Thorne Hall

We are running out of time. 2023 was one of the most volatile climate years in history, and the mealy outcomes of COP28 make it clear that incremental politics aren't going to save us. Is there any hope of achieving the systemic changes we need to address climate change before it's too late? In SAVING OURSELVES: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action, author Dana R. Fisher charts a realistic path forward for climate action--but only by mobilizing people power to push for the necessary changes.

Join the MAC Department for critical media presentations, media production screenings, and honors presentations over two nights in Thorne Hall, and at additional site-specific locations TBA. Students in both departmental concentrations will share their capstone work on the nights of April 23 and 24, with pre-receptions 6-7 Outside Thorne and proceedings beginning in Thorne at 7 PM. 

Students, Faculty and Staff: email bsa@oxy.edu or look for ticket sales on the Quad to get tickets before the show date ($6) OR purchase tickets at the door the night of the show ($10).

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Program to include:

Marquez: Danzon No. 2

Mussorgsky: Selections from Pictures at an Exhibition

Plus a new work compsed by Oxy student composer Jake Szwarcewicz

Immediately following President Elam's keynote address, music industry leaders and artists John Branca ’72, Ramona Gonzalez '09, Bob Johnson ’77, and Ian Montone '89 will discuss the trends and challenges in the music industry, and how an Oxy liberal arts education prepares students to thrive in an ever-changing field.

About the Panelists

Cultural Exchange Rate is an interactive live art project in which artist Tania El Khoury shares her family memoirs of life in a border village between Lebanon and Syria. One marked by war survival, valueless currency collection, brief migration to Mexico, and a river that disregards the colonial and national borders.

This event is free and open to the public. Register here.

Kinzinger, a Republican, served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2022, representing Illinois’ 16th Congressional District. During his talk, Kinzinger will recount his time in public service and outline his hopeful vision for the future of the United States.