Media Tip Sheet: May 29

For immediate release
May 29, 2019

News:

Oberlin Shansi Announces 2019-2021 Fellows
Nine graduating seniors and alumni will complete fellowships in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan from 2019-2021. {Read more}

Chemistry Major Jane Sedlak Receives 2019 Nexial Prize
The annual $50,000 award recognizes excellence in sciences and passion for cultural study. {Read more}

Oberlin Arts and Sciences Orchestra Offers Non-Music Majors Access to Conservatory
Led by Visiting Assistant Professor of Conducting Tiffany Chang ’09, the Oberlin Arts and Sciences Orchestra gives students in the College of Arts and Sciences access to experiences in the conservatory. {Read more}

Stephen Lezak ’15 Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
A politics graduate, Lezak is Oberlin’s second Gates Cambridge Scholar and the first since 2012. {Read more}

Events:

Weltzheimer/Johnson Open House, June 2
Designed for the Weltzheimer family in 1948, the house is the first of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian homes built in Ohio and one of the few nationwide open to the public. There will be docent presentations on the architecture and history of the building on the hour at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.
Time: Noon to 5 p.m. 
Date: Sunday, June 2
Location: 534 Morgan St., Oberlin, OH 44074
Admission: $10, registration required.

Sonic Arts Workshop and Faculty & Guest Recital, June 16
Performances of works by TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) Faculty, Tom Lopez and Peter Swendsen and Sonic Arts Workshop assistants. 
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Date: Sunday, June 16
Location: Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., Oberlin, OH 44074

Oberlin Chalk Walk, June 22
Come to downtown Oberlin for a day of artistic fun for people of all ages. The Chalk Walk provides pastels and supplies to participants at no cost. Free and open to the public.
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 
Date: Saturday, June 22 (rain date June 23)
Location: Downtown Oberlin

Contact:
Amanda Nagy
Oberlin College Office of Communications
440-775-5423
anagy@oberlin.edu