Center for Student Success
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The Center for Student Success invites prospective Obies and the Oberlin community to learn more about its services, staff, and events.
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CSS Peer Mentor Omukoko Okoth Receives National Recognition
Congratulations to Omukoko Okoth, a CSS Peer Mentor who was honored this spring in NSEA’s Student Employee of the Year program.
New First Generation OberLink Group
The Center for Student Success is excited to announce the launch of a new OberLink community specifically for first-generation students and alumni at Oberlin! This networking community will offer...
Maddie Libao Selected as Success Coach of the Year
Director of Student Success and Success Coach in the Center for Student Success Maddie Libao recieved the 2025 NASPA Success Coaching Knowledge Community Award Winner for Success Coach of the Year.
Tri-Alpha Honors Society
Oberlin is pleased to announce the formation of a chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha honors society (Lambda Delta), which recognizes the academic achievements of first-generation college students. Fall ’24...
CSS Loaner Library is Open
If you're a current FGIE student who could use assistance getting books for classes, we can help! Did you know CSS has a library full of free books for students? Fill out the CSS Loaner Library intere...
FGIE Mentorship Program Now Available
First-generation and income-eligible (FGIE) Obies can now sign up to recieve a professional mentor through the Center for Student Success! Mentors are FGIE faculty, staff and alumni who have...
Longman Commons Doors Under Repair: CSS Is Still Open
CSS is still open even though the doors to Longman Commons in Stevenson Hall are under repair.
Please use the following directions to get to the Center for Student Success:
1. Enter the Biggs or...New First Generation Honors Society at Oberlin
The Center for Student Success is excited to announce that Oberlin College and Conservatory has been awarded a new chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha, a national honors society for first-generation students...
F1RST Things First: Spring Virtual Sessions for Incoming First-Generation and Income-Eligible Students
The Center for Student Success is excited to announce a series of spring virtual sessions for incoming first-generation and income-eligible (low-income) students at Oberlin. This series is designed to...
Oberlin Review Covers CSS Financial Literacy Series
Jesse Gross, student reporter for The Oberlin Review, covered the Financial Literacy Series sponsored by Achieve Credit Union. The six-part series instructed students on financial matters such as...