About Around the Square January 13, 2012
 

VOICES

Offering Support Through Internships
Students benefit significantly from internships that expose them to hands-on projects within their chosen professional field. Would your company or organization benefit from the energy and talent of our students for a few weeks?

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OF NOTE

Oberlin's First Rubin Institute for Music Criticism
Focusing on performance and performance criticism, the biennial institute will bring together leading national music critics, renowned musicians, and aspiring young writers for a weeklong series of public events.

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OAM Gets a Fresh New Look

The Oberlin Alumni Magazine, mailed to more than 32,000 alumni and parents, has undergone a total transformation. [Read More]

CAMPUS NEWS

Steve Volk Wins Professor of the Year Award
Professor of History Steve Volk, who teaches Latin American studies and museum studies, has been selected as the Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges U.S. Professor of the Year, a national program that honors the most outstanding undergraduate instructors. [Read More]

Rebecca Whelan Wins Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
Associate Professor of Chemistry Rebecca Whelan, whose work centers on developing reliable, non-invasive tests for early detection of ovarian cancer, has received a Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc. [Read More]

Students Defy Gravity With Parkour Group
Parkour teaches athletes to move through the environment with speed and efficiency. At Oberlin, a group of students with an interest in parkour meet four times a week for intensive training and practice sessions. [Read More]

NSF Supports Professor's Work in Hydrogen Storage Materials for Fuel-Cell Vehicles
Professor of Physics Stephen FitzGerald and students in his lab are making important discoveries about hydrogen storage materials that could solve a fundamental challenge in commercializing hydrogen-powered vehicles. [Read More]

Student and OSWAMP Bring Rain Gardens to Local Schools
Before she came to Oberlin, Annika Sullivan was already a self-made expert on conservation and rainwater runoff. Since high school, the Portland, Oregon, native has been surveying natural streams and building rain gardens. [Read More]

Oberlin Shansi Selects Eight Fellows for Two-Year Fellowships in Asia
Eight graduating seniors will head to Asia this summer, where they will spend up to two years learning language and culture as Oberlin Shansi fellows. The highly selective fellowships place Oberlin graduates with partner institutions in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan for two years. [Read More]

Oberlin Athletics to Hold Online Auction
The online auction, which will run now through Wednesday, February 1, features authentic jerseys, coaches’ polos, warmup suits and more. [Read More]

Save the Date - On Campus

Rubin Institute for Music Criticism
January 18-22

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Save the Date - Off Campus

Oberlin Business Scholars in New York City Networking Reception
Thursday, January 19, 6 p.m.

3rd Annual Celebration of Obies in D.C. with President Krislov
Wednesday, January 25, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

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In Focus

Patrons at the exhibit.

Oberlin is establishing a place in Cleveland’s arts renaissance by partnering with an initiative that could be a national model for economic development and revitalization.

A Chat With:

Yeworkwha Belachew: Ombudsperson
Yeworkwha Belachew: Ombudsperson
Yeworkwha Belachew
  "There are more than 125 alumni members of the Oberlin College Dialogue Center."
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YEO’r  NEWS

Souks and the Sahara: Journey Through Legendary Morocco
Join Obies and Associate Professor of Politics Eve Sandberg on an exciting escape to Morocco, March 22-April 1. Space is still available. [Read More]

Oberlin: Origins and Onward
Do you love comic books? Are you looking for a creative way to teach your kids about Oberlin’s place in history? [Read More]

Grants for Graduate Study
If you are an alumna/us in graduate study, an Oberlin College fellowship could be available to you. [Read More]

Oberlin Achieves Four-Star Charity Navigator Rating
Oberlin is one of only seven private liberal arts colleges to achieve four stars—the highest rating—from Charity Navigator, America's leading independent charity evaluator, in a recent ranking of more than 5,000 charities. [Read More]

By The Numbers

A Work of Art
Fun Fact: The Allen Memorial Art Museum has an outstanding collection of nearly 14,000 works of art. More than 13,500 pieces are accessible online.

 
 

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