Melvin Rodney Briggs II

Melvin Rodney Briggs II

Bachelor of Arts

Psychology

My time at Oberlin has truly been an experience of a lifetime. It has brought in so many different surprises and blessings along the way. It is a great environment that has allowed for me to grow and flourish more than I could have ever imagined. It gave me an opportunity to genuinely embrace the title 'student-athlete'. In addition to 4 fantastic years playing football, I had 2 great years serving the student body on Student Senate. I also had the time to be a part of OUR's research fellowship and conduct research on behalf of the psychology department. One of the biggest highlights of my time at Oberlin was joining the dance department in my sophomore year! I will always be grateful for the times that I have built, the family that I developed and the memories that will never fade.

I studied abroad in the spring of my junior year in 2019. I spent 6 months in South America studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Santiago, Chile and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

My favorite Oberlin space was Tappan Square! For some reason or another, it always kept me centered and relaxed in times of stress.

Football

Christian Fellowship

Student Senate

The most memorable Oberlin moment was the last game of my junior year season when Robbie Reinheimer caught a touchdown in the back end of the end zone, shook the ball, did the cold stone Steve Austin and proceeded to spike the ball and stroll off back to our bench. You just can't make that kind of thing up.

05/25/2020

A few months ago I interned for LRT Sports and have since been placed as a business development associate.