Preliminary Schedule for Commencement/Reunion Weekend 2012
*Schedule subject to change and much more will be added!
$ Indicates a ticketed event. Tickets can be purchased by completing the online registration form.
Please remember to register for entertainment events that require tickets as soon as possible, since they can sell out before the weekend. If you have questions, please contact the Alumni Office at 440.775.8692 or alumni@oberlin.edu.
Please Note:
If you are only planning to attend the Commencement Exercises, registration is not required. Commencement itself is free and not ticketed. Completing a registration form is only necessary for purchasing tickets to meals and entertainment events, as well as to register for on-campus housing.
Faculty and student presentations; alumni presentations, panels, and activities hosted by reunion classes; tours of campus and new buildings; exhibits and tours at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, The Weltzheimer/Johnson Frank Lloyd Wright House, and the Oberlin Heritage Center; library tours; departmental and programmatic open houses.
8:00 a.m.
$ Heisman Club Golf Scramble
Played at the Oberlin Golf Club in an 18-hole team scramble format, this golf outing is open to anyone who is interested in hitting the links! Pre-registration required.
Noon
General Campus Tour for Prospective Students
Pre-registration required. Please call the Campus Visit Office at 1.800.622.6243.
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition and Student Art Show
1:30 p.m.
Admissions and Financial Aid Information Session
Session for alumni and their high school age students and siblings of current students. Learn more about Oberlin and the admissions and financial aid process at Oberlin College. Pre-registration required. Please call the Campus Visit Office at 1.800.622.6243.
1:30-4:30 p.m.
Individual Admissions Interviews
For high school juniors who are considering applying to Oberlin. Pre-registration required. Please call the Campus Visit Office at 1.800.622.6243.
2:30 p.m.
General Campus Tour for Prospective Students
Pre-registration required. Please call the Campus Visit Office at 1.800.622.6243.
4:30 p.m.
Leadership Donor Reception hosted by President Krislov
Members of the John Fredrick Oberlin Society, the Luminary Society, and the Charles Martin Hall Society are invited to the home of President Marvin Krislov for a reception and short program honoring them for their exemplary support of Oberlin during their lifetime and/or through their long-term philanthropic plans. Sponsored by the Office of Development (by invitation only).
6:00 p.m.
Shabbat Service
7:00 p.m.
$ Kickoff Picnic Under the Big Top
All reunion classes, graduating seniors, and parents/family members are invited to attend. (Free to graduating seniors.)
$ Shabbat Dinner
Please contact Rabbi Shimon Brand for reservations at 440.775.8128. Dinner is $20.00 per person and must be paid in advance to Oberlin Hillel.
$ 1962 Reunion Dinner
8:30 p.m.
$ The Grand Piano Extravaganza
How many pianos can we get on stage? This not-to-be missed annual event featuring Conservatory piano faculty members is a great way to begin the weekend. Proceeds benefit piano department projects.
Warner Concert Hall, Tickets $20
$ Theater Production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one-act musical comedy, centering on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally-quirky grown-ups.
Hall Auditorium, Tickets $10.
9:00 p.m.
Cinema Studies Annual Commencement Screening
A selection of outstanding narrative, documentary, and experimental films made by Oberlin students in recent years.
West Lecture Hall, free admission.
9:00 am-Noon
College Admissions 101
A half-day seminar for the high school age children of alumni and siblings of current students. Learn about the college admissions process, preparing for interviews, and writing college application essays. Pre-registration is required. Please call the Campus Visit Office at 1.800.622.6243.
10:00 a.m
$ Class of 1987 Brunch at the President’s Home
The Class of 1987 is invited to the home of President Marvin Krislov for a brunch and short program. Tickets are required for all guests, including children.
Noon
$ Conservatory Luncheon for Graduating Seniors and Families
Free to Music Performance, Musical Studies, and Music History/Theory graduating seniors.
Oberlin Student Cooperative Association (OSCA) Alumni Picnic
General Campus Tour for Prospective Students
Pre-registration required. Please call the Campus Visit Office at 1.800.622.6243.12:30 p.m.
$ 1962 Box Lunch and Discussion
1:00 p.m.
Tour of the Academic Commons and Main Library
Hosted by Ray English, Director of Libraries
1:00-5:00 p.m.
Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition and Student Art Show
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Commencement Recital Part II
Outstanding Conservatory seniors will perform.
Finney Chapel, free admission.
1:30-3:30 p.m.
Oberlin Shansi Open House
2:00-3:30 p.m.
OLA (Oberlin Lambda Alumni) & MRC (Multicultural Resource Center) Colloquium & Lavender Celebration, followed by reception.
A gathering of LGBTQ-identified alumni and students. All are welcome.
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Oberlin Swimming and Diving Alumni Gathering
Hosted by Emeritus Professor Dick Michaels
3:00 p.m.
Oberlin College Taiko
“Taiko” means wide drum in Japanese; Oberlin Taiko means a great show, lots of energy, and plenty of drums.
Tappan Square, free admission.
4:00-5:00 p.m.
Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony & Reception
4:00-6:30 p.m.
Latino/a Graduate and Family Reception & Dinner
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Friends of the Library and Oberlin Authors’ Reception
5:00 p.m.
$ Half-Century Club Reception & Dinner
Event for alumni who have celebrated their 50th Reunion. The Class of 1962 will be welcomed into the Half-Century Club.
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Newman Catholic Community Mass
5:30 p.m.
$ Class of 1987 Reunion Reception and Dinner
6:00 p.m.
$ Classes of 1996, 1997, 1998 Pizza Party
$ Classes of 1976, 1977, 1978 Picnic Dinner
8:00 p.m.
Commencement Recital Part II
Outstanding Conservatory seniors will perform.
Finney Chapel, free admission.
$ Theater Production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
8:00 p.m.-Midnight
Swing Dance – Oberlin Swing Society (OSwing)
Want to learn how to swing dance? Attend a free, beginner-friendly lesson from 8:00-9:00 p.m. No partner or experience is required. We’ll teach you the basic steps and some cool turns, and you’ll be cutting the rug before you know it. If you’re already a dancer and a half, join us at 9:00 p.m. and swing the night away. We’ll be playing great tunes until midnight and sending the Class of 2012 out with a swagger!
Wilder Main, free admission.
9:30 p.m.
Shavuot Dessert and Study Reception
Please RSVP to Shimon.Brand@oberlin.edu if you plan to attend.
10:00 p.m.
$ Obertones, Nothing But Treble, and ’Round Midnight
A cappella music for everyone! From Bach to Beatles, fusion to funk, these students rock the house – a cappella style.
Warner Concert Hall, Tickets $15.
11:00 p.m.
Alumni/Parents Organ Pump
8:00 a.m.
$ Oberlin Shansi Breakfast
8:30 a.m.
5K Fun Run and Walk
9:00 a.m.
Shavuot Service
10:30 a.m.
Presidential Address
Marvin Krislov delivers his state-of-the-college address following an organ performance by a graduating senior.
11:30 a.m.
$ Kendal at Oberlin Retirement Community Brunch
Please call 440.775.0094 to register for the brunch. Cost: $13.95 per person.
Noon
$ Champagne Luncheon
Graduates are welcomed into the Alumni Association (free for graduating seniors).
1:30 p.m.
Multifaith Baccalaureate Celebration
A multifaith celebration of music, prayers, and reflections in thanksgiving and blessing for the Class of 2012. This year’s address will be given by Daisy Kahn, Executive Director of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, which was a major partner in the effort to build a mosque and interfaith center near Ground Zero in New York.
3:00 p.m.
Black Parents and Family Appreciation Ceremony
Honors Reception for Graduating Seniors’ Families
Members of Oberlin’s honor societies, recipients of external fellowship/awards and their families are invited to the home of President Marvin Krislov for a reception and short program (by invitation only).
$ Theater Production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a one-act musical comedy, centering on a fictional spelling bee set in a geographically ambiguous Putnam Valley Middle School. Six quirky adolescents compete in the Bee, run by three equally-quirky grown-ups.
Hall Auditorium, Tickets $10.
4:00 p.m.
Folk-circus Oberlin style! Jugglers, tumblers, stilt-walkers, and other performers create narrative imagery and weave music composed by Oberlin students into a seamless act of fanciful imagination. Suitable forchildren of ALL ages.
Hales Gym, free admission.
4:30 p.m.
Conservatory Alumni Reception
5:30 p.m.
Black Parents and Family Appreciation Dinner
5:00-6:00 p.m.
International Students, Families & Alumni Reception
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Asian/Pacific American Graduating Senior and Family Appreciation Reception
5:30-8:30 p.m.
$ Children’s Pizza Dinner & Movies
6:00 p.m.
$ Reunion Receptions/Dinners
6:00-8:00 p.m.
Graduating Seniors’ Art Exhibition
6:30-8:30 pm.
Mellon (MMUF), McNair, BP, and Science Scholars, and OC Research Fellows Dessert Open House
7:00-10:00 p.m.
Campus Illumination - Social on the Square and Concert
Tappan Square at its most beautiful, with hundreds of colorful Japanese lanterns strung across the green. Families may enjoy ice cream, music (concert at the Bandstand) and more.
Tappan Square, free admission.
8:00 p.m.
Commencement Orchestra Concert
Special Commencement/Reunion performance featuring new Director of Oberlin Orchestra Raphael Jiménez.
Finney Chapel, free admission.
9:30 p.m.
Oberlin Steel Drum Band Performance
At the conclusion of Illumination and the concert, the Oberlin Steel Drum Band will perform. The group plays in the tradition of the great steel bands of Trinidad,but also performs arrangements of salsa, calypso, and jazz tunes as well as original compositions and arrangements by band members.
Immediately following campus Illumination, steps of Finney Chapel.
9:00 a.m.
Academic Procession Forms
9:30 a.m.
Academic Procession & Commencement
*COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES ARE FREE AND NOT TICKETED*
12:15 p.m.
$ Post-Commencement Box Lunch
Box lunches will be available under the Wilder Bowl Tent.
12:30 p.m.
$ Farewell Brunch for the Class of 1962
