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Applying Experience: Nia Owen ’18
May 6, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Nia Owen ’18 is heading to Cambridge University to pursue a Master of Philosophy in film and screen studies.
![Nia Owen ’18 Nia Owen against a city backdrop](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/nia_owen_headshot.jpg?itok=YtgfjYVi)
Calibrating Approaches to Art: Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18
April 26, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 is working with various arts organizations and museums to show how engagement with art can result in social and political impact.
![Elka Lee-Shapiro ’18 Elka Lee-Shapiro](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/elka_l-s_headshot.jpg?itok=6ZOhiBeJ)
Education through Performance: Kiéla Nelson ’18
April 25, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Kiéla Nelson ’18 is helping cultivate unique and well-rounded learning experiences for youth in Chicago through teaching and performing.
![Kiéla Nelson ’18 Headshot of Kiela Nelson](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/kiela_n_headshot.jpeg?itok=pIEyRDBA)
Life as a Teaching Artist: Andre Cardine ’18
April 23, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
Through freelance work and teaching jobs, Andre Cardine ’18 balances life as a music instructor and as an artist.
![From left to right: Andre Cardine ’18, Thobeka Mnisi ’18, Afia Ofori-Mensa, Niya Smith ’18, and Brian Cabral ’18 at the Office of Undergraduate Research Senior Symposium Andre Cardine, Thoebeka Mnisi, Afia Ofori-Mensa, Niya Smith, and Brian Cabral stand next to each other with their arms around each other in the King building](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/andre_c_body_photo.jpeg?itok=yWVuHFpM)
Environmental Studies to the “New York Times”: Hyacinth Parker ’17
April 15, 2019
Jane Hobson ’22
Environmental studies graduate Hyacinth Parker ’17 has landed a new job as a sales planning coordinator at the New York Times.
![Hyacinth Parker ’17 Hyacinth Parker](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/hyacinth_p_header_photo.jpeg?itok=EG0WUDeY)
Creative Writing Graduate and Filmmaker: Emily Cohn ’17
April 8, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
A 2017 creative writing graduate, Emily Cohn’s first feature film will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring.
![Emily Cohn ’17 Headshot of Emily Cohn](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/emily_cohn_headshot.jpg?itok=W7LAV_sM)
Discovering a Path in Health Care: Maya Zeemont ’16
March 26, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Neuroscience graduate Maya Zeemont ’16 will be attending the Yale School of Nursing this fall.
![Maya Zeemont ’16 at the Yale School of Nursing Maya Zeemont leans against the Yale School of Nursing sign](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/maya_z_header_photo.jpg?itok=Gnx_7SDI)
Programming for Professionals: Manickam Manickam ’18
March 14, 2019
Phoebe Pan ’20
As a software engineer, Manickam Manickam ’18 has been building computer programs along with his professional skills.
![Manickam Manickam ’18 Headshot of Manickam Manickam.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/manickam_m._headshot.jpg?itok=1iounLGJ)
History Major to Curatorial Assistant: Ava Prince ’18
March 12, 2019
Erin Ulrich ’18
Ava Prince ’18 is exploring her dual passions for art and outreach in her position as curatorial assistant in the education department at the Allen Memorial Art Museum.
![Ava Prince ’18 Headshot of Ava Prince](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/ava_prince_headshot_0.jpg?itok=31ZDIg5n)
Art for Social Impact: Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18
March 11, 2019
Andrea Wang ’19
Thanisa Durongkaveroj ’18 is taking an interdisciplinary artistic approach to social impact.
![young woman outside standing alongside a railing overlooking a lake](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/images-2019/thanisa_durongkaveroj.jpeg?itok=EXwkLeGw)