Part One:
COLLEGE STUDENT PROJECTS WITH OBERLIN HIGH SCHOOL AMERICAN HISTORYSTUDENTS
CLASSES OF MR. KURT RUSSELL

NORA COLLINS
COEDUCATION AT OBERLIN COLLEGE
Nora guided students in developing an understanding of the beginnings of coeducation, the influence of Christian philosophy at Oberlin , and the radical character of the  idea of educating men and women together.  In her work, she says, she became "proud to be a small part of the Oberlin saga."

ELIZABETH EBNER AND JEREMY MILLER
OBERLIN'S SHANSI MEMORIALARCH: HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE
http://www.oberlin.edu/~eebner
Jeremy and Elizabeth's students were so excited about their project on the history and significance of Oberlin's Shansi Memorial Arch that they created a 12 minute video on the Arch in their A/V class as well.  They give special thanks to Oberlin College Archivist Roland Baumann whose session for the students promoted their enthusiasm and understanding.  Fellow College student Jami commented: "Elizabeth and Jeremy's group showed that this is a valuable project and could make a huge impact on both [College and high school] students' lives."    Jeremy writes: "I was particularly pleased to hear some of the students say it was one of the 'coolest' projects they had ever done in school."

EMILY LANE
OBERLIN AND THEUNDERGROUND RAILROAD
http:www.oberlin.edu/~elane/project.html
Emily guided her group through a history of Oberlin's involvement in the Underground railroad.  Emily writes: "This was a great opportunity for me to be involved with students in a new way, more like a teacher than a tutor....I really learned tons about Oberlin and the Underground Railroad, which I found to be fascinating....and hopefully I imparted some of my knowledge to the group, and shared my excitement too. "

JAMI SILVER
THE FIRES OFOBERLIN
http://www.oberlin.edu/~jsilver/fires.html
Jami's group focused on major fires that shaped Oberlin,  especially the fires of 1882, 1886, and the Chapel Fire of 1903.
Jami writes of her experience: "This is a partnership...This project gave me the tools to be a better teacher."

MATIAS STEBBINGS
OBERLIN ARCHITECTURE
 http://www.oberlin.edu/~mstebbin/mshomepage.html
Matias and his students explored Oberlin architecture, in particular the significant local works by Frank Lloyd Wright and Cass Gilbert, the innovative architecture of the just-completed Lewis Environmental Studies Center, and the classic Meeting House.  Matias sees his field trips to Mudd Library and the Art Library, as well as to the various buildings themselves, as particularly rich experiences.  He is enthusiastic about his students achievements and comments: "I hope to be able to do some more work in the high school in the future."

Part Two:
COLLEGE STUDENT COLLABORATIONS WITH LANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

 
MARISA KATZ AND MICHAEL KISH
OBERLINHISTORY  MATH WORKBOOK
http://www.oberlin.edu/~mkish/history/project.html
Marisa and Michael worked with Langston Middle School Sixth Grade math teacher Mr. Walter Thompson to collect and present Oberlin history that could be used to create mathematics questions, using , for example, chronologies,  population, numbers of businesses, and  numbers of structures.  They praise his "openness and willingness to let us gear the project in a way that we, the researchers, saw fit....Our collaboration was a great experience."
 
 

JENNIFER LEWIS AND CAMALO GASKIN
ABOLITIONIST LOCATIONS IN OBERLIN
http://www.oberlin.edu/~jplewis/abolition.html
Camalo and Jenn worked with Sixth Grade Language Arts/Social Studies teacher Mrs. Michelene Walzer and six of her students on Oberlin Abolitionists, focusing on three local sites particularly important in Oberlin's antislavery history: the Wilson Bruce Evans House, the Bardwell House and First Church.  They recognize Mrs. Walzer as a gifted teacher who is "extremely motivated, and seems top inspire the students to be passionate about their studies."  They are also particularly appreciative of the assistance of class technical assistant Sarah Fineberg in the creation of the webpages to be found on their site.

PAIGE WIEGMAN AND BETH VERSON
ROCKSOLID HISTORY: OBERLIN'S MARTIN LUTHER KING PARK
http://www.oberlin.edu/~pwiegman/rock_solid_history.htm
Paige and Beth explored the creation of this Oberlin park with students from Mrs. Fran Welburn's eighth grade accelerated American history class.  Paige writes" "The collaboration with Mrs. Welburn's class was a great experience for me,"  and Beth adds special thanks to the Oberlin College Archives for its help.  Beth enthusiastically notes:  "I feel like this project was an overall success."

AURELIE CABOU AND JULIA HANDELMAN
DOCUMENTINGLANGSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
http://www.oberlin.edu/~acabou/langston/langston.html
Aurie and Julia continued the project that seventh-grade teacher Mrs. Sue McDaniel began last year on the history of the building that is now Oberlin's Langston Middle School and the students who have attended school in the building.  Together, they created a website with a "virtual tour" of the current building, including map, photos and students' comments on each of the rooms.  "Ms. McDaniel was a wonderful partner," they comment.
 

Part Three:
INDEPENDENT PROJECT

TETSUICHIRO MIYAKI
KENJI OKUDA,OC 1945: ASIAN AMERICAN STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
http://www.oberlin.edu/~tmiyaki/historymain.html
Tetsu's pioneering research in Oberlin College's Asian American history documents important information about Kenji Okuda, Oberlin College Class of 1945, and student body president in 1944.
 

For more information on the projects, the Oberlin College-Oberlin Public Schools Partnership that produced them, or the participants, send me an email at: carol.lasser@oberlin.edu

    Or write me:     Professor Carol Lasser
                            History Department
                            Oberlin College
                            Oberlin, OH 44074