Friday, October 20

Campus Safety Overview

10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Global Forum, Johnson Hall
Director of Campus Safety Rick C. Tanksley will provide an overview of campus safety services, initiatives, and programs designed to create a safer environment for students, staff, and faculty.

 

Intercultural Community Center Open House (Session 1)

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The Intercultural Community Center 
The Intercultural Community Center would love to host you at our Homecoming 2023 Open House. Come and see our space, build community, and learn about our current initiatives that continue to uplift the experiences of BIPOC, first-generation, and LGBTQ+ students.
Light refreshments will be provided. This event is part of The Oxy Experience For Good.

 

Campus Tour (Session 1)

10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Tour departs from Check-In Canopy
Discover why Occidental was named one of America’s 10 most beautiful college campuses as you learn about the communal and intellectual campus life of today’s students. Tour led by an Office of Admission student tour guide. This tour will take you to all parts of campus. Comfortable shoes and a refillable water bottle are recommended.

 

Student for a Day – The Importance of Oxy Plants

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. 
Tour departs from the Check-In Canopy
Join Professor Gretchen North for a walking tour of Oxy's plants. Beginning with the iconic oaks on the Quad, we'll visit trees and other plants on campus and discuss their significance, not only to the Occidental community, but also to the local community and beyond.
This event is part of The Oxy Experience For Good.

 

Student for a Day – Life Below the Surface

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Moore Lab of Zoology 151, Anderson Center for the Environmental Sciences
Explore the vast diversity and unity of marine animals, from sponges to sharks with professors Shana Goffredi and Dan Pondella. This laboratory setting will guide participants through the evolution of body form and function of animals that live in the largest habitat on Earth.
This event is part of The Oxy Experience For Good.

 

Writing Center Open House

12 - 1 p.m.
Ground Floor, Academic Commons
The Writing Center offers all students resources to support their writing at any stage in the writing process, for any task or genre, and in any discipline. Students can work one on one with peer writing advisers or faculty specialists.

 

Embracing Opportunities: A Panel Discussion on Maximizing HCC Summer-Funded Internships

1 - 2 p.m.
Mosher 1, Norris Hall of Chemistry
Join the Hameetman Career Center for an engaging and informative panel discussion with students and staff to learn more about Career Services’ Summer 2024 funded internship opportunities. If students are looking to gain experience and grow both personally and professionally, you don't want to miss this discussion!

 

Office of Disability Services Open House

1 - 2 p.m.
Office of Disability Services, Berkus Hall
Drop in and meet staff and learn more about how the Office of Disability Services is committed to providing reasonable accommodations and support for students with disabilities.

 

OXY ARTS – The Iridescence of Knowing Open House

2 - 4 p.m.
OXY ARTS, 4757 York Boulevard
Visit OXY ARTS for a walkthrough of our fall 2023 exhibition, The Iridescence of Knowing, which explores the rich lineage of Indigenous cultural production in Tovaangar, known today as the greater Los Angeles basin. The exhibition brings together a collection of works from diverse artists from multiple generations and varied First Peoples communities of Southern California. The works challenge conventional boundaries between "craft" and "fine art”, uplifting intergenerational transmission of culture, the significance of lineage, and the profound connections between cultural tradition and contemporary artistic practices. You're invited to tour the exhibition with OXY ARTS staff and learn more about our ongoing exhibitions and community based work at the gallery.
This event is part of The Oxy Experience For Good.

 

Campus Tour (Session 2)

2 - 3 p.m.
Tour departs from Check-In Canopy
Discover why Occidental was named one of America’s 10 most beautiful college campuses as you learn about the communal and intellectual campus life of today’s students. Tour led by an Office of Admission student tour guide. This tour will take you to all parts of campus. Comfortable shoes and a refillable water bottle are recommended.

 

An Open House for the The Lowercase: Oxy's Unique Underground Printshop

2 - 3:45 p.m.
Lowercase Press Room, Academic Commons
Oxy's Community Book Program invites you to tour the new Lowercase Letterpress Printshop and make your own card featuring a quote from Braiding Sweetgrass, this year's Community Book.

 

Student for a Day – The Federal Reserve, Inflation, and Monetary Policy

2:15 - 3:15 p.m.
Mosher 1, Norris Hall of Chemistry
Join Economics Associate Professor Andrew Jalil for a fascinating lecture on the federal reserve, inflation, and monetary policy. What accounts for the recent policy decisions of the federal Reserve? What are the likely effects of these policy actions? This session describes the research methods economists use to study monetary policy, with a focus on the economic outlook today.
This event is part of The Oxy Experience For Good.

 

Student for a Day – AI and Pedagogy: How AI Tools are Impacting Teaching at Oxy

3 - 4 p.m.
Third Floor, Academic Commons
Join an esteemed panel of faculty and staff members as they share their current thinking about artificial intelligence tools and approaches to using and avoiding them, both generally in higher education and specifically at Oxy. Panelists include Carmel Levitan, professor of Cognitive Science and director of the Center for Teaching Excellence; Julie Prebel, associate professor of American Studies and director of Writing Center & Programs; Carolyn Brighouse, associate dean for student academic affairs and professor of Cognitive Science and Philosophy; Kathleen Makarewicz, science librarian; and Eli Chartkoff, academic technology librarian.

 

Intercultural Community Center Open House (Session 2)

3 - 5 p.m.
Intercultural Community Center
Welcome back to Oxy! The Intercultural Community Center would love to host you at our Homecoming 2023 Open House. Come and see our space, build community, and learn about our current initiatives that continue to uplift the experiences of BIPOC, first-generation, and LGBTQ+ students. Light refreshments will be provided.
This event is part of The Oxy Experience For Good.

 

Student Musical Showcase

4 - 5 p.m.
Bird Studio, Booth Music Hall
Enjoy an informal recital featuring current Oxy students! You will hear students perform solo vocal and instrumental selections as well as chamber music and jazz ensemble selections. This event will feature the Music Department's brand new Steinway & Sons Spirio grand piano.

 

From Highland Park to Hollywood: Finding a Career in Entertainment after Occidental

5 - 6:30 p.m.
Choi Auditorium, Johnson Hall
The path to Hollywood and a career in the entertainment industry is one that many Oxy students set out on. But, what does the journey look like after graduation? Join Media Arts & Culture Professor Broderick Fox as he interviews an esteemed panel of alumni, Sam Bergen '04, Caitrin Rogers ’04, and Meko Winbush ’03, who have led successful careers in the entertainment industry.

 

ViSTA Reception – Volunteers in Service of Tiger Admission

6:30 - 8 p.m.
Collins House Patio
The Occidental College Office of Admission is so grateful to the alumni and parent ViSTA volunteers who partner with us in connecting with future Oxy Tigers and their families. All current volunteers are invited to attend the reception as a small gesture of our appreciation. Alumni or Oxy parents and family members who are interested in learning more about the ViSTA program are welcome to join us as well.