Student Leadership for All</h1> <article> <h1>Student Leadership for All</h1> <p>eburnett — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 18:29:10 +0000</p> <span>Student Leadership for All</span> <span><span>eburnett</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-12-04T13:29:10-05:00" title="Friday, December 4, 2020 - 13:29">Fri, 12/04/2020 - 13:29</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For the last two years, Amber Scherer ��20 has served as a leader for conservatory students as a member of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/concouncil/" target="_blank">Conservatory Council of Students</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span>. This year, she��s expanded her reach by becoming the only conservatory student on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/OCStudentSenate/" target="_blank">91ֱ�� Student Senate</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span>, a role she hopes to use to unite students from all over campus.</p> <p>Senate is the central student-governance organization for 91ֱ��s student body. It advocates for student interests, ensures student participation in faculty governance, creates dialogue among students, and develops legislation to work toward student goals. Traditionally, Senate is composed of students from the College of Arts and Sciences, in part because of the ratio of college students (2,300) to conservatory students (approximately 580) at 91ֱ��. </p> <p>For Scherer, a piano performance and psychology double-degree student from Winnetka, Illinois, the draw was the chance to serve the wider student body.</p> <p>"There��s almost never a con student on Senate. Even when con students are elected, they usually aren��t able to continue with the position,�� she says, noting that conservatory students more often tend to be stretched thin in terms of spare time. During the 2019-20 academic year, only one con student served on Senate: Yuetong "Cat�� Chen, a first-year, international student who worked in spring as co-communications director, the position Scherer now occupies.</p> <p>Scherer also sensed a longstanding divide between Senate and the comparatively newer, more informally run Conservatory Council. ��I��m hoping by increasing conservatory presence on Senate, we can work toward uniting the con and college in really tangible ways,�� she says.</p> <p>In particular, Scherer praises the Senate��s current makeup, from chair Henry Hicks ��21 to her senator colleagues.</p> <p>��I really like the group,�� she says. ��I met Henry over the summer. He��s brilliant, very kind, and empathetic, and I am a big fan. When I met him and, later, my colleague Owen Pazderak ��23 for Con Council stuff, it seemed like an incredibly healthy working environment, and I knew running for Senate was the right choice. It��s very diverse, and it��s mostly students of color right now. There��s such a variety of ages, majors, and perspectives��it��s a wonderful community.��</p> <p>During her two years with the four-person Conservatory Council of Students, Scherer served as secretary and vice president, respectively. Now on Senate, she sought out her communications role��which sees her coordinating social media, writing the Senate Weekly email update, and leading student interactions with Senate��specifically to build a more approachable public face.</p> <p>��I felt that some of the personality coming through Senate accounts was very formal, and I wanted to change it,�� she says. ��I do think communications is a skill you can learn, but it��s also a personality thing. I really wanted to create a more accessible, informal Senate personality. I��ve been having senators do <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oberlinsenate/?hl=en" target="_blank">Instagram takeovers</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span>��the sort of thing where it��s literally a human face, and there are stickers, rather than <em>here is the information</em>��and I��m encouraging them to write op-eds [in the<em> 91ֱ�� Review</em>]. I��m trying to associate the organization with actual people.</p> <p>��I want students to feel that they can reach out because there are people on the other side trying to help them. It doesn��t make sense to try to change things without asking the students what they want. What students say has everything to do with what Senate should do. I had a very strong feeling about that when I asked for the job. The senators really care about the student body, and I want to make their work as accessible as possible.��</p> <p>Scherer started by advocating for a rebranding of Senate to more clearly express its commitment to conservatory students, a marked transition from the Senate of years past. She also founded Conservatory-College Discussion Circles, a working group of students from both divisions who advance interdivisional, musical goals.</p> <p>��One of my goals, both personally and in my administrative work, is connecting the con and the college,�� she says. ��I wanted to start a working group to discuss ways to help people feel more comfortable cross-campus and to build a greater sense of community.��</p> <p>One of the group��s objectives is to create more discussion spaces for musicians who identify as Black, Indigenous, or people of color (BIPOC)��everyone from conservatory students to DJs at the campus nightclub, to players in the Arts and Sciences Orchestra. ��There��s a lot of value to identity-based discussions because it��s something that��s actually part of you rather than about your major. I really hope these take off and that they become supportive spaces for BIPOC musicians and great opportunities for conversation.��</p> <p>Since early fall, Senate has produced a wide array of offerings to help students navigate this uniquely challenging semester. One of their biggest projects has been the <a href="https://oberlinreview.org/21329/news/obiereal-seeks-to-provide-realistic-covid-19-guidance-for-student-life/">ObieReal</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> campaign that offers practical pandemic safety advice.</p> <p>ObieReal is Senate��s response to <a href="/obiesafe">ObieSafe</a>, the COVID-19 prevention policies developed by 91ֱ�� administration that are requirements for students, faculty, and staff on campus. </p> <p>��ObieSafe is great, but they say a lot of things because they have to,�� says Scherer. ��For instance, I live in a house with three other housemates, and we��re not realistically going to keep our masks on inside at all times. ObieReal tries to offer practical advice for real-life COVID-19 safety measures.��</p> <p>Senate also presented the <a href="https://oberlinreview.org/21932/opinions/breonna-taylor-event-creates-space-for-collective-dialogue-support/" target="_blank">Breonna Taylor Event</a> <span aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-external-link"></span> ��a safe space for Black women and femmes,�� according to Senate��s Race Relations and Equity Liaison Darielle Kennedy ��22��as well as several voting-safety initiatives. During election week��a stressful time for many students��Senate brokered deals with the local bakery Blue Rooster (to provide free brownies for students) and with the downtown coffeehouse Slow Train (for drink discounts). They also organized a trivia night and a panel on self-care and mental health.</p> <p>��We just wanted to get students outside,�� says Scherer.��Not on Zoom, not on FiveThirtyEight��a poll analysis website��just doing your thing and not stewing in all the stress.��</p> <p>Scherer and her colleagues will continue their work in the spring semester, and she hopes to see more conservatory representation in campus leadership in the future. </p> <p>��Any con student interested in Senate or in Conservatory Council of Students should apply,�� she says. ��It will definitely take a bit out of you, but it can be incredibly rewarding. If you really care about helping people, there are so many opportunities to make the campus a better place for students of all identities. There��s always room for that.��</p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-12-04T12:00:00Z">Fri, 12/04/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Charlotte Maskelony ��21</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Amber Scherer ��20 brings a conservatory perspective to 91ֱ�� Student Senate.</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=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2357">Double Degree Program</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2355">Student Organizations</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=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25286">Psychology</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="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/psychology" hreflang="und">Psychology</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">Courtesy of Amber Scherer ��20</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: Elections to Mini Pumpkins</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 19:17:43 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Elections to Mini Pumpkins</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-11-04T14:17:43-05:00" title="Wednesday, November 4, 2020 - 14:17">Wed, 11/04/2020 - 14:17</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p> </p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>The Heisman Field House served as an <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRVp4MB" target="_blank">on-campus voting</a> location for this year��s presidential election. <br> Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Timothy Weiss, professor of conducting and ensembles, bumps elbows with William Quillen, dean of the conservatory, after presenting a President��s Lecture titled "<a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRTa8oQ" target="_blank">Embarking on New Beginnings��The Responsibility of Classical Music Programming</a>." Photo credit: Dale Preston ��83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>An <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRPH2Fr" target="_blank">image and sound installation</a> on display in Wilder Bowl. The project��Experiments in Sound and Image��was designed by seniors Bhairavi Mehra, Natalie Passaro, and Claudia Hinsdale. Photo credit: Dale Preston ��83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRPcs9R" target="_blank">An outdoor concert</a> on the patio of Mudd Center was performed by the 91ֱ�� College Choir under the direction of Gregory Ristow ��01 with piano accompaniment by Javier Gonzales. The concert was livestreamed and projected on the side of Mudd Center.<br> Photo credit: Jack Lichtenstein '23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRT5KtU" target="_blank">faculty recital</a> livestreamed from Warner Concert Hall. Performances featured duo works for violin and piano by Professors of Violin David Bowlin ��00, Sibbi Bernhardsson ��95, and Francesca dePasquale, with Haewon Song and James Howsmon on piano. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Professor Caroline Jackson Smith��s class, Playwrighting and Performance in the Time of Black Lives Matter, read from their original works at the Cat and the Cream Coffeehouse. Students created<a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRUHtwQ" target="_blank"> imaginative works</a> that respond to today��s challenges in the call for racial justice. Photo credit: Jack Lichtenstein ��23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Students give a livestreamed <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRWerSw" target="_blank">Taiko performance</a> in Finney Chapel. Photo credit: Jack Lichtenstein '23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption><a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRVNaEx" target="_blank">TGIF festivities</a> in Wilder Bowl featured a Halloween costume contest, hot chocolate, candy bags, mini pumpkin painting, and live music. Photo credit: Anokha Venugopal ��23</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p style="text-align: center;"><em>This Week in Photos is a selection of images and is not meant to represent a weekly timeline. Images highlight campus, community, people, and events related to 91ֱ�� College.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2020-11-04T12:00:00Z">Wed, 11/04/2020 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Yvonne Gay</div> <div class="text-content field field--name-field-intro-text field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>In this week��s photo series we swing by the voting polls, rub elbows with a professor, linger under a big tent of images, decompress at an outdoor night concert and faculty recital, pull up a seat at the Cat, head to Finney Chapel for Taiko, and pick up a brush to do some mini pumpkin painting. </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=2548">Concerts and Recitals</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2566">Wilder Bowl</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2355">Student Organizations</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=3119">91ֱ�� College Choir</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=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=29541">Piano</a></div> <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="/sibbi-bernhardsson" hreflang="und">Sibbi Bernhardsson</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/steven-plank" hreflang="und">Steven Plank</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/timothy-weiss" hreflang="und">Timothy Weiss</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/gregory-ristow" hreflang="und">Gregory Ristow ��01</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/francesca-depasquale" hreflang="und">Francesca dePasquale</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/haewon-song" hreflang="und">Haewon Song</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/caroline-jackson-smith" hreflang="und">Caroline Jackson Smith</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/william-quillen" hreflang="und">William Quillen</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="/conservatory/divisions/strings" hreflang="und">Strings</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/conservatory/divisions/keyboard-studies" hreflang="und">Keyboard Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/theater" hreflang="und">Theater</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Professor Steven Plank leads Collegium Musicum in ��Palestrina from the Porch�� on Clark Bandstand in Tappan Square.</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">Vu Nguyen '21</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>2016-2017 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners</h1> <p>hhempste — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:08:32 +0000</p> <span>2016-2017 Excellence in Teaching Award Winners</span> <span><span>hhempste</span></span> <span><time datetime="2018-03-08T10:08:32-05:00" title="Thursday, March 8, 2018 - 10:08">Thu, 03/08/2018 - 10:08</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Six faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music received an Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2016-2017 academic year. The recipients are David Bowlin, associate professor of violin; Alvin Chow, professor of piano; Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, professor of Chinese and cinema studies; Matthew Elrod, Robert and Eleanor Biggs Professor of natural science and professor of chemistry and biochemistry; Robert Shannon, professor of piano; Ellen Wurtzel, associate professor of history. The faculty members shared what this recognition means to them.</p> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>David Bowlin, Associate Professor of Violin</strong><br> Violinist David Bowlin has won widespread critical acclaim for his solo and chamber music performances from the <em>New York Times</em>, <em>Chicago Tribune</em>, the <em>Chicago Sun-Times</em>, and many others. His solo and chamber music performances of a wide-ranging repertoire have taken him throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Among them are dozens of premieres, including the Weill Carnegie Hall world premiere of Mahagoni, a violin concerto by Austrian composer Alexandra Karastoyanova-Hermentin, and the 2016 world premiere of Marcos Balter��s Violin Concerto at Lincoln Center��s Mostly Mozart Festival. A passionate proponent of contemporary literature, Bowlin is a founding member of the International Contemporary Ensemble, named Musical America��s 2014 Ensemble of the Year. Bowlin is also a former member of the Naumburg Award-winning Da Capo Chamber Players. Bowlin is a graduate of the 91ֱ�� Conservatory of Music, the Juilliard School, and Stony Brook University.</p> <p>��It is a huge honor to be granted this award by my colleagues, and I am truly grateful. My eleven years working with the students at 91ֱ�� have been profoundly rewarding, so it is wonderful to feel appreciated in return through this award.��</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Lisa Kohler</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Alvin Chow, Professor of Piano</strong><br> Alvin Chow has appeared throughout North America and in Asia as an orchestral soloist and recitalist. He has also performed extensively in duo-piano recitals with his wife, Angela Cheng, and his twin brother, Alan. Chow has performed in concert halls including the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; Orchestra Hall in Chicago; Weill and Steinway Halls in New York City; and the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria. He has presented as recitalist in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Detroit, and Miami, and has appeared as soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Alabama Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra of Chicago, Pan-Asia Symphony in Hong Kong, and the Mozarteum Orchestra in Salzburg, among others. Chow is a graduate of the University of Maryland and earned a Master of Music at the Juilliard School before beginning doctoral studies at Indiana University.</p> <p>��I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be a teacher, and to be at a place like 91ֱ�� is really the fulfillment of that dream. Being surrounded by wonderful, accomplished colleagues and talented students has been inspiring. I feel that I have been a continual student myself because of these interactions, and that has certainly energized me in becoming a better teacher.��</p> <p> </p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, Professor of Chinese and Cinema Studies</strong><br> Hsiu-Chuang Deppman received a PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches modern Chinese literature in translation, Chinese cinemas, East Asian cinemas, Chinese literature and film, and intermediate Chinese language. Her research focuses on the art of adaptation, history of film, and modern Chinese fiction. She is the author of <em>Adapted for the Screen: The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Film and Literature</em> and has published on a wide range of Chinese writers and directors in peer-reviewed journals and anthologies.<br> <br> ��I receive this award gratefully, as an amazing and unexpected honor. Having grown up as a rice farmer in the poorest area of rural Taiwan, I have come a long way to join an intellectual community at 91ֱ�� that takes pride in an educational mission ��that knows no class distinction�� (you jiao wu lei �н��). Simply walking into a classroom in Peters makes me happy, because my students reciprocate my passion for learning. They are responsive, engaged, and care about how their studies relate to the world they live in. It is a privilege to teach at 91ֱ��.��</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Matthew Elrod, Robert and Eleanor Biggs Professor of Natural Science and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry</strong><br> Matthew J. Elrod graduated with honors with a bachelor��s degree in chemistry from Grinnell College and obtained a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley. After a postdoctoral position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a faculty appointment at Hope College, he joined the 91ֱ�� College faculty in 2001. Elrod��s research is focused on air pollution and climate change, particularly the chemical transformations of both natural and human emitted organic compounds. Since 1997, his lab has received continuous grant support from the National Science Foundation, and he has mentored 52 undergraduate research students, of whom 39 are coauthors on scientific journal articles.<br> <br> ��I truly have the whole 91ֱ�� community of scholars to thank for this award. It's been a great privilege to have been given the responsibility to teach in such an intellectually vibrant community. My faculty colleagues have always set a high bar that I have aspired to meet, and they have also served as tremendously supportive mentors and peers. However, it's the continual inspiration of bright 91ֱ�� students coming through my classrooms and labs that has supplied me with the considerable energy required for effective teaching. As I enter the second half of my teaching career, I remember the sage advice of my undergraduate advisor at the end of his 42-year teaching career: ��Even though you will inevitably get older and older, your students will never age, and if you play your cards right, you can ride with them in a seemingly new intellectual journey each semester.�� I intend to keep riding for some time to come.��</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Tanya Rosen-Jones '97</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Robert Shannon, Professor of Piano</strong><br> Robert Shannon has traveled across the world performing and teaching a diverse repertoire ranging from Bach to John Adams. A double-degree alumnus of 91ֱ��, Shannon earned a Master of Music at the Juilliard School. In recent seasons, Shannon has appeared in Beijing, London, Hamburg, New York, San Francisco, and Caracas. His numerous performances and recordings on the Bridge label of 20th- and 21st-century composers such as George Crumb, Carla Bley, and John Harbison have been meet with critical praise, particularly his penetrating interpretations of such American composers as Charles Ives. He appears regularly at the Grand Teton, Tibor Varga, and Sacramento American Music festivals; as a guest artist with the Chicago Contemporary Chamber Players; and in duo recitals with his wife, Haewon Song, who also is a piano professor at 91ֱ�� Conservatory.</p> <p>"I am very honored to receive this award. It seems like just yesterday that I started teaching here. I am fortunate to have worked with many very gifted and responsive students in 91ֱ��s unique environment."</p> <figure class="captioned-image obj-left"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Jennifer Manna</figcaption> </figure> <p><strong>Ellen Wurtzel, Associate Professor of History</strong><br> Ellen Wurtzel began her education at Duke University before earning master��s degrees at Bank Street College and Columbia University. She later returned to Columbia University where she earned a PhD. Wurtzel��s research interests lie in medieval and early modern European history and are particularly focused on the Low Countries (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) and France. Wurtzel��s current research concerns medieval bathhouses and their place in the francophone world from the 12th to 16th centuries. In the classroom, she is most interested in teaching about the subjects of cities and states; science and medicine; gender; Jewish, Christian, and Muslim relations; property and possession.</p> <p>��This award means a great deal to me because it speaks to the real value of working here��learning with and for students. I feel incredibly lucky to be working with students as bright, challenging, and curious as ours at 91ֱ�� College, and I work hard both to convey the passion I feel about history and to find ways of encouraging students�� own paths to the past. 91ֱ�� is a place where good teaching matters, and from seeing and reading about what colleagues do across the college and the Conservatory of Music, I am even more honored to be among their number.��</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2018-03-08T12:00:00Z">Thu, 03/08/2018 - 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=2576">Excellence in Teaching Award</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=29541">Piano</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=35116">Violin</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25381">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25246">Biochemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25306">Chemistry</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?program=25256">Cinema and Media</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="/hsiu-chuang-deppman" hreflang="und">Hsiu-Chuang Deppman</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/ellen-wurtzel" hreflang="und">Ellen Wurtzel</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/robert-shannon-72" hreflang="und">Robert Shannon</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/matt-elrod" hreflang="und">Matthew (Matt) Elrod</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/alvin-chow" hreflang="und">Alvin Chow</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/history" hreflang="und">History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/cinema-studies" hreflang="und">Cinema and Media</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/arts-and-sciences/departments/chemistry-biochemistry" hreflang="und">Chemistry and Biochemistry</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Recipients of the 2016-2017 Excellence in Teaching Award stand in President Carmen Twillie Ambar��s house during a reception and dinner in their honor on February 27. First row, l-r: Ellen Wurtzel, Hsiu-Chuang Deppman, Alvin Chow. Second row, l-r: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Timothy Elgren, Dean of the Conservatory of Music Andrea Kalyn, Robert Shannon, Matthew Elrod, and President Carmen Twillie Ambar. Not pictured: David Bowlin. <br> </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">Dale Preston</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Lake Como Pianist Ran Jia Performs</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:41 +0000</p> <span>Lake Como Pianist Ran Jia Performs</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:41-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:19">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:19</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Pianist Ran Jia, a student of maestro William Nabore at the International Piano Academy Lake Como, performs in Finney Chapel on September 27 in the first concert of the <a href="/artsguide/artist-recitals">2015-16 Artist Recital series</a>. The evening also included performances by Alessandro Deljavan and Marcos Madrigal and celebrated the Conservatory of Music��s new partnership with Lake Como. The Artist Recital Series continues Friday, October 30, with a <a href="https://calendar.oberlin.edu/event/artist_recital_series_christian_tetzlaff_violin#.Vh6sA7RVhHw">performance by violinist Christian Tetzlaff</a>.</em></p></div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item">Campus News</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-date field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2015-10-26T12:00:00Z">Mon, 10/26/2015 - 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=2364">Artist Recital Series</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2356">Conservatory</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</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=29541">Piano</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">Yevhen Gulenko</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>