Student Life

Full details for the ceremony and Commencement Weekend can be found here.

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Dance Production is a year-long endeavor the culminates in our annual performances. Our mission is to teach and spread the love of dance to students of all experience levels and create a supportive & inclusive community within Oxy. From hip-hop to Ballet Folklorico, contemporary to tap, Dance Production reflects the community it serves and showcases cultures, people, and dances from all over the world.

Dance Production is a year-long endeavor the culminates in our annual performances. Our mission is to teach and spread the love of dance to students of all experience levels and create a supportive & inclusive community within Oxy. From hip-hop to Ballet Folklorico, contemporary to tap, Dance Production reflects the community it serves and showcases cultures, people, and dances from all over the world.

This year the celebration will be a two-day event starting on February 28th with a launch on PRESENCE. The second event is a live Zoom hair care workshop by Jasmine Curtis, creator of Avocurl. Join us on Friday, April 2nd, for the live Zoom hair care workshop!

Timothy Grose, PhD is an associate professor of China Studies at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. His research on expressions of Uyghur ethno-national identities and public performances of Islamic piety has been published in the China Journal, Journal of Contemporary China, Ethnic and Racial Studies, China File, Dissent, and Foreign Policy. Timothy’s commentary on ethnic policy in Xinjiang has appeared in Al-Jazeera, The Atlantic, CNN, The Diplomat, Economist, The Guardian, and Vox among others.

Performance will be held over Zoom with the link available in an email from Programming Board. Current Occidental students only. Absolutely no recording of the performance.

Together with Occidental’s Black Alumni Organization, Oxy Asian Pacfic Islander Alumni Association and The Occidental Latino/a Alumni Association, SLICE is hosting an amazing event with alumni to discuss the importance of providing leadership opportunities and support for womxn and students of color. Learn more about creating a culture of inclusion and how to identify actionable ways to prioritize equity and inclusion in your organization.

Dr. Amanda E. Rogers is a Fellow at The Century Foundation, and Visiting Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Rogers is an activist, artist, academic, and internationally recognized expert on transnational Non-State Armed Groups, political violence and propaganda, from ISIS to Neo Nazis. Her photojournalism, political commentary and analysis has been featured in a number of forums, including Al-Jazeera, the New York Times, the Atlantic Council, The Intercept, London’s Frontline Club, VICE, HBO, CNN, and the BBC, among others.