Commencement Celebrations Calendar

Lavender Graduation is a tradition at Oberlin College and Conservatory, which celebrates the accomplishments of LGBTQ+ graduates as they finish their time here on campus. This year, Lavender...

The Heisman Club celebrates the accomplishments of senior scholar-athletes with a luncheon and stole ceremony. Members of the College’s executive leadership team (ELT) and Heisman Club join the...

Join President Carmen Twillie Ambar and the Office of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving for a Garden Party at the president's house on May 18, 2023, at 11:30 AM. There will be brunch-style...

Unity Celebration is a ceremony to celebrate those of racially and ethnically underrepresented identities. This celebration strives to provide a sense of community by bringing our diverse student...

An open house hosted by the Musical Studies Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Creative Writing Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the East Asian Studies Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Department of Athletics and Physical Education.

This special program features the best Oberlin student narrative, documentary, and experimental films of 2022-2023. All are welcome.

An open house hosted by the Biology Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Politics Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Anthropology Department faculty and staff. It will be held along with the Linguistics Department open house

An open house hosted by the Linguistics Department faculty and staff. It will be held along with the Anthropology Department open house

Enjoy an informal social celebration with graduates, family members, and guests. Light lunch fare and beverages will be served. Please register to attend .

OSCA & OSCAlums are excited to cooperatively host the 2023 OSCA Picnic! Please join us to collectively honor graduating students and their families, current OSCA members and OSCA Alumni returning...

The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life presents one of the signature Commencement weekend events at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20th, in Finney Chapel. Photo by Walter Novak

Dominic Lim ('96) gives a sneak peek of his debut queer Asian romcom, All the Right Notes (which takes place partly in Oberlin). He will be joined in conversation by Professor of Sociology,...

An open house hosted by the Russian Department faculty and staff.

The Department of French & Italian welcomes graduating students, their families and friends, and returning alumni for a reception at the Maison Francophone.

An open house hosted by the Organ Department faculty and staff.

Shansi alumni, friends, community members, new Fellows and their families, and reunion attendees interested in Shansi’s efforts to connect Oberlin and Asia are invited to come by Shansi House...

An open house hosted by the Theater Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Environmental Studies Department faculty and staff.

Initiation Ceremony for students being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Families and Friends welcome.

The Archives will have an exhibit open in conjunction with the Friends of the Libraries reception.

This live, historical re-enactment will portray Sara Lucy Bagby, the last slave to be prosecuted as a runaway after the Fugitive Slave Act. She made it all the way to Cleveland, Ohio, before being...

The Heisman Club Hall of Honor was created as a means to recognize individuals who have helped advance the goals of the athletics and physical education department in the areas of varsity sports,...

Enjoy a fun-filled musical spectacle! Hilarity guaranteed. Sponsored by the Organ Pump Committee of Oberlin.

The Shansi Breakfast is a tradition from Oberlin Shansi, a non-profit affiliated with Oberlin that connects our campus to institutions in Asia. Shansi alumni, friends, new Fellows and their families...

An open house hosted by the Neuroscience Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Economics Department faculty and staff.

A special convocation featuring President Carmen Twillie Ambar; a celebration of 50th reunion class giving; the presentation of Alumni Association awards; and an organ recital.

An open house hosted by the English Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Cinema Studies Department faculty and staff. It will be held along with the English Department open house.

An open house hosted by the German Language and Literatures Department faculty and staff.

The Weltzheimer/Johnson House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will be open for public tours for graduating seniors and their families. The house is an example of Wright’s Usonian style and one...

This special program features the best Oberlin student narrative, documentary, and experimental films of 2022-2023. All are welcome.

An open house hosted by the Computer Science Department faculty and staff. All CSCI Majors and Families are Welcome!

An open house hosted by the Dance Department faculty and staff. The Dance Open House will be followed by the Commencement Contact Jam at 4pm in Warner Main Space

An open house hosted by the Geosciences Department faculty and staff. Everyone is welcome!

An open house hosted by the Art History Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Psychology Department faculty and staff. If it rains, this will take place in the Bosworth Hall Front Lobby.

An open house hosted by the Bonner Center faculty and staff. Bonner Alums please RSVP here to the event.

An open house hosted by the Mathematics Department faculty and staff. We will be announcing this year's prize winners at 3pm!

An open house hosted by the Chemistry & Biochemistry Department faculty and staff. From 2:15-3:00pm, we will have a short program recognizing each of our graduating seniors. While at our open...

An open house hosted by the Philosophy Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Classics Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Sociology Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Comparative Literature Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Comparative American Studies Department faculty and staff.

A pre-commencement event created to celebrate the graduation and accomplishments of students of the African diaspora. Kente Cloth stoles will be given to students at the ceremony. The Black Family...

An open house hosted by the Hispanic Studies Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the History Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Religion Department and Jewish Studies Program faculty and staff.

A celebratory reception congratulating the Class of 2023 and recognizing families and alumni of the conservatory and college music degree programs.

An open house hosted by the Physics and Astronomy Department faculty and staff.

An open house hosted by the Art Department faculty and staff.

OCircus! is back with their commencement show - the largest circus show of the year! Join our talented aerialists, acrobats, stilters, and jugglers as they perform an amazing show for you! This event...

Join Oberlin’s acapella groups: The Obertones, Pitch Please, ‘Round Midnight, The Acapelicans, and Nothing but Treble for an afternoon of fun music, filled with pop, classics, and even a...

Experience Tappan Square at its most beautiful, with hundreds of colorful Japanese lanterns strung across the green. Join us for this Oberlin tradition that gathers faculty, alumni, graduates and...

We will honor the graduates of the Class of 2023 with a Commencement Ceremony on Tappan Square.