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Open Forum with President Tom Stritikus

This Open Forum seeks to create a dialogue between Tom, senior administrators, and the greater student body. We encourage all students to show up curious and ready to discuss issues important to them. We understand that many students have questions for Tom and the administration and would like to create a space for open discussion in order to achieve collective understanding. 

Empowerment Resource Fair

Every year, the fair is hosted during Project SAFE’s Empowerment Week, an annual observance held at Occidental College to raise awareness of campus sexual assault and provide a platform for survivors and their allies to share messages of hope and healing. The Empowerment Resource Fair is open to all students, staff, and faculty committed to raising awareness of and preventing sexual assault and gender-based violence on college campuses. Games, activities, prizes and resources will be provided for all who participate!

"The Incompatibilities between Generative AI and Art" with Ted Chiang

Ted Chiang is an American science fiction writer. His work has won four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards, six Locus awards, and the PEN Malamud Award. His novella Story of Your Life was the basis of the film Arrival (2016). His most recent short story collection, Exhalation (Knopf), was listed as one of the Top Ten Books of 2019 by The New York Times, and included in President Barack Obama’s 2019 reading list. In 2023, he was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in AI.