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Keep up to date on ºù«Ӱҵ’s latest news and events. For more information, contact the College’s Office of Marketing and Communications.

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ºù«Ӱҵ students in FEAST garden on campus, petting goats at an event
Collaborations Across Campus and Beyond Bring Earth Month to Occidental
With nearly 40 events and dozens of campus partners, this year’s Earth Month reflects the College’s commitment to building community around shared values of environmental...
The Concession Stand on the ºù«Ӱҵ campus, now Touchdown thirft store with a rack of clothing out front
Welcome Touchdown Thrift: Building Community Through Sustainability
A collaboration between the ºù«Ӱҵ Office of Sustainability, the ºù«Ӱҵ Ecossentials club, and an economics lab course has yielded a fully student-operated thrift store...
President Harry J. Elam, Jr. signs the Second Nature Climate Pledge
President Elam Signs Second Nature Climate Commitment
On Jan. 21, President Harry J. Elam, Jr. signed the Second Nature Climate Commitment to combat climate change and support sustainability at ºù«Ӱҵ.
a microforest identification sign in front of a big field of brown mulch
From The Occidental: Occidental’s First Micro Forest Will Have Macro Impact
Student volunteers are creating a micro forest on campus which will foster biodiversity, increase carbon sequestration and save water.
A stem of three olives being held up to the sunlight by a hand
Inaugural Olive Harvest Builds Community and Climate Awareness
Occidental students, staff and faculty came together to harvest a bumper crop of olives from the Olive Grove on the north side of campus.
ºù«Ӱҵ students in front of the Brandenberg Gates in Berline.
Students Explore Sustainable Development, Politics and Economics in Germany
A unique economics course at ºù«Ӱҵ took students to four German cities for a dynamic summer field component following a spring semester on campus.
ºù«Ӱҵ Employs Variety of Methods to Reduce Water Usage
ºù«Ӱҵ Employs Variety of Methods to Reduce Water Usage
ºù«Ӱҵ reduced its water usage by more than 2.9 million gallons over the summer as it responds to California's prolonged drought with a variety of different methods, allowing some...
solar panels on the ºù«Ӱҵ campus
From The Occidental: Rainwater collection project promotes a sustainable future
Occidental faculty and students have worked on a project to help offset water usage through drip irrigation—a system of watering plants that slowly releases stored water running...
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Perrine Mann
Vice President for Marketing & Communications
pmann@oxy.edu