Campus News
LaunchU Team Earns Top Honors in Northeast Ohio
May 22, 2019
Communications Staff
Ryan Gleeson ’19 and Andrew Sugarman ’19, founders of PWR Technology, won first place in the Northeast Ohio Regional LaunchTown competition.
![Ryan Gleeson and Andrew Sugarman Ryan Gleeson and Andrew Sugarman](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/cn-launchtown.jpg?itok=apmhky5L)
Faculty Members Receive Promotions
May 15, 2019
Communications Staff
Eleven faculty members have been promoted to the rank of professor or associate professor. We asked each about their most memorable experience and what they enjoy about being a professor.
![Cox Administration Building Cox building with spring flowering tree](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/fac-promo.jpg?itok=q3yKZ_18)
2017-2018 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners
May 14, 2019
Communications Staff
Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received Excellence in Teaching Awards for the 2017-2018 academic year.
![Excellence in Teaching Award Winners 9 people who are excellence in Teaching Award Winners standing together](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rs110372_teachingawards_d2210140a-scr.jpg?itok=jy9KCAZt)
Hotel at Oberlin and Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center Receive Top Sustainability Rating
May 10, 2019
Communications Staff
Project earns a LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
![Peter B. Lewis Gateway Center exterior Exterior of hotel and conference center](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hotel_gateway_center_eastcollegestreet-tanya_rosen_jones.jpg?itok=3vYFp-AB)
Elusive Equality: A Conversation with Carol Lasser and Gary Kornblith
May 9, 2019
Rebekkah Rubin ’13
Public historian Rebekkah Rubin ’13 talked to them about their findings. A condensed and edited version of this Q&A will be available in the spring 2019 issue of the Oberlin Alumni...
![photo by tanya rosen-jones ’97 Gary Kornblith and Carol Lasser ’97](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kornblith-lasser.jpg?itok=yR3_TLoB)
Faculty and Staff Recognized for Service
May 8, 2019
Communications Staff
Faculty and staff with at least 25 years of service, along with the recipient of the YB Staff Award, were recognized at the Continuous Service Awards dinner.
![YB Staff Award Recipient Leondist Duvall accepts YB Staff Award from President Ambar](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/yb_award_leondist_duvall-hs-ed2.jpg?itok=v7rFBqG7)
Rachel Smith Silver to Serve as Interim Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
May 7, 2019
Communications Staff
Silver has more than 20 years of experience working in donor relations and alumni engagement, serving most recently as associate vice president for college and student advancement at Colby College.
![Rachel Smith Silver Rachel Smith Silver](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/rss.jpg?itok=fwyqIkxF)
Senior Symposium 2019 Preview
April 25, 2019
Communications Staff
More than 100 seniors and fifth-years on 27 panels will each give a brief presentation about work they performed for honors, capstones, or research they conducted individually or with a faculty mentor.
![Senior Symposium 2019 Senior Symposium graphic text](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/senior_symposium_news.png?itok=1EaOCqWY)
Rabbi Megan Doherty a Contestant on NPR Show
April 23, 2019
Communications Staff
A longtime listener of the show, Doherty was a contestant on NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program, Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!
![Rabbi Megan Doherty Rabbi Megan Doherty](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/doherty.jpg?itok=i2sQaTnG)
Strong Finish for OSLAM at College Union Poetry Slam Invitational
April 22, 2019
Communications Staff
Oberlin’s poetry slam team placed 11th out of 60 teams at the largest college-level poetry slam in the world.
![Hanne Williams-Baron ’19 Hanne Williams-Baron ’19 at Love Slam 2019](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hanne-oslam_chrisschmucki-5-lpr.jpg?itok=D_zyEDBm)