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Parents and Families

We welcome you to the Oberlin community. Use this site as a quick reference for key campus offices, announcements, and campus happenings.

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Recent News

The Forever Impact of Zach Smith ’26

October 4, 2024

Zach Smith ’26 is a chemistry major with a business concentration. This summer, he interned at CoreWater Technologies, an Oberlin-based company whose mission is to eliminate chemicals forever from our drinking water. Here, he discusses what he did, how he got there, and his hopes for the future.

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Campus Resources

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.

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Student Support and Outreach

Student Support and Outreach promotes student success by providing a forum for faculty, staff, students, and others to share concerns, supporting a collaborative approach, and providing opportunities for meaningful interactions.

SHARE Advisors

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.

Conservatory Student Academic Affairs

Center for Student Success

The Center for Student Success (CSS) provides purposeful, enriching, and intentional co-curricular learning and developmental opportunities to all Oberlin students

Center for Student Success

Career Exploration & Development

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

Career Exploration & Development

Student Health Services

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

Student Health Services

Multicultural Resource Commons

The Multicultural Resource Commons (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.

Multicultural Resource Commons

Counseling and Psychological Services

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

Counseling and Psychological Services

Office of the Registrar

Registrar staff and academic advisors provide services to students from the time of enrollment through graduation and beyond.

Office of the Registrar

Parent Community

Parents Fund

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

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The Wilder Bowl

The Wilder Bowl is Oberlin's e-newsletter for parents and family members of current Oberlin students, reporting on campus events, news, fundraising, and more.

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More Resources for Parents

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