Commencement/Reunion Weekend 2010 will be held Friday, May 28, through Monday, May 31. Commencement Exercises will be held Monday morning on Tappan Square, at which more than 600 students will receive degrees, and hundreds of alumni return to campus over the weekend to take part in reunion gatherings and to attend special events including panel discussions, historical tours, concerts and plays.
This year’s Commencement/Reunion Weekend includes long-standing traditions, such as the Baccalaureate Celebration and Illumination; more recent traditions such as the Oberlin Steel band concert, OCircus, and some quirky Oberlin-style outfitting for the academic procession; and new traditions in the making, such as relocating the commencement stage to the north end of Tappan Square. Oberlin is in the fourth year of its five-year plan for a climate-neutral commencement. Among the innovations is the option to make donations to a carbon-offset fund to offset greenhouse gas emissions while traveling to Oberlin.
Thanks to all alumni, parents, and students who are planning to join us during this festive weekend!
President Krislov's State-of-the-College Address
Read the transcript and hear Marvin Krislov deliver his state-of-the-college address on May 24, 2009, in Finney Chapel.
President Krislov's Commencement Remarks
See video of Marvin Krislov - May 25, 2009, on Tappan Square.
Commencement Speaker Dr. Richard N. Haass ’73
Read the transcript and see video of his May 25, 2009 remarks, on Tappan Square.
View select photos leading up to and through Commencement/Reunion Weekend 2009.
