Campus Bulletins
Faculty and Staff, ObieSafe
Campus Financial Update
June 12, 2020 5:00 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
Dear faculty and staff, As you have heard me say often over the last few weeks, what is certain is Oberlin. I feel this sense of certainty despite the additional financial challenges that we face...
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, 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, 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...
Faculty and Staff, ObieSafe
Governor’s Stay-At-Home Order Extended
April 3, 2020 9:00 AM
Office of the President
As you may have heard, Governor Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Acton, director of the Ohio Department of Health, announced today that Ohio’s stay-at-home order is being extended to May 1.
Current Students, Parents, ObieSafe
Ohio Voting Disruption due to Covid-19
March 27, 2020 3:15 PM
Voter Friendly Campus Initiative
To all students who are registered to vote in Oberlin: Absentee voting for the March 17, 2020, primary election has been extended. You must request an absentee ballot by mail, and then return it by mail. Ballot requests must be received by April 25 and ballots returned by April 28.
Current Students, Faculty and Staff, ObieSafe
Coronavirus Update: Impact of Governor’s Stay-At-Home Order on Oberlin
March 22, 2020 9:00 PM
Carmen Twillie Ambar, President
For the past few weeks, we have been preparing to operate the college in the precise manner that the governor’s new order now intends.
Faculty and Staff, ObieSafe
Coronavirus Update: Monitor Your Health Status
March 19, 2020 11:00 AM
Joseph Vitale Jr., Chief Human Resources Officer
In an effort to support a request Governor Mike DeWine made this afternoon, Oberlin College is asking all employees to take their temperature daily before coming in to work. The goal is to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 on campus.
