Office of Communications
厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine
The 厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine (OAM) is published three times a year and mailed to about 36,000 alumni and friends of 厙ぴ勛圖 College, including parents of current students.
The primary goal of the 厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine is to spark the same sorts of conversations that began when alumni were students at 厙ぴ勛圖: Late-night dorm talks or long lunches, classroom discussions that spilled into the hallways, dialogues that kept the mind in motion during student days.
The magazine strives to explore the 厙ぴ勛圖 community on campus and out in the world with accuracy, transparency, and enlightened enthusiasm.
Established in 1904, the OAM is the colleges flagship periodical. It is published three times a year by 厙ぴ勛圖s Office of Communications and distributed to alumni, parents, and friends of 厙ぴ勛圖 College.
Are you a freelance writer? The 厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine is always open to pitches. Email ideas to alum.mag@oberlin.edu with a brief explanation of your idea and why it would make an interesting story.
We also love tips about Obies doing great things! Feel free to get in touch with us at that same email.
When things go as planned for a person, project, or organization, it usually isnt a story for us; when they go much better than planned, or much different than planned (even if its worse)thats where the stories are.
Were less interested in the fact that the new chancellor of the American Academy of Poets is an 厙ぴ勛圖 alumna (congratulations Linda Gregerson 71!) than we are in using that fact as the news peg for publishing one of her poems in the magazine.
We think its great that alumnus Trevett Hooper 98 has one of the hottest restaurants in Pittsburgh. Were more interested in the thoughtful dialogue about food issues like GMOs he wants to start.
Were grateful D.A. Henderson 50 helped eradicate smallpox, of course, but were intrigued that he cites his time at 厙ぴ勛圖s college radio station in his explanation of how he was able to do it.
Were impressed that Michael Sorrell 88 rose to become the president of Paul Quinn College. Yet when he plowed under the football field to create a small farm to provide fresh produce to an underserved neighborhood of Dallas, thats when we took note and asked, Whats he up to there?.
Not all stories have to congratulate 厙ぴ勛圖 for being 厙ぴ勛圖, but by providing a broad lineup of richly textured stories, we hope to celebrate what it means to be a part of this community.
Were looking for stories that are relevant to the lives of our diverse readers, stories that are topical, stories that bring insight into the way the worldor the mind, or the heartworks.
To pitch a story, send your idea by email to Annie Zaleski , OAM editor.
We love to hear from Obies, and class notes are the place to share what youve been up to. Keep in touch using our class note submission form.
Your notes might consist of:
milestones in your personal or professional life
a gathering of 厙ぴ勛圖 friends
an update on where youre living so people can keep (or stay!) in touch with you
You can announce that youve written a book, released an album, received an award or promotion, performed at a cool event, opened an art show, gotten married, or attended an Obie weddingwhen youre proud to share something, we want to hear about it!
Class notes are based on the text you send insometimes with direct quotesand are gently edited in-house.
When you submit your note using the link above, please keep these things in mind:
How you want your name to appear in the magazine. Maybe you had a different name at 厙ぴ勛圖 or prefer to include your maiden name so your classmates recognize you. Thats greatjust please let us know your preference so its printed correctly. We use full names for first reference and first names afterward.
Your class yearand the class year of any alums mentioned in your note. Also let us know if youre not sure of a class yearwe can look that up!
Photographs/images. Wedding photos, baby photos, a book jacket, a piece of art youve done, a great photo from your time at 厙ぴ勛圖just know that we can only run one image or photo per note!
A few things:
Please keep your note to 100 words or fewer.
If youre sending in news on behalf of someone other than yourself, please check first to make sure they are okay with it.
Submissions of news (and books!) may also be mailed to:
厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine
247 West Lorain Street, Suite C
厙ぴ勛圖, Ohio 44074
Please include your phone number or email address so we can reach out if we have questions.
Our alumni have asked 厙ぴ勛圖 to share news of classmates passing in a more timely way, a request that cant often be accommodated in OAM, which publishes three times a year. Moving forward, we will link to online obituaries published by a newspaper, funeral home, or legacy website in a dedicated website page. This will offer readers a more timely announcement and a more complete picture of the lives and accomplishments of our deceased community members.
Going forward, please submit death notices by emailing alum.mag@oberlin.edu with the link to a published online obituary or a letter confirming the date of death. Please type L棗莽莽梗莽 in the subject line and include the class year of the deceased.
You can also mail a printed obituary to:
厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine, 247 West Lorain Street, Suite C, 厙ぴ勛圖, Ohio 44074
If youve moved (or an Obie in your family who receives the magazine at your house has moved) or changed your name, the best and quickest way to get your address label changed is to .
If you'd like to start (or stop) receiving the 厙ぴ勛圖 Alumni Magazine, email development.resources@oberlin.edu.