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Photo Credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones ’97
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| With Sincere Thanks
In keeping with the season, Oberlin is pleased to use this issue of Around the Square to express gratitude to the alumni, parents, and friends who invest their time, spirit, and charitable gifts in support of our community. Our students and faculty are the beneficiaries of your generosity, and Oberlin continues to thrive because of you. Thank you!
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Photo Credit: John Seyfried
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| Parents and Families Join Obies on Campus
Parents and Family Weekend 2022 took place November 4 through 6, reuniting students with their families on campus. From performances to an Open House hosted by OSCA and OSCAlums, today’s Obies had a chance to share the campus they love with their loved ones.
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These scholarships are awarded to Oberlin graduates planning to pursue an advanced degree at an accredited library or information sciences school and are generously funded by the philanthropic support of Friends of the Oberlin College Libraries.
This year’s recipients are Alex Kohn ’19 and Gena Reynolds ’15.
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Photo of Alex Kohn ’19 Courtesy of AMAM
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Photo of Gena Reynolds ’15 Courtesy of AMAM
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The Jewish Studies department hosted a variety of events October 30 and 31 to celebrate its 50th anniversary and the importance of the department to generations of Obies. Alumni, faculty, staff, and students attended panels about the program’s past and future; enjoyed a tour of the Allen Memorial Art Museum with an eye to works by Jewish artists; saw an exhibit in Terrell Library tracing the program’s creation and development; and listened to the klezmer stylings of student band Shtick n Poke.
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David Eaton ’71 views the Jewish Studies exhibit with one of its organizers, Elliot Diaz ’23
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Members of Shtick n Poke performing Yiddish and Hebrew songs
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Photo Credit: Yevhen Gulenko
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| Get Tickets for January Con Events in New York City
Oberlin Conservatory ensembles will present notable programs in New York City’s iconic venues during Winter Term 2023. Leading the way on Thursday, January 19, is the Oberlin Sonny Rollins Jazz Ensemble at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola. Oberlin’s choral ensembles join forces with the Oberlin Orchestra on Friday, January 20, at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in a program that includes Oberlin Conservatory Class of 1908 graduate Nathaniel Dett’s oratorio The Ordering of Moses. The work features standout alumni soloists Chabrelle Williams ’11 and Limmie Pulliam ’98 alongside operatic luminaries Ronnita Miller and Eric Greene. On Thursday, January 19, a panel discussion about Dett and the oratorio will be held at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall and moderated by Oberlin’s Assistant Professor of African American and African Diasporic Musics Courtney-Savali Andrews ’06.
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Photo Courtesy of Music Academy of the West
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| Conservatory Student Selected by Music Academy to Participate in Exchange with London Symphony Orchestra
Fourth-year clarinetist Katie Poetker was selected by Music Academy of the West as a Keston Music Academy Exchange Fellow. Through the Academy’s collaboration with the London Symphony Orchestra, Poetker will participate in ten days of lessons, coaching, rehearsals, and three performances alongside LSO musicians, led by Gianandrea Noseda. Of the experience, Poetker says, “I am so excited to travel to London and perform with the London Symphony Orchestra. The opportunity to work so closely with the musicians of the LSO will have a lasting impact on me as I move forward with my career as a musician.”
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Photo Courtesy of Oberlin Athletics
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| Congratulations to the Men’s XC Team - 2022 NCAC Champions
The men’s cross country team captured its first North Coast Athletic Conference championship this season, placing five runners in the top 11 positions. The Yeomen totaled 44 points to finish 12 points ahead of second-place DePauw, which had its four-year winning streak snapped.
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- Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Shuming Chen has been awarded a $55,000 grant from the American Chemical Society for her project, “Probing Complex Post-Transition State Bifurcations in Reactions Between Boroles and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons.”
- Stephen Crowley presented a talk entitled “Sanctions, Economic Hardship, and Social (In)stability in Russia” at the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Slavic, Eastern European and Eurasian Studies. He was interviewed by the BBC World Service about the impact of sanctions on Russian society and potential for social protest.
- Assistant Professor Allegra Hyde’s novel ELEUTHERIA was named one of “The Best Books of 2022” by The New Yorker.
- Associate Professor Ross Karre coproduced and performed in a concert featuring composers from the Iranian Female Composers Association. The works were performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble conducted by Steven Schick. Among the musicians were Oberlin alumni, Hannah Levinson ’08, Rebekah Heller ’01, and Joshua Rubin ’99. (New York Times subscription needed to view article.)
- Multiple students who worked in Professor Marta Laskowski’s lab are coauthors on a paper that appeared in the journal Development. The paper uncovers a gene regulatory network that links the size and shape of the root system to expression of genes that are known to control the life cycle stage of the shoot system.
- Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy Jillian Scudder’s recent book, Astroquizzical: The Illustrated Edition (MIT Press) was included in the longlist of eight candidates for the 2023 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books in the Young Adult Science Book category.
- Assistant Professor of Writing and Communication Cortney Smith’s co-authored essay, “The Communication Discipline and Peace Education: A Valuable Intersection for Disrupting Violence in Communication Centers,” was recently published in the Journal of Communication Pedagogy.
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Photo Courtesy of Washington Post
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Use Your IRA by Year’s End to Benefit Students
Make a gift that has immediate impact! If you are at least 70½ years old, you can take advantage of a simple, tax-friendly method to support Oberlin: the IRA Rollover. You can give up to $100,000 from your IRA directly to a qualified charity such as Oberlin. Contact the Office of Leadership and Planned Giving at gift.planning@oberlin.edu or 440-775-8599 for more information.
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Photo Courtesy of The New York Times
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| Tony Award-winning Alum Reflects on “The Lion King” and Its Decades of Success
The New York Times recently commemorated twenty-five years of Disney’s “The Lion King” on Broadway with a series of interviews with those responsible for bringing the show to life, including avant-garde artist Julie Taymor ’74. Through her work on “The Lion King,” Taymor made history when she became the first woman to win a Tony Award for directing a musical. In this interview, she reflects on the creative process brought the show to life.
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