Dean’s Award Winners 2024
Each year, the Dean of Students recognizes seniors who, through their involvement on and off campus, embody Oxy’s four pillars of Equity, Excellence, Community and Service.
Occidental College's four Dean's Award winners for 2024

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The "Occidental Strategy" Draws National Attention
What began as an academic exercise in Occidental College Professor Derek Shearer’s "American Grand Strategy" class earlier this year — developing a comprehensive series of...
Children's Theater Presents "Han Solo and Gretel"
The critically acclaimed Occidental Children’s Theater will present "Han Solo and Gretel," an original story, plus three adaptations of traditional folktales in its 13th season in...
Upson-Saia Receives Prestigious Award
Occidental College’s Kristi Upson-Saia received the Best First Article Prize from the North American Patristics Society (NAPS) for her article , "Caught in a Compromising Position...
Rush Gym Gets Million-Dollar Makeover
Next season, Occidental fans will have a whole new reason to cheer on Tiger athletic teams in Rush Gym. The facility is getting a $1.5-million facelift.
Villaraigosa Urges Graduates to Take Leadership Role
With a ringing vote of confidence, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa urged the Class of 2008 to assume a leadership role as part of "America's first truly global generation"...
Water Polo Earns Academic All-American Honors
Seven members of the 2007 Occidental College men’s water polo team earned All-Academic recognition while playing at a highly competitive level in the pool.
VanDerveer Named Women's Basketball Coach
Heidi VanDerveer, who has more than two decades of experience on both the collegiate and professional levels, has been named head women’s basketball coach at Occidental College...
Whitman Named West Region Player of Year
Senior Connor Whitman is the first Tiger basketball player in the history of the program to be named the D3Hoops.com West Region Player of the Year .
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