Campus News
Who is Jackie Fortino?
January 5, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Can you guess what Jackie Fortino’s favorite thing is about Oberlin? Find out in this installment of Who Am I?
![A portrait of Jackie Fortino wearing a sweater.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/jackie_fortino.by_bryan_rubin18.jpg?itok=l1AUNr3P)
Terry Kurtz Named Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving
December 15, 2020
Office of Communications
The Office of Advancement has announced the appointment of Terry Kurtz as assistant vice president for alumni engagement & annual giving. Kurtz reports directly to Vice President for Advancement Michael Grzesiak.
![Profile image of man wearing navy blue sport coat, blue shirt, and purple tie](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/terrykurtz-011.jpg?itok=Pj3oc7fO)
Student Leadership for All
December 4, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony ’21
Amber Scherer ’20 brings a conservatory perspective to Oberlin Student Senate.
![student smiling with tree in background.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/amber_scherer_1.jpg?itok=2yp6gVak)
Meet the Chief
November 9, 2020
Marsha Lynn Bragg
From Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist to award-winning public relations executive, David Hertz has channeled his strengths in communications to become Oberlin’s chief of staff.
![david hertz sitting behind desk in his office.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/david_hertz_office_ygay.jpg?itok=bVbus-HX)
This Week in Photos: Elections to Mini Pumpkins
November 4, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In this week’s photo series we swing by the voting polls, rub elbows with a professor, linger under a big tent of images, decompress at an outside night concert and faculty recital, pull up a seat at the Cat, head to Finney Chapel for taiko, and pick up a brush to do some mini pumpkin painting.
![A man stands in front of a group of singers.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/1collegium.vun.jpg?itok=65mzgOST)
The Day After: A Panel Discussion
November 3, 2020
Communications Staff
Join a panel discussion with faculty and staff for critical reflection of the election results.
![Graphic with text that reads OC Votes Engaging in Democracy.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/oc_vote_digest-womb_chair.png?itok=GGfZsOp-)
This Week in Photos: Campus Life on a Fall Day
October 28, 2020
Yvonne Gay
There’s something magical in the air at Oberlin College on a fall day. The trees are filled with yellows, reds, and golds, and the crunch beneath your feet sounds like potato chips.
![Photo credit: Yvonne Gay A large tent with people in it on a fall day.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/1fall.yvonne_gay.jpg?itok=9MiKdc-s)
This Week in Photos: Inside the Classroom
October 22, 2020
Yvonne Gay
While Oberlin’s green spaces have welcomed several classes outside this semester, many others remain indoors. In this week’s photo series, we take a peek inside laboratories, art and music studios, and classes across campus.
![A student looks at a long cylinder with colored liquid in it.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/chemistry.yvonne_gay.jpg?itok=RzDVrNCW)
This Week in Photos: Debate Watch in Wilder Bowl
October 12, 2020
Yvonne Gay
While Vice President Mike Pence and challenger Kamala Harris faced off in Salt Lake City, Utah, last week, a gathering of 110 Oberlin College students spread out in Wilder Bowl to watch the debate on a giant screen.
![Photo credit: Mike Crupi People look at a large screen with two people on it.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/debate3.mike_crupi.jpg?itok=Bg6c1g3q)
This Week in Photos: Unlikely Spaces and Familiar Places
October 2, 2020
Yvonne Gay
Latinx Heritage Month, TGIF, and the first presidential debate find a home in Wilder Bowl; concerts by TIMARA and jazz students are livestreamed in the Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse; the patio of Mudd Center welcomes the Oberlin College Choir; Clark Bandstand in Tappan Square becomes a stage for jazz forums; and familiar places in between.
![A large chior rehearses outside.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2020/ristow_rehearsal._tanya_rosen-jones.jpg?itok=dxpnOqmZ)