Campus News
Keyboard Crosswalk
May 20, 2014
Communications Staff
Pedestrians crossing College Place near the conservatory did a double take after city workers transformed a traditional crosswalk into a painted keyboard on Tuesday, May 13. The idea came from...
Many, Many Thanks
May 20, 2014
Marvin Krislov
To our graduating seniors, for enriching our lives and inspiring us… To our faculty, for your continued dedication to teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and community… To our staff, for your devotion and service above and beyond the call…. To all who work here, for making the College, the Conservatory, and the City of Oberlin great.
Memorial Service for William P. Norris
May 19, 2014
Communications Staff
A memorial service for Emeritus Professor of Sociology William P. Norris will take place on Sunday, June 1. The service will begin at 4 p.m. in Peters Great Hall and a reception will follow at the...
Best of Luck with Finals
May 15, 2014
Marvin Krislov
Finals are upon us, and Senior Week and Commencement are just days away. I wish everyone the best of luck with their final exams, papers, and projects. Be sure to take care of your mental and physical health and remember to take breaks, even if they’re brief.
Service Awards Banquet
May 12, 2014
Communications Staff
Making Oberlin Great
May 8, 2014
Marvin Krislov
Oberlin’s standing as one of the world’s great academic institutions relies on the hard work of hundreds of people doing all kinds of jobs. Many thanks to everyone who works at Oberlin for the time, effort, and thought you put in to support our students and our community.
Co-ops Dominate 2014 Ecolympics
May 8, 2014
Office of Communications
Keep Co-op wins the electricity competition for a second consecutive year, and the campus overall was one of the top five water reducers in the Campus Conservation Nationals.
The Big Parade 2014
May 6, 2014
Communications Staff
Soaring characters, human soup cans, student dance teams, and handcrafted floats filled the streets of Oberlin on Saturday, May 3 for the community's annual Big Parade . What began as an...
Bill Irwin ’73 Shares his Creative Genius
April 30, 2014
Marvin Krislov
The dazzling depth, breadth, and serious silliness of Bill Irwin’s lecture/performance/master class in Finney Chapel this past Sunday evening was great fun. It was also a vivid display of Oberlin’s unique creative energy.
Big Parade and Folkfest
April 30, 2014
Communications Staff
Oberlin community residents of all ages will gather on Saturday, May 3 for the 13th annual Big Parade . Beginning at noon at Prospect Elementary School, the parade will travel down West College...