challenging experience in normal times; attending in 2020 has demanded...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff
How to Protect Your Meetings from Zoombombing
April 21, 2020 11:15 AM
Center for Information Technology
Zoombombing is a new form of trolling in which a participant uses Zoom’s screensharing and chat features to interrupt and disrupt meetings and classes. Several Zoom meetings at Oberlin have...
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, Parents, ObieSafe
April 20 Update
April 20, 2020 3:15 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Dear Oberlin friends, Despite two recent snowy days in Oberlin, it has been a quiet winter. Even as we continue to cope with COVID-19, it is helpful to pause and note that spring is upon us. Trees...
Current Students, Parents, ObieSafe
Refund Communication
April 3, 2020 12:30 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Dear Oberlin Families, I hope all of you are safe and healthy. COVID-19 has imposed unprecedented change on higher education institutions across the country. I have heard from numerous students about...
Current Students
Remote Student Engagement: RemObies
March 31, 2020 11:15 AM
Office of the Dean of Students
Oberlin is operating as a remote campus due to the COVID-19 national public health crisis. You can stay connected to campus and your peers through a new distance programming initiative called RemObies.
