Campus News
This Week in Photos: Sky Rockets
July 9, 2021
Yvonne Gay
Bursts of green, orange, red, and white exploding in a night blue sky serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.
Who is Joel Baetens?
February 2, 2021
Amanda Nagy
Joel Baetens is an energy engineer who works energy efficient technology into construction projects. He started at Oberlin in January 2020. Find out more about Baetens in this installment of Who Am I?
Oberlin in Photos: The Green Side of Oberlin
April 22, 2020
Yvonne Gay
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of Eary Day, we look back on some of the sustainability programs and milestones that support the college’s commitment to its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025.
Oberlin in Photos
March 31, 2020
Yvonne Gay
If the walls in Finney Chapel could talk, they would reverberate with the enchanting sounds of the Oberlin Orchestra; command attention with empowering words spoken by Martin Luther KingJr.; and pulse joyously along with South Africa’s Soweto Gospel Choir.
Continued Collaboration Between Oberlin, Great Lakes Science Center, on Environmental Dashboard
October 17, 2019
Communications Staff
Interactive components of the exhibit, including two new screens, went live at the science center in October.
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.
Groups Collaborate to Restore Prairie
April 27, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
On Sunday, April 23, student groups and community members joined with the Western Reserve Land Conservancy to help restore a two-acre section of prairie on what’s known as Oberlin’s Great South Woods .
Curricular Collaboration in Detroit
December 22, 2016
Communications Staff
A curricular collaboration took place when two classes visited Detroit to meet with community members who are leading the charge for sustainability and revitalization efforts in the city's predominantly African American neighborhoods.
Greenhouse Welcomes Visitors
May 10, 2016
Communications Staff
Emeritus Professor of Biology David Benzing shows a student a plant from his collection on April 27 as part of the event Biology Open (green)House . The collection of approximately 800 plants is...
Upcoming Ecolympics 2016 Events
April 12, 2016
Communications Staff
From hands-on crafts and hangouts to thought-provoking lectures and film screenings, Ecolympics 2016 has plenty of events to get everyone involved.
