COMMENCEMENT/ REUNION WEEKEND - 2019 INFORMATION & HIGHLIGHTS FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES - Oberlin College
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COMMENCEMENT/
REUNION WEEKEND
2019 INFORMATION & HIGHLIGHTS FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES
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Contents
COMMENCEMENT/REUNION ESSENTIALS
For Parents of Graduating Students 2
When You Arrive on Campus 4
Housing 4
Weekend Dining 5
COMMENCEMENT/ REUNION
Camp Oberlin for Children 6
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE 8
ENTERTAINMENT & PERFORMANCES 16
Join the tradition. Enjoy family-friendly activities.
Celebrate the Class of 2019.
#ObieCRW
OBERLIN
May 24-27, 2019
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You are Invited! required by either the parents or graduate. edu/crw-shuttle. The shuttle times to and
You and your family are invited to the 183rd Commencement will be the morning of from the airport are listed on the reservation
Commencement in the proud history of Monday, May 27, on Tappan Square, rain or site once you select the number of people you
Oberlin College. Commencement, which shine. Tickets are not necessary; seats are on want to make the reservation for. To make
is celebrated in conjunction with alumni a first-come, first-served basis. reservations over the phone, call the shuttle
reunions, has always been a distinctive Please visit www.oberlin.edu/ company directly at (800) 972-9940 and
occasion at Oberlin, featuring big tents, commencement to order graduation mention “Oberlin Commencement Shuttle.”
Japanese lanterns, and events open to all announcements or official photographs, You may make your payment over the phone
members of the community. We hope that for information on flowers, and for cap with a credit card, and you will receive an
when you read the schedule of activities, and gown contact information. Oberlin email confirmation upon providing your
you will be as full of anticipation as we are. does not require graduating students to email address. If you require a wheelchair
We are proud of the accomplishments of wear academic regalia. Graduates who lift, please call the shuttle company directly
the Class of 2019, and we look forward to are interested in wearing regalia in the at the number above.
celebrating with you in May. Commencement exercises can purchase At the airport, customers should pro-
or rent items from the Ben Franklin Store, ceed to the baggage claim level, then find the
13 W. College Street, 440.774.5711, or the USTG/US event service representative at the
For Parents of
Oberlin Bookstore, 37 W. College Street, Welcome Information Booth in the middle of
Graduating Students
REUNION ESSENTIALS
440.774.7722. baggage claim concourse at least 10 minutes
Join the tradition. Enjoy family-friendly activities.
Parents should use the online reservation
As we move closer to Commencement, prior to pick-up time.
form found on the Commencement website
graduates will receive further information In Oberlin, the shuttle arrives and
(www.oberlin.edu/commencement) to
about the weekend’s details, and you should departs from the shuttle stop in front of the
arrange housing and dining for themselves
keep in touch with them about the schedule. Slow Train Café, located at 55 E. College
COMMENCEMENT/
and other family members. Graduates have
We hope Commencement will be a joyous Street. This stop is close to both The Hotel at
also received this same information so
time for you, and we look forward to having Oberlin and the Commencement/Reunion
that you may discuss your family’s plans
you with us. Welcome Center in the Ward Alumni Center
before completing your online reservation
Please note that receipt of this mailing (65 E. College Street, Suite 4). The trip to and
forms. You do not have to make housing
does not indicate or confirm that a student is from Oberlin is approximately 45 minutes.
arrangements for your graduate unless they
eligible to graduate. That information is only Please arrive at the shuttle stop 10 minutes
are a mid-year graduate not currently living
available to students from the Office of the before departure.
on campus.
Registrar. Please ask your student if you have With advance reservations, the fare is $32
Regarding housing and meal
any questions. one-way, per person or $58 round-trip, per
Celebrate the Class of 2019.
accommodations, you and members of your
person (via Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and
family may stay in a college residence hall,
Directions and Transportation American Express only). Walk-up passengers
make your own arrangements in an area
DIRECTIONS: Campus maps and detailed will pay a one-way fare of $35 per person us-
hotel, or opt to stay in an Oberlin home with
directions to Oberlin, including train ing cash or credit card. The last day to make
a host family. The Hotel at Oberlin, which
and bus information, appear at a reservation is Wednesday, May 22, 2019 by
has a limited number of rooms, is reserved
www.oberlin.edu/visitor. midnight EDT.
for the 60th reunion, honorary recipients,
Cancellation policy: Regardless of reason
and speakers. On-campus RV sites are SHUTTLES FROM THE AIRPORT: Major and/or cause, any service that is canceled
also available. Meals are available in the airlines serve Cleveland Hopkins prior to the scheduled service date is subject
Stevenson food court or in local restaurants. International Airport. Shuttle service to to a minimum cancellation charge of $5 per
Graduating students receive meal tickets for and from the airport is available courtesy airport transfer service. In addition, airport
the entire week beginning with dinner on of U.S. Event Services for the weekend by shuttle service that is canceled after midnight
Monday, May 20. Tickets to the Champagne advance reservation (very limited walk- on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, is subject to a
Social, Shansi Breakfast (if applicable), and on space available). Please make online minimum cancellation charge of 100 percent
the Class of 2019 Family Social are free to shuttle reservations by visiting go.oberlin. of the total service cost.
graduating students; however, registration is
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RIDESHARE PROGRAM: Find other Oberlin Weekend Housing PRIMARY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE half price; children 3 and under are free.
parents, alumni, and friends in your For those who prefer to stay on campus, WEEKEND ARE AS FOLLOWS:
region with whom to travel using Oberlin residence hall housing is available Friday, Parents/Families: Language Houses and Wheelchair Rental
Switchboard. Go to http://switchboard. Saturday, and Sunday nights. Due to the short Lord/Saunders Wheelchairs and a limited number of
oberlin.edu to ask for or offer a ride. turnaround time between the undergraduates 1958, 1959, 1960: The Hotel at Oberlin electric scooters will be available from the
leaving and weekend guests arriving, we are (overflow in Asia House) Commencement/Reunion Welcome Center
BIKE RENTALS: Rent a bike from the Oberlin 1969: Kahn Hall (overflow in Barnard
not able to accommodate guests on Thursday. for a flat weekend fee of $30 (wheelchair)
Bicycle Co-Operative, located in the base- and Bailey)
All dorms must be vacated by 1:00 p.m. on or $50 (scooter). Quantities are limited, so
ment at the rear of Keep Cottage, 154 N. 1973, 1974, 1975: Langston Hall
Monday, May 27, 2019. please call the Office of Alumni Relations at
Main Street. Bikes can be rented by the day 1988, 1989, 1990: South Hall
Residence halls are not air conditioned 440.775.8692 to make a reservation. A Visa
or the weekend. The Bike Co-Op accepts cash 1994: Talcott Hall (overflow in Baldwin
(except for Kahn Hall and some rooms in Asia or MasterCard is required when you call,
or checks, but not credit cards. Locks will not and Fairchild)
House, where the Half-Century Club alumni but you will not be charged until the device
be provided, so please bring your own lock 2008, 2009, 2010: Burton Hall
classes are housed), and all beds are twin- is picked up. Wheelchairs must be returned
from home. If you have any questions about
sized. A common bathroom is located down by 1:45 p.m. on Monday, May 27, or you will
the Co-Op’s Bike Rental program, please
email bikecoop@oberlin.edu.
the hall from each room. Linens, including a Camping be charged a $35 late fee.
towel, sheets, a lightweight blanket, and pillow The camper and RV site is the Grey Gables
for each bed, are provided. We encourage you parking lot on W. College Street across from Important Information for
When You Arrive on Campus to bring the following items: reading lamp, Dascomb Hall; you may use restroom and
Please make the Commencement/Reunion Guests with Special Needs
hangers, small fan, alarm clock, and extra shower facilities in South Hall. Note that
Welcome Center in the Ward Alumni Center Guests with special needs, including but not
blankets or pillows if needed. Please note that only electricity, 110/220, is offered at the
(65 E. College Street, Suite 4) your first stop. limited to accessibility, housing require-
residence hall accommodations are very basic camper and RV sites; there are four light
There you will find your pre-paid meal tick- ments, and food allergies, should indicate
and offer few amenities. No pets, other than poles that have four outlets on each. There
ets, room assignments, and a full weekend their needs on the registration form. We will
approved service animals, are allowed. are no dumping stations nor water avail-
schedule. The center is open during the do our best to provide a maximum level of
Oberlin College has a limited number of able. Sites are limited, so please request one
following hours: comfort to all guests. Please inform us of
ADA accessible housing options. If you have when registering for the weekend. There is
special needs as far in advance as possible,
Friday, May 24 | 9:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. a disability that requires special accommo- a $20 fee per night. Your parking tag will be
as such arrangements may require time to
Saturday, May 25 | 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. dations, please provide us with a description included in your ticket envelope at the
coordinate. Every reasonable attempt will be
Sunday, May 26 | 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. of your disability or the condition that is the Commencement/Reunion Welcome Center.
made to meet the requests. We will inform
Monday, May 27 | 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. basis of your request. Tent sites are available, free of charge,
you of any requests that we are unable to ac-
A hotel list is available at www.oberlin. west of the Williams Field House. You may
commodate. If you require special personal
NOTE: If you arrive on campus after the edu/visitor if you prefer not to stay in a park in the Jesse Philips Physical Education
assistance, please make plans to bring a care
Welcome Center closes and are staying in a residence hall room. If you stay in a hotel, you Center parking lot and use restroom and
provider with you to campus.
residence hall, please go directly to the Office will need to travel back and forth to campus; shower facilities on North Campus. No
of Campus Safety at 159 W. Lorain Street. If however, you will have the benefit of a private registration is required for campsites. Please NOTE: While we will try to accommodate
you have pre-registered for a room, a security bath, air conditioning, and TV, which are not visit the Welcome Center for a key card for guests with mobility issues, some buildings
officer will take you to your room and let available in the residence halls. Please work access to restroom and shower facilities. on campus are not accessible to everyone.
you in; however, they will not be able to give directly with the hotel to make reservations. Guests in wheelchairs and those who use
you a key to your room. Please come to the Weekend Dining electric scooters, crutches, walkers, etc. may
Commencement/Reunion Welcome Center Housing Assignments General meal dining (credit only, pay at not be able to comfortably stay in or visit all
the following morning to pick up your regis- Residence hall rooms are assigned once the door) will be available in the Ste-
tration packet and room key. Oberlin knows how many family members venson food court during the weekend.
If you arrive on campus after the Welcome and alumni are registered for Commence- Hours of operation are 7:30-9:00 a.m. CHECK THE OBERLIN WEBSITE!
Center closes and you are not staying in a ment/Reunion Weekend. Register before May Friday-Monday for breakfast ($7.25), 11:00 For up-to-date Commencement/
residence hall, please pick up your tickets the 1 for the best chance to be housed with family/ a.m.-1:00 p.m. Friday-Monday for lunch Reunion information, visit
following morning or arrange for your stu- friends. Housing is served on a first-come, ($8.75), and 5:00-7:00 p.m. Friday-Sunday www.oberlin.edu/commencement.
dent to pick them up before closing time. first-served basis. for dinner ($12.50). Children ages 4-12 are
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buildings on campus. We apologize for this MAKING A GIFT IS EASY. YOU CAN: the children’s activities, arrangements can be Registration Materials
inconvenience. • Make a gift through your weekend made with the coordinators to have children Due to the large number of people expected
registration form. go directly to the pizza dinners. to attend the weekend events (more than
Get Active! • Give directly through our secure site: 3,000 in 2018), submitting your reservation
Philips Physical Education Center, as well oberlin.edu/donate. Toddlers and Infants—Wee Obies requests early is recommended. We are
as the new Shanks Health and Wellness • Write a check at the Commencement/ If you have children who are too young for asking everyone to register online. Alumni
Center and renovated Carr Pool, will be Reunion Welcome Center. Camp Oberlin, please contact the Office of can register by visiting www.oberlin.edu/
open Friday through Sunday. Racquets and Alumni Relations at alumni@oberlin.edu for reunion and parents by visiting www.
QUESTIONS? Contact Parent & Family
balls may be borrowed from the equipment a list of on-call babysitters. This list will also oberlin.edu/commencement. We do not
Giving at 440.775.5473 or email
room. Lockers and towels are available for a be available at the Welcome Center. It is your accept registrations over the phone.
pgiving@oberlin.edu.
small daily fee. Please note that non-mark- responsibility and discretion to interview Please keep in mind that tickets to some
ing shoes must be worn in Philips. You may or complete a background check on the of the more popular events sell out before
bowl at College Lanes in Hales Annex.
Cancellation Policy potential babysitters. Oberlin College has not the weekend. We cannot guarantee tickets
Full refunds (minus registration processing or housing accommodations for alumni
done any background checks or interviews
fees) will be issued if we receive notice of and parents who arrive on campus without
Sign Language Interpretation with these individuals. There are a limited
cancellation before 11:59 p.m. EDT, Friday, reservations. Please note that The Hotel at
The Crimson and Gold Convocation number of highchairs available in the dining
May 17. No refunds will be made after that Oberlin is reserved for the 60th Reunion
and Presidential Address, Multifaith halls. Due to liability issues, we are unable to
time unless an event is sold out or canceled. (Classes of 1958, 1959, and 1960), honorary
Baccalaureate Celebration, and provide portable cribs. A changing station is
Commencement exercises will be available in the Welcome Center. degree recipients, and speakers.
interpreted. Closed captioning will be
Camp Oberlin for Children Alumni, parents, and family members
Make Commencement/Reunion Weekend a of graduating students are charged a $5
available for the commencement ceremony. Just for Teens
family vacation! This is a great opportunity processing fee per registration if attending
Please note on the reservation form if you Oberlin will offer supervised activities for
to introduce younger children to Oberlin ticketed events or requesting housing.
need to be near the speaker’s platform. teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17
College. We offer supervised recreational Please make reservations for residence
throughout the weekend. There are a number
activities for children ages 4 to 12 Saturday hall rooms, meals, and special events on the
Make a Gift in Honor of of admissions tours, seminars, and financial
and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. online form before 11:59 p.m. EDT on May
Your Graduate aid information sessions available during
Children will enjoy various activities on and 1 to receive early bird pricing. Reservations
A commencement gift is a wonderful way the day on Friday and Saturday by advance
off campus, including touring the Little Red are not accepted without payment in full.
to celebrate your student’s achievement and reservation. See the daily listing on the
Schoolhouse, bowling, crafts, an Indonesian You will receive an acknowledgement by
support the college for the benefit of all stu- following pages for information on how to
Gong ensemble workshop, and much more! email when you submit your reservations.
dents. And we want to help you show your register directly with the admissions office.
Children should be dropped off and The Office of Alumni Relations will
pride through some special recognition: Afternoon and evening activities include
picked up at the Commencement/Reunion not be able to accept reservations after
• Gifts of any amount will be recog- glow bowling, billiards, and tater tots in
Welcome Center. Please provide children 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 17, 2019. Limited
nized on an alphabetical listing on the Wilder Hall; a movie night; their own night
with a water bottle with their choice of tickets for meals and special events that
Parents CRW page through June. at the ’Sco; meals on Saturday and Sunday
drink. Cost is $75 per day, lunch are not sold out will be available at the
• Gifts made by May 15 of $100 or more evenings; and more. Cost is $75 for the
included, and requires advance registration. Commencement/Reunion Welcome
will qualify for a sweet treat for your weekend. Advance registration is required;
Please sign up on the online registration Center during registration hours. Limited
student. please use the online registration form.
form and include your child’s name and age dormitory housing may also be available.
• Gifts made by May 15 of $2,500 or and any special needs such as food allergies
more will receive an invitation to or if they require individualized attention.
a special celebration with other leader- On Saturday and Sunday, from 5:30
ship-level parent donors over Com- p.m. to 8:30 p.m., children’s pizza dinners
mencement/Reunion Weekend and QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WEEKEND?
will be available in Wilder Hall for children
Oberlin Family Fellows recognition Office of Alumni Relations | 65 E. College Street, Suite 4, Oberlin, OH 44074
ages 4 to 12. Cost for the pizza dinners is
throughout the coming year. P: 440.775.8692 | E: alumni@oberlin.edu
$10 per child. Please sign up on the online
Parents’ Website: oberlin.edu/commencement
registration form. If your child is attending
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Available all Weekend:
Faculty and student presentations, alumni presentations, panels, and activities hosted
by reunion classes; tours of campus and new buildings; Allen Memorial Art Museum
and Weltzheimer/Johnson Frank Lloyd Wright House exhibits and tours; library tours;
departmental and program open houses; and Oberlin Heritage Center tours.
FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019
8:00 a.m. $ Heisman Club Golf Scramble
Played at the Oberlin Golf Club in an 18-hole team scramble format, this
golf outing is open to anyone interested in hitting the links! Pre-regis-
tration required, place your reservation early, as the scramble is limit-
ed to 100 players. Please bring your own clubs. Contact Creg Jantz at
440.775.6401 or cjantz@oberlin.edu.
12:30 p.m. General Campus Tour for Prospective Students
Pre-registration required. Please register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/
register/admissions101.
1:00-5:00 p.m. Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition
1:30-2:30 p.m. Admissions and Financial Aid Information Session
Session for alumni and their high school age students and siblings of
current students. Learn more about Oberlin and the admissions and
financial aid process at Oberlin College. Pre-registration required. Please
register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/register/admissions101.
PRELIMINARY
1:30-4:30 p.m. Individual Admissions Interviews
For high school juniors who are considering applying to Oberlin.
Pre-registration required. Please register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/
SCHEDULE
register/admissions101.
4:00 p.m. International Students, Families, and Friends Reception
$ TICKET AND/OR RESERVATION NEEDED
SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND MUCH MORE WILL BE ADDED!
VISIT WWW.OBERLIN.EDU/COMMENCEMENT FOR A MORE UP-TO-DATE LISTING OF EVENTS.
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FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2019 CONTINUED SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019
4:30 p.m. Leadership Donor Reception hosted by President Ambar 9:00-11:00 a.m. College Admissions 101
Members of the John Frederick Oberlin Society, the Luminary Society, A half-day seminar for the high school age children of alumni and
and the Charles Martin Hall Society are invited to The Peter B. Lewis siblings of current students. Learn about the college admissions process,
Gateway Center (The Hotel at Oberlin) for a reception and short program preparing for interviews, and writing college application essays.
honoring them for their exemplary support of Oberlin during their Pre-registration is required. Please register at https://connect.oberlin.
lifetime or through their long-term philanthropic plans. Sponsored by the edu/register/admissions101.
Office of Development (by invitation only).
10:00 a.m. Torah Study and Discussion with Rabbi Megan Doherty
4:30-6:00 p.m. Oberlin Lambda Alumni & Multicultural Resource Center
Colloquium and Lavender Graduation Ceremony 11:00 a.m.-noon Admissions and Financial Aid Information Session
An event for LGBTQ alumni and graduates. All are welcome. Session for alumni and their high school age students and siblings of
current students. Learn more about Oberlin and the admissions and
5:30 p.m. Shabbat Service financial aid process at Oberlin College. Pre-registration required.
Please register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/register/admissions101.
6:30 p.m. $ Champagne Social for Alumni and Graduating Seniors
Graduates will enjoy plenty of food under the Big Top in an interactive Noon General Campus Tour for Prospective Students
and intergenerational setting as they are welcomed into the Oberlin Pre-registration required. Please register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/
Alumni Association. register/admissions101.
Shabbat Dinner Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) Alumni Picnic
Direct inquiries to Talia Rodwin at trodwin@oberlin.edu. No charge, but
reservations requested. 1:00 p.m. Tour of the Robert S. Lemle ’75 and Roni Kohen-Lemle ’76
Academic Commons and Mary Church Terrell Main Library
7:30 p.m. Family Style Shabbos Dinner Hosted by Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries.
Join us for our Family Shabbat Dinner Celebration honoring the Class
of 2019. Come and go as you please. All are welcome regardless of 1:00-2:30 p.m. Asian/Pacific Islander Diaspora Graduation Ceremony
background, prior knowledge, or affiliation.
1:00-5:00 p.m. Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition
8:30 p.m. $ The Grand Piano Extravaganza
1:30-3:30 p.m. Oberlin Shansi Open House
9:30 p.m. Cinema Studies Screening: The Best Student Films of the Year
(Program A) 2:00-5:00 p.m. Oberlin Swimming and Diving Alumni Gathering
Co-hosted by Emeritus Professor Dick Michaels and Alex de la Peña,
11: 00 p.m. Organ Pump: Late Night Music and Antics head coach of swimming and diving.
Oberlin Contra Dance
2:30-3:30 p.m. Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony & Reception
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SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2019 CONTINUED SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019
3:00-4:30 p.m. Heisman Club Hall of Honor Ceremony 8:00 a.m. $ Oberlin Shansi Breakfast
The Hall of Honor recognizes individuals who have helped advance the
areas of varsity and recreational sports and health and wellness. Check-in 8:30 a.m. 5K Fun Run and Walk
will begin at 2:45 p.m. Pre-registration required. Please contact Creg Jantz A family friendly annual event. Sponsored by the Heisman Club.
at 440.775.6401 or cjantz@oberlin.edu. Walk-ups welcome.
10:30 a.m. Crimson and Gold Convocation and Presidential Address
Latinx Graduation Ceremony A special Commencement/Reunion Weekend convocation featuring
President Carmen Twillie Ambar’s state-of-the-college address;
3:00 p.m. $ Koreo Hip-Hop Dance Performance presentation of Oberlin Alumni Association awards; and a student
organ recital.
Oberlin College Taiko
11:30 a.m. $ Kendal at Oberlin Sunday Brunch
4:00 p.m. Conservatory Reception Please call 440.775.9801 to register for the brunch.
For alumni, graduates, and families. $15.25 + tax per person.
4:00-5:30 p.m. Friends of the Libraries Reception Noon $ Class of 2019 Family Social
Hosted by Alexia Hudson-Ward, Director of Libraries. Enjoy an informal social of celebration and music with your graduate and
other families and guests. Light lunch fare and beverages will be served.
5:00 p.m. Newman Catholic Community Mass Tickets are complimentary for members of the Class of 2019, but must be
reserved in advance.
5:30-8:30 p.m. $ Children’s Pizza Dinner & Movies
1:00-5:00 p.m. Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition
6:00 p.m. $ Reunion Receptions & Dinners
Featuring programs and special guests. 1:30 p.m. Multifaith Baccalaureate Celebration
A celebration with blessings and reflections in honor of the Class of 2019,
8:00 p.m. Commencement Recital Part I alumni, families,and friends. Pre-service music, featuring members of
the Class of 2019 graduating from the Conservatory of Music, will begin
Oberlin Swing Society Dance at 1 p.m.
9:30 p.m. Cinema Studies Screening: The Best Student Films of the Year 3:00 p.m. $ Koreo Hip-Hop Dance Performance
(Program B)
Oberlin College Taiko
10:15 p.m. $ Acapelicans, Nothing But Treble, Obertones, and
’Round Midnight 3:00-5:00 p.m. Africana Graduation Ceremony
A cappella music for everyone! From Bach to Beatles, fusion to funk,
these students rock the house—a cappella style. 4:00 p.m. OCircus!
4:30-6:00 p.m. Oberlin Improv Extravaganza
5:00 p.m. $ Oberlin Baroque Ensemble
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SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019 CONTINUED
5:00-6:00 p.m. Oberlin Family Fellows Reception
Parent donors recognized at the Oberlin Family Fellows level are invited
to bring their graduating student and family members to a special
reception in honor of their student and the impact their family has made
through their philanthropic investment at Oberlin. Sponsored by the
Office of Parent and Family Giving (by invitation only).
5:30-8:30 p.m. $ Children’s Pizza Dinner & Movies
6:00 p.m. $ Reunion Receptions and Dinners
7:00-10:00 p.m. Social on the Square
8:00 p.m. Commencement Recital Part II
8:00-9:00 p.m. Posse Scholars Commencement Reception
Bonner Scholar Graduation Celebration
A ceremony celebrating graduating Bonner Scholars and
their accomplishments.
9:45 p.m. Campus Illumination and Commencement Concert
At the conclusion of Illumination and the concert, Oberlin Steel
will perform.
MONDAY, MAY 27, 2019
9:00 a.m. Academic Procession Forms
9:30 a.m. Academic Procession & Commencement
12:15 p.m. Chabad Graduation Celebration Open House Lunch
Join us in celebration of graduation. Immediately following commence-
ment exercises, bring your friends and family for cold drinks and a
delicious lunch. Hosted by Rabbi Shlomo and Devorah Elkan. All Chabad
events are open to everyone, regardless of background, prior knowledge,
or affiliation.
12:30 p.m. $ Class of 1969 Farewell Brunch
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Please remember to register for $ Koreo Hip-Hop Dance OCircus!
entertainment events that require tickets Performance Folk-Circus Oberlin style! Jugglers, tumblers,
as soon as possible, since they can sell out Koreo is a co-ed hip-hop fusion dance stilt-walkers, and other performers present a
before the weekend. If you have questions, troupe featuring student-choreographed family-friendly show. Suitable for children of
please contact the Office of Alumni Relations performances. Its mission is to be a source ALL ages.
at 440.775.8692 or alumni@oberlin.edu. of artistic expression and learning through Sunday, 4:00 p.m., Hales Gym, free admission
dance, while always seeking to maintain a
$ The Grand Piano Extravaganza standard of professionalism and quality. Oberlin Improv Extravaganza
How many pianos can we get on stage? This Sunshine Scouts, Primitive Streak, Kid
Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 p.m.,
not-to-be missed annual event featuring Business and Neurotic Fiction perform back
Wilder Hall Main Space, Tickets $10
conservatory piano faculty members and to back for your viewing pleasure. All are
graduating seniors is a great way to begin the Oberlin College Taiko welcome, but most appropriate for ages 13
weekend. Proceeds benefit piano department “Taiko” means wide drum in Japanese; and up.
projects. All seats are reserved. Oberlin Taiko means a great show, lots of Sunday, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Hales Annex,
Friday, 8:30 p.m., Warner Concert Hall, energy, and plenty of drums. Cat in the Cream Coffeehouse, free admission
Tickets $25 Saturday and Sunday, 3:00 p.m., Tappan
Square, free admission $ Oberlin Baroque Ensemble
Cinema Studies Screening: The The Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a
AND PERFORMANCES
Best Student Films of the Year Commencement Recitals: pioneer and leader in historically informed
This special program features the best Part I and Part II performance, presents a program of baroque
Oberlin student narrative, documentary, Outstanding conservatory seniors chamber music featuring conservatory
animated, and experimental films of 2018-19. will perform. students from the Historical Performance
All are welcome. Saturday and Sunday, 8:00 p.m., program and coached by HP faculty members.
Friday and Saturday, 9:30 p.m., Apollo Finney Chapel, free admission Sunday, 5:00 p.m., Fairchild Chapel,
ENTERTAINMENT
Theatre, free admission Tickets $20
Oberlin Swing Society Dance
Organ Pump: Late Night Music Try your hand (and feet) at swinging the Campus Illumination
and Antics night away! Beginner swing lesson taught Tappan Square at its most beautiful, with
Enjoy a fun-filled musical spectacle! Hilarity from 8:00-9:00 p.m. Dance to recorded hundreds of colorful Japanese lanterns strung
guaranteed. Sponsored by the Organ Pump music from 9:00 p.m.-midnight. Come to across the green. Families may enjoy ice
Committee of Oberlin (OPCO). learn, dance, or just watch—you’ll be glad cream, music, and more.
Friday, 11:00 p.m., Finney Chapel, you did. See you on the dance floor! Sunday, 7:00 p.m., Tappan Square,
free admission Saturday, 8:00 p.m., Hales Gym, free admission
free admission
Oberlin Contra Oberlin Steel Performance
What’s a great way to celebrate the Class $ Acapelicans, Nothing But Oberlin College’s steel drum band plays in the
of 2019? Dance with them! No experience tradition of the great steel bands of Trinidad,
Treble, Obertones, and
necessary, no partner needed. Come contra but also performs arrangements of salsa,
dancing to live music provided by a student
’Round Midnight
A cappella music for everyone! From Bach calypso, and jazz tunes as well as original
band with instructions from student callers. compositions and arrangements by band
to Beatles, fusion to funk, these students
There will be a half-hour lesson from 2:00-2:30 members.
rock the house—a cappella style.
p.m. and dancing from 2:30-5:00 p.m. Immediately following Campus Illumination,
Saturday, 10:15 p.m., Finney Chapel,
All are welcome. steps of Finney Chapel
Tickets $15
Saturday, 2:00 p.m., Hales Gym,
free admission
16 17Oberlin Alumni Association NONPROFIT ORG
65 East College Street, Suite 4 U.S. POSTAGE
Oberlin, OH 44074 PAID
OBERLIN COLLEGE
PHOTOS BY ERIK ANDREWS, AMBER BENFORD, WILLIAM BRADFORD, PANG FEI CHANG ’19, YEVHEN GULENKO, AND DALE PRESTON ’83
COMMENCEMENT/
REUNION WEEKEND
May 24-27, 2019
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