This Week in Photos: The Start of a New Year</h1> <article> <h1>This Week in Photos: The Start of a New Year</h1> <p>ygay — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:52:52 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: The Start of a New Year</span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-09-30T18:52:52-04:00" title="Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 18:52">Thu, 09/30/2021 - 18:52</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Move-in days brought all members of the student body back to campus on September 28 and 29, including those in the<a href="/admissions-and-aid/class-profile" target="_blank"> Class of 2025</a> who are 892 strong. In this week’s photo series we take a walk around campus as first-year, double-degree, transfer, and returning students settle in.</p> <p>See more move-in days photos on <a href="https://flic.kr/s/aHsmWMqok2" target="_blank">91ֱ��’s Flickr page</a>.</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Registration at the Knowlton Athletic Complex. Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: McKinley Wiley</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Photo credit: Yvonne Gay</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p><br> </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="2021-09-30T12:00:00Z">Thu, 09/30/2021 - 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>A first-year TIMARA student's handcrafted soundboard and belongings sit in a sprawling bundle on the walkway in front of Noah Hall. The mound of shoes, luggage, blankets, and bins was a familiar site around campus this week as students unloaded vehicles and moved into residence halls.</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=2565">Orientation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Move-in day.</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>This Week in Photos: Orientation and All the Feels</h1> <p>ygay — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:30:12 +0000</p> <span>This Week in Photos: Orientation and All the <em>Feels</em></span> <span><span>ygay</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-09-22T11:30:12-04:00" title="Wednesday, September 22, 2021 - 11:30">Wed, 09/22/2021 - 11:30</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Move-in day has always been an exciting time for students and families. After first-year and returning students unload precariously packed vehicles and shuttle suitcases and boxes to homes away from home, exploration of the campus and the surrounding community begins. </p> <p>Scholars from across the country and various parts of the world will be making their way to 91ֱ�� next week and all students will once again be back on campus. As first day jitters subside, schedules will fill with in-person <a href="/current-students/for-new-students/orientation" target="_blank">Orientation activities</a> that include games, movies, open houses, field trips, concerts, and variety shows. </p> <p>Although recent years have brought their own challenges, many of the move-in day and Orientation <em>feels</em>—nervousness, excitement, uncertainty—continue to resemble those observed by classes that have gone before. This week’s photo series is a throwback to past Orientations. Styles and events may have changed, but the <em>feels</em> remain.</p> <hr> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Dale Hurst (left) helps two first-year students unload their station wagon across from Dascomb Hall. Photo credit: Arthur E. Princehorn, 1966</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Move in day 2008. Photo credit: Dale Preston ’83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Orientation 1966. Photo credit: Arthur E. Princehorn</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Orientation 2013. Photo credit: Dale Preston '83</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Professor of Art Paul Arnold addresses a group of first-year students. Photo credit: Arthur E. Princehorn, 1966</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Orientation concert. Photo credit: Yevhen Gulenko, 2015</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>Students register for classes. Photo credit: Courtesy of the Office of Communications, 1971</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A new student stops by the registration desk in Dascomb Hall. Photo credit: Walter Novak, 2015</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>A first-year student meets Edward Kormondy and his wife at a reception. Photo credit: Arthur E. Princehorn, 1966</figcaption> </figure> </div> <div class="obj-center"> <figure class="captioned-image"> <figcaption>President Carmen Twillie Ambar’s opening session in Finney Chapel. Photo credit: Scott Shaw, 2017</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p> </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="2021-09-22T12:00:00Z">Wed, 09/22/2021 - 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>Two first-year students in the Class of 1970, each carrying an armload of clothes through the parking lot near Dascomb Hall, serves as inspiration for this week’s photo series.</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=2379">Student Life</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2565">Orientation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-caption field--type-string-long field--label-hidden field__item">Jerri Harris (left) and Andrea Phillips make their way to Dascomb Hall on move-in day in 1966.</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">Arthur E. Princehorn</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Welcome, New Students</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:18:55 +0000</p> <span>Welcome, New Students</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:18:55-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:18">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:18</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Orientation for new students and their parents ended Sunday, August 28. The week included department open houses, social and recreational events, academic and financial aid advising, placement testing, and other programs to familiarize new students and their families to the 91ֱ�� campus and community. This year, 91ֱ�� welcomes 798 new students and transfer students in the College of Arts and Sciences and Conservatory of Music. Visit the <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/oberlin/sets/72157669734011783/with/28898828630/">91ֱ�� Flickr gallery</a> for scenes from move-in day and Orientation week.</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="2016-08-25T12:00:00Z">Thu, 08/25/2016 - 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=2565">Orientation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</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">Amber Benford</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> <article> <h1>The Class of 2019 Moves In</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:57 +0000</p> <span>The Class of 2019 Moves In</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:57-05:00" 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>Sophomore men’s soccer team player Jonah Blume-Kemkes assists with the move of an incoming first-year into Robert Lewis Kahn Hall on Tuesday, August 25. Now settled into their new homes, first-years and transfer students are taking part in a number of Orientation events and anticipating the return of their fellow students.</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="2015-08-26T12:00:00Z">Wed, 08/26/2015 - 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=2565">Orientation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </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> <article> <h1>Orientation Advice from Director Tina Zwegat</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:19:57 +0000</p> <span>Orientation Advice from Director Tina Zwegat</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:19:57-05:00" 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>In less than two weeks, you, the newest group of Obies, will arrive on campus. Making the transition to college is highly exciting, but it can also be nerve wracking. Moving into your dorm, completing placement and exemption tests, meeting with your advisor: There is so much to do in such little time. How can you possibly get it all done and get to know your new home before the semester begins?</p> <p>Worry not, says Tina Zwegat, director of orientation and associate director of the Student Union. Zwegat, who has served as the director for nearly 20 years, says while you will be busy throughout Orientation, the program is specifically designed to give you “breathing room” to meet new people and explore the wide range of resources and opportunities available to you on campus.</p> <p>“As opposed to bombarding new students with everything all at once, we try to schedule primarily academic and required activities in the first few days and leave social activities toward the end of the week,” she says. This purposeful arrangement is apparent when looking at the <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/new-students/orientation/fall-orientation-schedule.dot">Orientation schedule</a>—a copy of which will be given to you upon arriving to campus.</p> <p>Required events (marked blue) such as the President’s Opening Session, Faculty Panel, and Honor System Presentation all happen in the first two days. Required events outside of these days—particularly The OC: A Play about Relationships and College Life and Many Voices/Building Communities—are more informal and are held to foster discussion as well as provide important campus life information.</p> <p>According to Zwegat, the latter two events present an honest look at campus life from a student perspective, covering such topics as alcohol, relational abuse, and STIs. “The OC talks about the pleasures and problems associated with community living, relationships, and student well-being in entertaining and, at times, heart-wrenching ways,” she says. “Many Voices, which is a panel of students, demonstrates how living at 91ֱ�� can be different for different people. For example, what it’s like to be LGBTQ at 91ֱ��, what it’s like to have a spiritual life, to be first-generation, Republican.”</p> <p>Beyond the required events, Zwegat encourages you to attend programs offered by your residence hall. “The people you live with will be your support system, so take every opportunity to get to know them.” Referencing the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd3j6YGPD-4">speech First Lady Michelle Obama delivered</a> to last year’s graduating class, she also encourages you to seek out opportunities to talk with people who may be different than you.</p> <p>“Orientation includes many receptions for specialty groups. What I find so wonderful about 91ֱ�� is that you don’t have to be a part of that group to attend. You don’t have to be Jewish to go to Shabbat Dinner; anybody can go to the Multicultural Resource Center Open House. Put yourself with people who may not be of like mind; that’s what 91ֱ�� College is all about.”</p> <p>Zwegat offers a final piece of advice for new students during Orientation: “Don’t be afraid to go to events because you don’t know anybody. Nobody knows anybody! The students you will meet during Orientation are also new here.” In other words, put yourself out there, and like Obies before you, you’ll soon feel at home.</p> <p>For additional Orientation information—including specifics for your parents—visit the <a href="https://new.oberlin.edu/new-students/orientation/">Orientation web page</a>.</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="2015-08-13T12:00:00Z">Thu, 08/13/2015 - 12:00</time> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Lisa Gulasy</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=2565">Orientation</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="/tina-zwegat" hreflang="und">Tina Zwegat</a></div> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Advice to New Students, From Your Parents</h1> <p>Anonymous — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 18:20:52 +0000</p> <span>Advice to New Students, From Your Parents</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2016-11-07T13:20:52-05:00" title="Monday, November 7, 2016 - 13:20">Mon, 11/07/2016 - 13:20</time> </span> <div class="text-content field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>First-year students Nate Cohen (left) and Jack Poyle (right) and their family members take a break from moving in to Nate and Jack’s new room on the first day of <a href="http://new.oberlin.edu/new-students/orientation/">Orientation</a>, Tuesday, August 27. This exciting and poignant time in the lives of both the students and their parents was captured by communications staffers Ma’ayan Plaut and Zach Christy in the video <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8AaKUQE9Y8&feature=c4-overview&list=UU7YIUCs0Z5Dh1KGaOFOTYCw"><em>Listen to Your Parents</em></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="2013-08-28T12:00:00Z">Wed, 08/28/2013 - 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=2565">Orientation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/news?tag=2546">Photo Feature</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-image-credit field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Dale Preston ’83</div> <div class="field field--name-field-news-media field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> </div> </article> </main></body></html>