Planning Essentials

• Review Oxy’s COVID-19 Health & Safety Requirements
• Review Intern Handbook

You must submit payment for your full balance at least 10 days before the Check-in date on your agreement – no exceptions. If you fail to make payment by the deadline:

• Your agreement is canceled
• You will have no housing
• You lose your $500 Reservation Deposit

Give us your ETA

• Check-in: 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Please give us a 2-hour window for your anticipated arrival time using this form.
• Sorry, we are unable to accommodate requests for early / late Check-in.
• Informal campus tours will be provided by our staff on Check-in dates at 6:30 PM.
• Tours are optional but you will need to sign up, Please use this form to sign up for the tour. 

Request a parking permit

• Permits are free but must be requested in advance.
• If you request a permit now, it will be issued at Check-in.
• Required information: Vehicle make, model, color, license plate number, state of issue (if you are renting a car, you may provide the info at Check-in)
• Please complete this form to request a parking permit.

Tour sign up

• This is an informal walking tour, conducted by our staff
• 45 minutes - 1 hour
• Includes: Marketplace dining facility, Bookstore, Postal Operations, Amazon lockers, Fitness Center, Pool, and other sites
• Tours are optional but you will need to sign up. Please use this form to sign up for the tour.
• Tours are at 6:30 PM on Check-in Days. We only will schedule tours if interns sign up.

Necessary / useful stuff… bring it or buy it when you arrive:

• Clothes hangers
• Towels
• Pillow / bedding (Twin XL)
• Swimsuit & beach towel
• Workout gear
• Toiletries (bring everything except toilet paper)
• Extension cord (heavy-duty UL listed only)
• Desk lamp (rooms have overhead lights)
• A few dining utensils / plates / cups (every room / suite has a microfridge)
• Cleaning supplies

Don’t bring these items:

• Candles, incense, or anything with an open flame
• Appliances with heating elements, or anything that uses over 800 watts of electricity: Hot plates, coffee pots, toaster ovens, space heaters, air conditioners, halogen lamps (hair dryers are okay)
• Microwave or mini-fridge (every room / suite has one!)
• Pets
• Firearms, knives, ammunition, bows/arrows or anything that resembles a weapon
• Marijuana is prohibited on campus. The College allows no exceptions to this policy, including possession or use for medical purposes.

Mailing / shipping address
YOUR NAME
Occidental College
Summer Intern Housing (you must include this)
1600 Campus Road
Los Angeles, CA 90041-3314

Picking up mail / packages
Where :

• Mail and smaller packages are typically delivered to the Postal Operations Center (POC).
• Larger packages typically go to the Facilities Stockroom.
• Items may not be directed to specific buildings or locations on campus.
• The College cannot provide equipment or assistance loading, unloading, or transporting mailed or shipped items.

When :

• Facilities Stockroom
  • Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Weekend: Closed
• Postal Operations Center (POC)
  • Monday to Friday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
    Weekend: Closed

Ordering from Amazon? Pick up Anytime!

• Pick up 24 / 7 → Amazon lockers on campus
• Specify delivery location: Amazon Hublocker - Monument at Occidental College, 1600 Campus Rd. LA 90041-3314
• Amazon sends you a keypad pickup code to open the locker.
• If your package is too large for a locker, it will be delivered to Oxy’s Postal Operation Center.

• Occidental College address: 1600 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041
• Plan your drive
• Local driving directions
• Campus map (printable pdf)
• Campus map (interactive)
• Driving directions from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
• Driving directions from Hollywood Burbank Airport
• LAX info: Lyft / Uber
• Burbank info: Lyft / Uber

• Your government-issued photo ID (so we know it’s you)
• Parking permit info (optional): Vehicle make, model, color, license plate number, state of issue

What is included

• Get your room card (serves as access & meal card)
• Get your housing assignment & room condition report
• Get a parking permit (if requested in advance)
• Get your Check-in packet (includes wi-fi password, and other immediate “need to know” info)

Room Condition Report
Your Check-in Packet will include a copy of your Room Condition Report (RCR). You should inspect the condition of your room at arrival to confirm the accuracy of the RCR. Notify Conference Services of any inaccuracies immediately, at conference@oxy.edu.

• Sunday hours for campus food (the Marketplace)
  • Lunch: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
    Dinner: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
  • The Marketplace is closed SUN 5/19 and SUN May 26. If you are checking in that day, please plan to eat before you get to campus, go out, or order in.

• Sunday hours for other campus services
  • Fitness Center: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Pool: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Bookstore: Closed weekends
  • Postal Operations: Closed weekends (no mail / shipping pick ups)