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Commencement 2015 in Photos: Sunday, May 24

June 8, 2015
Communications Staff

In the days leading up to the 182nd Oberlin College and Conservatory Commencement exercises, graduating seniors, their families and friends, alumni, and townspeople gathered to reminisce about times past, celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2015, and discuss the future of our institution and our world.

Photographers Yevgen Gulenko, Anna Norris, Walter Novak, Jennifer Manna, Tony Morrison, Dale Preston, Tanya Rosen-Jones, Scott Shaw, and Yingran Zhang snapped photos at a number of events to help this Commencement/Reunion Weekend live on for years to come.

This gallery is a sampling of photographs from events that took place Sunday, May 24. A full album of photos from this day can be seen on Flickr. A full collection of Commencement/Reunion Weekend photos is available at this link.

Photo Gallery

Commencement 2015: Sunday, May 24

A group of people run through the street
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
Three older women toast with full wine glasses
Photo credit: Walter Novak
A man wearing a cap reading "Oberlin ’65"
Photo credit: Dael preston ’83
Four men perform for a crowd
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
A few people idle near bikes and a boom box noutside a building with a sign reading "Bike Co-op"
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
Three people perform an acrobatic routine with two jump ropes for a small crowd
Photo credit: Walter Novak
People look on as others dance on the steps of a stone building
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
A group of eight people perform a vocal piece on stage while clapping
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
A seated man dressed in commencement regalia
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
A group of people gathered on the porch of a yellow house
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
A woman laughs
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
Aerial view of a crowd of people
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
An audience looks on as an acrobat leaps through the air over six crouching acrobats
Photo credit: Walter Novak
Six people perform an acrobatic show before an audience
Photo credit: Walter Novak
Three people dressed in handmade classical costumes
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
Art arranged by a metal barricade on grass
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
A guitarist performs alongside a trombonist
Photo credit: Walter Novak
People gather to look at art displayed outdoors
Photo credit: Yingran Zhang
Illuminated paper lanterns at dusk
Photo credit: Walter Novak
A vocalist performs while a pianist accompanies
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
A man performs french horn
Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83
A group of people run through the street
Three older women toast with full wine glasses
A man wearing a cap reading "Oberlin ’65"
Four men perform for a crowd
A few people idle near bikes and a boom box noutside a building with a sign reading "Bike Co-op"
Three people perform an acrobatic routine with two jump ropes for a small crowd
People look on as others dance on the steps of a stone building
A group of eight people perform a vocal piece on stage while clapping
A seated man dressed in commencement regalia
A group of people gathered on the porch of a yellow house
A woman laughs
Aerial view of a crowd of people
An audience looks on as an acrobat leaps through the air over six crouching acrobats
Six people perform an acrobatic show before an audience
Three people dressed in handmade classical costumes
Art arranged by a metal barricade on grass
A guitarist performs alongside a trombonist
People gather to look at art displayed outdoors
Illuminated paper lanterns at dusk
A vocalist performs while a pianist accompanies
A man performs french horn

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