Virtual

MOFA: Music Department Alumni Panel

https://occidental.zoom.us/j/84442346492

Meeting ID: 844 4234 6492
Passcode: Music

Mindfulness Group

A 4-week psycho-educational group that provides opportunities to learn about and engage in various mindfulness practices. Each week focuses on different information and practices, including mindful breathing, mindful eating, body scan, managing difficult emotions, and loving kindness. Practicing these skills help with anxiety, sadness, critical thoughts, improving focus, and feeling more present in everyday life; it is a way to practice being less reactionary and more thoughtful in our decisions. Participation in all 4

White Accountability Space

In order to work to dismantle oppression in our own lives and institutions, we would like to offer white identifying students the opportunity to engage in deep, meaningful conversations and exercises on anti-racism. This will be a brave space to reflect, discuss, learn, grow, and most importantly, keep ourselves and our campus accountable as we continue to work towards dismantling white supremacy in all the spaces that it lives, even (and especially) when that space is inside of us.

Disordered Eating Support Group

The disordered eating support group is designed for students who have experienced disordered eating and are committed and motivated for recovery. The focus is on developing coping skills, implementing strategies to continue forward in recovery, giving and receiving authentic and compassionate support, and expanding skills needed for recovery. The group will occur bi-weekly Fridays from 1:30-2:30 pm (PST) starting 2/12/21. This is a drop-in group, and students may attend one or all groups.

Survivors Circle

Survivors Circle is a safe, confidential environment that can provide support and understanding for any Oxy student who has experienced sexual assault (either while at Oxy or previously). Survivors Circle offers a space to heal and recover from trauma, to reestablish safety, to connect with others, and to share experiences. The group focuses on processing how the assault has impacted their lives. The group meets virtually, and will meet bi-weekly on Thursdays from 11:45-12:45 (PST) starting 2/18/21.

Representation Matters Speaker Series: Dr. Christopher Barnes

Dr. Christopher Barnes is a native North Carolinian who completed his undergraduate studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, double majoring in Chemistry (BS) and Psychology (BA), while also playing D-I football as a wide receiver for the Tar Heels. He later earned a Masters in Chemistry at UNC before moving on to earn his PhD in Molecular Pharmacology from the University of Pittsburgh - School of Medicine. It was during his doctoral work that Dr.