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… Common Questions President's Letter - Moving Forward - November 23, 2015 President's Letter - Following through with action on our commitments - Nov. 20, 2015 Response to Community Demands & Moving … We look forward to direct and meaningful engagement in the near term. To accomplish this, we propose to invite a …
… Reflecting on her time at Oxy nearly 20 years after her graduation, Dr. Janet Stafford ’52 … different than many of her classmates. “My chief problem was to get grades which were acceptable to me,” she wrote. … trial program to “increase the discovery” of disadvantaged students from minority groups. The grant was the …
… 'How can that be?' I didn't see any meaning to grades. I was ditching class, and I was pretty much on the road to … schools. Around the country, 80,000 students take part in nearly 1,000 Upward Bound programs each year. Participants … have an impact on me," she says. "I was ready to take advantage of the experience, and now I see the impact it has …
… and glacier expert Darren Larsen, who supervised the nearly two-week project, the team dug holes 10 feet deep in … your hands dirty,” says Larsen, who addresses global warming in his Geo 245 course, Earth’s Climate: Past and … greenhouse gas-emitting facilities are located in more disadvantaged communities. Keegan McChesney ’16, a UEP major from …
… Shanda Ness was 23 years old and fresh out of grad school when Dakota … start a softball program at the NAIA-affiliated school. “I was the same age as some of my players,” says Ness, who grew up …
… for your article “A Generation of Greats” (Spring). It took me on a trip down memory lane. When I started at Oxy in the fall of 1978, I had no idea what I wanted to study. But as a freshman in the Collegium, I soon … path required a lot of science and math courses, along the way I managed to fit in two or three terrific philosophy …
… A little bit about me: outside of the classroom, I have served as an Academics … the student government’s Diversity and Equity Board , and I was recently been elected by the entire student body as … much from the professional staff at the HCC that I knew I wanted to work there, share my knowledge with others, and …
… She/Her/Hers Class of 2024 What does well-being mean to you? While well-being is unique to everyone, I see … Educator? My passion for public health initially drew me to becoming a peer health educator, in addition to being … My favorite thing about Oxy is the student body's commitment to social justice and inclusivity as well as our …
… for questions from his students. After deftly clarifying some of the finer points of Buddhist philosophy, he hesitates … atmosphere in which students feel free to ask anything they want. But there is an urgency behind it that reveals an … of religion—having an academic interest in the traditional way that people find meaning in their lives—there is a deep …
… Mikayla met her first academic adviser by chance as a first-year … which they discussed together. “I felt so honored that I was able to engage in that work with him, and also to see … but should keep pondering.” Oxy’s Black Studies major was a big draw for Mikayla. She loves the program’s …