From Capitol Hill to Mellon Mays: A Journey in Engaged Scholarship</h1> <article> <h1>From Capitol Hill to Mellon Mays: A Journey in Engaged Scholarship</h1> <p>kviancou — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:52:57 +0000</p> <span>From Capitol Hill to Mellon Mays: A Journey in Engaged Scholarship</span> <span><span>kviancou</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-23T12:52:57-04:00" title="Monday, March 23, 2026 - 12:52">Mon, 03/23/2026 - 12:52</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>With guidance and resources from the <a href="/center-engaged-liberal-arts">Center for Engaged Liberal Arts (CELA)</a>, Aina Tasso ’27 has drawn meaningful connections between her coursework and community engagement, learning how best to serve the causes that matter most to her.</p><p>Before coming to �鶹��Ƶ, Tasso was selected for the <a href="/bcsl/programs/bonner-scholars">Bonner Scholars Program</a>, �鶹��Ƶ’s community service scholarship program that mentors undergraduate students as they develop as leaders and agents of change in their communities and beyond. As a Bonner Scholar, Tasso volunteered with the �鶹��Ƶ City School District through the America Reads/Counts Program, tutoring students in grades K–9 in math. She also worked with the El Centro Volunteer Initiative, which connects �鶹��Ƶ students, faculty, and community members with Latine residents in Lorain County through community engagement and educational outreach.</p><p>Tasso later continued her commitment to service through a <a href="/career/set/wt">winter term micro-internship</a> in the U.S. Congress, where she advocated for Somali refugees in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District. Another winter term micro-internship took her to Medellín, Colombia, where she studied peace processes and justice through sustainability initiatives.</p><p>Wanting to dive deeper into her coursework on the experiences of Afro-Latine women in higher education, Tasso applied to the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program. Mellon Mays fellows receive two years of close mentorship to pursue research in the humanities and humanistic social sciences. Tasso’s project focuses on raising awareness and education about the Afro-Peruvian community.</p><p>Through her combined coursework, service, and research, Tasso has grown to understand the value of co-curricular experiences as she prepares for a life and career in community stewardship. “While having access to knowledge on a wide variety of topics is enriching, being able to apply them in a tangible way allows me to see the impact of a well-rounded education,” she says. “My time at �鶹��Ƶ and my engagement with different CELA offices have also made me realize that theory without application does nothing, but action without information can harm the people you are working with.</p><p>“The opportunities I have gotten through CELA have allowed me to see the real-world applications of theories I’ve learned in various classes,” she adds. “These experiences not only allow me to build upon and improve my skills, but also to contribute meaningfully to the organizations that I am a part of.”</p><p>After �鶹��Ƶ, Tasso, who has a double major in <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/law-and-society">law and society </a>and <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/hispanic-studies">Hispanic studies</a>, plans to pursue a PhD and continue engaging with social issues as both an academic and a public servant.</p><p>Tasso is a nominee for the CELA Award, recognizing outstanding engagement and achievement in connecting academic pursuits with experiential learning.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Blending community-based service, international experiential learning, and Mellon Mays research, Aina Tasso ’27 is building a future rooted in scholarship and community engagement.</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="2026-03-23T12:00:00Z">Mon, 03/23/2026 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">By Kate Martin ’26</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=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2376">Study Away</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2358">Undergraduate Research</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/law-and-society" hreflang="und">Law and Society</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/hispanic-studies" hreflang="und">�鶹��Ƶ</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">Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</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-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> </article> <article> <h1>Connecting Hawaiian Identity and Global Advocacy</h1> <p>kviancou — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:39:16 +0000</p> <span>Connecting Hawaiian Identity and Global Advocacy</span> <span><span>kviancou</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-03-23T11:39:16-04:00" title="Monday, March 23, 2026 - 11:39">Mon, 03/23/2026 - 11:39</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Through her work with �鶹��Ƶ's <a href="/center-engaged-liberal-arts">Center for Engaged Liberal Arts (CELA)</a>, Isabel Handa ’26 has bridged her Hawaiian identity with her academic and research pursuits.</p><p>Handa began her undergraduate research journey after being awarded a <a href="/undergraduate-research/programs/mmuf">Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF)</a>. The MMUF identifies and supports selected students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences through two years of mentored research. As a Mellon Mays fellow, Handa explored Hawaiian diasporic wellbeing through health and sovereignty frameworks.</p><p>Handa later utilized CELA’s <a href="/study-away">study away resources</a> to study at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, where she deepened her research by taking courses in Māori and Pacific Studies. “I realized that I wanted to use my research to advocate for resourcing community initiatives and to engage more directly with community advocacy work,” she says. “I want to identify community needs in the continental U.S. Hawaiian diaspora and create visibility for diaspora Kānaka voices, experiences, and issues.”</p><p>To expand upon her research interests, Handa received funding through the Career Exploration and Development office’s <a href="/career/set/internship-plus">Internship+ Program</a>, which supports third-year students pursuing summer experiential learning opportunities. She worked for a Hawaiian nonprofit, where she learned about community organizing, grant writing, and fiscal sponsorship in the nonprofit sector.</p><p>Handa, who majors in <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/art-history">art history</a>, later received an award from the Puko’a Fellows Program, a fellowship supporting Pacifika students living in the Hawaiian diaspora. “Through this project, I have been able to apply my personal research findings to diaspora community initiatives.”</p><p>As she applied to PhD programs to continue her research, guidance from the Mellon Mays program helped Handa craft and strengthen her application materials, from her essays to her curriculum vitae. “Through my engagement with CELA’s programs, I have realized that I want to pursue research that works alongside community advocacy and carry out these goals through experience in community organizations.”</p><p>Handa is a nominee for the CELA Award, recognizing outstanding engagement and achievement in connecting academic pursuits with experiential learning.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Blending Mellon Mays research, study in New Zealand, and hands-on nonprofit work, Isabel Handa ’26 is shaping a PhD path grounded in diasporic advocacy and community partnership.</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="2026-03-22T12:00:00Z">Sun, 03/22/2026 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">By Kate Martin ’26</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=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2358">Undergraduate Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2376">Study Away</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/art-history" hreflang="und">Art 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">Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97</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-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">0</div> </article> <article> <h1>“Fun Home” Finds Itself at �鶹��Ƶ</h1> <p>azaleski — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:49:41 +0000</p> <span>“Fun Home” Finds Itself at �鶹��Ƶ</span> <span><span>azaleski</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-04T10:49:41-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - 10:49">Wed, 02/04/2026 - 10:49</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>When Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater <a href="/katy-early">Katy Early ’16</a> had the opportunity to serve as faculty director for a theater production, she chose the musical adaptation of <em>Fun Home</em>, the 2006 graphic memoir written by Alison Bechdel ’81. </p><p>There was so much enthusiasm for the production, which ended up as a student-driven <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater">theater department</a> Winter Term project, that Early and her crew decided to double-cast the show.</p><p>“The excitement was there from the jump,” Early says. “It felt like a good connection between my interest and student interest. … [And] it’s been important to me to work on this [musical] with students.”</p><p>The enthusiasm makes sense. In 2007, the graphic novel won the GLAAD Media Award, the Stonewall Book Award, the Publishing-Triangle Judy Grahn Nonfiction Award, and the Lambda Literary Award. The 2015 Broadway musical, meanwhile, was nominated for 12 Tony Awards and took home five, including Best Musical. </p><p>In both mediums, <em>Fun Home</em>, which tells the story of Bechdel’s coming of age and coming out with a strong focus on her relationship with her closeted father, has been praised for its nuanced exploration of queerness. As such, the show's complex architecture was the work of many hands. </p><p>To inform the set and costume design, Early and the student cast and crew immersed themselves in �鶹��Ƶ’s archives to find artifacts of queer life during Bechdel’s time as a student. </p><p>“That task of archiving queer life is so important to the DNA of this show, and [is] what Alison Bechdel is doing with her life,” Early says.</p><p>Dallas Street ’26, who portrays Alison in the Maple Avenue cast, cites as inspiration a presentation by Lee Must ’25, who came to campus to present his research on the �鶹��Ƶ queer archives to the cast and crew. .</p><p>Street says that the Fun Home production also has its own collaborative “masterdoc” in which cast and crew members contribute notes and research to collectively draw from. For example, he researched Bechdel’s old blog posts for the production. </p><p>Costume design associate Calcifer Avins ’27, working under Associate Professor of Theater <a href="/chris-flaharty">Chris Flaharty</a>, drew inspiration from �鶹��Ƶ archival photographs for their costume design for the character of Joan, Alison’s college girlfriend. </p><p>Avins says they and Flaharty also heavily referenced the <em>Fun Home</em> graphic novel in their design, particularly in the way that Bechdel draws her family. “We’re seeing what kind of pants they wore,” says Avins, who is interested in pursuing a career in costume design. “What are the shapes of the collars? How does Alison differentiate herself from her brothers with her clothes?”</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item"> A theater department Winter Term project culminates in a thoughtful musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel '81’s graphic memoir</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="2026-02-04T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/04/2026 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Sloane DiBari '27</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=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2368">Alumni</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=25441">Theater</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="/katy-early" hreflang="und">Katy Early</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/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </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">Yevhen Gulenko</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 id="obj-47799" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-cont-img-section paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images photoswipe-gallery"> <div class="pull" style="margin-bottom: -1.5rem;"> <div class="readability-width"> <div id="obj-47794" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-ic paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="obj-47805" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-headline paragraph--view-mode--default"> <h2>Scenes from "Fun Home"</h2> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <div class="image-grid image-grid--single-caption pull"> <div id="obj-47798" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-image-row paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <div class="image-row"> <div class="image-row__images" data-cols="3"> <div id="obj-47795" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/2026-02/funhome-alison.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1600" data-pswp-height="900"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-47796" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/2026-02/funhome-sketch.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1600" data-pswp-height="900"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-47797" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/2026-02/FunHome-Cal.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1600" data-pswp-height="900"> </a> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__caption"> <p>(left to right; click each photo to expand) Dallas Street '26 portrays Alison in Fun Home; archival work students used to inform <em>Fun Home</em>'s costumes and set; costume design associate Calcifer Avins ’27 drew inspiration from �鶹��Ƶ archival photographs for their designs</p> </div> <div class="figure__credit"> Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-47806" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p><em>Fun Home</em> is, in part, a story of self-discovery, a lot of which takes place at �鶹��Ƶ. As a result, Early and Street say the production is unique in that it pays special attention to the campus environment. </p><p>“We have talked a lot about how to break the fourth wall a little bit with an �鶹��Ƶ audience specifically,” Street says, noting this is especially true in scenes where Bechdel is an undergraduate discovering her lesbian identity. </p><p>Avins says the musical is personally meaningful to her, as well as her peers on the cast and crew, which has created an “incredibly dynamic” work environment. </p><p>Street, meanwhile, emphasizes that what makes the show truly special is the passion coming from the queer students involved. He says his role as Alison is important to him.</p><p>“To be trusted with a story like this at all feels really special,” Street says. “I don't know when else I would be able to play a butch character. I figured out that I was butch at �鶹��Ƶ, and so being able to do this here, now, in my final semester, just feels like a goodbye.”</p><hr><p><em><strong>Fun Home</strong></em><strong> is presented at the </strong><a href="/events/theater-mainstage-fun-home-4"><strong>Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater from February 4-8, 2026</strong></a><strong>, by arrangement with Concord Theatricals and is open to the public. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students, seniors, and �鶹��Ƶ College faculty/staff/alumni. Shows are sold out, but a waitlist will open one hour prior to show start time, with cash-only tickets available at the door.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-article-header field--type-boolean field--label-hidden field__item">1</div> </article> <article> <h1>Making a Difference with Business</h1> <p>lcurtis2 — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:03:05 +0000</p> <span>Making a Difference with Business</span> <span><span>lcurtis2</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-12-10T16:03:05-05:00" title="Tuesday, December 10, 2024 - 16:03">Tue, 12/10/2024 - 16:03</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Omukoko Okoth ’25 chose �鶹��Ƶ College for its values and opportunities, and to take advantage of all that �鶹��Ƶ has to offer, he decided to participate in the business integrative concentration.</p> <p>When entering college, Omukoko did not have a concrete plan about what he wanted to pursue, but he knew he wanted to make a positive difference in the world.</p> <p>“I chose �鶹��Ƶ because I believed one person could change the world, and I learned of �鶹��Ƶ's commitment to be the force of good in a world that craves hope, kindness, and shared prosperity,” he says.</p> <p>Besides this philosophy, he entered college with a completely open mind. He ended up choosing to declare an economics major. “I have learned about the interaction of the forces of demand and supply in a world of unlimited human wants and limited resources,” he says of his experience in the major. Then, he describes how he found himself pulled towards business.</p> <p>“As I gained exposure through my classes, interacting with peers, Winter Term projects, and reading, I appreciated the enormous significance of business in our society,” he says. He realized that business is threaded through many aspects of our world today, and that understanding it could better equip him to achieve his goals. </p> <p>While his major gave him an excellent grasp of economic concepts, taking business classes taught him how those concepts are applied across disciplines within complex, open-ended problem-solving. </p> <p>“Economics has given me a theoretical framework of understanding how businesses and individuals make decisions to optimize outcomes, while business has given me a practical case of those frameworks at play,” Omukoko says. </p> <p>What he learned in economics classes has complemented what he learned in business classes, and he is excited to graduate in the spring with a concentration in business. His interest in business is related to his upbringing. </p> <p>“My interest in business stems from recognizing the wide gap between capital and ideas,” he explains. “This is especially true for my home country, Kenya, where there is a young, brilliant, innovative, and entrepreneurial population whose exceptional ideas do not spring forth due to a lack of capital.”</p> <p>Omukoko feels motivated to improve upon this, using the knowledge he has gained in his classes. </p> <p>“I hope to learn more about business and economics, understand how capital flows, and use my knowledge and research to promote greater efficiency and mobility of capital,” he states.</p> <p>Not only is this his goal, but he is actively working towards it at present.</p> <p>“Thanks in part to business classes, today I run an organization called LeadAfrik,” he says. “It provides a mutual mentorship platform for university students in Kenya, equipping them with tools to take on the mantle of leadership with courage and adherence to values of excellence.”</p> <p>Because business at �鶹��Ƶ is all about turning learning into action, Omukoko can apply what he knows to doing something he cares about. He discusses his gratitude for what the business integrative concentration has taught him.</p> <p>“Beyond the knowledge I have acquired from my classes, business has enabled me to adopt a new way of thinking—where I am keen to notice where opportunities lie and, most importantly, think creatively about how to tap into those opportunities.”</p> <p>Want to know how you could make a difference with business? Explore what you could do with the business program at �鶹��Ƶ.</p> <p> </p> <hr> <p><em>Want to know how you could make a difference with business? Explore what you could do with the <a href="/node/322196">business</a> program at �鶹��Ƶ.</em></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="2024-12-10T12:00:00Z">Tue, 12/10/2024 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Lucy Curtis ’24</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Omukoko Okoth ’25 chose �鶹��Ƶ College for its values and opportunities, and in order to take advantage of all that �鶹��Ƶ has to offer, he decided to participate in the <a href="/node/322196">business integrative concentration</a>.</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=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3925">Economics</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=187731">Business</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/economics" hreflang="und">Economics</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Omukoko Okoth ’25</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 Musicians Collaborate at California’s Hidden Valley Institute</h1> <p>jstrauss — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 17:09:26 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ Musicians Collaborate at California’s Hidden Valley Institute</span> <span><span>jstrauss</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-02-01T12:09:26-05:00" title="Thursday, February 1, 2024 - 12:09">Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:09</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ students and their faculty mentors devoted Winter Term to a pair of immersive musical projects at <a href="https://www.hiddenvalleymusic.org/">Hidden Valley</a>, an institute of the arts located in Carmel Valley, California.</p> <p>The projects—a TIMARA/dance collaboration and a chamber music intensive—culminated in a <a href="/events/series/oberlin-hidden-valley">series of five public performances</a> at Hidden Valley in January.</p> <p>The bucolic locale also played into the Winter Term itinerary of the �鶹��Ƶ Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble, which performed at the Hidden Valley Theater in addition to an engagement at SFJAZZ’s Miner Auditorium in San Francisco.</p> <p>Since its founding in 1963, Hidden Valley has fostered artistic excellence through a diverse array of music education programs for youth, emerging artists, and adults.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Winter Term projects culminate in performances involving TIMARA, dance, chamber music, and jazz.</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="2024-02-01T12:00:00Z">Thu, 02/01/2024 - 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=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</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=25331">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=33031">TIMARA</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="/aurie-hsu" hreflang="und">Aurie Hsu ’96</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/edwin-huizinga-06" hreflang="und">Edwin Huizinga ’06</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/dmitry-kouzov" hreflang="und">Dmitry Kouzov</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/yulia-fedoseeva" hreflang="und">Yulia Fedoseeva</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/dance" hreflang="und">Dance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/contemporary-music" hreflang="und">Contemporary Music</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Hidden Valley, a California institute dedicated to supporting the development of young artists, played host to a trio of �鶹��Ƶ performances over Winter Term.</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-cte-images field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yes (Gallery Style)</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">Sherman Chu</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 id="obj-33587" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-cont-img-section paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images photoswipe-gallery"> <div class="o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <div class="image-grid image-grid--single-caption pull"> <div id="obj-31752" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-image-row paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <div class="image-row"> <div class="image-row__images" data-cols="3"> <div id="obj-30017" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-17.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30018" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-16.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30019" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-13.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="obj-31753" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-image-row paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <div class="image-row"> <div class="image-row__images" data-cols="3"> <div id="obj-30020" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-08.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30021" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-01.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30022" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-07.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="obj-31754" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-image-row paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <div class="image-row"> <div class="image-row__images" data-cols="3"> <div id="obj-30023" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-10.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1366" data-pswp-height="2048"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30024" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-09.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1366" data-pswp-height="2048"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30025" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-23.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1366" data-pswp-height="2048"> </a> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__credit"> Photo credit: Sherman Chu Photographer </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-33588" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-cont-img-section paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images photoswipe-gallery"> <div class="o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <div class="image-grid image-grid--single-caption pull"> <div id="obj-31755" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-image-row paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <div class="image-row"> <div class="image-row__images" data-cols="2"> <div id="obj-30032" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/hiddenvalleycompressed-21_0.jpg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="2048" data-pswp-height="1366"> </a> </figure> </div> <div id="obj-30033" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-figure paragraph--view-mode--photoswipe-images"> <figure> <a href="/sites/default/files/content/figure/oberlin_283_large.jpeg" class="photoswipe" data-pswp-width="1280" data-pswp-height="854"> </a> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="figcaption"> <div class="figure__credit"> Photo credit: Sherman Chu Photographer </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Health for All</h1> <p>tapplega — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:55:35 +0000</p> <span>Health for All</span> <span><span>tapplega</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-06-20T10:55:35-04:00" title="Tuesday, June 20, 2023 - 10:55">Tue, 06/20/2023 - 10:55</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Annie Griffith found her passion for reproductive health issues stoked by ongoing conversations soon after she arrived in �鶹��Ƶ. Those campus connections inspired her to become involved on a national level—and this year led her to an Obie mentor in a somewhat unlikely place.</p> <p>In January, Griffith completed a Winter Term internship at All Families Healthcare, a reproductive health clinic in rural Whitefish, Montana, where she worked under the guidance of nurse practitioner <a href="https://www.allfamilieshealth.org/about-us">Helen Weems ’91</a>, the clinic’s director. A former <a href="/node/3196">environmental studies</a> major at �鶹��Ƶ, Weems was celebrated locally for rebuilding All Families after its original location was intentionally destroyed, then for successfully suing the state of Montana to expand abortion access. Inspired by Weems' monumental victory—and with key support from biology professor <a href="/node/5196">Maureen Peters</a>—Griffith secured an internship at Weems’ clinic during Winter Term of her junior year.</p> <p>Now a rising senior with majors in <a href="/node/3366">psychology</a> and <a href="/node/3426">gender, sexuality, and feminist studies</a>, Griffith gained unique insight into the clinic’s day-to-day operations and the lives of the people who depend on them. "I was exposed to all aspects of a small, community-engaged, reproductive health-care clinic,” she says. “This included learning about administrative and clinical facets, research projects, continuing education, and community outreach." </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Annie Griffith turned to Montana to serve in an �鶹��Ƶ alumna’s reproductive health clinic.</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="2023-06-20T12:00:00Z">Tue, 06/20/2023 - 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=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3897">Internship</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3830">Pre-Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3898">Stem</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 class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25286">Psychology</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="/maureen-peters" hreflang="und">Maureen Peters</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/sara-verosky" hreflang="und">Sara Verosky</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 class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/psychology" hreflang="und">Psychology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/global-health" hreflang="und">Global Health</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Annie Griffith (right) with Helen Weems ’91, director of All Families Healthcare in Whitefish, Montana, where Griffith served as an intern.</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 Annie Griffith</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 id="obj-32093" class="paragraph paragraph--type--pb-el-bq paragraph--view-mode--default"> <blockquote class="blockquote--quotemark" data-text-color-red data-text-size-large> <p>One of the things I find both interesting and disheartening about the health-care industry is the amount of medical gaslighting and trauma people experience upon entering a doctor’s office.”</p> <p style="text-align: right;"><em>— Annie Griffith</em></p> </blockquote> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div id="obj-27737" class="paragraph paragraph--type--para-el-copy paragraph--view-mode--default o-flex--basic-copy basic-copy"> <p>But the impact of Giffith’s experience extends far beyond the daily tasks she performed. From her clinic co-workers, and particularly Weems, she came away reassured by a field that had previously left her feeling discouraged. “One of the things I find both interesting and disheartening about the health-care industry is the amount of medical gaslighting and trauma people experience upon entering a doctor's office,” she says. </p> <p>Nuances of human interaction are central to Griffith’s �鶹��Ƶ studies too. She is a psychology research assistant under professor <a href="/node/6336">Sara Verosky</a>, with whom she has worked on experiments that focus on how people make judgments about one another based on facial perceptions.</p> <p>The compassion she witnessed at All Families turned her passion into a drive to pursue a career that supports reproductive rights, and she credits �鶹��Ƶ with fostering that devotion. She considers campus a safe space for students to express their beliefs, grapple with societal issues together, and expand their understanding and expertise. She trained to be an abortion doula with the �鶹��Ƶ Doula Collective, where she learned how to care for people experiencing abortions. During spring semester, she presented at �鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/node/453552">Reproductive Justice Symposium</a>, joining fellow students in detailing practical implications related to abortion access in Ohio since the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. Her presentation included resources currently available as well as those no longer available as a result of the Supreme Court decision.</p> <p>Griffith believes that academic institutions are the perfect place to cultivate sexual and reproductive health advocacy. “The best way for �鶹��Ƶ to be supportive of their students who are passionate about these topics would be to support, advocate for, and fund the organizations that are already in place,” she says, emphasizing the importance of the Sexual Information Center (SIC) and Survivors of Sexual Harm and Allies (SOSHA), among other groups.</p> <p>To Griffith, the simple things—such as donations of time, money, and activism—go a long way in alleviating the challenges faced by citizens in regions that are restricted in their access to reproductive health care. “Vote in local and national elections, call your representatives, talk to your older relatives who may have different opinions, and share your story,” she says.</p> <p>Perhaps more than anything, Griffith’s journey underscores the transformative power of a dedicated community. </p> <p>“Working at the clinic reinforced my passion for reproductive justice and health care equality,” she says, “and reminded me how important this work is.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Winter Term Takes Obies Near and Far</h1> <p>anagy — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 19:34:53 +0000</p> <span>Winter Term Takes Obies Near and Far</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-01-09T14:34:53-05:00" title="Monday, January 9, 2023 - 14:34">Mon, 01/09/2023 - 14:34</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The month of January at �鶹��Ƶ is anything but winter slumber. Many students return to campus to learn a completely new skill or dive into an academic interest; others travel abroad for immersive experiences in language, culture, arts, and music. Some are gaining pre-professional skills through micro-internships sponsored by �鶹��Ƶ alumni and friends of the college.</p> <p>This year, some 2,500 students are engaged in projects through a four-week immersive venture of their choosing, individually or with a group, known as <a href="/winter-term">Winter Term</a>. </p> <p>Although a winter or January term is common at other colleges and universities, �鶹��Ƶ’s Winter Term, now in its 55th year, isn’t confined to the classroom. Students use this time to explore a personal interest, develop new skills, conduct intensive research, prepare for careers, or expand an academic focus. Students are required to complete three Winter Term projects throughout their time at �鶹��Ƶ, with 100 hours of work going toward each project.</p> <p>�鶹��Ƶ’s Winter Term takes many forms. An ever-growing <a href="/winter-term/winter-term-guide/winter-term-catalogue">catalog</a> offers faculty- and staff-led group projects, both domestically and abroad. Students are also free to design individual projects. For those who choose to stay on campus, �鶹��Ƶ offers a robust calendar of social events for the month of January that includes planned activities, outings, and excursions, so those who choose to stay in �鶹��Ƶ can easily engage with the community and build connections with fellow students. The on-campus experience culminates in a symposium-style festival of ideas, a Winter Term ball, and a winter-themed carnival.</p> <p>Here’s a sampling of where Winter Term will take Obies this month:</p> <ul> <li>Students in <a href="/news/oberlin-musicians-play-famed-new-york-city-venues-jan-19-20">�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory ensembles</a> will present notable programs in New York City’s iconic venues January 19 and 20. Leading the way on Thursday, January 19, is the �鶹��Ƶ Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. �鶹��Ƶ’s choral ensembles join forces with the �鶹��Ƶ Orchestra on Friday, January 20, at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in a program that includes Nathaniel Dett’s (�鶹��Ƶ Conservatory Class of 1908) oratorio “The Ordering of Moses.”</li> <li>�鶹��Ƶ Theater is producing its mainstage production of <a href="/events/theater_mainstage_the_ophelia_project"><em>Ophelia: A Prism</em></a> by Meiko Gavia ’11, directed by H. Harvey ’11, with performances February 2-5.</li> <li>The <a href="/career/set/obs">Ashby Business Scholars</a> will travel to Cleveland, Boston, and New York City to learn from alumni and parents who work in business and finance. </li> <li>Students enrolled in the StudiOC learning community “Arab & Islamic Historical Memory” will travel to Cairo and other parts of Egypt to investigate issues of historical memory through the lens of the country’s museums. </li> <li>Professors <a href="/kirk-ormand">Kirk Ormand</a> and <a href="/jennifer-bryan">Jennifer Bryan</a> are leading a 17-day study tour of archaeological sites and museums of mainland Greece, with emphasis on the architectural and artistic remains of major sanctuaries and cult sites.</li> <li>Sixteen students will spend half the month in London to experience the city’s rich musical life. This project includes eight to 10 concerts and performances with the class, daily lectures and discussions on the history of music in London, and museum visits and tours devoted to music in London (such as the Handel House Museum, Westminster Abbey, the English National Opera, Royal Albert Hall, and the Barbican Centre).</li> <li>On campus, students can take intensive introductions to Greek, Latin, or Russian; learn how to use and build a 3-D printer; explore the history of the Mail Art movement and research �鶹��Ƶ’s vast Mail Art collection; participate in a studio intensive on papermaking and book art; and learn the basics of hand-sewing and quilt-making. </li> </ul> <p>In the sciences, Winter Term is an ideal time for student researchers to work on focused projects with their faculty mentors. </p> <p>�鶹��Ƶ’s <a href="/environmental-sustainability">Office of Environmental Sustainability</a> (OES) has invited students to design cradle-to-grave waste management and waste minimization programs as part of the college’s effort to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2025; other students will be working with OES to plan and implement a relaunch of the annual campus resource reduction competition, also known as EcoOlympics, planned for this spring. </p> <p>Want to know more about what Winter Term looks like? <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkcmY-8YVqE">Watch a recap</a> of experiences from January 2022, or <a href="https://photo-stories.oberlin.edu/winter-term-in-oberlin/">scroll through this photo story</a>.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Annual period of immersive study energizes �鶹��Ƶ’s campus—and the far corners of the earth.</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="2023-01-09T12:00:00Z">Mon, 01/09/2023 - 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=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The Winter Term carnival in January 2020.</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">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>�鶹��Ƶ's Center for Engaged Liberal Arts Extends Learning Beyond the Classroom</h1> <p>anagy — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:54:04 +0000</p> <span>�鶹��Ƶ's Center for Engaged Liberal Arts Extends Learning Beyond the Classroom</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-11-18T15:54:04-05:00" title="Friday, November 18, 2022 - 15:54">Fri, 11/18/2022 - 15:54</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ’s new <a href="/center-engaged-liberal-arts">Center for Engaged Liberal Arts</a> (CELA) officially opened in Mudd Center in fall 2022, seamlessly connecting a range of experiential learning areas. CELA’s mission is to empower �鶹��Ƶ students to pursue opportunities beyond the classroom that enrich and complement their academic pursuits and position them to launch into meaningful post-graduate life. </p> <p>The center, located on the garden level of Mudd, encompasses Academic Peer Advising; the <a href="/bcsl">Bonner Center</a> for Community-Engaged Learning, Teaching, and Research; <a href="/career">Career Exploration and Development</a>, <a href="/digital-portfolio/get-started">Digital Portfolio Program</a>, <a href="/entrepreneurship">Entrepreneurship</a>, <a href="/fellowships">Fellowships and Awards</a>, <a href="/study-away">Study Away</a>, <a href="/undergraduate-research">Undergraduate Research</a>, and <a href="/winter-term">Winter Term</a>. Through individual mentoring, peer advising, and collaborative programming, CELA staff make visible a wide array of experiential learning options—from a Winter Term micro-internship to funded summer research. </p> <p>In addition to bringing awareness to myriad co-curricular opportunities, CELA helps students plan ahead, seize opportunities, craft their educational narratives, and tell their stories to audiences within and beyond the college. Taking a developmental approach, CELA organizes programs into a framework of “explore, experience, launch” to guide students through initial exploration, transformative experiences, and professional pursuits. </p> <p>CELA’s emphasis on collaboration and commitment to framing a cohesive educational narrative for students is also critical to the success of �鶹��Ƶ’s signature programming for each class year. The blueprint for connected learning begins with incoming students’ experiences in a <a href="/arts-and-sciences/resources-and-support/pal">Peer Advising Leaders</a> cohort and the closely aligned <a href="/arts-and-sciences/resources-and-support/first-year-seminar-program">First-Year Seminar Program</a>, which introduces students to liberal arts learning. The <a href="/arts-and-sciences/resources-and-support/soar">Sophomore Opportunities and Academic Resources</a> (SOAR) program guides second-years through the process of declaring a major and crafting an academic and cocurricular plan. The <a href="/career/set/junior-practicum-program">Junior Practicum</a> focuses on career exploration and putting skills into practice. </p> <p>David Kamitsuka, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, articulates the philosophy of engaged liberal arts as an extension of the classical liberal arts model, attuned to the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. </p> <p>“Classical liberal arts provide intellectual breadth and depth in the richness of humanistic, scientific and artistic inquiry, awakening students to the excitement of lifelong learning. An <em>engaged</em> liberal arts education draws on the dynamism of intellectual inquiry and puts it in the service of addressing the major challenges of contemporary life,” says Kamitsuka. “Through a model of education that helps students move between the theoretical and the applied, the classroom and real-world settings, engaged liberal arts helps students acquire the judgment, wisdom, practical skills, and sense of purpose essential for Obies to lead in our complex world.”</p> <p>CELA's location in Mudd Center symbolizes this union of theory and practice, says Laura Baudot, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “Terrell Main Library houses a rich history of knowledge; CELA grounds this knowledge, helping students to put rich tradition in dialogue with practice and to reflect on the complex relationship between learning and doing.”</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="2022-11-18T12:00:00Z">Fri, 11/18/2022 - 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=2363">Academics & Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2583">College of Arts and Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2381">Bonner Center</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2376">Study Away</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2403">Career Exploration & Development</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2358">Undergraduate Research</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3846">Engaged Liberal Arts</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A conference room in the new Center for Engaged Liberal Arts.</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>Local Partnership Provides Hands-on Experience for Students Interested in Healthcare</h1> <p>swargo — Wed, 11 May 2022 14:08:20 +0000</p> <span>Local Partnership Provides Hands-on Experience for Students Interested in Healthcare</span> <span><span>swargo</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-05-11T10:08:20-04:00" title="Wednesday, May 11, 2022 - 10:08">Wed, 05/11/2022 - 10:08</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>�鶹��Ƶ College’s Pre-Medicine and Health Careers Program has entered into a partnership with Welcome Nursing Home that will provide students interested in a career in healthcare with an opportunity to gain clinical knowledge and grow their interpersonal skills. </p> <p>Located in �鶹��Ƶ, just a few minutes from campus, Welcome is a long-term care facility with nearly 100 residents. This past Winter Term, Aaron Ho ’23, Brielle Lam ’25, Cortny Robinson ’23, Youssaf Rouiha ’22, Revanth Sudhireddy ’25, and Michael Verret ’25 worked as temporary State Tested Nursing Assistants (STNAs) at Welcome. To participate in this experience, they had to complete an eight-hour online course approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. </p> <p>“This collaboration allows pre-healthcare students to engage deeply with the systemic challenges associated with supporting people dealing with age-related and other health conditions that require full-time residential care,” said Professor of Biology and Pre-Medicine and Health Careers Program Director Maureen Peters. “The students interacted with a wide variety of health professionals who work to ensure that residents' physical, mental, and emotional needs are met.”</p> <p>Students spent their days alongside nurses, psychologists, and psychiatrists, as well as physical, occupational, and speech therapists. Shadowing these employees gave them an inside look into the daily routines and tasks of healthcare professionals. Welcome Nursing Home Vice President Heidi Freas values the importance of the students’ involvement. “I believe this partnership with �鶹��Ƶ College could really grow into a powerful tool to help students on the pre-med track gain hands-on knowledge and skills as they navigate their education and future career.”</p> <p>Aside from gaining essential clinical knowledge, the students learned to apply values of empathy and compassion to their work. At Welcome, the students worked with the activities program team to assist residents with crafts and games. These bonding experiences emphasized the importance of getting to know the residents and their lived experiences. </p> <p>First-year Brielle Lam says she has learned a lot through this partnership. “Learning how to interact with residents and see the importance of an empathetic bedside manner is critical to developing well rounded healthcare employees.” </p> <p>Amani Green, assistant director for career readiness in the college’s Career Development Center, describes the project as mutually beneficial. “�鶹��Ƶ students were able to receive quality pre-medical training, Welcome Nursing Home appreciated more help in caring for residents, and residents were able to form bonds with passionate students,” said Green.</p> <p>This partnership serves as an example of the many career-related opportunities �鶹��Ƶ provides. Peters initiated the partnership in close alignment with �鶹��Ƶ College’s tradition of labor and learning. “�鶹��Ƶ students provided hands-on support to enrich their own knowledge but also brightened the lives of local community members.” </p> <p>Several of the students have followed through on the opportunity to keep working at the facility after their Winter Term experience was completed. In the future, the Pre-Medicine and Health Careers Program and the Career Development Center will continue to cultivate opportunities that support the goals of students interested in healthcare while working to forge strong connections with the �鶹��Ƶ community.</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="2022-05-11T12:00:00Z">Wed, 05/11/2022 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Ava Miller ’25</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=3830">Pre-Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2403">Career Exploration & Development</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="/maureen-peters" hreflang="und">Maureen Peters</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/pre-medicine-and-health-careers" hreflang="und">Pre-Medicine and Health Careers</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">Clarissa Heart '20</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Riley Davis '22 Receives Fulbright to Argentina</h1> <p>anagy — Thu, 05 May 2022 16:02:23 +0000</p> <span>Riley Davis '22 Receives Fulbright to Argentina</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-05-05T12:02:23-04:00" title="Thursday, May 5, 2022 - 12:02">Thu, 05/05/2022 - 12:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Riley Davis will graduate this spring with a strong foundation in teaching English to non-native speakers, as well as a keen awareness of her position in doing global work, as she prepares for an eight-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Argentina. </p> <p>Davis has left no time to spare throughout her undergraduate career in �鶹��Ƶ. She has double majors in <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/hispanic-studies">Hispanic studies</a> and <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/latin-american-studies">Latin American studies</a> with minors in <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/anthropology">anthropology</a> and <a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/gsfs">gender, feminist, and sexuality studies</a>. In addition to her coursework, Davis has taught Spanish lessons to local youth through the <a href="https://www.oberlinsites.org/">Spanish in the Elementary Schools</a> program; co-taught a course on the United States citizenship exam through her involvement with the <a href="https://www.lorainelcentro.com/">El Centro</a> Volunteer Initiative; and served as a teaching assistant for a handful of lower and upper level Hispanic studies courses. </p> <p>Through her work with El Centro, Davis also volunteers to teach English to a local family on Sundays. She has taken classes in language pedagogy, introduction to linguistics, and advanced linguistic anthropology, all of which have affirmed and encouraged her passion for language and language-learning.</p> <p>“I feel like this is the right next step after �鶹��Ƶ,” says Davis, a resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. “After being a student for so many years, I’m looking forward to being able to share my knowledge and to be a resource for those whom I can support.”</p> <p>The Fulbright program begins in March 2023 and will last for eight months. Davis has studied abroad in Latin America twice—first during a 2019 Winter Term group trip to Guadalajara, followed by a Winter Term trip in 2020 called Amazon Learning, in which she lived with an indigenous community in Ecuador for several weeks. </p> <p>“In both experiences, I grew extremely close with my families and I enjoyed learning most about their lives and relationships,” Davis says. “I’m excited to see how the culture of Argentina compares and contrasts with the countries in Latin America I am more familiar with. I’m curious to see how the country’s history of European immigration has shaped the art, architecture, and language of Argentina, as well as how these influences interact with indigenous communities, and to explore how cross-cultural interactions have shaped the different provinces of the country. Of course, I’m also looking forward to interacting with the students and faculty wherever I’ll be teaching.”</p> <p>Davis recently completed her honors thesis in Hispanic studies. Outside of academics, she is a member of �鶹��Ƶ’s all-gender jazz and folk a cappella group ’Round Midnight, and she works as a manager of the 'Sco, �鶹��Ƶ’s bar and music venue.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-subhead field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Davis is looking forward to applying her experience in language and teaching.</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="2022-05-05T12:00:00Z">Thu, 05/05/2022 - 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=2373">Awards and Honors</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2391">Languages & Literatures</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3781">�鶹��Ƶ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2376">Study Away</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2402">Winter Term</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=4796">�鶹��Ƶ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25276">Latin American Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=24656">Anthropology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25361">Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25236">Linguistics</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/hispanic-studies" hreflang="und">�鶹��Ƶ</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/latin-american-studies" hreflang="und">Latin American Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/anthropology" hreflang="und">Anthropology</a></div> <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">Riley Davis '22 will embark on a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Argentina beginning in March 2023.</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> </main></body></html>