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ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS Welcome back to Oberlin for an exciting weekend that will reacquaint you with old friends and introduce you to new ones. We hope you have a wonderful weekend on campus and make many fond memories. Please take advantage of the variety of ways to experience Oberlin College and the City of Oberlin. We hope you will relish this time of celebration here and return home renewed and inspired. Congratulations to our graduates and their families, as well as alumni celebrating their reunions! COMMENCEMENT/REUNION WELCOME CENTER The Commencement/Reunion Welcome Center is located in the Ward Alumni Center, 65 E. College St., Suite 4. Information about Commencement/Reunion Weekend, room accommodations, and tickets for meals and events can be found there. TELEPHONE: 440.775.8692 (When using a college phone, dial 58692.) HOURS: Friday, May 24 9:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (Ticket sales close at 11:00 p.m.) Saturday, May 25 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Sunday, May 26 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday, May 27 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2019 COMMENCEMENT/REUNION WEEKEND Events listed within this program are sponsored by the college of arts and sciences, the conservatory of music, the Commencement/Reunion Weekend Committee, individual groups, departments, programs, and reunion classes. Download our Commencement/Reunion Weekend app—Guidebook— on your phone or tablet for easy access to the schedule, more detailed descriptions, announcements, and more. To download, go to https://guidebook.com/g/obiecrw2019. Parents and families of graduates are invited and encouraged to attend events that are of interest to you. Any remaining available tickets to performances may be purchased at the Commencement/Reunion Welcome Center. Due to the popularity of ticketed events, late arrivals will forfeit seats if arriving 30 or more minutes after the published start time. No refunds will be issued. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Page 4 Friday, May 24 Page 11 Saturday, May 25 Page 29 Sunday, May 26 Page 44 Monday, May 27 2 COMMENCEMENT/REUNION A TO Z Page 46 ADA Compliant Restroom Facilities Page 46 Alcohol Page 47 Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings Page 47 Allen Memorial Art Museum Page 47 Alma Mater Page 48 App Page 48 Award Recipients Page 48 Bike Rentals Page 48 Bookstore Page 48 Bowling and Billiards Page 49 College & Main Page 49 Dates for CRW Page 49 Donations Page 50 Emergencies Page 50 Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA) Page 50 Health and Wellness Page 51 Heisman Hall of Honor Page 51 Histories in Your Pocket Page 51 Kendal at Oberlin Page 52 Keys Page 52 Laundry Page 52 Libraries Page 53 Lost and Found Page 53 Oberlin Alumni Magazine Exhibit Page 53 Oberlin Heritage Center Page 53 Parking Page 54 Photo Schedule for Reunions Page 54 Recycling and Sustainability Page 54 Reunion Hospitality Lounges Page 55 Social Media Page 55 Stevenson Dining Hall Page 55 Swimming Page 55 Transportation Page 56 Weltzheimer-Johnson House Page 56 Wireless Access Page 57 Worship and Meditation 3 FRIDAY, MAY 24 7:30 a.m.- Exhibitions from the Conservatory Library’s friday Midnight Special Collections Conservatory Exhibits feature jazz and American music, including the collections of James and Susan Neumann, Milton J. and Mona C. Hinton, and Frederick R. Selch. 8:00 a.m. Heisman Club Golf Scramble Oberlin Golf Club, 200 Pyle S. Amherst Rd. Check-in will begin at 7:30 a.m., with an 8:00 a.m. shotgun start. Prior registration required. 8:00 a.m.- Exhibition: The Mudd Center’s 45th 5:30 p.m. Anniversary Celebration Mudd Center, Mary Church Terrell Main Library, Lemle Academic Commons 19th Century Oberlin College Women is a series of monoprints by Suzanne Benton and features Benton’s new monoprint of Mary Church Terrell (OC 1884; HON 1948). 9:00 a.m. Commencement/Reunion Welcome Center Opens Ward Alumni Center, 65 E. College St., Suite 4 10:00 a.m.- Archives Open House and Exhibition 4:30 p.m. for 1969 and 1994 Mudd Center, Mary Church Terrell Main Library, Goodrich Room (Room 410) Exhibit will be closed from noon-1:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.- Exhibitions: Enjoy the Permanent Collection 5:00 p.m. and Thematic Offerings at the Allen Memorial Art Museum Allen Memorial Art Museum 4 The strength of the AMAM’s permanent friday collection is featured, along with eight special exhibitions. These include The Body is the Map: Approaches to Land in the Americas After 1960, Nature and Nostalgia in Early 20th Century Japanese Art, and Women Bound and Unbound. An extraordinary loan from the Netherlands, The Kitchen Maid, by Joachim Wtewael, is also on view. 10:00 a.m.- Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition 5:00 p.m. Two locations: Richard D. Baron ’64 Gallery, 65 E. College St., Suite 5; and the Clarence Ward ’37 Art Building, Fisher Gallery, 87 N. Main St. 10:00 a.m.- $ Tablet Tours of Historic Oberlin 5:00 p.m. Monroe House, 73 ½ S. Professor St. Move at your own pace with our “Picture the Past: Downtown Oberlin” and “Freedom’s Friends: Underground Railroad and Abolitionism” tablet tours. Rent an iPad for $5 per hour. Call 440.774.1700 to reserve a tablet or visit www.oberlinheritagecenter.org for more information. 12:30 p.m. General Campus Tour for Prospective Students Office of Admissions, Gateway Center Pre-registration required. Please register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/register/ admissions101. 1:00- 1969 Class Service Project 3:00 p.m. Oberlin Public Library, 65 S. Main St. 1:00- $ Oberlin Origins Tours 5:00 p.m. Monroe House, 73 ½ S. Professor St. Learn about the radical roots of Oberlin, from Christian perfectionism and coeducation to abolition. Thirty-minute tour offered every half 5 hour. $3 per adult, free for students. Sponsored by the Oberlin Heritage Center. Call 440.774.1700 or visit www.oberlinheritagecenter.org for friday registration, information, and tickets. The last tour begins at 4:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. Admissions and Financial Aid Information Session Office of Admissions, Gateway Center Session for alumni and their high school age children and siblings of current students. Learn more about Oberlin and the admissions process. Pre-registration required at https://connect. oberlin.edu/register/admissions101. 1:30- Individual Admissions Interviews 4:30 p.m. Office of Admissions, Gateway Center For high school juniors who are considering applying to Oberlin. Pre-registration required. Please register at https://connect.oberlin.edu/ register/admissions101. 3:00- TheOberlin Review Open House 4:00 p.m. Burton Hall, basement Visit with Review staff members, past and present, and check out our archived newspapers. 3:00- A Peek Through the Portal 4:00 p.m. Begins at the northwest corner of Professor and College sts. A history of the people, structure, and artwork associated with the original conservatory building, Warner Hall, which sat on the space occupied today by the King Building and which was replaced in the early 1960s by the present-day conservatory building. Sponsored by the Oberlin Heritage Center. Call 440.774.1700 or visit www.oberlinheritagecenter.org for registration and information. 6 3:00- 1969 Reunion Kickoff Reception friday 4:30 p.m. Conservatory, David H. Stull ’89 Recital Hall, Bibbins 339 4:00- International Students, Families, and 5:00 p.m. Friends Reception Peters Hall, Klutznick Commons 4:30- Leadership Donor Reception 6:00 p.m. The Hotel at Oberlin, Ballroom Members of the John Frederick Oberlin Society, the Luminary Society, and the Charles Martin Hall Society are invited for a reception and short program honoring them for their support of Oberlin. Sponsored by the Office of Development (by invitation only). 4:30- Oberlin Lambda Alumni & Multicultural 6:00 p.m. Resource Center Colloquium and Lavender Graduation Ceremony AJ Lewis Center, Hallock Auditorium An event for LGBTQ alumni and graduates. All are welcome and encouraged to attend. 5:00- Choral Sing Rehearsal 6:00 p.m. Conservatory, Rehearsal Room (C25) Rehearsal for the choral sing performance on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The Brahms German Requiem will be sung in memory of Robert Fountain and the losses to our Obie class families. All choral singers welcome. Sponsored by ’69. 5:30 p.m. Shabbat Service Talcott Hall 7 6:30 p.m. $ Champagne Social for Alumni and Graduating Seniors Wilder Bowl, Big Top friday Enjoy plenty of food in an interactive and intergenerational setting, toast the Class of 2019 as we welcome them into the Alumni Association, celebrate the alumni community, and play Oberlin Bingo for your chance to win a prize. 6:30 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Talcott Hall No charge; direct inquiries and RSVP to Talia Rodwin at [email protected]. 7:00- Commencement Special Jam 10:00 p.m. Warner Center, Main Space This annual event celebrates the legacy of Oberlin College’s seminal involvement with the history of contact improvisation and brings the many generations of Oberlin Contact dancers together in one awesome jam. All are welcome. 7:30 p.m. Family Style Shabbos Dinner Chabad House, 111 N. Pleasant St. Join us for our Family Shabbat Dinner Celebration honoring the Class of 2019. Come and go as you please. 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