Oberlin Food Rescue Helps Fill a Hole in Food Pantry
May 16, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Each week, Oberlin Food Rescue team members retrieve donated food from area dining locations and deliver it to Oberlin Community Services to help bring prepared meals to those who are food insecure.
A Day of Service
January 30, 2017
Communications Staff
Oberlin students in the Ninde Scholars Program joined others to assemble gift bags for high school teachers and to spruce up elementary classrooms. This volunteer endeavor is part of the annual...
Tradition Lives On: Students Take Reins to Produce Concert and Fundraiser
December 20, 2016
Hillary Hempstead
Since August, a small contingent of students have been meeting regularly to plan and produce a beloved event that brings together the Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music and the greater Oberlin Community.
Oberlin Heritage Center Honors Community Service Leaders
April 13, 2016
Communications Staff
Recipients of the Oberlin Heritage Center’s 15th Annual Community Awards pose for a photo following a gathering of more than 170 members and friends of the nonprofit. (Pictured l-r) History...
What MLK Day is All About
January 21, 2016
Communications Staff
Tessa Newson, a 7th-grade student at Langston Middle School, and Eleanor VanBuren, a third-year comparative literature major, paint the community room at Oberlin Community Services as part of the...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Volunteer Opportunity
January 14, 2016
Communications Staff
The Office of Community and Government Relations invites all members of the Oberlin community to participate in its Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday, January 18, at...
Community Involvement Tips for After Day of Service
September 12, 2015
Lisa Gulasy
The 2015 Day of Service coordinator Gabriel Moore ’15 suggests four ways students can learn about service opportunities to become involved with the Oberlin community.
2015 President’s Public Service Fellows Present Summer Successes
August 31, 2015
Lisa Gulasy
The 11-week President's Public Service Fellow program provides funding for students to work full time with a local nonprofit or public sector agency on intensive service projects that engage and empower area teens and young adults.
Martin Luther King Jr. Service Day
January 15, 2015
Lisa Gulasy
The Office of Community and Government Relations and the Bonner Center for Service and Learning (BCSL), with support from the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life, invite all members of the Oberlin community and college to celebrate the life and teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, January 19, with a morning of volunteer service activities.
Oberlin College Receives National Recognition for Community Service
January 5, 2015
Communications Staff
Oberlin College earned a place on the 2014 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction in the Interfaith Community Service category and secured a place on the Honor Roll in both the General Community Service and Education categories. This is the eighth consecutive year Oberlin College has received the honor.
