Event Series
Commencement/Reunion Weekend
Oberlin College’s annual Commencement/Reunion Weekend (CRW) celebrates the accomplishments of new graduates and welcomes alumni back to campus for four days of arts, social, intellectual, and musical events. CRW offers alumni, in particular, a chance to reminisce with former classmates, reconnect with former professors, revisit old haunts, and welcome new graduates to the alumni ranks.
Commencement/Reunion Weekend is perhaps the largest campuswide event of the academic year.
Commencement will not take place on campus this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but plans are under way to celebrate the Class of 2020 and recognize alumni of the institution.
Past Events
Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition in Fisher Gallery
Friday, May 24, 2019
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Fisher Gallery
A group exhibition featuring the work of the studio art Class of 2019.
Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition in Baron Gallery
Friday, May 24, 2019
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Richard D. Baron ’64 Art Gallery
A group exhibition featuring the work of the studio art Class of 2019.
Champagne Social for Alumni and Graduating Seniors
Friday, May 24, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Wilder Bowl
Enjoy plenty of food in an interactive and intergenerational setting, toast the Class of 2019 as we welcome them into the Alumni Association, celebrate the alumni community, and join the fun by...
Documentary: The Foreigner's Home
Friday, May 24, 2019
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Apollo Theatre
Documentary on the intellectual and artistic vision of Toni Morrison. Directed and produced by cinema studies professors Geoff Pingree and Rian Brown-Orso. www.theforeignershome.com
The Grand Piano Extravaganza
Friday, May 24, 2019
8:30 pm
Warner Concert Hall
Webcast Available
Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time. How many pianos can we get on stage? This not-to-be missed annual event featuring Conservatory of Music piano students and faculty members is...
Organ Pump: Late Night Music and Antics
Friday, May 24, 2019
11:00 pm to 12:00 am
Finney Chapel
Enjoy a fun-filled musical spectacle! Hilarity guaranteed. Sponsored by the Organ Pump Committee of Oberlin.
Torah Study and Discussion
Saturday, May 25, 2019
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Wilder Hall (Student Union)
Presenter: Rabbi Megan Doherty, director of Hillel and Jewish Campus Life, Jewish life affiliate.
Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) Alumni Picnic
Saturday, May 25, 2019
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
Tank Hall
OSCA alumni, family, and friends are welcome to assist with cooking and cleaning for the event in addition to enjoying the picnic. To be involved, send an e-mail to osca@oberlin.edu. Come and help...
Oberlin Dance Showcase
Saturday, May 25, 2019
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Warner Center
This special program features selections from student dance performances of 2018-19. All are welcome.
Barefoot Dialogue Student Panel
Saturday, May 25, 2019
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Hallock Auditorium
Barefoot Dialogue is an experiment in human and land relating and belongs in the larger genre of sustained dialogue. Barefoot brings together groups of 12-16 students, who meet twice monthly over...
Commencement Recital I
Saturday, May 25, 2019
8:00 pm
Finney Chapel
Webcast Available
Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time. A performance featuring Conservatory of Music students from the graduating Class of 2019. Program : Daniel Markus ’19: reson Daniel...
Concert: Acapelicans, Nothing But Treble, Obertones, and 'Round Midnight
Saturday, May 25, 2019
10:15 pm to 11:15 pm
Finney Chapel
A cappella music for everyone! From Bach to Beatles, fusion to funk, these students rock the house, a cappella style.
Oberlin Baroque in Concert
Sunday, May 26, 2019
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm
Fairchild Chapel
Webcast Available
Watch the webcast – streamed live at concert time. The Conservatory of Music, a pioneer and leader in historically informed performance, presents a program of baroque chamber music featuring...
Social on the Square
Sunday, May 26, 2019
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Tappan Square
This old-fashioned ice cream social has become a mainstay of Illumination night. An assortment of pies as well as locally produced ice cream and assorted beverages provided by Oberlin IGA will be...
Commencement Recital II
Sunday, May 26, 2019
8:00 pm
Finney Chapel
Webcast Available
Watch the webcast – Streamed live at concert time. A performance featuring Conservatory of Music students from the graduating Class of 2019. Program : Jean-Baptiste Lully: Suite from “Th...
Campus Illumination and Commencement Concert
Sunday, May 26, 2019
9:30 pm to 10:30 pm
Tappan Square
Tappan Square at its most beautiful, with hundreds of colored Japanese lanterns strung across the green. An Oberlin jazz ensemble will begin performing at 9:30 p.m. Immediately following the jazz...
Oberlin College Commencement
Monday, May 27, 2019
9:30 am
Tappan Square
Oberlin College Commencement festivities will begin as college and conservatory faculty will walk in procession onto Tappan Square, where parents, family members, and other guests will recognize the...
