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Over the course of the fall semester, College Videographer Marc Campos filmed four class trips to sites around Southern California, from the desert to the sea. These trips, along with interviews with faculty and students, are featured in a video that we recently premiered spotlighting experiential learning.
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From art and art history and Black studies to music, politics, and psychology, Oxy welcomed eight new voices to the classroom this last fall semester. Get to know our new tenure-track faculty in the winter 2023 Occidental magazine—available exclusively online.
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A $5 million gift from the W.M. Keck Foundation will make possible the launch of a multi-phase renovation of Oxy's 63-year-old Norris Hall of Chemistry on a campus where 40 percent of students are pursuing degrees in the sciences.
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• According to several studies, depression and anxiety among college students has drastically increased in the last eight years. As faculty and staff, we can take small steps that could make a big difference to support our students.
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Please join us for Oxy's annual Holiday Party on Friday, Dec. 9 from 5:30-11:30 p.m. in Rush Gym and the newly completed Cannon Plaza next door. Hosted by the Office of the President, the party is open to all faculty and staff, who are cordially invited to bring a single guest (who must be 18 years old or older). The reception begins at 5:30 p.m.
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After a three-year hiatus, the Boo Bash was back this morning! The Human Resources team revived the event and hosted the festivities on the AGC outdoor patio. Once again the children from Oxy’s Child Development Center entertained us with Halloween songs led by “Mr.
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Oxy's annual Homecoming & Family Weekend is next month and we're looking forward to welcoming families and alumni to campus to join us for all the festivities and events.
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🏛 One of the College's oldest traditions, Convocation, will once again take place on Monday, August 29 at 10 a.m. in Thorne Hall. Staff and faculty are all invited to celebrate and welcome the newest members to our academic community.
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On June 9, 1952, Janet Stafford, George Ellison, and Barbara Bowman Wright made Oxy history as the first College's Black graduates. "Platinum Jubilee" examines their lives and legacy in the Summer 2022 issue of Occidental magazine, now available exclusively online.
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Summer programs are underway on campus, some returning to in-person for the first time in two years and some for the first time ever. Twenty-five students are currently interning at nonprofit organizations around the city as part of the Hameetman Career Center's InternLA program.