News
Take It for Granted
September 21, 2022
Joshua Reinier
As the excitement of the school year begins, it can seem like Oberlin is so full of opportunities that it’s hard to remember them all. But there are a few that you may not have heard about yet...
![Dana Jessen works with a student on a grant](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/con-pro-17.png?itok=dgluhr7d)
A Welcome Voice for Musicians
April 3, 2020
Charlotte Maskelony ’21
Young leaders represent their fellow students’ needs through the Conservatory Council of Students.
![students enjoying lunch on campus in the SkyBar](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/sky_bar_2019_by_matthew_lester.png?itok=yP-DZ2_q)
SOAR Positions Sophomores for Academic and Postgraduate Success
December 3, 2018
Erin Ulrich ’18
Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources (SOAR) helps second-semester sophomores create plans for their next five semesters and as well as for postgraduate opportunities.
![Associate Dean of Students and Interim Director of the Career Development Center Dana Hamdan Dana Hamdan](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/soar_story_header.jpg?itok=1Mj1lyNQ)
Creativity and Leadership is now the Center for Innovation and Impact
September 10, 2018
Communications Staff
We talked with Bara Watts, director of the Center for Innovation and Impact, about the change and what it means for the campus.
![people working in a room with computers](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/launchu18.jpg?itok=tib1wHiZ)
New Hires in Center for Student Success View Their Roles Through Social Justice Lens
November 13, 2017
Hillary Hempstead
Two new hires joined the ranks of the new Center for Student Success : Eddie Gisemba, director of health promotion for students, and Brook Escobedo, assistant dean of students in Student Academic Success Programs.
![Eddie Gisemba and Brook Escobedo Eddie Gisemba and Brook Escobedo](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/eddieandbrook.jpg?itok=R8xQtNVg)
Oberlin Students Take Home Honors at Research Conference
May 30, 2014
James Helmsworth
At the most recent Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students national conference last year, Oberlin students were recognized for their outstanding research in neuroscience.
Electronic Education
May 12, 2014
Jonathan Jue-Wong
The COMETS media mentoring program is helping the Oberlin students and faculty build technological literacy and put it to a range of uses.
![A COMETS student mentor with students in Mudd Library](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/img_64981_0.jpg?itok=MADWiQIg)
Summer in Oberlin Means Research
August 20, 2013
James Helmsworth
During the summer, Oberlin students assist faculty with important research, while making discoveries of their own.
![William Burke makes adjustments to instruments in Matthew Elrod’s lab.](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/_mg_7815_0.jpg?itok=LhUZM9vV)
Girls in Motion Creates Support Network
February 11, 2013
Elizabeth Kuhr
An after-school mentorship program teaches middle school girls how to dance, write, create, and, most importantly, be themselves.
![Girls performing in matching t-shirts](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2013-02-11-news_0.png?itok=hPAAwVoB)
Togetherness on the Ice
January 23, 2013
Madeleine O'Meara
For the club sport team The Plague, the ice is a venue where students, faculty, and staff can interact as equals on a regular basis.
![Ice hockey players in action](https://www.oberlin.edu/sites/default/files/styles/fp_w360_h270/public/content/news/image/2013-01-23-news_0.png?itok=Vtw5XqtT)