Parents Weekend in Photos</h1> <article> <h1>Parents Weekend in Photos</h1> <p>jstrauss — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:55:05 +0000</p> <span>Parents Weekend in Photos</span> <span><span>jstrauss</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-11-08T09:55:05-05:00" title="Wednesday, November 8, 2023 - 09:55">Wed, 11/08/2023 - 09:55</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-11-08T12:00:00Z">Wed, 11/08/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Office of Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2557">Parents and Family Weekend</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Dae Williams</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="body-centered-layout"> <div class="flex-row pull" id="obj-30266"> <div class="flex-row__content"> <span data-span="2"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/dscf5779.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2000" data-pswp-height="1500"> </a> </span><span data-span="3"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/image-1.png" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1170" data-pswp-height="1530"> </a> </span><span data-span="4"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/20231105_presidentsbreakfast_nathaniel_8_large.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1280" data-pswp-height="853"> </a> </span> </div> <div class="figcaption"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="body-centered-layout"> <div class="flex-row pull" id="obj-30268"> <div class="flex-row__content"> <span data-span="4"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/_mjc3416_copy_large.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1280" data-pswp-height="858"> </a> </span><span data-span="4"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/_mjc3866_copy_large.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1280" data-pswp-height="852"> </a> </span> </div> <div class="figcaption"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="body-centered-layout"> <div class="flex-row pull" id="obj-30267"> <div class="flex-row__content"> <span data-span="2"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/just_like_water_2_large.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="853" data-pswp-height="1280"> </a> </span><span data-span="4"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/image/28a4f87c-850f-4944-8c80-76a5635de4fe-687-0000009e0f1ce691_large.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1280" data-pswp-height="853"> </a> </span><span data-span="2"> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/news/Images-2023/albertherring-210.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="855" data-pswp-height="570"> </a> </span> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__credit"> Photo credit: Geoff Pingree, Nathaniel Liu, Mike Crupi, Dae Williams, Yevhen Gulenko </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-27876" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>Parents and families visited with their Obies the weekend of November 3-5. A full slate of programming included performances and lectures, a trivia night at the Cat in the Cream, Shabbat services at Chabad, and the opera theater production "Albert Herring." Visitors even got to experience a dusting of snow. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> </article> <article> <h1>Lab Crawl: It’s Not Just for Scientists</h1> <p>tapplega — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:29:09 +0000</p> <span>Lab Crawl: It’s Not Just for Scientists</span> <span><span>tapplega</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-10-11T14:29:09-04:00" title="Wednesday, October 11, 2023 - 14:29">Wed, 10/11/2023 - 14:29</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Have you ever peeked through a lab’s open door on your way to class and wondered about the research happening inside? Maybe you've heard students talk in passionate terms about the work they’re taking on with their faculty mentors? �鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/undergraduate-research/lab-crawl">Lab Crawl</a>, which happens in buildings throughout campus on Friday, October 27, is where your curiosity turns into opportunity.</p><p>Initially fashioned as a celebration of �鶹��Ƶ science, Lab Crawl is an annual autumn open house that welcomes informal drop-ins on labs and other research spaces, with faculty at the ready to share their ongoing work with students.</p><p>This year, Lab Crawl is broadening its horizons. While still retaining its strong roots in STEM, there’s a focus on highlighting research in the humanities (think <a href="/node/318461">art history</a> and <a href="/node/3226">cinema studies</a>), social sciences (<a href="/node/3366">psychology</a> and <a href="/node/3381">archaeology</a>, among others), and conservatory departments (<a href="/node/51641">TIMARA</a> and <a href="/node/3331">musicology</a>). Numerous campus offices are also onboard, among them <a href="/node/4236">Undergraduate Research</a>—the office that organizes the Crawl—<a href="/node/4416">Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching and Research</a>; <a href="/node/4521">Career Exploration and Development</a>; and <a href="/node/395516">Entrepreneurship</a>.</p><p>It all happens from noon to 1:30 p.m.</p><p><a href="/node/459641">Gaybe Moore</a> fondly remembers Lab Crawl from his days as an �鶹��Ƶ biology student. Now the 2015 grad is back on campus, in his first year as an assistant professor of biology, and he’s back in line for Lab Crawl—this time as a faculty presenter.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Oct. 27 open house highlights research across the sciences—and just about everywhere else.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-10-24T12:00:00Z">Tue, 10/24/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2358">Undergraduate Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2764">Science Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25251">Biology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/gabriel-moore" hreflang="und">Gabriel (Gaybe) Moore</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/biology" hreflang="und">Biology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Participants in �鶹��Ƶ's 2022 Lab Crawl gather around neuroscience professor Gunnar Kwakye (second from right).</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-cte-images field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yes (Individual Images)</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Amanda Phillips</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-flex-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden vertical-spacing--basic field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="body-centered-layout"> <div id="obj-30157" data-direction="up" data-order="backward" data-count="2" class="stack pull"> <div class="stack__images"> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__caption"> <p>Gaybe Moore ’15 as a student in Maureen Peters’ biology lab (left)...and Moore today, as an assistant professor of biology.</p> </div> <div class="figure__credit"> Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-27832" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>“Lab Crawl is an �鶹��Ƶ tradition has stayed with me since my time as a student,” says Moore, who will lead a demonstration on infection in <em>Galleria mellonella</em>—aka the greater wax moth. “It was one of the first times I saw the many ways scientific research is accomplished. It’s a full-circle moment to show my research during Lab Crawl this year, and I hope to add to the breadth and diversity of laboratory experiences.”</p><p>The format is simple: Pick up a Lab Crawl passport in any participating building (<a href="/node/4041">Science Center Atrium</a>, <a href="/node/3846">King Building</a>, <a href="/node/3536">Carnegie Geology Lounge</a>, <a href="/node/396216">Center for Engaged Liberal Arts</a>, <a href="/node/4061">Severance Hall</a>, <a href="/node/3976">Peters Hall</a>, and the <a href="/node/3566">Ward</a> and <a href="/node/4151">Venturi</a> art buildings) and make your way through buildings and stations, collecting stickers for your passport along the way. Each sticker is also an entry to win prizes in the raffle that concludes the Crawl.</p><p>Learn more about Lab Crawl 2023—including a list of participating labs and tips for earning a free T-shirt and unlocking your pizza bonus—on the Office of Undergraduate Research’s <a href="/undergraduate-research/lab-crawl">Lab Crawl page.</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> </article> <article> <h1>Bearing Witness</h1> <p>azaleski — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:54:18 +0000</p> <span>Bearing Witness</span> <span><span>azaleski</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-09-26T12:54:18-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 12:54">Tue, 09/26/2023 - 12:54</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In the mid-2000s, she curated and produced content for the memorial exhibition at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. For the last eight years, she’s been the curator of Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education. Founded in 2006, the Georgia museum has produced more than 18 traveling exhibitions that visit schools, libraries, community centers, and houses of worship. </p> <p>Langer says her time at �鶹��Ƶ nurtured her intellectual curiosity. It also connected her with Sheena Ramirez ’06, a soprano who studied <a href="/voice" target="_blank">voice performance</a>. In fact, the pair met when both were first-years living in Dascomb Hall. </p> <p>“Some of what we did at �鶹��Ƶ collaboratively involved engaging deeply with poetry that Sheena would be performing as art songs,” Langer explains. “As a <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/creative-writing" target="_blank">creative writing</a> major, that was a love of mine, and it related to my concentration in poetry. We always enjoyed doing that and have kept it up over the years.” </p> <p>In 2020, Langer and Ramirez started working on a large-scale project that resulted in a museum exhibition, <em>Words, Music, Memory: (Re)presenting Voices of the Holocaust</em>, that will be on display at �鶹��Ƶ starting September 29. The 10-panel traveling exhibition memorializes the poetry and diary excerpts of people who experienced the Holocaust—some who survived and others who perished—through music, composition, and performance. </p> <p>"It highlights the idea of witness and then of translating that experience into art," Langer says. "It connects the past and the present, and it connects the people who are trying to interpret and understand the past to really bring it to life."</p> <p><em>Words, Music, Memory</em> features eight witnesses to the Holocaust whose written works are interpreted in varying ways. <em>[see below, "The Exhibition's Voices"]</em> Each panel showcases a different witness and explains how their words were preserved, archived, or translated and then ultimately adapted into some form of performance art, including music, film, and plays. A digital gallery guide that accompanies the exhibition delves deeper into the biography of each writer, plus interviews with the modern-day composers, lyricists, performers, and commissioners who interpreted their words. </p> <p>“The goal is to highlight the entire commemorative process,” says Langer. “We wanted to show how you first engage with poetry, then select a piece of work to focus on, and then turn it into something that can then be accessed by an artist who wants to adapt it and perform it.” </p> <p><em>Words, Music, Memory</em> reflects the combined expertise of Langer and Ramirez. After �鶹��Ƶ, Ramirez earned a master’s in music at the New England Conservatory of Music and a DMA in vocal performance, pedagogy, and literature from James Madison University. For the latter, she wrote her dissertation on four soprano song cycles based on Holocaust poetry, pairing this research with a lecture recital that accompanies <em>Words, Music, Memory</em>.</p> <p>Langer says she “caught the research bug” during her sophomore year at �鶹��Ƶ, when she and two friends took a road trip to Georgia. They stopped in Cades Cove, an abandoned town in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where Langer became immediately fascinated by the history of the area. A year later, she returned to pore through scrapbooks, oral history transcripts, and other documents that both provided answers and served as the basis of her honors thesis on National Parks. </p> <p>After earning a bachelor’s degree in history and creative writing, Langer earned a master’s in archives and public history at New York University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in public history from Georgia State University.</p> <p>In spring 2023, Langer had the opportunity to work closely with students in professor Renee Romano’s Intro to Public Humanities course, a cornerstone of the <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/public-humanities" target="_blank">Public Humanities integrative concentration</a>. The students identified potential promotional avenues for the <em>Words, Music, Memory</em> exhibition at �鶹��Ƶ, even creating a supplemental zine on the topic of memory.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Sheena Ramirez '06 (left) and Adina Langer '06</figcaption> </figure> <p>“The students learned that so much of public humanities work is about making connections, building relationships, and trying to forge collaborations,” Romano says. “They saw what needs to be done to actually execute a project to go from A to Z.”</p> <p>For Langer, though, this time wasn’t just about practicalities and marketing. Working with students gave her an opportunity to pass on knowledge and experience in the same ways alumni once did for her. </p> <p>"As a student, I remember how powerful it was to have conversations with people who had been in my shoes only a few years before. I could see these students making connections about what it means to be out in the world, carrying forward your intellectual passions and interests."</p> <p>After its time at �鶹��Ƶ, <em>Words, Music, Memory</em> will be on display at Wake Forest University’s Lam Museum of Anthropology starting in December, followed by Elon University in March 2024. However, Langer and Ramirez say they feel particularly honored to bring their shared project to their alma mater, where both their friendship and their career paths began. </p> <p>“This is something we’ve been doing for more than 20 years, where I’ve been coming to Adina and saying, ‘Let’s talk about poetry and how music enhances it,” Ramirez says. “This project looks at how music and other forms of commemoration can honor the words of people who have experienced the darkest chapters of our history.”</p> <p><a href="/events/words_music_memory_representing_voices_of_the_holocaust_exhibit" target="_blank">Words, Music, Memory: (Re)presenting Voices of the Holocaust</a> <em>opens September 29 in the first floor gallery of the Mary Church Terrell Main Library, and is open daily through Saturday, November 18. The exhibition culminates with a <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/words_music_memory_representing_voices_from_the_holocaust" target="_blank">lecture performance on November 16</a>, featuring soprano Sheena Ramirez, oboist Courtney Miller, and pianist Daniel Michalak. Curator Adina Langer will provide commentary during the performance and discuss Holocaust commemoration and curating traumatic histories. Langer will also be <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/curating_histories_of_violence_and_resilience_a_conversation_with_adina_langer06" target="_blank">in conversation with Professor Renee Romano</a> on November 16. </em></p> <p><strong>The Exhibition's Voices </strong><br> The individuals whose words are featured in <em>Words, Music, Memory</em> were carefully selected to represent a diversity of Jewish witnesses to the Holocaust, including (but not limited to) recognizable voices like Anne Frank and Elie Wiesel.</p> <p>“We really wanted to bring both lesser-known and very well-known people into this space,” says Langer. “The exhibit is presented from younger to older and from those who perished to those who survived.” </p> <ul> <li><strong>Franta Bass </strong>wrote poems in the Theresienstadt Ghetto before dying at Auschwitz at age 14. His poems were included in the Czech children’s anthology<em> I Never Saw Another Butterfly</em>, which inspired commemorative works by composers and playwrights alike.</li> <li><strong>Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger</strong> was a teenager who died at Michailowka labor camp, though her boyfriend managed to keep her poetry notebook throughout his own incarceration. Her poetry inspired a soprano song cycle titled “In Sleep, the World Is Yours" by composer Lori Laitman.</li> <li><strong>Anne Frank</strong>, a German-Jewish teenager who died at Bergen-Belsen, became posthumously famous after the publication of her diary. Her story has been adapted many times, as in the play <em>The Diary of Anne Frank</em> and the 1995 Japanese animated film <em>Anne No Nikki</em>, both featured in the exhibition.</li> <li><strong>Éva Heyman</strong> died in Auschwitz at age 13, but her mother published her<em> Diary of Éva Heyman</em> in 1947. In 2018, the Instagram account @Eva.Stories won a prestigious Webby Award for its poignant presentation of the late teen’s words. </li> <li><strong>Krystyna Żywulska</strong> was a Polish-Jewish political prisoner who penned the memoir <em>I Survived Auschwitz</em>, which, along with openly gay German-Jewish survivor Gad Beck’s memoir, inspired two short operas. </li> <li><strong>Shmerke Kaczerginski</strong> was a radical activist and Yiddish poet whose “Yid Du Partizaner” was turned into a sonata for cello and piano, composed by Laurence Sherr.</li> <li><strong>Nelly Sachs</strong>, a poet who escaped Berlin for Sweden, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Many of her poems have been turned into choral and instrumental arrangements.</li> <li><strong>Elie Wiese</strong>l, who spent time in both Auschwitz and the labor camp Buna, became a renowned speaker and writer on the topic of memory. His memoir <em>Night </em>is the basis of performances featuring the music of composer Leib Glantz. </li> </ul> <ul></ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Two alums collaborate on a powerful museum exhibition.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-09-28T12:00:00Z">Thu, 09/28/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Kate Kaput</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>As a public historian, Adina Langer ’06 knows a thing or two about commemoration.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3449">�鶹��Ƶ College Libraries</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25326">Creative Writing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25381">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35596">Voice</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/public-humanities" hreflang="und">Public Humanities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/creative-writing" hreflang="und">Creative Writing</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The Words, Music, Memory: (Re)presenting Voices of the Holocaust exhibition is on display from September 29-November 18.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pull-images field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yes</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of Adina Langer</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Stitches to Startup</h1> <p>tapplega — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:48:40 +0000</p> <span>Stitches to Startup</span> <span><span>tapplega</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-09-26T12:48:40-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 26, 2023 - 12:48">Tue, 09/26/2023 - 12:48</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In the midst of a pandemic, while many were seeking solace in newfound hobbies, Andrea Muliawan ’26 was weaving her passion into a burgeoning online business: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/andreasfiberarts?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1524180661">Andrea's Fiber Arts</a>. The initiative began with a crochet needle, thread, and a profound sense of creativity.</p> <p>As Muliawan’s designs took shape, so did her entrepreneurial spirit. With the support of a <a href="https://www.bdmorganfdn.org/oberlin-college">Burton D. Morgan Microgrant</a>, Muliawan realized how this small business could turn into a lifelong side gig. On September 27, the second-year <a href="/node/3346">biology</a> and <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history">history</a> student will share insights from her entrepreneurial voyage in a talk in Moffett Auditorium (lower level of Mudd Center) hosted by the Office of Entrepreneurship. Intrigued by her journey and keen to know more about how she manages her business aspirations alongside her dream of attending medical school, we caught up with Muliawan for a quick Q&A.</p> <p><strong>What sparked your journey into crocheting, and how did that transition into the inception of Andrea’s Fiber Arts on Etsy?</strong></p> <p>I began crocheting during the early days of the pandemic, with my mom’s knitting tools. Initially, I followed online patterns, but soon I felt the urge to freehand my designs, allowing for more creative expression. A few months after I initiated my Instagram account, I was propelled to start my Etsy shop. The platform seemed an apt space to showcase and sell my creations.</p> <p><strong>Managing a growing online store while balancing college studies must have been quite the challenge. How did you adapt your business model to fit your academic commitments?</strong></p> <p>My primary challenge was advertising my products while keeping up with my studies. I also participated in on-campus markets, which meant some of my Etsy-listed items were sold in person. This made fulfilling online orders on the fly quite challenging. I pivoted to making items to order for Etsy and later transitioned to selling digital downloads of my Hera Top pattern. This shift allowed me to focus more on school without compromising the business.</p> <p><strong>The Burton D. Morgan Microgrant was a game-changer for you. What made you apply, and how has it reshaped your outlook towards Andrea’s Fiber Arts and your future goals?</strong></p> <p>I initially applied for the microgrant after seeing it advertised in the Campus Digest. I had already made some pieces that I was excited about selling, so that spurred me on. Receiving the grant was an eye-opener. Before it, my professional goals were centered on attending medical school and embarking on a physician’s journey. That’s still a dream I’m ardently pursuing. However, the microgrant made me realize I could juggle a side gig that did not have to be a primary source of income but could serve as a creative outlet. It’s all about having fun, experimenting, and picking up interpersonal skills that can be applied anywhere—including in a medical profession!</p> <p><em>For those inspired by Andrea’s journey and wish to witness her creativity firsthand, you can explore her unique crochet designs on her Etsy shop, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/andreasfiberarts?ref=shop-header-name&listing_id=1524180661">Andrea's Fiber Arts.</a> To stay updated with her latest creations and entrepreneurial ventures, give her a follow on Instagram at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andreasfiberarts/">@andreasfiberarts</a>.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Andrea Muliawan recieved a grant that helped her turn a hobby into a budding business.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-09-27T12:00:00Z">Wed, 09/27/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Tyler Applegate</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2395">Entrepreneurship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2563">Grants</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25251">Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25381">History</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/business" hreflang="und">Business</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/biology" hreflang="und">Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/history" hreflang="und">History</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">courtesy of Andrea Muliawan</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>30 Years of Learning Through Service</h1> <p>anagy — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 18:56:54 +0000</p> <span>30 Years of Learning Through Service</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-04-18T14:56:54-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 18, 2023 - 14:56">Tue, 04/18/2023 - 14:56</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>This spring, �鶹��Ƶ celebrates the 30th anniversary of the milestone program with a series of events for Bonner Scholars past and present, as well as a public exhibition on the program’s history and impact, on display on the main level of Mudd Center during <a href="/events/series/commencement-celebrations-calendar">Commencement weekend</a>. </p> <p>With 75 member schools nationwide, the Bonner Program stands apart from other national scholarships because it doesn’t stop at rewarding students' past service—it challenges and supports students to continue that service throughout college. Today, it is the largest privately funded, service-based college scholarship program in the country, providing access to high-need and underrepresented students. Each year, �鶹��Ƶ’s program welcomes 15 new scholars—about 60 current students at any given time. </p> <p>Brittnei Sherrod ’11, director of �鶹��Ƶ’s Bonner Scholars program and a Bonner alum—is guided by the foundation’s motto: “<a href="http://www.bonner.org/servicebased-scholarship-model">access to education, opportunity to serve</a>.”</p> <p>“Often when prospective students consider applying to the program, they question if their past experiences with service is enough,” Sherrod says. “I truly believe the program is for everyone. Anyone can have a strong commitment to service and connect with a community if they are given the time, resources, support, and knowledge. Even if a prospective student has not engaged in service, through the Bonner Program they will." </p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Bonner first-years at Cuyahoga Valley National Park.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Bonner Scholars is the flagship program of the Bonner Center, which emphasizes community-engagement opportunities for all students. Bonner’s Community Engagement Institute (formerly Day of Service), held annually during new-student orientation, connects first-year students with nonprofit and public-sector organizations in �鶹��Ƶ and the surrounding region.</p> <p>In recent years, the Bonner Center’s impact has grown through partnerships with organizations throughout Lorain County, community-based learning and research initiatives, and education programs in the Bonner Center. </p> <p><a href="/donna-russell">Donna Russell</a>, past director of �鶹��Ƶ’s Bonner Scholars from 2004 to 2010, has seen the program expand in scope and reach throughout the years, although its core principles remain unchanged.</p> <p>“The six Bonner Common Commitments—civic engagement, social justice, diversity, international perspective, spiritual exploration, and community building—have been the foundation of the Bonner Life 101 class for first-year scholars, as well as reflection activities and meetings,” says Russell, who is now an assistant dean for student support. </p> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Bonner first-years participating in service-learning at Medwish in Cleveland.</figcaption> </figure> <p>Sherrod’s time as a Bonner Scholar helped shape her approach to balancing professional and personal life. She spent her four years working for the <a href="https://www.oberlinheritagecenter.org/">�鶹��Ƶ Heritage Center</a>, beginning as a docent, then as a researcher, and finally designing docent programming for teenagers. </p> <p>“The opportunity to work in the community fostered an appreciation for nonprofits and a belief in taking an active role in the community I live in. Since becoming a Bonner Scholar in 2007, I have served as board member of <a href="https://www.oberlinlibrary-thebridge.org/">The Bridge</a>, �鶹��Ƶ Heritage Center, and the <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/billlongfoundationorg/home?authuser=0">Bill Long Foundation</a>.</p> <p>“My favorite memories as a scholar and director are from bonding with fellow Bonners,” Sherrod says. “Whether on campus during an All-Bonner meeting to reflect on our experiences, sitting around a table at Cuyahoga Valley National Park to enjoy a meal cooked by fellow Bonners, or on another campus with Bonner Scholars from other schools, Bonner love builds strong bonds based on passion, hard work, and honesty. I feel fortunate to have experienced it both as a student and professional.”</p> <p>In recognition of Bonner’s milestone anniversary, some campus events in April and May are geared toward current scholars and community partners. Bonner alumni and the public are welcome to attend an open house during <a href="/events/series/commencement-celebrations-calendar">Commencement weekend</a>. </p> <p>Now in her second year as Bonner Scholars director, Sherrod says she is honored to recognize the program’s 30th anniversary at �鶹��Ƶ. </p> <p>“�鶹��Ƶ’s commitment to learning and labor is not just a historic mantra or confined to the circle around our logo. It is alive. It is practiced every day by the scholars enrolled and the 400 Bonners who have graduated from our program.” </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">�鶹��Ƶ’s Bonner Scholars Program honors a milestone anniversary with events recognizing community partners and the work of current scholars.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-04-18T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/18/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Amanda Nagy</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/bcsl">Bonner Center for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research</a> was founded in 1998 under the umbrella of the national <a href="http://www.bonner.org/">Bonner Foundation</a>. It followed the creation, five years earlier, of the Bonner Scholars Program, which guides the experiential learning of participating students through community-service scholarships.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2551">Staff</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2353">College Access</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The Class of 2026 Bonner Scholars visit University Circle in Cleveland as part of their Bonner First-Year Trip.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Courtesy of the Bonner Center</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Students Lead Reproductive Justice Symposium March 10-11</h1> <p>anagy — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:29:11 +0000</p> <span>Students Lead Reproductive Justice Symposium March 10-11</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-03-09T15:29:11-05:00" title="Thursday, March 9, 2023 - 15:29">Thu, 03/09/2023 - 15:29</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Visiting scholars and �鶹��Ƶ student researchers will generate discussions on reproductive health and justice in the post-Roe era during a symposium hosted by the <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/gsfs">Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies</a> (GSFS) Department on March 10 and 11. </p> <p>The symposium follows GSFS programming that has included two course modules exploring the recent overturn of Roe v. Wade. The campus community has an opportunity to attend a series of workshops led by invited experts whose work addresses sexual and reproductive health and justice from a variety of multidisciplinary perspectives. </p> <p>On Friday, March 10, students will present individual and group research projects from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the <a href="/center-engaged-liberal-arts">Center for Engaged Liberal Arts</a> (A-level of Mudd Center). The exhibits will highlight research and creative work that centers on reproductive justice. From 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., symposium experts will participate in a roundtable discussion in Craig Lecture Hall. </p> <p>On Saturday, March 11, students can choose from seven different pop-up classes that cover a range of topics. Based on seating and demand, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PKwR9Q1CqZ66UnsDf9ExmaZ9uco47YmCatY6_CM9ydc/edit">participants may sign up</a> for more than one class. The deadline to sign up is March 10. All classes will be held in CELA.</p> <p>Beginning at 10 a.m., Ash Williams will lead “Increasing Abortion Access 101.” A reproductive justice organizer, Williams advocates for abortion access by funding abortions and training abortion doulas.</p> <p>Three concurrent workshops will be offered at 11 a.m.:</p> <ul> <li>Chris Barcelos will lead “Mobilizing Coalitional Politics to Fight Back Against Banning Abortion, Criminalizing Trans Healthcare, and Maintaining White Supremacy.” The workshop will help participants to make connections between the Dobbs decision, anti-trans legislation, and bans on critical race theory in schools. Barcelos is Assistant Professor of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston and the author of Distributing Condoms and Hope: The Racialized Politics of Sexual Health.<br> </li> <li><a href="/news/sparking-interest-sexual-health-education">Tory Sparks ’17</a> will ask “What is the role of sex education post-Dobbs?” and will cover the basics of the career path to becoming a professional sex educator. Sparks is a Michigan-based independent sex educator, facilitator, consultant, and trainer, and a student at Widener University in the dual degree MSW/ MEd in Human Sexuality Program.<br> </li> <li>From the <a href="/mrc">Multicultural Resource Commons</a>, staff members Katie Graham and NiK Peavy will teach “Parenting with Pride: An Unconventional Guide to Having Children.” The workshop will explore the ways in which different family structures can be formed, such as queer or otherwise “unconventional” ways to become parents, the inequities that may come with the process, and how to navigate them. </li> </ul> <p>Three workshops will be held from 1:30 to 3 p.m.:</p> <ul> <li>“So you want to be an advocate?” Led by Jordyn Close and Anastasia (Ana) Martinez, the class will cover different kinds of advocacy. Close is deputy director with Ohio Women's Alliance (OWA) and board president of Abortion Fund Of Ohio, Ohio’s only statewide abortion fund, providing practical support across the Midwest. Martinez is senior campaign manager for OWA.<br> </li> <li>�鶹��Ƶ Doula Collective and the Reproductive Justice Alliance present “Understanding Abortion Doula Work: History and Reproductive Justice.” The �鶹��Ƶ Doula Collective is a student, community, and volunteer-run organization based in �鶹��Ƶ (not affiliated with �鶹��Ƶ College). The group is dedicated to providing free and compassionate support to people who are terminating their pregnancies.<br> </li> <li>Margaret Velto ’22, an outreach coordinator for the Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, will lead “Not All Religions: An Interfaith Lens on Reproductive Justice.” Velto will discuss how different faith traditions, including Christianity, protect and support access to choice and freedom of decisions.</li> </ul></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-03-09T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/09/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Amanda Nagy</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2413">Social Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2392">Social Justice</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25361">Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/gsfs" hreflang="und">Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies department is hosting a reproductive justice symposium March 10-11.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Alice Koeninger</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Cybersecurity is Topic of President’s Lecture by Stephen Checkoway</h1> <p>anagy — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:12:13 +0000</p> <span>Cybersecurity is Topic of President’s Lecture by Stephen Checkoway</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-02-24T11:12:13-05:00" title="Friday, February 24, 2023 - 11:12">Fri, 02/24/2023 - 11:12</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Associate Professor of Computer Science <a href="/stephen-checkoway">Stephen Checkoway</a>, a scholar of cybersecurity systems, will present his research in the annual <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/presidents_lecture_with_professor_stephen_checkoway">President’s Lecture</a> on Friday, March 3. The talk will be held at 12:15 p.m. in Dye Lecture Hall in the �鶹��Ƶ Science Center.</p> <p>In his talk, “Thinking like an Adversary to Protect Computer Systems,” Checkoway will explain how computer systems control everything from access to sensitive health and financial information to a car’s anti-lock braking system. It is critical that these systems operate safely and correctly, especially in the presence of an adversary with a strong motive (usually financial) to make the systems misbehave in some way.</p> <p>Checkoway will describe one of the key tools computer security researchers and practitioners use to secure these critical computer systems: adversarial thinking. He will give examples of how thinking like an adversary can demonstrate the existence of vulnerabilities, and suggest defenses against attacks in multiple domains, including examples from his work hacking computers used in cars and general aviation.</p> <p>In 2021, Checkoway received the prestigious <a href="/news/computer-science-professor-stephen-checkoway-receives-golden-goose-award">Golden Goose Award</a> from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for his role in research that led automakers to adopt new security practices. While a PhD student at the University of California, Checkoway was part of a team that investigated whether a vehicle’s computing systems could be hacked and how that would affect a driver's ability to control their car.</p> <p>The team published a pair of landmark papers showing how these vehicles could have their mechanical functions overridden by a remote attacker.</p> <p>The Golden Goose Award honors federally funded work that may have been considered obscure when first conducted but has resulted in significant benefits to society.</p> <p>Checkoway teaches courses in programming and security. </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2023-02-24T12:00:00Z">Fri, 02/24/2023 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2414">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25321">Computer Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/stephen-checkoway" hreflang="und">Stephen Checkoway</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/computer-science" hreflang="und">Computer Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Associate Professor of Computer Science Stephen Checkoway.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Jewish Studies Program Celebrates 50 Years</h1> <p>anagy — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 17:36:45 +0000</p> <span>Jewish Studies Program Celebrates 50 Years</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-10-20T13:36:45-04:00" title="Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 13:36">Thu, 10/20/2022 - 13:36</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>This month, �鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/jewish-studies">Jewish Studies Program</a> celebrates its 50th anniversary with public events held over two days and offered in-person and remotely. </p> <p>The <a href="/events/50th_anniversary_of_jewish_studies_at_oberlin">celebration</a> will be held October 30 and 31, and includes an alumni panel presentation, faculty presentation, a photo and documentary exhibition of the program’s 50-year history, an opportunity to attend a Jewish studies class, and an open house at Johnson House, �鶹��Ƶ’s Hebrew heritage residence hall. </p> <p>On Sunday, October 30, Jewish Studies alumni David Eaton '71, Amalia Haas '91, and Kendell Pinkney '09 will host a panel discussion in the �鶹��Ƶ Center for Convergence, which will also be streamed via Zoom, followed by a performance by the student klezmer band Shtick-and-Poke.</p> <p>On Monday, October 31, the Allen Memorial Art Museum will present a session on "Judaism in Modern and Contemporary Art" led by curator Sam Adams. The Terrell Main Library will hold an open house on its exhibition <em>To Find It Again: The Quest for Jewish Life and Jewish Studies at �鶹��Ƶ College</em>, on display through the end of the semester. </p> <p>The program concludes in Johnson House with a faculty talk: “The Present and Future of Jewish Studies at �鶹��Ƶ,” followed by a reception and open house.</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-right"> <figcaption>Associate Professor Shari Rabin. Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</figcaption> </figure> <p>Associate Professor <a href="/shari-rabin">Shari Rabin</a>, a scholar of modern Judaism and American religions and chair of Jewish studies, says the program began because of student activism, and it has continued to flourish because of the ongoing enthusiasm of students, faculty, staff, and community organizations.</p> <p>“In the last few years, Jewish studies has gained three new faculty members and passed a new curriculum,” says Rabin, who is currently writing a history of Jews, religion, and race in the U.S. South from the 17th century to the present day. “As we enter this exciting new era, it is the perfect time to reflect on the history of the program and what it has meant to generations of �鶹��Ƶ students.”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty and alumni come together for program commemorating milestone anniversary.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-10-20T12:00:00Z">Thu, 10/20/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2377">Arts & Humanities</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-programs field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25386">Jewish Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/shari-rabin" hreflang="und">Shari Rabin</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/jewish-studies" hreflang="und">Jewish Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A Jewish studies class led by Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature and Jewish Studies Sheera Talpaz in the King courtyard.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ Orchestra and Choirs to Preview Upcoming Carnegie Hall Performance at Finney Chapel</h1> <p>jreinier — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:30:31 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Orchestra and Choirs to Preview Upcoming Carnegie Hall Performance at Finney Chapel</span> <span><span>jreinier</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-10-06T14:30:31-04:00" title="Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 14:30">Thu, 10/06/2022 - 14:30</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The program includes music by �鶹��Ƶ composition alumnus R. Nathaniel Dett and showcases the artistry of faculty, guest, and alumni soloists. Both concerts will feature the �鶹��Ƶ Orchestra, joined by voices from the �鶹��Ƶ College Choir, �鶹��Ƶ Gospel Choir, and Musical Union.</p> <p>"If there is a title for the program, it should be ‘Freedom,’" says conductor <a href="/raphael-jimenez">Raphael Jiménez</a>. "Two of the pieces on the program are inspired by our eternal fight for justice and freedom: <em>A Metaphor for Power</em> by <a href="https://www.ivanrodriguezmusic.com/home/">Iván Enrique Rodríguez</a> (an ASCAP award-winning composer from Puerto Rico) and Nathaniel Dett’s <em>The Ordering of Moses</em>." The �鶹��Ƶ Orchestra will also perform Johannes Brahms’ <em>Tragic Overture</em>.</p> <p>R. Nathaniel Dett, the first Black double-major and Phi Beta Kappa honoree of �鶹��Ƶ Conservatory, graduated from �鶹��Ƶ in 1908 and was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate in 1926. Jiménez shares, "For the �鶹��Ƶ ensembles, bringing life to <em>The Ordering of Moses</em> has a special significance. Dett wrote a lot of piano and choral pieces, but unfortunately, he didn’t write much for orchestra. So, I am very grateful for the fact that this piece—written for chorus, a full orchestra, and four soloists—gives a large part of our community the opportunity to perform his music."</p> <p>The soloists for the October performance here in �鶹��Ƶ are faculty soprano <a href="/mathilda-edge">Mathilda Edge</a>, guest mezzo-soprano <a href="http://www.krystyswann.com/">Krysty Swann</a>, alumnus tenor <a href="https://www.limmiepulliam.com/">Limmie Pulliam</a> '98, and faculty baritone <a href="/timothy-lefebvre">Timothy LeFebvre</a>. </p> <p>�鶹��Ƶ musicology professor <a href="/courtney-savali-andrews">Courtney-Savali Andrews</a> adds some historical context: “Upon graduating from �鶹��Ƶ, Dett became an early champion for the preservation and re-articulation of the folk idioms of his ancestors. He concentrated particularly on interpreting the melodies and harmonies of the Negro Spirituals and the rhythms of purge music and recreational dances carried out between the plantation and the town square. These Negro folk idioms would serve as source material for many of his piano and choral compositions, notably his large-scale works <em>Listen to the Lambs</em>, <em>The Chariot Jubilee</em>, and <em>The Ordering of Moses</em>.”</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>The orchestra and choirs prepare for their concert at Finney Chapel. Credit: Ben Johns</figcaption> </figure> <p>Dett’s oratorio carries an important political message: it tells the story of Moses, one of the most important prophets of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, while also serving as a metaphor for the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. According to Jiménez, "The piece is cinematic and full of drama. It is cleverly written and full of orchestral and choral effects: at one point, the entire chorus sings ‘Go Down Moses’ with great contrapuntal treatment, and then there is the beautiful march of the Israelites as they cross the Red Sea, full of hope, en route to the promised land."</p> <p>Andrews highlights how the fugal treatment of “Go Down Moses” emphasizes the shifting identities present in Dett’s piece: “When considering how enslaved Africans employed coded messaging and double meaning in their expressive cultures as a survival mechanism, this doubling moves between past, present and future using symbolic language and 'call-and-response.'”</p> <p>This will be the first time that �鶹��Ƶ's ensembles have performed Dett's oratorio. Choral conductor <a href="/ben-johns">Ben Johns</a> concludes, “I'm elated about the music we are making together. I'm excited to give more voice to this underperformed work and composer. And I'm grateful that we get to tour such a large ensemble to Carnegie Hall. <em>The Ordering of Moses</em> is inspiring, imaginative, and joyful. At every step in the process, I have found delight.”</p> <p> </p> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">October 13 program features an oratorio by 1908 �鶹��Ƶ alumnus R. Nathaniel Dett.</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-10-06T12:00:00Z">Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ musicians are preparing for a January trip to New York for an engagement at Carnegie Hall—�鶹��Ƶ's third Winter Term tour to the iconic venue this decade. But the excitement begins at home, with a <a href="/events/musical_union_and_oberlin_college_choir_and_gospel_choir_with_oberlin_orchestra">preview performance</a> of the program in �鶹��Ƶ's own Finney Chapel, in person and <a href="/events/musical_union_and_oberlin_college_choir_and_gospel_choir_with_oberlin_orchestra">streamed live</a> at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 13.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3155">�鶹��Ƶ Orchestra</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3119">�鶹��Ƶ College Choir</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3328">Musical Opportunities for College Students</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2974">Conservatory Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-faculty field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/raphael-jimenez" hreflang="und">Raphael Jiménez</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/mathilda-edge" hreflang="und">Mathilda Edge</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/timothy-lefebvre" hreflang="und">Timothy LeFebvre</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-departments field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/conducting-and-ensembles" hreflang="und">Conducting and Ensembles</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/vocal-studies" hreflang="und">Vocal Studies</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">R. Nathaniel Dett (1908), �鶹��Ƶ Conservatory's first Black double major graduate and Honorary Doctorate recipient (1926).</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Library of Congress</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ Celebrates Homecoming Weekend with Cluster Reunions and Title IX 50th Anniversary Tribute</h1> <p>anagy — Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:53:22 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Celebrates Homecoming Weekend with Cluster Reunions and Title IX 50th Anniversary Tribute</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-09-27T15:53:22-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 15:53">Tue, 09/27/2022 - 15:53</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ will celebrate Homecoming Weekend October 7 through 9 with a variety of athletics events, performances, and public events for the campus community. The weekend coincides with special reunion activities welcoming back �鶹��Ƶ’s 60th cluster classes of 1961, 1962, and 1963, and 10th cluster classes of 2011, 2012, and 2013.</p> <p>The festivities kick off Friday, October 7, with performances by jazz studies majors in Cat in the Cream, a Homecoming TGIF in Wilder Bowl, a program recognizing donors Todd & Thomasina Houston Philips for upgrades to Philips Physical Education Center, and a concert by Jeffrey Lewis at the ‘Sco. </p> <p>On Saturday, the final round of the 2021-22 Senior Concerto Competition happens at 9:30 a.m. in Finney Chapel. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., the community is invited to a Heisman Club tailgate at Knowlton Athletics Complex, with food provided by five local vendors and live entertainment by conservatory musicians, followed by �鶹��Ƶ Football vs. Kenyon College at Bailey Field. Later in the day, the Heisman Club hosts a Title IX 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Knowlton Complex (registration required). In the evening, �鶹��Ƶ Women’s Soccer faces off with Denison University at 7 p.m. on Shults Field, followed by a public fireworks display beginning at 9 p.m. Capping off the night is music by Puerto Rican-Panamanian DJ Bembona at the ’Sco.</p> <p> View the complete Homecoming Weekend 2022 calendar of events here. </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Story</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2022-09-27T12:00:00Z">Tue, 09/27/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Communications Staff</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2390">Events</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2771">Athletics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2385">Community</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-pin-school-page field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">Off</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-photo-gallery-top field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">false</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>