Parents and their student head toward one of the campus dining halls. Photo credit: Nikolaos Villani

This may be your first experience with a student going away to college, or you may be quite familiar with the college process. Either way, we welcome you to the Oberlin community and invite you to make a personal—or virtual—visit to discover the ways in which we seek to nurture your student’s academic, intellectual, and social development. Use this site as a quick reference for key campus offices, announcements, and campus happenings.

Quick Links

New Student Orientation

Have a new student coming to Oberlin this fall? Orientation week begins August 22. Make plans to attend to learn about the campus and community.

New Student Orientation

Campus Events

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Campus News

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Campus Offices

These are a few of the administrative offices that provide a range of student services—from health and safety and counseling, to student activities and academic support.

Class Deans

Our class deans use their knowledge of campus resources and professional experience to educate, mentor, refer, and guide students in the process of building intellectual and developmental skills for campus life, and in preparation for their lives after Oberlin.

See Class Deans

Conservatory Student Academic Affairs

This office provides information about academic requirements, regulations, and procedures for Oberlin students pursuing course work in the Conservatory of Music.

See Conservatory Student Academic Affairs

Student Academic Services

Advising, peer mentoring, tutoring, academic workshops, and strategies to improve skills are among the services available to students through this office.

View Student Academic Services

Career Center

Students and recent alumni benefit from such Career Center services as career exploration, experiential and internship opportunities, skill building workshops, and more.

View the Career Center

Student Health Services

Our team of medical practitioners treat a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries and offer follow-up care as needed.

View Student Health Services

Multicultural Resource Center

The Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) serves as a gathering place for the collaborative support of historically disenfranchised communities and works on issues of diversity and inclusion within a social justice context at the college and conservatory.

See the Multicultural Resource Center

Parent Volunteers

Parents and family members can get involved in the life of the college and conservatory through a range of volunteer opportunities and by supporting the Oberlin Parents Fund, which provides resources for study away, internships, athletics, and other programs

See Parent Volunteers

Counseling Center

Counseling Center professionals provide short-term confidential psychological support to students as they pursue academic and personal goals.

View the Counseling Center

Other Campus Resources

Leadership and AdministrationSafety and SecurityResidential EducationDining Services

Just for Parents

These resources that may be beneficial to parents and family members of Oberlin College students.

Parent Handbook.pdfAcademic Calendar 2017-18.pdf

Parents and Family Weekend

Parents and family members are welcome to spend the weekend in Oberlin to see how their student lives and learns via class lectures, campus tours, concerts, practices, a football game, and more.

See Parents Weekend Photos