Convocation is one of the College's oldest traditions, and in reviving the practice this fall after two years of pandemic disruption, we are returning to its original design as an event for the whole community, rather than solely for first-year students.
Dance Production (affectionately known as Dance Pro) is a student-led, student-choreographed, and student-danced organization. With more than 200 student participants every year, Dance Production has become one of the the largest organizations on campus with a massive alumni base.
Clarinet Concertino in E-flat Major, Op. 26 (1811)
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)
Taylor Eng ’23, clarinet
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (1844)
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
II. Andante
III. Allegretto non troppo – Allegro molto vivace
Zerlina Lai '24, violin
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (1868)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
I. Andante sostenuto
Timothy Shortell ’24, piano
Charles Sykes, political commentator, author How the Right Lost Its Mind, and founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark, will speak on “How America Lost Its Mind” at 4:30 p.m. on October 6 as Occidental College’s 2021 Jack Kemp ’57 Distinguished Lecturer.
Additional performance on Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m.
Additional performances on Saturday, March 21 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Jihan Gearon is Navajo and Black from the Navajo Nation. She is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems and a focus in Energy Science and Technology. She serves on the boards of Sustainable Nations Development Project and Groundswell Fund, and on the advisory committee of Radical Imagination Family Fund. Her work over the past 15 years has made her a nationally recognized movement leader in environmental and climate justice, just transition, Indigenous Peoples' Rights, and Indigenous feminism.
