Campus News

This Week in Photos: Changes on Campus

August 18, 2020

Yvonne Gay

A classroom with desks facing toward a chalkboard.
Desks are socially distanced in a classroom in King.
Photo credit: Yvonne Gay

Adjustments to a new kind of normal have led many to wonder what to expect when they come to campus. Maybe this will help: Although the changes are apparent—with many spaces receiving safety measure makeovers—they cannot overshadow the beauty of the campus and community.

This week we visit some of the changes on campus, join a summer campus tour, read motivational messages, and end with views of familiar places.

A large tent
Tents around campus will be used for classes. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
A parent and son take a guided campus tour.
An Admissions campus tour. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
A tent in front of an oval shaped building.
Williams Field House is converted into a COVID testing site for faculty, staff, and students. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
Trees in a park
A walk though Tappan Square. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
A woman prunes a tree.
Professor of Biology Mary Garvin prepares the pollinator garden for classes. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
Messages on sticky notes posted to a door.
Motivational messages in Peters Hall remind passers-by to “keep on keepin’ on.” Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
A night photo of an art museum and statue.
The Allen Memorial Art Museum still illuminates at night. Photo credit: Yvonne Gay
A wooden bridge in a forrest.
This week’s series ends with a relaxing visit to Oberlin’s Arboretum, a preserve with trails, creeks, bridges, and, of course, trees. Along with the wooded section, the Arb also has a reservoir, split into two lakes. Photo credit: Arisa Williams ’06

 

This Week in Photos is a selection of images and are not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, and other events, people, etc. related to Oberlin College.

Tags:

You may also like…

This Week in Photos: The Art of Summer

June 9, 2021

The addition of summer semester for the 2020-2021 academic year gave many students another opportunity to live with pieces of artwork from the Allen Memorial Art Museum. Three students carrying their selections from the program serve as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
Three students walk through a courtyard while holding pieces of artwork.

This Week in Photos: The Big Send-Off

March 26, 2021

United States Postal Service bins line the floor and are stacked on mobile shelves in the Office of Admissions. This annual display serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
Plastic bins are in piles on the floor.
View all Campus News stories