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Two Important Community Updates

Marvin Krislov

I’m writing to update our community on two important topics: improvements in Oberlin’s student support and mental health services and the ban on smoking tobacco on campus.

President Marvin Krislov

Board of Trustees Update March 2015

Clyde S. McGregor

The Board of Trustees’ third meeting of the academic year took place in Oberlin on March 12 and 13. Over the two days, the Board attended classes, lectures, and forums; signed a steel beam later installed into the framework of the Gateway Complex; and approved divisional capital budget allocations for fiscal year 2016, among other motions.

Kickstarting Global Classroom Connections

Lisa Gulasy

The students behind LumenEd, a social venture that brings digital learning content to students in developing countries and connects them with peers across the world, turn to Kickstarter to raise $40,000.

‘We Don’t Create in a Vacuum'

Communications Staff

Like most Obies, students studying art history, visual art, or studio art have interests beyond their majors. This is just one reason the Department of Art has created programs that are deeply

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Get Ready to Welcome the Class of 2019

Marvin Krislov

More than 7,000 students applied to be considered for the Class of 2019. Acceptance letters were sent out at the end of last week, and admitted students and their families will soon visit the college and conservatory for the annual “All Roads Lead to Oberlin” events. I thank all of you in advance for being a welcoming, caring, and engaged community.

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PI Series Presents Gonzalo Grau

Communications Staff

Multi-instrumentalist, composer/arranger, and producer Gonzalo Grau comes to Oberlin Thursday, April 2, as part of the Performance and Improvisation (PI) Series. Grau will lead a master class from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Clonick Hall and will perform from 10 to 11:30 p.m. in the Cat in the Cream.

Jesse Rowsell Memorial Symposium April 4

Communications Staff

A symposium will be held in memory of Jesse Rowsell, assistant professor of chemistry, from 1:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 4. An avid hiker and lover of the outdoors, 37-year-old Rowsell died on a hiking trip near his hometown in northern Ontario on January 30, 2015.

Jesse Rowsell

Community Service Work-Study Program Receives Award

Communications Staff

Oberlin Heritage Center has selected the Bonner Center for Service and Learning’s Community Service Work-Study Program (CSWSP) as the recipient of the Business Leader Service Award as part of its 14th annual Community Awards.