Does the MRC reach out to communities beyond Oberlin?
The MRC has worked to more intentionally connect Oberlin students with local town and county communities/resources and vice versa. The Africana Host Family Program and the Oberlin en Lorain initiatives connect Oberlin College ’s Africana and Latino/a student communities with local communities and LGBT students have worked as mentors, supporting local LGBTA high school students. The MRC also does a significant amount of work with alumni both on and away from campus especially around creating professional development opportunities for current students as well as with Admissions around the recruitment of prospective students.
The MRC has worked to more intentionally connect Oberlin students with local town and county communities/resources and vice versa. The Africana Host Family Program continues to be a solid program of great importance to the community. The Oberlin en Lorain initiative connects the Oberlin College and local Latino/Latina communities and LGBT students have worked as mentors, supporting local LGBT high school students and their allies. We also started a program last year that will take students on educational as well as social trips to events and resources in Cleveland this year. The MRC also collaborated with Street Law, a youth organization in Oberlin, and Oberlin students to offer anti-bullying workshops in the local high school. The MRC also does a significant amount of work with alumni both on and away from campus especially around creating professional development opportunities for current students as well as with Admissions around the recruitment of prospective students.
