Thorne Hall

Hear why this legendary lead designer of Disney’s renowned theme park attractions, like Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Pandora: The World of Avatar, attributes the development of his creative voice to his Oxy education.

Joe calls this talk his “love song to liberal arts education.” Hear how he applies critical thinking plus skills in negotiation, investigation and leadership to turn ideas into action.

Stay in the quad after the talk for Oswald’s Carnival and Tailgate, featuring alumni-led band MarchFourth!

Mabel O. Wilson is the Nancy and George Rupp Professor at the GSAPP and a professor in the African American and African Diasporic Studies Department at Columbia University. She serves as the Associate Director at the Institute for Research in African American Studies and co-directs the Global Africa Lab. She is a designer/ historian on the architectural team for the Memorial to Enslaved African American Laborers at the University of Virginia.

Nā'ālehu Anthony is a Native Hawaiian from Ka'a'awa, O'ahu and is the founder of Palikū Documentary Films - a production company that focuses on documentaries and oral histories with a special emphasis on Hawai'i and it's people. Anthony has a vast array of experience in the film industry and has been immersed in the Hawaiian community throughout his life.

Directed by Nā‘ālehu Anthony, this documentary follows the crew of the Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia as they voyage around the world using traditional Hawaiian navigation methods and educating through cultural exchange. It’s an inspiring narrative that weaves together footage taken over the past few years and brings the story home.
 

The Music Department invites you to the Oxy Symphony Orchestra's Fall Concert. Join us in Thorne Hall for an evening of music directed by our new Director of Instrumental Activities, Chris Kim.

President Jonathan Veitch will be the speaker at Occidental's 131st annual Convocation, the formal gathering that marks the beginning of the academic year. The annual Linda and Tod White Teaching Prize and Graham L. Sterling Memorial Award will also be presented.

The following films will be screened:

The Audition by Alia Becker

The Taste of Candy by Taylor Fuller

Behind Closed Eyes by Ethan Glass

Uprooted by Raphael Gonzalez

Countdown by Cherry Han

Delivery by Carolynn Krueger

Family First by Dean Lin

Oversight by Alex Lukas

The Adventures of Jasmine Barbarella: Ex- Pirate Queen by Benjamin Veatch

You Are Not Real by October Wyatt

Former students, friends and colleagues will be paying tribute to Bob in Thorne Hall, one of the campus venues where he used to teach. An informal reception on the Thorne Patio will follow the celebration. The program will be videotaped and posted on the College's YouTube channel so that anyone unable to attend will be able to see it.

Additional performance on Saturday, March 23 at 2 p.m.

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.