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Chamber Orchestra

Communications Staff

Conducted by Raphael Jiménez on December 6, 2016, this concert by the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra featured Professor of Violin Gregory Fulkerson in his performance of the Beethoven Violin Concerto. This

Violinist Gregory Fulkerson and conductor Raphael Jiménez with the Oberlin Chamber Orchestra

Marimba Christmas

Communications Staff

Oberlin Conservatory’s percussionists perform holiday selections under the direction of Michael Rosen, director of the Division of Woodwinds, Brass, and Percussion and professor of percussion. A fun

A student in a winter holiday sweater plays the marimba

OSLAM Contest

Communications Staff

On December 10, 2016, seven members of Oberlin’s slam poetry team spit with their love and truth for a chance to win one of five spots on the 2017 College Union Poetry Slam Invitational team (CUPSI)

Two poets speak to an audience at the Cat in the Cream

Board of Trustees Update December 2016

Clyde S. McGregor ’74

The Board of Trustees’ second meeting of the 2016-2017 academic year took place in Oberlin December 8 and 9, during which the Board discussed the Presidential Search Committee’s presidential profile draft, reviewed and approved the 2016 financial statement, approved the adaptable theater project, and met with Student Senate.

Shansi Awards In-Asia Grants

Communications Staff

This winter term and summer, nine students will explore intellectually and socially engaging projects through an Oberlin Shansi In-Asia Grant.

Recipients of the Shansi In-Asia Grants