Media Tip Sheet: September 17, 2019</h1> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: September 17, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Fri, 20 Sep 2019 19:01:55 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: September 17, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-09-20T15:01:55-04:00" title="Friday, September 20, 2019 - 15:01">Fri, 09/20/2019 - 15:01</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h3>For immediate release: September 17, 2019</h3> <p> </p> <p><u><strong>News:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Q&A with Chef Ben Geltzer</strong><br> Find out what this �鶹��Ƶ chef's favorite thing to cook is, and learn about how dining hall ingredients are sourced locally. {<a href="/news/qa-ben-geltzer">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Career Communities Prepare Students for Life After �鶹��Ƶ</strong><br> Initiative places third- and fourth-year students in competitive internships hosted by alumni and parent mentors. {<a href="/news/career-communities-prepare-students-life-after-oberlin">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Community Engagement Institute Takes Thoughtful Approach to Service </strong><br> First-years take part in service projects with local community partners during Orientation. {<a href="/news/community-engagement-institute-takes-thoughtful-approach-service">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Jewish Studies Program Experiences Renewal</strong><br> New faculty members and new programming brings a robust experience in the study of Jewish history, culture, religious tradition, and literature. {<a href="/news/jewish-studies-program-experiences-renewal">Read more</a>}</p> <p><u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Makes Peace in the Middle East: The Centenary of the King-Crane Commission, Sept. 20</strong><br> A century ago, �鶹��Ƶ College and then-President Henry Churchill King played an important role in making peace in the Middle East after the end of WWI. The �鶹��Ƶ Archives has the full records of the King-Crane commission. Celebrating the centenary of the commission, the Department of History and �鶹��Ƶ Archives will hold a panel session along with an exhibition of rare archival documents, photographs, and maps.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Friday, September 20<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Azariah Café, Terrell Library, Mudd Center, 148 W. College St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <strong>Admission: </strong>This event is limited to 35 people. Please reserve a slot by email to lvsmith@oberlin.edu.</p> <p><strong>Experience the World of Japanese Noh Theater, Sept. 22 & 24</strong><br> One of the first women to act as a lead performer in a traditional Noh lineage, Hisa Uzawa is a prominent member of the Tessenkai branch of the Kanze School of Noh theater in Tokyo. Noh theater combines music, dance, and acting to communicate emotions and Buddhist themes. Hisa and her daughter Hikaru Uzawa will perform climatic dance sequences from two major warrior plays, and present behind-the-scenes details of chanting, choreography, elaborate costumes, masks. <br> <strong>Showtimes: </strong>4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, 67 N. Main St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <strong>Admission: </strong>Free, but ticket required through Central Ticket Service, 440-775-8169</p> <p><strong>Rajeev Taranath, Master of Indian Classical Music, Sept. 27</strong><br> Rajeev Taranath is India's leading performer of the sarod, the richly resonant four-stringed lute central to classical northern Indian music. He will be accompanied by the esteemed percussionist and table player Nitin Mitta.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 8 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Friday, September 27<br> <strong>Location: </strong>Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <strong>Tickets: </strong>$2 with OC ID, $5 general admission; tickets available through Central Ticket Service and at the door.</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-09-20T12:00:00Z">Fri, 09/20/2019 - 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> <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">William Rieter</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Constitution Day Lecture: Author and Legal Scholar Kimberly Wehle</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:57:30 +0000</p> <span>Constitution Day Lecture: Author and Legal Scholar Kimberly Wehle</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-09-11T11:57:30-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 11, 2019 - 11:57">Wed, 09/11/2019 - 11:57</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The college will observe <a href="https://www.constitutionday.com/#">Constitution Day</a> with a book discussion and lecture by legal scholar Kimberly Wehle on September 16.</p> <p>Wehle will lead a discussion about why the Constitution matters so much, and what citizens can do about problems in government. Her latest book, How to Read the Constitution—and Why (Harper Collins), is a guide to constitutional basics, combining a plain-language reading of the Constitution with an introduction to policy rationales and theory. </p> <p>Wehle teaches and writes on the separation of powers, federal jurisdiction, outsourcing government, and the federal administrative state. She is a lawyer, legal analyst for CBS News, and contributor to BBC World News. She is also an op-ed contributor for the Hill and the Bulwark, a commentator on NPR’s Morning Edition, and speaks on issues relating to constitutional and legal literacy on cable networks and at live events.</p> <p>Wehle is currently working on What You Need to Know About the Right to Vote—and Why (Harper Collins, 2020). As an attorney, she counsels clients on issues of civil procedure, appellate practice, and administrative law. She will serve as a visiting professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law in spring 2020.</p> <p>Wehle’s talk will be at <a href="/events/constitution_day_lecture_how_to_read_the_constition_and_why_with_kimberly_wehle">12:15 p.m. Monday, September 16</a>, in Dye Lecture Hall in the �鶹��Ƶ Science Center. The event is free and open to the public. A book signing will follow in Perlik Commons. Throughout the day, the �鶹��Ƶ College Libraries will distribute pocket-size copies of the Constitution. </p> <p> </p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-09-11T12:00:00Z">Wed, 09/11/2019 - 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>Constitution Day commemorates the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by the nation’s founders on September 17, 1787. </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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Kimberly Wehle is an attorney, legal scholar, and Constitution demystifyer.</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 Kimberly Wehle</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: June 4, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:19:50 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: June 4, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-06-04T16:19:50-04:00" title="Tuesday, June 4, 2019 - 16:19">Tue, 06/04/2019 - 16:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><u><strong>News:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award</strong><br> Schmidt will conduct research in China during her sabbatical in the 2019-20 academic year. {<a href="/news/amanda-schmidt-receives-fulbright-us-scholar-program-award">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Bikalpa Baniya ’19 and Gaurab Pokharel ’21 Receive Davis Projects for Peace Award</strong><br> Baniya and Pokharel have earned the Davis Projects for Peace Award, which funds undergraduate projects that advance peacemaking efforts. {<a href="/news/bikalpa-baniya-19-and-gaurab-pokharel-21-receive-davis-projects-peace-award">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>BorderLight Transcends Geographic Divides, Promises to Put Cleveland On the Map</strong><br> BorderLight, an international theater festival cofounded and codirected by Associate Professor and Chair of English and Cinema Studies Jeff Pence, will launch in Cleveland this summer. Four alumni will participate in this year's festival. {<a href="/news/borderlight-transcends-geographic-divides-promises-put-cleveland-map">Read more</a>}</p> <p><u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Juneteenth Festival: June 14-15</strong><br> This year's Juneteenth Festival will take place 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15, on Tappan Square. The annual picnic, which was traditionally at Spring Street Park, will be held for the first time in Tappan Square from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 14. The theme for the festival is "Children are our Blessing." {<a href="https://juneteenthoberlin2.wixsite.com/oberlin/press-release">More info</a>} </p> <p><strong>Sonic Arts Workshop and Faculty & Guest Recital, June 16</strong><br> Performances of works by TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) Faculty, Tom Lopez and Peter Swendsen and Sonic Arts Workshop assistants. <br> <strong>Time:</strong> 7 to 8:30 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, June 16<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/�鶹��ƵChalkWalk/"><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Chalk Walk, June 22</strong></a><br> Come to downtown �鶹��Ƶ for a day of artistic fun for people of all ages. The Chalk Walk provides pastels and supplies to participants at no cost. Free and open to the public.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>10 a.m. to 4 p.m. <br> <strong>Date: </strong>Saturday, June 22 (rain date June 23)<br> <strong>Location: </strong>Downtown �鶹��Ƶ</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong><br> Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-06-04T12:00:00Z">Tue, 06/04/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The permanent art installation honoring the Underground Railroad in front of Talcott Hall.</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">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: May 29</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 29 May 2019 20:12:05 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: May 29</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-05-29T16:12:05-04:00" title="Wednesday, May 29, 2019 - 16:12">Wed, 05/29/2019 - 16:12</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For immediate release<br> May 29, 2019</p> <p><u><strong>News:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Shansi Announces 2019-2021 Fellows</strong><br> Nine graduating seniors and alumni will complete fellowships in China, India, Indonesia, and Japan from 2019-2021. {<a href="/news/oberlin-shansi-announces-2019-2021-fellows">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Chemistry Major Jane Sedlak Receives 2019 Nexial Prize</strong><br> The annual $50,000 award recognizes excellence in sciences and passion for cultural study. {<a href="/news/chemistry-major-jane-sedlak-receives-2019-nexial-prize">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Arts and Sciences Orchestra Offers Non-Music Majors Access to Conservatory</strong><br> Led by Visiting Assistant Professor of Conducting Tiffany Chang ’09, the �鶹��Ƶ Arts and Sciences Orchestra gives students in the College of Arts and Sciences access to experiences in the conservatory. {<a href="/news/oberlin-arts-and-sciences-orchestra-offers-non-music-majors-access-conservatory">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Stephen Lezak ’15 Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship</strong><br> A politics graduate, Lezak is �鶹��Ƶ’s second Gates Cambridge Scholar and the first since 2012. {<a href="/news/stephen-lezak-15-awarded-gates-cambridge-scholarship">Read more</a>}</p> <p><u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Weltzheimer/Johnson Open House, June 2</strong><br> Designed for the Weltzheimer family in 1948, the house is the first of Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian homes built in Ohio and one of the few nationwide open to the public. There will be docent presentations on the architecture and history of the building on the hour at noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>Noon to 5 p.m. <br> <strong>Date: </strong>Sunday, June 2<br> <strong>Location: </strong>534 Morgan St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <strong>Admission: </strong>$10, registration required.</p> <p><strong>Sonic Arts Workshop and Faculty & Guest Recital, June 16</strong><br> Performances of works by TIMARA (Technology in Music and Related Arts) Faculty, Tom Lopez and Peter Swendsen and Sonic Arts Workshop assistants. <br> <strong>Time:</strong> 7 to 8:30 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Sunday, June 16<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Warner Concert Hall, 77 W. College St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/�鶹��ƵChalkWalk/"><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Chalk Walk, June 22</strong></a><br> Come to downtown �鶹��Ƶ for a day of artistic fun for people of all ages. The Chalk Walk provides pastels and supplies to participants at no cost. Free and open to the public.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>10 a.m. to 4 p.m. <br> <strong>Date:</strong> Saturday, June 22 (rain date June 23)<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Downtown �鶹��Ƶ</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong><br> Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-05-29T12:00:00Z">Wed, 05/29/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Flowers grow on the edge of the reflecting pond outside Bibbins Hall.</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">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: April 9, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 17:48:10 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: April 9, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-04-09T13:48:10-04:00" title="Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 13:48">Tue, 04/09/2019 - 13:48</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For immediate release<br> April 9, 2019<br> <br> <u><strong>News:</strong></u><br> <br> <strong>Workshops, Writing, and Words: <em>The Two Groves Review</em></strong><br> A new student-run literary review puts down its roots at �鶹��Ƶ. {<a href="/news/workshops-writing-and-words-two-groves-review">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <strong>Creative Writing Graduate and Filmmaker: Emily Cohn ’17</strong><br> Emily Cohn’s first feature film, CRSHD, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring. {<a href="/news/creative-writing-graduate-and-filmmaker-emily-cohn-17">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Celebrates 30 Years of Jazz Studies Degree</strong><br> A three-day symposium, April 15-17, made possible by James R. ’58 and Susan Neumann, features talks, films, a faculty performance, and an appearance by the Spring Quartet. {<a href="/news/oberlin-celebrates-30-years-jazz-studies-degree">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Convocation: A Conversation with Author David Sheff and son Nic Sheff, April 11</strong><br> David Sheff, author of the book Beautiful Boy, and his son Nic will give a convocation talk in Finney Chapel. Their story is portrayed in the 2018 film by the same name. The film was adapted from David Sheff's book and Nic's memoir, Tweak. The talk will be moderated by Kameron Dunbar '19. A book signing will follow the convocation. Free and open to the public.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 7:30 p.m. <br> <strong>Date: </strong>Thursday, April 11<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Theater: Body of Bourne, April 11-14</strong><br> Through dramatized scenes, letters, and essays, Body of Bourne presents the biography of renowned writer and World War I pacifist Randolph Bourne, whose short but meaningful life was forever affected by his physical disabilities. From his timid childhood to his ascent as an impassioned social critic, Bourne’s journey takes him around the world, overcoming physical obstacles through his intellect and his friends. Directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Jason Dorwart.<br> <strong>Performances: </strong>7:30 p.m. April 11, 12, 13; 2 p.m. April 14<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, 67 N. Main St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <br> <strong>Spring Back Dance Showcase, April 11-13</strong><br> Presented each year, Fall Forward and Spring Back showcase student and sometimes faculty choreography. Chair and Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright will direct Spring Back.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 8 p.m.<br> <strong>Dates: </strong>April 11, 12, 13<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Warner Main Space, 30 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, Oh 44074<br> <strong>Admission:</strong> $5</p> <p><strong>An Evening with Susan Orlean, April 15</strong><br> New York Times bestselling author Susan Orlean has been called “a national treasure” by the Washington Post. Her latest work, the instant bestseller The Library Book, explores the history, power, and future of these endangered institutions. The Library Book is told through the lens of Orlean’s quest to solve a notorious cold case: who set fire to the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986? A book signing will follow the talk. Free and open to the public.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 4:30 to 6 p.m. <br> <strong>Date:</strong> Monday, April 15<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Dye Lecture Hall (Science Center), 119 Woodland St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong><br> Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-04-09T12:00:00Z">Tue, 04/09/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">The rose stained glass window of Finney Chapel.</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">Kevin Reeves</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: April 3, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 20:02:03 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: April 3, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-04-03T16:02:03-04:00" title="Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - 16:02">Wed, 04/03/2019 - 16:02</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>For immediate release<br> April 3, 2019</strong><br> <br> <u><strong>News:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>LaunchU Awards $46,500 in Startup Funding to Students, Alumni, and Faculty</strong><br> LaunchU has awarded $46,500 in startup funding to budding �鶹��Ƶ entrepreneurs, and has awarded first place to a faculty team for the first time in the competition’s seven-year history. {<a href="/news/launchu-awards-46500-startup-funding-students-alumni-and-faculty">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <strong>Emily Cohn ’17 to Have Feature Film Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival</strong><br> A 2017 creative writing graduate, Emily Cohn’s feature film, CRSHD, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this spring. {<a href="/news/emily-cohn-17-have-feature-film-premiere-tribeca-film-festival">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Discovering a Path in Health Care: Maya Zeemont ’16</strong><br> Neuroscience graduate Maya Zeemont ’16 will attend the Yale School of Nursing this fall. {<a href="/news/discovering-path-health-care-maya-zeemont-16">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <u><strong>Events:</strong></u><br> <strong>Convocation: A Conversation with Author David Sheff and son Nic Sheff, April 11</strong><br> David Sheff, author of the book Beautiful Boy, and his son Nic will give a convocation talk in Finney Chapel. Their story is portrayed in the 2018 film by the same name. The film was adapted from David Sheff's book and Nic's memoir, Tweak. The talk will be moderated by Kameron Dunbar '19. A book signing will follow the convocation. Free and open to the public.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 7:30 p.m. <br> <strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, April 11<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Theater: Body of Bourne, April 11-14</strong><br> Through dramatized scenes, letters, and essays, Body of Bourne presents the biography of renowned writer and World War I pacifist Randolph Bourne, whose short but meaningful life was forever affected by his physical disabilities. From his timid childhood to his ascent as an impassioned social critic, Bourne’s journey takes him around the world, overcoming physical obstacles through his intellect and his friends. Directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Jason Dorwart.<br> <strong>Performances:</strong> 7:30 p.m. April 11, 12, 13; 2 p.m. April 14<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, 67 N. Main St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <br> <strong>Spring Back Dance Showcase, April 11-13</strong><br> Presented each year, Fall Forward and Spring Back showcase student and sometimes faculty choreography. Chair and Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright will direct Spring Back.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>8 p.m.<br> <strong>Dates: </strong>April 11, 12, 13<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Warner Main Space, 30 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, Oh 44074<br> <strong>Admission:</strong> $5</p> <p><strong>An Evening with Susan Orlean, April 15</strong><br> <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Susan Orlean has been called “a national treasure” by the <em>Washington Post</em>. Her latest work, the instant bestseller <em>The Library Book</em>, explores the history, power, and future of these endangered institutions. <em>The Library Book</em> is told through the lens of Orlean’s quest to solve a notorious cold case: who set fire to the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986? A book signing will follow the talk. Free and open to the public.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>4:30 to 6 p.m. <br> <strong>Date:</strong> Monday, April 15<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Dye Lecture Hall (Science Center), 119 Woodland St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong><br> <strong>Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</strong></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-04-03T12:00:00Z">Wed, 04/03/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A poster board in King Hall.</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">William Rieter</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: March 19, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:54:47 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: March 19, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-03-19T13:54:47-04:00" title="Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 13:54">Tue, 03/19/2019 - 13:54</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>For immediate release<br> March 19, 2019</strong><br> <br> <u><strong>News:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Psychology Students Develop Technology to Help Adolescents Manage Chronic Pain</strong><br> Professor and Chair of Psychology Nancy Darling’s students are working with the Cleveland Clinic to develop a research-based app that helps young people with chronic pain manage their symptoms. {<a href="/news/psychology-students-develop-technology-help-adolescents-manage-chronic-pain">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <strong>B.J. Tindal ’16 Finds Early Success as Playwright</strong><br> A theater and Africana studies graduate, B.J.Tindal is launching his professional career with two plays he wrote and directed at �鶹��Ƶ. {<a href="/news/bj-tindal-16-finds-early-success-playwright">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <strong>Museum’s Revered Ainsworth Collection Travels to Exhibitions in Japan</strong><br> For the first time ever, the Allen Memorial Art Museum will loan a large selection of woodblock prints in the <em>ukiyo-e art</em> form. {<a href="/news/museums-revered-ainsworth-collection-travels-exhibitions-japan">Read more</a>}<br> <br> <u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Artist Recital Series: Piotr Anderszewski, Piano, April 3</strong><br> A young Piotr Anderszewski rose to prominence for walking offstage at the 1990 Leeds Piano Competition when he felt he wasn’t playing his best. In the decades since, he has risen to great heights for his exacting and expressive recital performances, most notably his interpretations of Beethoven’s <em>Diabelli Variations</em>, which he will explore at �鶹��Ƶ.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 7:30 p.m. <br> <strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, April 3<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Finney Chapel, 90 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <strong>Tickets: </strong>$35 public, $30 seniors, military, OC staff, faculty, and alumni, $10 students </p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Theater: <em>Body of Bourne</em>, April 11-14</strong><br> Through dramatized scenes, letters, and essays, <em>Body of Bourne</em> presents the biography of renowned writer and World War I pacifist Randolph Bourne, whose short but meaningful life was forever affected by his physical disabilities. From his timid childhood to his ascent as an impassioned social critic, Bourne’s journey takes him around the world, overcoming physical obstacles through his intellect and his friends. Directed by Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater Jason Dorwart.<br> <strong>Performances:</strong> 7:30 p.m. April 11, 12, 13; 2 p.m. April 14<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Irene and Alan Wurtzel Theater, 67 N. Main St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><a href="/artsguide/dance/spring-back"><strong>Spring Back Dance Showcase, April 11-13</strong></a><br> Presented each year, Fall Forward and Spring Back showcase student and sometimes faculty choreography. Chair and Professor of Dance Ann Cooper Albright will direct Spring Back.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 8 p.m.<br> <strong>Dates:</strong> April 11, 12, 13<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Warner Main Space, 30 N. Professor St., �鶹��Ƶ, Oh 44074<br> <strong>Admission: </strong>$5<br> <br> <strong>Contact:</strong><br> Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-03-19T12:00:00Z">Tue, 03/19/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A carved feature on the exterior of Bosworth Hall.</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">Gregory Pendolino</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: March 5, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 19:29:02 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: March 5, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-03-06T14:29:02-05:00" title="Wednesday, March 6, 2019 - 14:29">Wed, 03/06/2019 - 14:29</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><u><strong>News:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Students and Faculty Travel to China through Grant Funded by Henry Luce Foundation</strong><br> The Luce Initiative on Asian Studies (LIASE) implementation grant from the Henry Luce Foundation emphasizes integrative approaches to confronting environmental problems. {<a href="/news/students-and-faculty-travel-china-through-liase-grant">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>A Conversation with Matthew Bahar, Assistant Professor of History</strong><br> A historian of early America, Bahar specializes in American Indian, imperial, and maritime history during the colonial period. {<a href="/news/conversation-matthew-bahar-assistant-professor-history">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Before and After the Storm: Geology Research Offers Rare View of Erosion in the Caribbean</strong><br> Associate Professor of Geology Amanda Schmidt and her students are analyzing data in a collaborative research project that measures the impact of a category 5 hurricane on the island nation of Dominica. {<a href="/news/and-after-storm-geology-research-offers-rare-view-erosion-caribbean">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Q&A with Abby Cheng ’20, Captain of Women’s Ultimate Frisbee Team</strong><br> Double-degree student Abby Cheng has been selected to play on the Women’s National Team at the WFDF Ultimate Frisbee Championships this summer in Heidelberg, Germany. {<a href="/news/qa-abby-cheng-20-captain-womens-ultimate-team">Read more</a>}</p> <p><u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><strong>Global Issues Symposium: Former Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, March 7</strong><br> This panel talk, “Militarization and Demilitarization on the Korean Peninsula,” will be presented by Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea. The talk is part of a panel titled "Militarized East Asia." Stephens will also give a separate talk 10 a.m. Friday, March 8, in Dye Lecture Hall.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>4:30 to 6:30 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, March 7<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Craig Lecture Hall, 119 Woodland St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><strong>Concert: Rafiq Bhatia '10, March 8</strong><br> New York composer and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia's music has been described by the New York Times as “transcending real sound in real time with the unexpected.” Bhatia’s debut album as a producer, Breaking English, sets out to challenge existing music vocabulary with a language of its own. He brings his globe-spanning mix of twisted rock, warped jazz, and electronics to campus for a performance at the 'Sco.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>9 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Friday, March 8<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Dionysus Club (the ’Sco), 135 W. Lorain St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Opera Theater: The Dialogues of the Carmelites, March 13-17</strong><br> Francis Poulenc found himself fascinated by the story of the Martyrs of Compiègne, the Carmelite nuns who were guillotined during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror for refusing to abandon their vocation. Poulenc’s libretto, after a play by Georges Bernanos, presents a fictionalized version of the story of these brave women who faced their fate together, singing in defiant unison as one by one they ascended the scaffold.<br> <strong>Performances:</strong> 8 p.m. March 13, 14, 15, 16; 2 p.m. March 17<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Hall Auditorium, 67 N. Main St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074<br> <strong>Admission:</strong> $10 public, $8 students</p> <p><strong>Contact:</strong><br> Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-03-06T12:00:00Z">Wed, 03/06/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A carved feature on a Bosworth Hall exterior column.</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">Gregory Pendolino</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Media Tip Sheet: February 27, 2019</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:33:10 +0000</p> <span>Media Tip Sheet: February 27, 2019</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-02-27T16:33:10-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 16:33">Wed, 02/27/2019 - 16:33</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><u>News:</u></p> <p><strong>�鶹��Ƶ Writing Partnership Brings New Collaboration to High School</strong><br> New program founded by Liam McMillin ’17 places �鶹��Ƶ College students as tutors in �鶹��Ƶ High School. {<a href="/news/oberlin-writing-partnership-brings-new-collaboration-high-school">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>3-D Printing: If You Need It, Make It</strong><br> Winter term is a monthlong opportunity for students to learn and experience new things. This year, �鶹��Ƶ offered students a chance to try out something innovative: 3D-printing. {<a href="/news/3d-printing-101-if-you-need-it-make-it">Read more</a>}</p> <p><strong>Former U.S. Ambassador, Cleveland Native Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley Will Give Public Talk March 1</strong><br> Abercrombie-Winstanley will visit as part of the Global Issues Symposium. {<a href="/news/former-us-ambassador-cleveland-native-gina-abercrombie-winstanley-will-give-public-talk-march-1">Read more</a>}</p> <p><u><strong>Events:</strong></u></p> <p><a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/public_intellectuals_in_a_changing_world_wu_wenguang_keynote"><strong>Public Intellectuals in a Changing World: Laura Kipnis, Keynote: March 1</strong></a><br> Keynote speaker Laura Kipnis is professor of media studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of seven books on sexual politics, gender issues, pop culture, and pornography. Kipnis’s presentation is part of this international symposium, bringing together scholars, scientists, musicians, filmmakers, writers, and publishers to discuss the impact of art on public discourse.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 5 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Friday, March 1<br> <strong>Location: </strong>Hallock Auditorium (AJLC), 122 Elm St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><a href="/news/american-reads-celebrates-dr-seuss-day-march-3"><strong>American Reads Celebrates Dr. Seuss Day March 3</strong></a><br> This annual celebration of Dr. Seuss’s whimsical writings is hosted by America Reads and the Bonner Center for Service and Learning. The �鶹��Ƶ Public Library will be bursting with games, crafts, stories, performances—all of the Seussical things you can imagine. Every child who attends will receive a free book and will have the opportunity to sign up for a library card.<br> <strong>Time:</strong> 1: 3:30 p.m.<br> <strong>Date: </strong>Sunday, March 3<br> <strong>Location:</strong> �鶹��Ƶ Public Library, 65 N. Main St �鶹��Ƶ, OH, 44074</p> <p><a href="/events/rafiq_bhatia_oc10"><strong>Concert: Rafiq Bhatia '10, March 8</strong></a><br> New York composer and guitarist Rafiq Bhatia's music has been described by the New York Times as “transcending real sound in real time with the unexpected.” Bhatia’s debut album as a producer, Breaking English, sets out to challenge existing music vocabulary with a language of its own. He brings his globe-spanning mix of twisted rock, warped jazz, and electronics to campus for a performance at the 'Sco.<br> <strong>Time: </strong>9 p.m.<br> <strong>Date:</strong> Friday, March 8<br> <strong>Location:</strong> Dionysus Club (the ’Sco), 135 W. Lorain St., �鶹��Ƶ, OH 44074</p> <p><u><strong>Contact:</strong></u></p> <p>Amanda Nagy<br> �鶹��Ƶ College Office of Communications<br> 440-775-5423<br> anagy@oberlin.edu</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-02-27T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/27/2019 - 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> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">A carved feature on a Bosworth Hall exterior column.</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">Gregory Pendolino</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>American Reads Celebrates Dr. Seuss Day March 3</h1> <p>anagy — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:56:11 +0000</p> <span>American Reads Celebrates Dr. Seuss Day March 3</span> <span><span>anagy</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-02-20T15:56:11-05:00" title="Wednesday, February 20, 2019 - 15:56">Wed, 02/20/2019 - 15:56</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Come here, come there, come everywhere! Join us for the 20th annual Dr. Seuss Day Celebration at the �鶹��Ƶ Public Library. It’s a Seussical celebration of reading for the whole family.</p> <p>Dr. Seuss Day will be celebrated Sunday, March 3, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the �鶹��Ƶ Public Library, 65 N. Main St. The event is free, and all ages are welcome to attend.</p> <p>This annual celebration of Dr. Seuss’s whimsical writings is hosted by America Reads and the Bonner Center for Service and Learning. The �鶹��Ƶ Public Library will be bursting with games, crafts, stories, performances—all of the Seussical things you can imagine. Every child who attends will receive a free book and will have the opportunity to sign up for a library card.</p> <p>This event is sponsored by the �鶹��Ƶ College chapter of America Reads at the Bonner Center for Service and Learning. America Reads is a part of a national community service work-study tutoring program started by the Clinton Administration in 1996. The program connects college students with �鶹��Ƶ children to help improve their literacy skills and find joy in reading. Learn more at americareadsblog.wordpress.com or call (440) 775-8055.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">News Releases</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2019-02-20T12:00:00Z">Wed, 02/20/2019 - 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=2381">Bonner Center</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>